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ORDINANCE XX OF 1984 ORDINANCE XX OF 1984 ANTI-ISLAMIC ACTIVITIES OF QUADIANI GROUP, LAHORI GROUP AND AHMADIS (PROHIBITION AND PUNISHMENT) ORDINANCE, l984 An Ordinance to amend the law to prohibit the Quadiani group, Lahori group and Ahmadis from indulging in anti-Islamic activities [Gazette of Pakistan, Extraordinary, Part 1, 26th April, 1984] No. F. 17 (1)/84-Pub.-The following Ordinance made by the President is hereby published for general information :- PART II.- AMENDMENT OF THE PAKISTAN PENAL CODE (ACT XLV OF 1860) 3. Addition of new sections 298-B and 298-C Act XLV of 1860.--In the Pakistan Penal Code Act (XLV of 1860), in Chapter XV, after section 298-A, the following new sections shall be added, namely :- "298-B. Misuse of epithets, descriptions and titles, etc., reserved for certain holy personages or places.-(1) Any person of the Quadiani group or the Lahori group (who call themselves 'Ahmadis' or by any other name) who by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation,- (a) refers to or addresses, any person, other than a Caliph or companion of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), as 'Ameer-ul Mumineen', 'Khalifa-tul-Mumineen', 'Khalifa-tul-Muslimeen' 'Sahaabi' or 'Razi Allah Anho': (b) refers to, or addresses, any person, other than a wife of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), as 'Ummul-Mumineen'; (c) refers to, or addresses, any person, other than a member of the family (Ahle-bait) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), as Ahle bait ; or (d) refers to, or names, or calls, his place of worship as 'Masjid'; shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. (2) Any person of the Quadiani group or Lahori group (who call them selves 'Ahmadis' or by any other name) who by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation, refers to the mode or form of call to prayers followed by his faith as 'Azan', or recites Azan as used by the Muslims, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine. 298-C. Person of Quadiani group, etc., calling himself a Muslim or preaching or propagating his faith.-Any person of the Quadiani group or the Lahori group (who call themselves 'Ahmadis' or by any other name), who, directly or indirectly, poses himself as a Muslim, or calls, or refers to, his faith as Islam, or preaches or propagates his faith, or invites others to accept his faith, by words, either spoken or written, or by visible represen tations, or in any manner whatsoever outrages the religious feelings of Muslims, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine."