Posted by
Gray Ghost on Sunday, June 01, 2008 1:20:08 PM
On May 23, 2008, Islamic clerics aligned with Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (the radical Pakistani political party which controls about 20% of the Pakistan Congress) delivered sermons during weekly Friday prayers in different mosques across Pakistan. These sermons marked the "Yaum-e-Khatm-e-Nabuwwat", or the Day of the Finality of Prophethood of Islam's founder the Prophet Muhammad. These Islamic clerics, in their sermons, said that all "Qadianis" are enemies of Pakistan and Islam.
Ahmadi Muslims are called "Qadianis" by radical Islamic groups. They are so named after the town of Qadian in India where their leader Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded the "Ahmadi" movement in the 1880s. They have been declared non-Muslims in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for allegedly not believing that the Prophet Muhammad is the final prophet of Islam. The Ahmadi Muslims believe military or terrorist-type "jihad" to be forbidden by Islam. They are, for the most-part, considered to be moderates in the West.
The clerics said that all "Qadianis" should be dismissed from top positions in the government and the armed forces.
It appears that the Taliban and Al Qaeda are consolidating their positions in Pakistan.