Islamabad. The country’s Islamic scholar Tariq Masood is trapped in the maze of his own statements. Masood has been accused of blasphemy. When there was a demand for punishment for blasphemy, he apologized, but he stuck to his own statement that a person who commits blasphemy should not be forgiven. Despite apologizing, people are not ready to forgive him. After this, Tariq Masood has absconded from his house. It is alleged that he had made misrepresentations about the Quran and the Prophet.
Let us tell you that this is the same Maulana Masood of Pakistan, who used to talk about immediately killing those who insult Prophet Mohammed and the Quran. However, when their lives are at risk, they are talking about forgiveness. After the video of Maulana Masood surfaced, protests against him have started in Pakistan. Earlier he had said, even if someone has apologized, then we cannot say whether it is from the heart or just for show, hence punishment should be given as per the blasphemy law.
While absconding, Maulana is releasing a video apologizing and appealing to everyone to understand his words in context. Maulana had said, Mufti Tariq Masood apologized to all Muslims for his audacity, I take back my words. Keep in mind that Maulana Mufti Tariq Masood is a Pakistani religious scholar associated with Deobandi ideology. Tariq Masood is also associated with Tablighi Jamaat.