Zohra Shah

The 8 year old Pakistani girl Zohra Shah was deprived of her basic freedom of living.  Zohra was working as a maid  for the married couple Hassan Siddiqui and Um Kalthoom in exchange for her education;Zohra was abused by the two constantly .  Two of the owner’s parrots escaped after she accidently opened the cage’s door while cleaning it. This simple and innocent  mistake cost Zohra her life, she was beaten mercilessly by the couple resulting in multiple injuries on her face, legs, ribs, and arms. She was beaten until she was black and blue. This inhuman and barbaric act does not represent the teachings of Islam. In a religion where cruelty against others  is a major sin, the taking of a human’s soul is much greater. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&P) and his household have never condoned the abusing and mistreating of a human being let alone a child. Those who commit child abuse and claim Islam although it does not claim them have been present from the beginning. For example the children of Muslim son Of Aqeel whom were 10 and 8 years old were killed in cold blood as was Zohra in 680, as well as 3 year old lady Ruqayyah and many more . This was not tolerated back then by the holy household and their believers nor will it be tolerated today. Zohra’s story created an uprising as it should against the tyranny and oppression that the religion of Islam forbids. This is an uprising against child abuse and labor, an uprising for every child that has been deprived of its basic human rights, an uprising for the souls lost.
The Quran stated

بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ

مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُم بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي الْأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ 
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Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one - it is as if he had saved mankind entirely. And our messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.
(5:32)
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