The Patron-in-Chief of Supreme Shia Ulema Board Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi has said that Islam was spread through tolerance and character and not extremism and through sword.
The Hindu temple in Islamabad should not be made controversial. If the country earns a good name by allowing minorities to worship within their limits then the construction of temples, gurdwaras and churches is a right step. The state should not get blackmailed at the hands of narrow-minded and extremist elements. Islam teaches us the lesson to select the same for others that you select for yourself. If we object on the worship of a few hundred Hindus then the justification of Masajid, places of worship and religious centres where millions of Muslims pray in the foreign countries would be difficult; whereas extremist group desirous of taking control of Pakistan does not approve the places of worship of the non-Muslims and even that of other Muslim Masalik.
Agha Moosavi said Islam provides freedom to minorities to live their lives in accordance with their religion and provides freedom to them in Muslim countries. Only those things which are Haram in Islam cannot be carried out by non-Muslims in front of Ahl-e-Islam. A non-Muslim can drink wine according to his belief but cannot do so in front of Muslims openly. He said if Muslims are allowed to carry out preaching activities in non-Muslim countries then non-Muslims should also be provided facilities to non-Muslims in Muslim countries to carry out their worship within their limits.
