Umer Ilyas – The Defender of Holy Quran

Lahore (Nov 23, 2019): Muslims across the world have been praising the Muslim man – now being called the ‘Defender of Quran’.

Umer Ilyas is the man who attacked Lars Thorsen, the leader of the ‘Stop Islamisation of Norway (SIAN)’, organisation for burning a copy of the The Holy Quran during an anti-Islam rally in Norway. This tragic incident happened in the city of Kristiansand of Norway despite apparent warnings from local police officials when the anti-Islam organisation said it planned to do so.

Muslims across the glob took to the social media to praise Umer Ilyas, though his exact identity could not be found at the moment. In a video circulating on the social media platforms, Umer Ilyas could be seen jumping like a Lion into the barricaded circle to save the holy book from being desecrated.

Hero Of Muslims, Umer Ilyas manages to grab Thorsen’s jacket, twisting him around. However, the assailant falls to the ground after attempting to kick the anti-Islam organisation leader. Local Police then scramble to break up the fight as several other people rush at Thorsen.

The Local police immediately took Thorsen and his attackers into custody after a scuffle broke out, according to local media reports.

In one video clip, Thorsen is led away by police with his hands behind his back, while his initial attacker is wrestled to the ground by a group of cops.

According to reports, two copies of the religious text at first were thrown in a trash can during the rally, while Thorsen set fire to another one.

#ilyas_Hero_of_Muslim_Ummah, #Norway, #Defender_of_Quran, #TheGloriousQuran and Muslims started trending on Twitter in Pakistan.

Umer Ilyas proved that it only required power of Taqwah and Eman in the heart to fight against evil. As Dr Muhammad Iqbal said in his way:

کافر ہے تو شمشیر پہ کرتا ہے بھروسا

مومن ہے تو بے تیغ بھی لڑتا ہے سپاہی

The Pakistan Union Norway (PUN), an important social and cultural organisation, strongly condemned the incident.

PUN Chairman Chaudhry Qamar Iqbal, in a statement, referred to Lars Thorsen, and said he has hurt the sentiments of Muslims by desecrating the Holy Quran. He said that Norwegians were peaceful people and Norway enjoyed a good reputation around the world as it respected the rights of other religions.

Iqbal said that the people of Norway and its Muslims were also hurt over the fact that the desecration took place in broad daylight and the police did nothing to stop it. He condemned the police for springing into action only when the man jumped in to stop the desecration and, instead, came to the aid of the agitator.

DG ISPR salutes ‘Defender of Quran’

Later, Inter-Services Public Relations Director-General Major General Asif Ghafoor, through his personal account, saluted the bravery of Ilyas for jumping through the fence and saving the Holy Quran from burning.

Asif Ghafoor tweeted “Salute to brave Ilyas for displaying courage to stop an absolutely deplorable action. Such Islamophobia based provocations only promote hatred & extremism.”

DG ISPR further added “All religions are and must stay respectable. Islamophbia is threat to global peace and harmony.”

Salute to brave #Ilyas for displaying courage to stop an absolutely deplorable action. Such Islamophobia based provocations only promote hatred & extremism. All religions are and must stay respectable. Islamophbia is threat to global peace and harmony.#TheGloriousQuran #Norway pic.twitter.com/CRahq5mazf

— Asif Ghafoor (@peaceforchange) November 22, 2019

#Norway a young man save Quran from burning.
May Allah protect this young man Ameen pic.twitter.com/DPhWaFgBUe

— Wali Rehman (@walirehman903) November 22, 2019

https://twitter.com/QuranAndHadithh/status/1197765656525053952?s=19

https://twitter.com/Habibul58400508/status/1197773730539278336?s=19

Umer Ilyas is now a social media Hero, and users are regarding him as the hero of Muslim world and one of the greatest defenders of Islam and Quran in modern times.

In his weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said the Muslims respect other religions and they expect the followers of other religions to also respect their religious sentiments.

In a written statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry called on Norwegian authorities to stop anti-Muslim and xenophobic attacks, adding that Turkey is “expecting those responsible to be brought to justice as soon as possible.”

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