In another attempt to suppress religious freedoms, China forced imams from its eastern Muslim majority Xinjiang region to dance in the street and swear to an oath that they would not teach religion to children.
The imams were also forced to tell children that prayer was harmful for the soul.
The Muslim imams were further forced to brandish the slogan that “our income comes from the CKP [Chinese Communist Party] not from Allah”.
State Chinese news said the imams were gathering in a square in the name of civilization where they were forced to dance and chant out slogans in support of the state.
The slogans included statements glorifying the state over religion such as ‘peace of the country gives peace to the soul’.
Speeches were also given which directed youth to stay away from mosques and that prayer was harmful for their health. They were instead encouraged to dance.
Female teachers were instructed to teach children to stay away from religious education and made to swear an oath that they will keep children away from religion.
Uighur Muslims are a Turkish-speaking minority of eight million in the northwestern Xinjiang region.
Also known as East Turkestan, the region has been autonomous since 1955 but continues to be the subject of massive security crackdowns by Chinese authorities.
Rights groups accuse Chinese authorities of religious repression against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang in the name of counter terrorism.
In August, the northern Xinjiang city of Karamay prohibited young men with beards and women in burqas or hijabs from boarding public buses.
Similarly, Xinjiang banned the practicing of religion in government buildings, as well as wearing clothes or logos associated with religious extremism, last November.
Last year, China banned Muslim students and government staff from observing fasts in the month of Ramadan, while encouraging locals to abstain from wearing veils.
Shocked by the outrageous incident, many took to social media to express their views.
We don't hear any fiery speeches and threats of jihad from Pakistanis (imams or others) as Chinese pile humiliation after humiliation on your brothers in ummah. Who stole your tongues?
.
Fortysix billion dollar Alamgirs of Pakistan …
.
Woe to the Government of China and may the Government perish as that of Pharaoh perished.Muslims all over the world boycott their products and services.The Communists have gravely erred by not appreciating Muslims believe in messengers of God who were shepherds,carpenter or labourers and the enemies of Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace of Allah be upon his soul) were the rich of Mecca and those who gave him refuge from persecution were humble ones of Medina.Islam teaches to pay labourer his dues before his sweat is dried.It teaches discipline to get up in early dawn and remain clean and honest and hard working and simple and humble and helpful to the needy and poor.
Muslims to view and deal with this problem of persecution should look for answers in the Holy Quran, the actions of the Holy Prophets in such situations,which teach us to curse the perpetrators of such grave crime and bear with patience and hope from Allah.
This act will backfire.
I dont think so that what ever they are doing (dancing) is forced, watch their steps and synchronized movements, how can they all do this in complete harmony if they are forced etc. Its a step to create division in Pak China Friendship. .
.
Maybe, then, some Pakistani Imams should follow their examples …
(They are actually looking cute)
.
China government should respect other religion and the head of Mulsim community should talk concretely to the Government Officials. They should stop using Government Buildings for Preachings and for the income don't rely on Government …Muslim Community could manage the funds I believe. May ALLAH help them solving these problems..
Such negative tactics could not stop the Islam to spread. Whole world is worried about the spreading of Islam.
Don’t hear the news from somewhere else. It’s not true. I have gifted magazines to each team to introduce China. China has 56 different ethnic national. China government is the best one in the world, no others compare. Whatever in religion or other things. China is special country with the largest population in the world. So no one can judge which way is right or wrong. Just leave the history to prove. Also don’t forget Tradekey main business in China not somewhere else. Even China government support Pakistan more than hundreds billions dollars even this time. Am I right? 🙂 Why Pakistan newspaper write this kind of article not tell the people of Pakistan how China government is supporting them and how good of China government? 🙂 I love my country and respect our government because they are not just serve for China people also help the people from like Africa or like Pakistan. You people should also respect my country and our government. If anyone respect China or want to get profit from China high-speed economic development, they should know it’s the result of China government. Anyone cannot post this news in the facebook or other social media. It is very bad to my country. Anyway, what is China look like,anyone is welcome to China to judge by yourself not hear the news from some small newspaper or social media. Welcome to China. 🙂
If you respect China and know how China government support Pakistan, your responsibility is that don’t broadcast such kind of news. You don’t know China because you never come to China. If you think that you can write some articles with some photos from somewhere else to judge China and China government, you can carry on. No one can stop you because you have your right. Anyway, welcome to China and see and hear by yourself not through somewhere else especially some small newspaper or social media. Do you have own mind and own eyes and own ears, so come to Xinjiang province China and then you can write whatever you see and hear.
This is a fake news just to create bitterness in ever growing relationship between Pakistan and China.
All people in the photo are dancing with complete harmony, hence it cannot be a forced one?
.
Let's have one like that in Pindi …
.
Comments are closed.