[blackjackiisre]

Salaamu aleikum.

The whole blasphemy law situation is a complete mess, and seems to be an artifact of a bygone political era, where 'blasphemy' was evoked to legitimize political rule. Did the Prophet and his companions kill off anyone that disagreed with him or insulted him, s.a.w? No, they didn't - and wartime assassinations, such as of Kab cannot be brought as evidence. The Qur'an is also silent on issues of capital punishment of blasphemy, and the very definition of blasphemy. The fact that Mumtaz Qadri's actions have any degree of support, especially from mainstream Barelwi organizations is repulsive to me.