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@ saint N sinner: you haven't provided the link of the article you posted here... please do the same.
When you talk about the plea of minorities, there are a couple of issues at hand, most important of which is state-sponsored/backed discrimination. Yes, it is there with especially with article 260 (clause 3) of the Consitution which states: Declare those persons as non-Muslims who do not believe in the absolute and unqualified finality of Prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon Him) or claims to be a Prophet in any sense of the word or of any description whatsoever, after Muhammad (PBUH) or recognizes such a claimant as a Prophet or a Religious Reformer. The Qadianis of the two groups are interalia covered by this definition and they were thus declared non-Muslims.
The major fault is that all the discriminations in the Consitution come when the state considers itself the custodian of a religious identity. Who is the state to judge who is a Muslim and who isn't? whose kalma is right and whose isn't? The state should not meddle in any person's right to believe what they want to believe in. What needs to be done is that the "islamic" needs to be dropped from Pakistan and secularism promoted... but that is not everyone's cup of tea.
That is not discrimination but thats a clear statment and thats what Islam says. for being a Muslim you have to acccept that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the last Prophet of Allah and there is non to come after him.
Do you blieve those who do not believe in the absolute and unqualified finality of Prophethood of Muhammad (peace be upon Him) or claims to be a Prophet in any sense of the word or of any description whatsoever, after Muhammad (PBUH) or recognizes such a claimant as a Prophet or a Religious Reformer, Are Muslims?
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