RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The Jashan-e-Wiladat of Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S.) was observed as “Youm-e-Askari” throughout the country on Thursday Rabi-us Sani 10 with religious devotion and faithful enthusiasm on the call of Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi. Mahafil-e-Milad, functions, conferences and seminars were organised on this occasion and attention of the international organisations was drawn towards the reconstruction of the Roza Al-Askareen besides staging protest demonstrations against blasphemy.

The Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi in his special address on the occasion said that the pious seerat of Hazrat Imam Hassan Askari (A.S.) guarantees welfare of the oppressed world and is a source of their eternal survival.

He said Muslims themselves are responsible what is being faced by the Islamic World today. He said had the OIC taken notice of setting afire of Qibla-e-Awwal Bait ul-Moqaddas in the 70’s then no one would have the courage to commit blasphemous acts today or commit humiliation against Ahle Bait (A.S.), Quran and Islam.

He said respect of Sha’air Allah is compulsory and their insult is forbidden (Haram) but now such humiliation has become the order of the day that is condemnable. Attaching the Sha’air Allah with any particular nation, tribe or a country is commensurate with denying the Ayat-e-Illahi.

He lamented that despite there are more than five dozen countries in the Muslim Ummah and OIC that sprang up on the basis of insult of Bait ul-Moqaddas, had it adopted a strong point of view and earned veto power in the United Nations then no one would have the courage to commit blasphemy.

Agha Moosavi said that it is good for the Federal government to present a resolution in the National Assembly but the real issue is to raise the real issue at United Nations because it is joint representative organisation of all nations and insult of any nation is commensurate with insult of the United Nations.

He said blasphemous images and dramas are an attack on the United Nations but the question arises why the United Nations had not taken notice of it. . . ? It seems that it has given an open hand to them to commit insult the Mashaheer and heroes of the comity of nations, he added.

Lamenting the attitude of the United Nations, he said that around 200 member States who claim to be the champions of human rights are under the obligation not to keep silence over the blasphemous acts rather an article may be added to the basic charter of the United Nations under which insult to any religion, Mashaheer and holy book should be declared as cognizable offence.

The TNFJ chief expressed grave concern over the presence of allied forces in Afghanistan and Iraq where holy places have been razed to ground. He said holy Al-Askariyain shrine was razed to ground for the last more than two years but no one raised the voice against it in a true manner.

He said the UNESCO efforts for the reconstruction of holy Al-Askariyain shrine could not become fruitful to-date. He demanded from the defenders of the ancient archaeology to get the holy Al-Askariyain shrine reconstructed immediately and declare it an important asset of humanity after restoring its honour and dignity and ensure it eternal protection. He also demanded the Zaireen may be offered easy access to Ziarat of holy places.

The Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Moosavi said that Pakistan is the only States amongst 57 Islamic States that came into being in the name of Islam and that is on the target of the colonial powers being the atomic power. Therefore, the Muslim Ummah is under the obligation to come forward to safeguard the honour and dignity of Pakistan as the whole Muslim Ummah would be held responsible for any untoward incident against Pakistan.

He also appealed to all political powers and leaders to give priority to the protection of the motherland and avoid accusing each other, revengeful politics and biases because Islam condemns biases. He said everything should be done within the constitutional limits.