RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Peaceful protest rallies were taken out from all small and big cities of the country Friday on the last day of the three-day mourning announced by Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi as a result of Shahadat of the tomb and tower of the shrine of Hazrat Syeda Sakina (S.A.) in Damascus, Syria in a terrorist attack while voice of protest was also raised in Juma congregations in which the ulema and khutaba said the honour and dignity of Sha’air-e-Deeni and Mashaheer-e-Islam was obligatory for the whole humanity as per holy Quran. In Rawalpindi, a Matmi protest rally will be taken out from Darbar Sakhi Shahjehan Badshah (Shah Dee Tahlian). The participants of the rally after marching through Murree Road reached Moti Mahal Chowk where they TNFJ Central Spokesman Allama Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi addressed the demonstrators.

Syed Qamar Zaidi said respect and honour of the Mashaheer-e-Islam and holy shrines is an obligation in faith. Similarly, he added, respect and dignity of holy books is also binding in all religions of the world. He lamented the silence of media, rulers, politicians and international organisations on the terrorism act committed at the shrine of Hazrat Sakina Binte Ali (S.A.) and said if all and sundry not played their role in the reconstruction of this shrine along with other shrines then they will remain upset.

Allama Abu Al-Hassan Taqi said the international colonial powers and their agents were busy in committing humiliation of Mashaheer-e-Deen and Shariat the latest example of which the attempted attack on the shrine of Hazrat Sakina (S.A.) in Damascus, Syria. Allama Hussain Muqaddasi said the Islamic World will remain gripped in problems and difficulties unless the dignity and honour of Sha’air-i-Islami and Mashaheer-e-Deen and Shariat are not ensured. He strongly condemned incidents of murder of religious leader Qaiser Chughtai in Tando Adam, and members of the peace committee in Hassanzai and blasts in Bannu and Orakzai. He strongly condemned the attitude of some newspapers for not giving coverage to the mourning days’ coverage. He demanded from the Islamic States to take practical steps in this connection and construct the damaged holy mazars with their own hands. Allama Basharat Imami said the international satans have shattered the peace the world over. Allama Zahid Abbas Kazmi and Naseer Sabzwari also addressed the demonstrators.

A consensus resolution presented by Shaukat Abbas Jafri on the occasion strongly condemned the attack on the shrine of Hazrat Sakina (S.A.) that has sent the whole humanity in grief. The resolution said the silence of Muslim rulers, Islamic organisations, OIC, international organisations of human rights and media poses a question mark. The resolution demanded from the United Nations to take strong action against this act of terrorism. It also called upon the OIC to summon its emergent meeting while Muslim States should not only raise their voice of protest rather take this issue with the United Nations immediately and get the holy shrine of Bibi Sakina (S.A.) reconstructed. Later, the demonstrators dispersed peaceful raising vociferous slogans.

Meanwhile, according to information reaching the relevant offices of the TNFJ, the protest rallies and demonstrations were also held in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Peshawar, Quetta, Multan, Bagh, Jhelum, Faisalabad, Larkana, Sukkur, Dera Ismail Khan, Gujranwala, Kasur, Bhakkar, Jhang, Atthari Hazari, Chiniot, Muzaffargarh, Skardu, Tank, Pindi Gheb and other cities marking end to the three-days mourning.