Canadian reporter beaten for writing 'against Islam'
Jawaad Faizi, a journalist for the Mississauga, Ont.-based newspaper The Pakistan Post, was beaten last Tuesday by two men, one armed with a cricket bat, for an opinion column criticizing the leader of their Muslim organization, Idara Minhaj-ul-Quran. From the National Post:
In a column published two weeks ago, Mr. Faizi was critical of Minhajul- Quran, an Islamic group based in Pakistan with offices here in Canada. The group's leader, Allama Tahir-Ul-Qadri, has been quoted as saying he can "write the name of Mohammed on the moon with his finger." The Pakistan Post writer has argued that Qadri "is always trying to fool the people."
Following the appearance of Mr. Faizi's column, the paper was subjected to threatening phone calls. On Tuesday, that point was made again, this time by two men who beat Mr. Faizi with a cricket bat and advised him in Punjabi and Urdu to heed their warnings and back off.
Hat-tip: Bible Belt Blogger
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I actually took some time out to see who this group of people were.
I am sorry to say but from reading their material on their website and putting it up with the information on Islam I am limited to know, they seem to be a large cult operating out of Pakistan, with the main figure really being put at the level of a "venerated living saint"- plus the entire organization is made of up of family members related to one another and all of them looking up to the leader like he's a rock superstar.
Islam as a religion is about a persons individual connection with God and being able to do so without the "middle man" or in this case the "leader". That is why I classify the group the way I do because it doesnt seem to fit the orthodox view of Islam. More research is necessary.