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- Do you know what this is?
- This is the tomb of a boy named Ilm-ud-din in Lahore.
- Known locally as Ghazi Ilm Din Shaheed Tomb.
- Why is he revered?
- Because in 1929, he killed a Hindu publisher named Mahashe Rajpal for publishing a 'blasphemous' book Rangila Rasul.
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- Here are some other images from his tomb.
- Goes w/o saying that even 90+ years after he 'avenged' the insult to Prophet Mohammad, by killing the Kaffir Hindu, he remains a revered figure.
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- This is funeral procession of Ilm Din, led by Imam of masjid Wazeer Khan, Imam Muhammed Shamsuddeen.
- Allama Iqbal can be seen sitting in the front row.
- BTW, he was hanged and buried in Mianwali.
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- It is said that between 200,000 to 400,000 people attended his funeral procession.
- Muslim traders of Lahore organized a one day strike in his honor.
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- Do you know what Allam Iqbal said about this bod?
- He said, “ assi gallan e kardey rah gaye te tarkhana da munda bazi ley gya”.
- To paraphrase - "All we did was engage in useless discussion while this son of a carpenter has achieved the glory"
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- The father of Illm-din asked Allam Iqbal to lead his son's funeral prayers but Iqbal declined and is said to have replied that I am a sinful person not competent to do this job to lead the funeral of such a matchless warrior.
- Poster of Illm-din.
- So, now please tell me, why are people surprised by the killing, and burning of a Sri Lankan manager in Pakistan on charges of blashphemy?
- Mumtaz Qadri:
Who killed Pakistani Punjab Governor Salman Taseer because he spoke against blasphemy laws being facilitated by Pakistani crowd even while in custody.
- Ahmed Nawaz:
Security guard at a bank in Pakistan who killed his manager, accusing him of blasphemy. You can see the crowd cheering him, wanting to touch and kiss him.
Again, you're surprised by this?
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