Here are the sayings, Hadith, and verses from the Qur'an extracted and presented in bullet form with references:

- **Qur'an Verses:**
- "Allah loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and He loves those who keep themselves pure." [Qur'an, 2:222]
- "And let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." [Qur'an, 24:22]
- "The reward of the evil is the evil thereof, but whosoever forgives and makes amends, his reward is upon Allah." [Qur'an, 42:40]
- "That [is so]. And whoever responds [to injustice] with the equivalent of that with which he was harmed and then is tyrannized – Allah will surely aid him. Indeed, Allah is Pardoning and Forgiving." [Qur'an, 22:60]
- "A kind and courteous word and forgiveness are (much) better than the charity that is followed by (such an emotional) abuse." [Qur'an, 2:263]
- "And say, ‘Relieve us of our burdens.’ We will [then] forgive your sins for you, and We will increase the doers of good [in goodness and reward]." [Qur'an, 2:58]

- **Hadith of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him):**
- "Whoever suffers an injury and forgives (the person responsible), Allah will raise his status to a higher degree and remove one of his sins." [Musnad of Imam Ahmad]
- "Be merciful to others and you will receive mercy. Forgive others and Allah will forgive you." [Musnad of Imam Ahmad]
- "The Prophet was the most forgiving person. He was ever ready to forgive his enemies." [Various Hadith collections]
- "O Allah, You are forgiving and generous. You love to forgive." [Sunan At-Tirmidhi]
- "I swear by Allah that I seek Allah’s Pardon and turn to Him in repentance more than seventy times a day." [Bukhari]
- "O people! Ask for the forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him as I ask for the forgiveness of Allah and repent to Him one hundred times a day." [Various Hadith collections]
- "Give gifts and you shall love one another." [Bukhari]

These references encapsulate the teachings on forgiveness, mercy, and seeking forgiveness from Allah in Islam, as presented in the provided text.


A 36-year-old man was killed, and his body was burned in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after being accused of desecrating the Quran, the holy book of Muslims. The incident occurred on Thursday evening in Madyan, a town in the Swat district, which is a popular tourist spot located 280 kilometres (174 miles) from Islamabad.

The local police in Swat reported that the man, a tourist from Sialkot in Punjab, was accused of insulting the Quran. However, the specifics of what he allegedly did were not clear. According to a police official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the police had arrested the man in the main market of Madyan and taken him to the police station, but a crowd demanded that he be handed over to them.

A large group of hundreds of people then gathered outside the police station in Madyan where the man was being held. They attacked the police station, dragged the man out, and killed him. It is unclear exactly how he was killed, although one police source from the central Swat police headquarters, about an hour away from Madyan, said that the man had been “tortured to death.” Videos on social media show a large crowd chanting religious slogans and surrounding a burning body.

A senior police official in Swat, Zahid Ullah Khan, told the media that the group also set fire to the police station and a police vehicle. He added that investigations into the incident were underway, but the police have not confirmed whether any official report has been filed or if any arrests have been made.

Officials at the Civil Hospital in Madyan confirmed that at least eight people were brought in overnight with minor injuries from the incident, and all were treated and discharged. Although traffic through the main market area of Madyan was temporarily halted overnight, local officials reported that the situation in the town had returned to normal, with businesses operating and tourist traffic flowing as usual.

The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur, condemned the tourist’s death and requested an immediate report on the incident from the police. He also directed the provincial police chief to take emergency measures to control the situation.

Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which have their roots in the legal system established by British colonial rulers in 1860 to address Hindu-Muslim tensions, have not been significantly altered since Pakistan's independence in 1947. However, a constitutional amendment in 1974 declared the Ahmadiyya sect, a 500,000-strong minority group that considers itself Muslim, as non-Muslim.

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