LAHORE: President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday that the belief in Khatam-e-Nubuwwat (finality of Prophethood) is an unbreakable part of our constitution.
In a statement issued to media, PML-N head said, “The belief in Khatam-e-Nabuwwat has become an unbreakable part of our constitution and the matter has been decided forever.”
“The issue of Khatam-e-Nubuwwat must be kept away from political filth,” he said.
He went on to say that the minorities enjoy complete safety of their lives and belongings, as well as their basic rights. They have all these rights in accordance with the constitution and Islamic teachings.
“Ensuring this freedom is now a constitutional requirement and one cannot even imagine of deviating from it” he added.
Sharif also thanked all parliament parties to rectify the mistake in election Reforms Bill 2017.
The controversy regarding the issue of finality of prophethood erupted when the parliamentarians had pointed out that the wordings of Form-A, which is required to be signed by public office holders and election candidates, had been changed so that it converted it into a declaration form instead of an affidavit, in which candidates are put under oath.
In the new Form-A, the words “I solemnly swear” were replaced with “I believe” in a clause about a candidate’s belief in the finality of the prophethood of Prophet Muhammad. The clause was also made non-applicable to non-Muslim candidates.
On October 5, the National Assembly unanimously passed amendments to the Election Bill 2017, restoring Khatm-i-Naboowat declaration to its original form.
