Act Now To Save This Pakistani Christian’s Family
Happier times: The Muhammad family enjoying dinner together prior to being the target of Islamic extremists.
Raza Muhammad and his family are being hunted by Islamic extremists in Pakistan for the “crime” of having faith in Jesus.
what happened?
After Raza converted from Islam to Christianity in 2009, he and his family have experienced unimaginable pain, suffering, and even death – all under the guise of enforcing Pakistan’s draconian blasphemy law.
While Raza did everything he could to try to hide his Christian faith out of fear of persecution, Pakistani authorities and Islamic extremists nonetheless discovered that he had been attending an underground church and punished him for leaving Islam.
A barbaric mob broke both of his arms and legs, several ribs, and nearly killed him. Adding to the cruelty, extremists forced his ex-wife to marry his older brother.
forced to flee
Raza had an impossible choice to make: Flee his own country to live freely and in safety, leaving behind his whole family (including his baby boy), or, stay in Pakistan living a secret life full of fear and constant threat to his own life, and also putting his own family in danger.
Knowing that he would almost certainly be murdered if he chose to stay, Raza found refuge in Germany and created a new life for himself, centered around missionary work and serving as the Pastor of a local church.
Unfortunately, even though he was living in a different continent, Raza was still being hunted by Islamic extremist agents in Germany. In 2014, he was hospitalized following a violent knife attack that left him in life-threatening condition. His sense of safety and security in his newfound home was utterly shattered.
Raza Muhammad’s relatives have been violently attacked after Raza’s conversion to Christianity. The family remains in danger unless given refuge in a safe country.
family targeted by EXTREMISTS
Unfortunately, Raza’s family continued to be the target of Islamic extremists.
In 2020, his sister also converted to Christianity. In a matter of months following her conversion, she was poisoned and her life abruptly was cut short.
Earlier this year, Raza’s brothers, Ajmal and Qamar, were attacked by a savage mob, and Raza’s father was brutally beaten by extremists.
He is still suffering memory loss to this day.
Months later, Qamar was shot and Ajmal was stabbed. They nearly died in hospital.
When the violence and attempted murders were reported to police, they refused to help.
Islamic extremist groups have since beguan pressuring Pakistani authorities to issue an arrest warrant for Raza and his family.
Police report accusing Mr. Muhammad of breaking blasphemy laws.
charged with blasphemy
Police subsequently decided to charge Raza with blasphemy under sections “295(A), 295(B), 295(C) and 298(A)”, which criminalizes those who insult or disrespect Prophet Muhammad, the Holy Quran, and Islam. These accusations are categorically false.
Blasphemy is considered the highest crime in Pakistan — worse than murder.
Translated text of a fatwa issued by Mufti Abdul Rashid Qadri, a member of far-right Islamic extremist political party in Pakistan called Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. He also mentored Raza as a young boy.
SENTENCED to death by islamic extremists
Raza and his family have had four fatwas issued against them since 2010, with the latest being issued in 2023. A fatwa, in Islam, is a formal ruling or interpretation on a point of Islamic law given by a qualified legal scholar (known as a mufti). They do not expire.
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The Muhammad family urgently needs your help today.
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