Recently, a video of a moulvi brutally beating a child started making rounds on social media. He was from a madrassa in People’s Colony, Pansera Road in Gojra, Toba Tek Singh. While beating the child, he was also found uttering abusive language and cannot be seen having the slightest remorse on what he was doing.
https://twitter.com/qari_1_/status/1135078327713226752
What was worse and painful was that the little boy wasn’t reacting much and it seemed that he was accustomed to such beatings. It’s a heartbreaking and utterly disturbing video, and it highlights what many children have to go through until such videos leak.
Once the video started making rounds, Children Protection Bureau Punjab took action, arrested this man, and put him behind bars.
کم سن بچے پر تشدد کرنے والے قاری مشتاق کو گوجرہ پولیس نے گرفتار کر لیا ہے. ایسے پر تشدد واقعات اور انتہا پسندانہ رویوں کا خاتمہ ضروری ہے۔ pic.twitter.com/gdbfqfEeNL
— Dr. Shahbaz GiLL (@SHABAZGIL) June 2, 2019
In a country that is still reeling from multiple cases of child abuse, violence, and cold-blooded murders, such acts of brutality only further make us quiver in fear for all those children who have suffered at the hands of such beasts, or will continue to suffer, because such things are taken lightly. The fact that abuse towards children is often overlooked, and is even considered a norm is highly frightening, for it allows such acts of ruthlessness to occur and go unnoticed.
Once this video started circulating, people took notice of it and began sharing it in hopes to raise awareness. They obviously weren’t happy with what they saw this moulvi doing and expressed their anger on social media.
The conversation around trusting your child around such people initiated, and the fact that such men deserve to be punished was highlighted too.
These morons are worse than dogs, they need to be punished
— K (@kamranalishah) June 4, 2019
بے غیرت اور شرم و حیا سے عاری انسان
پتہ نہیں ایسے خبیث کو انسان کہنا بھی چاہیے یا نہیں
😢😢😢— Toqeer Bhatti (@tahmadb) June 3, 2019
Some people were moved to being violent themselves.
Astagfirullah how can someone treat little kids this way, I wish I could beat the crap out of this man. Bastard😡😡😡
— SK (@BeingSNK) June 3, 2019
And, once they got the news of his arrest, they appreciated it
دین کی تعلیم کے نام تشدد واقعی ہی انتہاپسندانہ رویوں کا باعث ہے۔اس جلاد کو سزا دے کر دوسرے ایسے تشدد کرنے والوں کو سبق ملے گا۔بے شک اسلام سلامتی کا مذہب ہے۔
ویلڈن— The Angel's Sword (@IamPakWarrior) June 2, 2019
Well done Dr keep it up
— Raja (@Raja72327943) June 2, 2019
People also appreciated the fact that action was taken immediately and that too, based on news off of social media
https://twitter.com/RaoSaab2/status/1135335214505480192
They also wanted that this man be brutally punished
https://twitter.com/Rukhsar_e_Gul/status/1135630509911007232
This is really saddening! This man should be brutally beaten up without any mercy…
— Shahzad Ali (@ShahNoorShahzad) June 4, 2019
People even stated that he should be given a taste of his own medicine
Molvi ki saza yeh honi cahiye ke isay bhi isi tarah Mara jaye. Lag pata jaye . 🤬🤬
— ༺☆ֆⱥᵐᵢ𝘆ǻ☆༻ 🧚♀️ (@SammNoor) June 2, 2019
https://twitter.com/AftabMalik5/status/1135387033638264832
Some people also pointed out how such incidents and these kinds of people are a disgrace to our society
یا اللہ جس معاشرے کے استاد اتنے ظالم ہوں اس معاشرے میں رحم دلی اور ایثار کا فقدان کا ہونا عجب نہیں ہے۔
کتنا صبر والا بچہ ہے۔
— ارما (@Arma_Poetess) June 2, 2019
ایسے مولوی دین کے ٹھکیدار بنے ہوۓ ہیں ۔اس حدیث میں واضع ہے کہ انکا دین والوں سے کو تعلق نہیں
حضرت انسؓ سے روایت ہے کہ حضور صلی اللّٰہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا:
’’جو آدمی ہمارے چھوٹوں پر شفقت نہ کرے اور ہمارے بڑوں کا احترام نہ کرے وہ ہم میں سے نہیں ہے‘‘۔
[ معارف الحدیث، بحوالہ ترمذی ]— Erfan Awan (@erfan_awan) June 2, 2019
Others stated that such things happen quite commonly in madrassas and there is a need for a long-term solution
Yeh zulm her madrsa me hota hai
Is ki video ban gai is liye pakra gaya ,is ka mustqil hal hona chahiye— محمد چوہدری (@RajanChaudry) June 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/paakislove/status/1135587150790049794
No doubt, the incident was absolutely terrible and the fact that action was taken swiftly is indeed commendable. It’s a pity that such shocking incidents continue to surface every now and then. Let’s hope that we see the occurrence lessen over time to the point where such heinous acts no longer take place.
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