Pakistani man wins right to change religion from Islam to Judaism

[Solomon2]

...non-muslims do not have the right to propagate their religion to Muslims in Pakistan.

Can you point to the relevant national laws or constitutional arguments?

 

[Finer]

It is victory of Islam affirming you are free to be whatever you want granted by Islam as whole. And also victory for Abrahamic faith either way.

Jinnah is not my prophet.

Secondly non-muslims do not have the right to propagate their religion to Muslims in Pakistan.

Who cares about this retard.

But Jinnah is the founding father of Pakistan. Only Allama Iqbal (R.A)'s vision executed by Jinnah (R.A) is taken into input considering they are responsible for Pakistan with the support of ALLAH.

In Allama Iqbal (R.A)'s vision affirming by Jinnah (R.A) stating that everyone are entitled to do whatever they want in regards to faith, life and anything. No coercion allowed.

 

[jamal18]

The prevailing opinion among Pakistanis is that Jews who purchased land from Arabs in Palestine have no current right to retain their life, liberty, and property, correct? Is that "radical" or not?

It is actually the other way around. It's the Palestinians who have no right to life, liberty and land.

 

[My-Analogous]

The prevailing opinion among Pakistanis is that Jews who purchased land from Arabs in Palestine have no current right to retain their life, liberty, and property, correct? Is that "radical" or not?

Purchasing land or anything and living is different story and and capture Govt offices and perish them is another. You guys purchase land of a country not laws of the country, how can you guys change or dictate that to them?

Pakistani man wins right to change religion from Islam to Judaism

Fishel Benkhald. PHOTO: FACEBOOK

ISLAMABAD: Many people embrace Islam, but vice versa seldom known. Fishel Benkhald, 29, has finally won the right to confess the religion of his choice – Judaism.

The ministry of interior has recently given the green light in response to his application where he had sought ‘conversion/correction’ of his religion from Islam to Judaism in his national identity documents.

In the record of the country’s top database authority, Behkhald is registered as a Muslim. Faisal, as he is known in his current identity documents, was born to a Muslim father and a Jewish mother in Karachi in 1987. He was registered as a Muslim due to his father’s religion.

However, recently he made an appeal to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to allow him to return to the religion of his choice, Judaism, by correcting his faith in a Smart Card he had applied for last year.

A reliable source in the ministry of interior has informed that NADRA, which was in a fix over the issue, had asked for the ministry’s opinion to correct the religion of a former Muslim. In its response, the ministry said in writing that “the applicant may be allowed to practice religion of [his] choosing and preference”.

NADRA usually turns down such requests, especially from Muslims to any other faith, due to the sensitive religious atmosphere in the country. Although the interior ministry has given the green signal, NADRA has yet to issue a Smart Card after correcting Benkhald’s religion.

A document available with The Express Tribune suggests that correspondence between the ministry of interior and NADRA over the issue had taken place in February-March 2017.

In a telephonic conversation with The Express Tribune Benkhald thanked the authorities, especially the interior ministry and NADRA, for granting him the right to profess religion of his choice.

“I studied Islam in childhood. But I never practiced it as a religion,” Benkhald said and added that he would consider that a positive development in his case as a treat from Pakistani authorities for upcoming Passover – a religious event of Jews to commemorate their liberation from Egyptian slavery celebrated in March-April.

Pakistani Jews, a few in numbers, usually hide their identity from public and according to a top NADRA official their identity details, like house addresses, in the authority’s records are treated as top secret. According to him, there are some 745 registered Jew families in Pakistan.

Benkhald said that recently he has mentioned himself as a Jew in the religion column during the ongoing census in Pakistan. Both the mother and father of Benkhald died in 1996 and 1998, respectively.

“First milestone has been achieved,” said Benkhald, who has also been campaigning for preserving an old Jewish cemetery in Karachi.

His interesting story in past had caught attention of international media where he was dubbed ‘The Last Jew in Pakistan’.

JUI-F Senator and religious scholar Mufti Abdul Sattar, commenting over the issue, said a child was not bound to carry on the religion of his/her father or mother. “If the claimant is adult and never practiced Islam (as claimed by Benkhald that he never practiced Islam his whole life except Judaism) then he is free to adopt any religion of his choice,” Sattar said and added that the state was bound to mention religion of his choice in his identity documents.

Sattar said as per teachings of Abu Hanifa, if a person practiced Islam in the past but later renounced it and adopted some other religion then he/she is bound to be punished.

Punishment, according to him, includes a three-day jail to rethink the decision, but if that person still insists he would be punished to death. However, he categorically stated that fatwa was implementable in countries/societies where Sharia laws were implemented in totality not partially like in Pakistan.

