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BLASPHEMY: MURIC urges Christian Clerics to shun hate preachings, ….. Warns Muslim faithful against jungle justice, violence

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An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to Christian clerics to desist from delivering hate sermons. The group spoke on the heels of rising incidents of blasphemy around the country.   MURIC’s admonition was delivered on Wednesday, 18th May, 2022 by the group’s director, Professor Ishaq Akintola.   He said, “It has come to our notice that the root of blasphemy and its proliferation in this country is the licencious indulgence in and permission of hate sermon by Christian clerics and leaders respectively. Our weak…

Death Sentence for blasphemy By Abdulrazaq Hamzat

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There can’t be much disagreement or argument over the fact that there exist a slight difference in the manner Muslims in northern part of Nigeria perceived Islam to the way their counterpart from the south perceived it. There is this general perception that Muslims in the south seems to be more refined and moderate, while those in the north tends to be more radicalized. This manifest in the ways and manner both people react to situations. According to Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state while presenting the report of a…

Blasphemy: Prophet Muhammad didn’t kill when insulted while alive, says Gumi

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Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has faulted those of the school of thought that killing is the punishment for blasphemy, saying Prophet Muhammad never killed for blasphemy during his time despite insults from his critics.   Gumi stated this during his religious teaching class in his Kaduna Juma’at mosque, according to PRNigeria.     He said if the Prophet refrained from killing or attacking his tranducers and those who blasphemed him while alive, those killing for the same offence have no justification for their actions.   The Kaduna based…

Blasphemy: Positions of Justice System and the Holy Quran By Yushau Shuaib

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“Take the law into your hands… You need not report to any authority to kill any blasphemer!”   I was shocked to the marrow when an Imam, during a Juma’at service in one of the mosques in Abuja, ordered his followers to engage in extra-judicial killing.   As a Muslim, not only by birth but also by training and practice, I would be terribly disturbed if anyone disparages my religion or the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) whom we the faithful hold in very high esteem. Yet, in that aggrieved state…

Blasphemy, Miss Deborah and Unpopular Opinion of Islamic Scholar By Haruna Sanusi Lafiagi

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“My name is Sanusi Lafiagi and I’m a Muslim. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh and that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is His Messenger. I affirm the absolute dignity and honour of our leader, Muhammad ﷺ and condemn in totality any disrespect or insult to his person.   Having said that, I’ve listened a dozen times to the viral audio of late Miss Deborah Samuel, a 200L student of Sheu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was murdered in cold blood and set alight…

BLASPHEMY AND KILLING IN ISLAM: (Killing of Deborah in Sokoto as a case study). By: Imam Nurudeen Mukhtar Isalekoto

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The news and even the gory video of a Female Student called DEBORAH YAKUBU, was beaten to death, her corpse set ablaze for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad (saw) at Shagari College of Education in Sokoto has now gone viral. She was alleged to have shared the offensive material insulting Prophet Muhammad (saw) on a school WhatsApp group.   The brazen killing of Deborah has left many people the world over shocked, saddened, and even infuriated.   As the smoke cleared and as the Sokoto State Government and the Nigeria Police…

SOKOTO PROTEST: MURIC appeals for calm

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The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC has called on residents of Sokoto, especially protesters who were demanding release of those arrested over the killing of a female student,Deborah Yakubu on alleged blasphemy.     There are reports of ongoing demonstrations in Sokoto today, Saturday, 14th May, 2022 over positions taken on the killing on Thursday of Deborah at Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto.     The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in a terse, three-paragraph statement issued by the director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, on Saturday, 14th May, 2022, appealed…

Blasphemy: A Proper Islamic perspective By Abdulrazaq Hamzat

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For the purpose of education, what is islamic true position on desecration of Quran or blasphemy?   According to sheikh Khalid Saifullah Khan, a person is naturally hurt whenever something he hold sacred is defiled or desecrated. Many consider it morally wrong to hurt the religious sensibilities of others, as it can disturb the peace and harmony of society, whilst others believe any form of censorship curtail necessary freedoms.   Of great concern is the subject of whether islam prescribes any punishment for blasphemy. Every true Muslim loves and regard…

BLASPHEMY: Killing through jungle justice is anti-Islam, barbaric – MMPN

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The Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN) has condemned in strong terms the jungle justice meted out to a girl ,Deborah Emmanuel in Sokoto state who was said to have committed a blasphemy against the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (SAW) on Thursday, described such action as anti- Islam, barbaric and sad.   In a statement by the National President of MMPN, Abdur-Rahman Balogun in Abuja, described the case of mob killing of the girl in Sokoto as a criminal offence in Islamic law.   “Allah says in Qur’an 5 verse…

BLASPHEMY : Ganduje meets stakeholders over judgement

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Kano state Governor,Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said the state government has accepted the death sentence verdict and the rule of law surrounding the case. “I will not waste time in signing the warrant for the execution of the man who blasphemed our Holy Prophet of Islam.” According to him “What happened is so important to the state and to the security of the state and the nation in general. What the Court did is absolutely right. And we support it completely as such kind of irresponsible act, if not because…