A charged crowd at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport assaulted singer-turned-evangelist Junaid Jamshed, it emerged late Saturday night.
A disturbing video of the attack made the rounds on social media.
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A handful of people chanted slogans against the preacher, claiming he had committed blasphemy, and lunged at him. They struck several blows and then momentarily released Jamshed, only to attack him again.
“We have been looking for you,” one male voice is heard saying in the footage.
“Hit him, him him,” they shouted.
Visibly shaken, Jamshed maintained silence for the most part and offered the crowd to “talk” as the men confronted him. Jamshed then retreated into the airport’s arrival lounge.
Many took to social media to condemn the attack on Jamshed.
The episode comes over a year after a controversy that pushed Jamshed into hiding, as he became the target of the wrath of right-wing groups over blasphemy allegations. He later offered a public apology in which he said he was “accepting his mistake” and asked for forgiveness.
The blasphemy case against him was registered in December 2014 on the directives of a district and sessions court. Jamshed was booked over one of his televised sermons that was thought to contain blasphemous remarks about a wife of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
The case had been registered on a complaint of Mobin Qadri, a leader of the Sunni Tehreek, at the Risala police station under Sections 295-C (use of derogatory remarks in respect of the Holy Prophet) and 298-A (use of derogatory remarks etc in respect of Holy Personage) of the Pakistan Penal Code, police said at the time.
Qadri had moved an application in the court seeking registration of a blasphemy case against Jamshed for allegedly making blasphemous remarks about the Holy Prophet and his wife Hazrat Ayesha (RA).
Jamshed later released a video message in which he apologised for his remarks and asked for forgiveness.
Over the years, Jamshed has gathered a massive following as a preacher, also earning a spot in popular prime time shows during the month of Ramazan.
He has also launched a line of clothing by the name ‘J.’, a brand that takes pride in selling what it calls modest women’s clothing and without using models for advertisement.
Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid while condemning the attack on Jamshed said, “Islam teaches religious tolerance, respect for one another and we need to practise that”.
Feel pity for these ignorant lot. Lets clean the muck under our own carpet first before pointing a finger at others. At the same time Junaid to remember that less knowledge is a curse. If you dont have the knowledge dont speak. Is it must to become a preacher? There are other ways to serve the Religion and Ummah. We all should be careful while picking the words.
Junaid is a con artist, he takes cuts for appearing on TV charity appeals in the Uk and all over the world. I agree that he should not talk about religious matters, but equally, these ignorant people should not also take law into their own hands as there is no such thing as blasphemy. The prophet's life is full of such incidents where he used to forgive those who treated him unkindly and say bad things about him and his family.
Do you have any proof for what you are saying ? "Junaid is a con artist, he takes cuts for appearing on TV charity appeals in the Uk and all over the world" , or are these just baseless allegations you like to place on people ? . I agree with the rest of what you said though. But Islam does not allow what you to accuse people without any evidence.
Junaid u are good man. I don’t think u meant anything against Islam and the family of prophet pbuh. U carry on with ur good work. AllahsubhanOta’ala put in this position. It is a test. Before this people pick on u for an unintentional slip of a tougue, they should look into their own mistakes in life. Look at junaid a dressing and this man who hit him his dressing. Any one whoe tries his best to represent ISLAM at this time is doing a great sacrifice. Good one u junaid for keeping calm and offering to talk. Thou I not a Pakistani or from Pakistan. Am an Australian muslim I feel AllahsubhanOta’ala will reward u and grant u Jannah InshaAllah for keeping calm and this humiliation will elevate u in Jannah InshaAllah. We all make hundreds of mistakes and AllahsubhanOta’ala the most forgiving will forgive and reward you. U watch what will happen to ones who try to show off and humiliate others. Hope apologise for their behaviour and u junaid forgive them.
It wasn't case of half knowledge rather misinterpretation of his remarks, for which our people are good at & for which lot of people often get killed.
. the core learning point Junaid is a HUMAN – he can make a mistake remark n he did clarifies it.
Human make mistake – forgive them.
junaid is a well know artish – accept that – thats the luck god giv him. dont judge him. those who judge him is big time jealousy.
juniad now want to be religious – respect that – people can choose destine.
Learn to respect religious people as human who can make mistake.
learn to respect and treat human with dignity then only then – u all will be treated with dignity too.
I hope the people who beat Junaid up is kept in jail .better off to send them to bermuda triangel. it shows how illiterate these people are.
Fascism has many faces.
General Zia's remnants
Only some sectairion were attacked on Junaid Jamshaid, they r not real follower of The Holly Prophet SWS. They r not good doings, for islam and
Countery. Everyone has not authority to blame blasphemy to any person. We should know that peace is necessory than extremism.
Dusroo pr Fitwa laganey waley pahley apne girebano main jahankey. Us k baad youtube pr ja kr adha Shai adha Biralvi Aamir Liquat ki ahl bait aur Shahaba ki shan main gushtakhia dekha.
Sharam hona hai wus par jo junaid par haath utaahi. Mae na Pakistani hoo na junaid Ki koi khaandani. Mae AllahsubhanOta’ala seh Dar Kar bolta hoo Ki jisko AllahsubhanOta’ala izzat deta hai usko koi na rokh sake ga. galti har EK SE HOTI HAI. AllahsubhanOta’ala MAAF KARNE WALA HAI. AllahsubhanOta’ala JUNAID KO AUR IZZAD DE AUR JANNATUL FIRDOUS ATA FARMAYE. MAI HOO FIJI SE AUR AUSTRALIA ME RAHNE WALA. JUNAID ACHA AADMI HAI. MERA URDU SAHEE NAHI HAI TOH MUJHE BHI MAAF FARMA.
JUNAID BAHI KBHI BHI CONTOVERSIAL NAHEN RAHE, GALTI HO GAE…ALLAH PAK SY MUAFFI/ISTAGFAR KAR LEYA, SO NOW WHO M I? TO PUNISH HIM.ONLY ANBIA (A.S) are innocent on earth…..please think before act..unity (ummat pana) needs to sacrifie…..
Question everything , including allah and his prophets. I have not only abandoned all blind faith , i now wholeheartedly condemn it.
Best decision i made. I now focus on science and mathematics instead of wasting time on silly medieval , middle-eastern fairy tales.
its are a disgrace and pity on not having any faith an atheist is what people like you are called also a murtad rectify this mistake before its too late
If Pakistanis & Muslims want peace they will have to limit keep religion in places of worship & their personal lives. If not then they will continue fighting & killing each other. Unfortunately it wouldn’t happen, cancer seems to have spread too far.
Juniad ßhai ALLAH Pak sE r00 kR aStagfaar kiJiye
Junaid jamshed ek naik insan they Allah unhe Jannat ul firdus mai jagah ata fermayen AMEEN AMEEN…we miss you Junaid jamshed
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