Best of luck with your new life and you are still our Pakistani brother

 

[MultaniGuy]

It is victory of Islam affirming you are free to be whatever you want granted by Islam as whole. And also victory for Abrahamic faith either way.



But Jinnah is the founding father of Pakistan. Only Allama Iqbal (R.A)'s vision executed by Jinnah (R.A) is taken into input considering they are responsible for Pakistan with the support of ALLAH.

In Allama Iqbal (R.A)'s vision affirming by Jinnah (R.A) stating that everyone are entitled to do whatever they want in regards to faith, life and anything. No coercion allowed.

Jinnah is not my god. The prophet Muhammad pbuh is my prophet. Where did i mention coersion in my post

 

[Finer]

Jinnah is not my god. The prophet Muhammad pbuh is my prophet. Where did i mention coersion in my post

But Jinnah is the founding father of Pakistan. Only his input/policy make the call here, no question asked.

 

[MultaniGuy]

But Jinnah is the founding father of Pakistan. Only his input/policy make the call here, no question asked.

I do not care if he is the founding father of Pakistan. I follow Islam.

 

[Finer]

I do not care if he is the founding father of Pakistan. I follow Islam.

But you are from Pakistan; currently living in Canada makes you Pakistani Canadian. But you can change the nationality of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia.

As for Pakistan, Jinnah (R.A) is the founding father.

 

[MultaniGuy]

But you are from Pakistan; currently living in Canada makes you Pakistani Canadian. But you can change the nationality of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia.

As for Pakistan, Jinnah (R.A) is the founding father.

What are your flags.

LOL if the founding father bowed to a statue of Lenin, should I do the same because Jinnah was the founding father of Pakistan?

Jinnah has my respect, but Jinnah is not my prophet. There are some good things about Jinnah, that he was hardworking, well educated, soft-spoken etc. Things Islam says you should do.

 

[My-Analogous]

But you are from Pakistan; currently living in Canada makes you Pakistani Canadian. But you can change the nationality of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia.

As for Pakistan, Jinnah (R.A) is the founding father.

Seriously what are you typing?

 

[MultaniGuy]

Seriously what are you typing?

I do not know what he is typing, it doesn't make much sense. lol.

 

[Finer]

What are your flags.

LOL if the founding father bowed to a statue of Lenin, should I do the same because Jinnah was the founding father of Pakistan?

Jinnah has my respect, but Jinnah is not my prophet. There are some good things about Jinnah, that he was hardworking, well educated, etc. Things Islam says you should do.

Ma Sha Allah, what a western gentleman dress, my favorite kind!!!

It is laws. Jinnah (R.A) may not Prophet but his inputs are called laws since he is founding father of Pakistan. Just like you are telling others to respect the laws or leave Pakistan. Similarity, you are gonna have to respect his laws. After all, it is his nation thanks to ALLAH.

Respect the laws or renounce Pakistan. I am explaining your way.

Seriously what are you typing?

Just giving him his own taste which not long ago telling others to accept the laws or leave Pakistan. It is personal history. I suggest you stay out of it if you are not familiar with the personal history. #Peace!

 

[MultaniGuy]

Ma Sha Allah, what a western gentleman dress, my favorite kind!!!

It is laws. Jinnah (R.A) may not Prophet but his inputs are called laws since he is founding father of Pakistan. Just like you are telling others to respect the laws or leave Pakistan. Similarity, you are gonna have to respect his laws. After all, it is his nation thanks to ALLAH.

Respect the laws or renounce Pakistan. I am explaining your way.

There is nothing wrong in wearing western dress. that is just ethnic tradition of englishman.
However I prefer Shalwar Kameez anyways.

Lol, Jinnah is dead and may be the founding father of Pakistan, but his inputs are not God's words.

 

[Finer]

There is nothing wrong in wearing western dress. that is just ethnic tradition of englishman.
However I prefer Shalwar Kameez anyways.

It has nothing to do with ethnic. It is not even English dress. English dress was typically traditional. This is liberal dress which came to the evolution from the traditional thanks to liberal culture.

There is nothing wrong in wearing western dress. that is just ethnic tradition of englishman.
However I prefer Shalwar Kameez anyways.

Lol, Jinnah is dead and may be the founding father of Pakistan, but his inputs are not God's words.

It doesn't matter if Jinnah is dead. The laws is the laws. Follow the laws or renounce.

 

[MultaniGuy]

It has nothing to do with ethnic. It is not even English dress. English dress was typically traditional. This is liberal dress which came to the evolution from the traditional thanks to liberal culture.

LOL! It is the traditional ethnic dress of Europeans or North Americans. There is nothing wrong in wearing it.