A Hindu temple was attacked by extremist mob in Pakistan’s City Rahim Yar Khan that caused massive outrage across Pakistan, demanding arrest of culprits involved in this crime. The extremist mob attacked the temple after the local court released a minor boy who was arrested for urinating in Mosque.
A Muslim Scholar Allama Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer condemned the attack on the Hindu temple and said the Islamic state must protect non-Muslim temples that came into existence before Pakistan. Allama Ibtisam said during the time of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, a Christian delegation came to meet the Holy Prophet ﷺ and after finding no church, they asked the Holy Prophet ﷺ where can we worship our God. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ opened the door of Masjid An Nabawi and said you can worship here, this is the religion Prophet ﷺ taught us, said Allama Ibtisam Elahi.
Allama Ibtisam narrated another incident where a non-Muslim mistakenly urinated in the Holy Mosque in front of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The Prophet of peace ﷺ asked his companion not to harm the man who urinated in his Mosque, Allama Ibtisam said these are the teachings of Islam.
Allama Ibtisam added in my view, the Imam of that Mosque who filed a case against that minor boy and attacked the Hindu temple is ignorant who doesn’t know about Islam. Even if that minor boy did this act deliberately, we are not allowed to attack the temple as an act of retaliation, nor we should support any scholar who asks you to attack minorities.