Pak Supreme Court clarifies the constitutional status of Qadianis

In its detailed corrected verdict in the Mubarak Ahmed Sani case, the Supreme Court stated that it is mandatory for Qadianis to accept their status as outlined in the Pakistani constitution. 

The verdict authored in Urdu by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faiz Isa emphasised that belief in the finality of Prophethood is central to Islam, demanding that every muslim must regard the Holy Prophet (PBUH) as Khatamun Nabiyeen meaning the last messenger of God. 

The verdict referred to earlier rulings on the religious rights of those who identify as Ahmadies and Qadianis citing cases with the Federal Shariat court ruling such as in the Mujibur Rehman vs Govt of Pakistan  and the Supreme Court ruling in Zaheer Uddin vs the state of Pak as key precedents.

The anti Qadianis ordinance is an established and enforceable law in the South Asian Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The court clarified that its rulings from February 6 and July 24 were irrelevant as it has been replaced by the corrected and final decision. On Aug 22 a 3 member bench of the Supreme court led by Justice Isa, Justice Aminuddin Khan and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan issued a brief order while hearing miscellaneous applications seeking corrections of the July 24 ruling decision that was previously made by the bench.

The recent rulings have been greatly criticised by religious parties and scholars as against the constitution. Hailing the verdict, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Dr Muhammed Raghib Hussain Naeemi issued a statement saying the order reflected the true reflection of muslim sentiments.