RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Syed Shujaat Ali Bokhari, Additional Secretary General of Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya, Pakistan while strongly condemning the lockage of mosques and Imambargahs and desecration of holy books in Yemen by the government has termed it an unforgivable crime.

In a statement issued here on Wednesday, he expressed grave concern that international Taghoot and her agents were continuing the massacre of oppressed, down-trodden nations and the Islamic World in the garb of rooting out terrorism the fresh example of which is destructive situation in Yemen where the rulers have made the life of poor and the oppressed people difficult. He said recently not only mosques and Imambargahs were locked, call for prayers was stopped rather the copies of Quran, and holy books like Nehjul Balagha and Saheefa-e-Sajjadia were set on fire despite the fact that even non-Muslims respect these holiest books.

He said the government was doing all this in the garb of rooting out terrorism but all human rights organisations including the United Nations and the ICC were keeping a mum. He said there is a saying of the Holy Prophet (SAW) that Oh, Adam’s offspring practise good and give up the evil, if you do so, no doubt, you always keep a good speed, and are normal and moderate. Beware that oppression is of three types: (1) one which would not be forgiven (2) one which would not be set aside (3) one which would be forgiven. The oppression that would not be forgiven is polytheism; therefore, there is a saying of Allah that Allah will not forgive one who declares someone sharer to Allah. The oppression that would be forgiven is the one that a human being carries out on himself owing to committing a sin, and the oppression that could not be set aside is the one that people commit against one another, the Qisas and paying of damages for it is most difficult in the Hereafter.

The TNFJ Additional Secretary General said like terrorism is a great sin, similarly killing some innocent person in the garb of terrorism and keeping him deprived of his rights, setting the book of Allah, Ahadees-e-Nabavi, books laced with sayings of Masoomin (A.S.) and Sahaba Kubar is not only a sin rather a heinous crime.

Strongly condemning the Yemeni government on desecration of places of worship, holy books, and massacre of innocent people, Bokhari called upon all international organisations including the United Nations and ICC to take notice of this heinous activity. Expressing grave concern over the heavy loss of life in caving in of a building in Lahore the other day he expressed heart-felt sympathies with the bereaved.