Every human being is a masterpiece created by Allah Almighty, composed of trillions of cells and neurons. Dr. Ricardo states that if the data from these cells were to be stored in a USB, it would fill 2,000 ships the size of the Titanic. Biologists are striving to explore the information encoded in “DNA” at the level of quantum physics. If scientists reach this level in the future, one can only imagine the extent of the information they might uncover. Readers, I have concluded that if the DNA information of the eight billion people living on Earth were to be transferred into the most modern USBs, even then, the data might not fully fit.

Modern science has only advanced to the point where DNA can determine parentage and trace ancestry a few generations back. An experiment was conducted where DNA samples were taken from people across different continents, and the results showed that the ancestors of white men and women could be traced back to Africa, where they were originally black. Similarly, the ancestors of black people were found in Europe and Asia. Families have been interchanging places due to migrations, with people moving to different areas in search of livelihood, marrying there, and settling down.

Even during wars, people from war-torn regions migrate to peaceful areas and blend with the local populations, thus spreading humanity across the globe. Those who kill others based on differences in region, color, language, or race may not realize that they are killing the descendants of their own ancestors. This is why the last Prophet of Allah, Muhammad (PBUH), eradicated the idea of superiority based on color, language, race, or region and declared killing on such grounds as ignorant.

There are nearly one million Pashtuns living in Lahore, led by Amir Bahadur Khan Hoti. He is also the provincial general secretary of the ANP and a very close friend of mine. A few years ago, when we initiated the process of passing resolutions for the protection of the “Sanctity of the Prophet (PBUH)” in provincial and central assemblies, respected Amir Bahadur called me. I reached the Punjab Assembly, where Mian Iftikhar Hussain was waiting for me. The Speaker of the Assembly and a few MPAs were also present. The resolution I drafted was passed the very next day. When Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, who was then the federal minister, visited Lahore, I was invited to a function where I also delivered a speech.

Once, during a political discussion with Amir Bahadur Khan Hoti, we concluded that the need of the hour is to talk about patriotism on Pakistan Day. Therefore, on 14th August 2024, Amir Bahadur led a rally. Green flags were flying everywhere. He said that they would not allow any harm to come to Pakistan’s integrity. He raised slogans in support of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam, and the Pakistani Armed Forces. This is the national mainstream! Similarly, I have visited Quetta several times. Under the leadership of Rana Ashfaq, the President of the Central Muslim League, there was a several-kilometer-long flag under which I was honored to walk.

Thousands of Baloch stood on either side of the flag. The point is that, as the Army Chief General Asim Munir has said, we must first be Muslims and then Pakistanis. If we fully implement this statement, Pakistan will soar to great heights, InshaAllah!

Our officers and soldiers were martyred in Balochistan. The last days of August proved so bloody that innocent and unarmed people were targeted and killed in the name of regionalism. This blood is not that of any province’s residents but of Islam and Pakistan. Allah Almighty states in the Holy Quran, “Whoever kills a person unjustly – unless it be for murder or for causing corruption in the land – it is as if he has killed all mankind” (Al-Ma’idah: 32).

Consider this! The human being who was killed carried within them the genetic data of all those humans who will continue to inhabit the Earth until the Day of Judgment. These could be millions of people. Thus, by killing one person, such a vast humanity has been murdered.

Moreover, if such killings (God forbid) start on a large scale, it would be the murder of all humanity. Captain Muhammad Ali Qureshi and his fellow soldiers were martyred. Ordinary travelers were martyred. Remember! This is also the killing of all future generations of these martyrs. The murderers will have to pay for all this. Allah Almighty declares, “And whoever kills a believer intentionally, their recompense is Hell, wherein they will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with them and has cursed them and has prepared for them a great punishment” (An-Nisa: 93).

Imam Abu Isa Tirmidhi in the Book of Blood Money brings a hadith in which the Prophet (PBUH) said: “The destruction of the entire world is less significant before Allah than the killing of a single Muslim.” Another hadith in “Sunan an-Nasa’i” states, “By Him in whose hand is my soul, the killing of a believer is more grievous before Allah than the destruction of the whole world.” The chapter in “Sunan an-Nasa’i” where the above hadith is found is titled “The Book of the Sanctity of Blood.” Yes! The Prophet (PBUH) warns that the sanctity of blood is so great that all the wealth in the world, whether in the oceans or on land, whether buried in mountains or in the form of the most modern technology, is still less valuable than the sanctity of a believer’s blood. Another hadith in Tirmidhi states: “If the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth were to jointly shed the blood of a believer, Allah would cast them all into Hell face down” (Tirmidhi: Book of Blood Money).

In “Sahih Muslim,” the Book of Faith, the Prophet (PBUH) said, “Whoever raises arms against us is not from us.” Allah Allah! What a severe warning that the Prophet (PBUH) includes the slain within “us,” saying that Allah, His Messenger (PBUH), and the entire Ummah are on one side, and the terrorist killers stand on the other. The second party’s connection with the first party has been severed.

This scenario will unfold on the Day of Judgment when the murderers, in the presence of countless angels and billions of people, will stand in shame and regret and will be thrown into the blazing Hellfire in the blink of an eye. In “Sahih Muslim,” the Book of Faith, the Prophet (PBUH) said, “Whoever unsheathes their sword against us is not from us.” He further said, “Whoever frightens their brother with an iron weapon, the angels will curse them until they desist, even if the person being frightened is their blood brother” (Sahih Muslim). Such a joke is contrary to piety, kinship, and Islamic etiquette. People! Our Prophet (PBUH) feared that even in jest, one of his followers might be killed, causing the killer to perish in the Hereafter before God.

My final request is that the loyalists of Pakistan have previously uprooted the crop of terrorism, and now, too, this crop is destined for the same fate. Pakistan will live long, InshaAllah!

Written By:Moulana Ameer Hamza