At least 31 killed, dozens wounded in suicide blast at Islamabad mosque

[Lion of Shia]

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At least 31 killed, dozens wounded in suicide blast at Islamabad mosque

Powerful explosion rocks Shia mosque in Pakistani capital’s Tarlai Kalan area during Friday prayers.

 

A suicide bombing attack at a Shia mosque in Islamabad has killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens more, in one of the worst such incidents to hit Pakistan’s capital.

The powerful explosion occurred at Khadija Tul Kubra mosque, in southeastern Islamabad’s Tarlai Kalan area, during Friday prayers.

 

 

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the mosque’s security guards tried to intercept the suspect, who opened fire at them before detonating his explosives among the worshippers.

Asif alleged the attacker had been travelling to and from Afghanistan.

In a statement, the Islamabad administration said 169 people were transferred to hospital after rescue teams reached the site of the explosion.

Footage shared on social media and verified by Al Jazeera showed bloodied bodies lying on the floor of the mosque, surrounded by broken glass and debris.

Islamabad resident Aun Shah said his father was “badly” injured in the attack. “He has a hole in his stomach,” he said.

Security personnel stand guard outside the mosque following the deadly blast [Farooq Naeem/AFP]

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar condemned the incident as a “cowardly suicide attack on innocent worshippers”.

“Targeting places of worship and civilians is a heinous crime against humanity and a blatant violation of Islamic principles. Pakistan stands united against terrorism in all its forms,” he posted on X.

At the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital, AFP news agency journalists saw several adults and children being carried in on stretchers or by their arms and legs.

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Medics and bystanders helped unload victims with blood-soaked clothes from the back of ambulances and vehicles. At least one casualty arrived in the boot of a car, while friends and relatives of the wounded screamed as they arrived at the hospital’s heavily guarded emergency ward, the news agency reported.

People mourning outside the mosque [AFP]

In a statement, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his “deep grief” following the incident. Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari said “targeting innocent civilians is a crime against humanity”.

ed families in this difficult time,” he added.

Top Pakistani Shia leader Raja Abbas Nasir said the incident was not only “a serious failure in protecting human lives but also raises significant questions about the performance of the authorities and law enforcement agencies”.

The United Kingdom’s ambassador to Pakistan, Jane Marriott, condemned the attack in a statement on social media, calling the violence “abhorrent”.

“Outraged and heartbroken by the horrific attack at Imambargah in Islamabad during Friday prayers,” she said. “My thoughts and prayers are with those killed and injured and their families.”

The Delegation of the The European Union in Pakistan said it “condemns all acts of terrorism” and offered its condolences to the families of the victims.

In November last year, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of the Islamabad District Judicial Complex, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens.

In September 2008, a suicide bomber detonated a dump truck at Islamabad’s Marriott hotel, killing at least 63 people and wounding more than 250.

Al Jazeera’s Abid Hussain contributed to this report

 

[Eddie Mecca]

May Allah curse Ibn Saud, Muhammad ibn 'Abd-al Wahhab and Ibn Taymiyyah and Bani Umayyah

[ServantOfMahdi]

The country with the largest no. of Nāsibīs & Khārijīs in the world; surely going to be the land of the biggest reinforcements for the Sufyānī.

May Allāh grant patience to the victim families.

May Allāh bring joy to the martyrs' souls with lofty ranks in Paradise & a speedy revenge for their blood.

May Allāh hasten the Reappearance of our saviour al-Qā’im (عليه السلام).

Āmīn

[realizm]

إنا لله و إنا اليه راجعون 

Lord punish those filthy nasibis, ennemies of Islam, and their forefathers and future disciples. Allahumma Amin. 

Who claimed this ? It's not like there is a perpetual war going on, but every few months those horrible attacks hit our brothers.

What are the revendications behind this and what is Pakistan doing to prevent such violence ? I can't believe it is just groups of shia haters who want to gain jannah, otherwise the attacks would be much more frequent given the high population of Pakistan. 

Edited February 8 by realizm

[Eddie Mecca]

51 minutes ago, realizm said:

Lord punish those filthy nasibis, ennemies of Islam, and their forefathers and future disciples. Allahumma Amin. 

Who claimed this ? It's not like there is a perpetual war going on, but every few months those horrible attacks hit our brothers.

What are the revendications behind this and what is Pakistan doing to prevent such violence ? I can't believe it is just groups of shia haters who want to gain jannah, otherwise the attacks would be much more frequent given the high population of Pakistan. 

There's only one bastion of true Muhammadi Islam (i.e. Shi'ism) left in the world and the Collective West (USA, Britain, Israel, Germany, France etc. etc.) is trying its utmost to destroy it completely, totally and absolutely... They're using Wahhabism from without and they're attempting to use Shirazism from within... the former method has (thus far) been a lot more successful than the latter method... be on high alert for both... when you see either snake attempting to raise its head you must decapitate immediately (symbolically speaking)

[Panzerwaffe]

It’s this Baluchi nationalist?

[Hameedeh]

8 hours ago, Panzerwaffe said:

It’s this Baluchi nationalist?

The news said IS aka ISIL aka ISIS aka Daesh. 

Innaa lillahi Wa Innaa Ilayhi Raaji'oon. "Indeed to Allah we belong, and to Him we return." [Holy Qur'an 2:156] (Fatiha)

Edited February 9 by Hameedeh
Fatiha

[GEU_40]

It was ISIS "Pakistan Province". The dog of hell was a local from Peshawar who trained in Afghanistan. That's how ISIS operates. They find a ready supply of local people willing to blow themselves up because the seeds of hatred are already present in them.

[Essentials123]

20 hours ago, Eddie Mecca said:

use Shirazism from within..

It is very sad and disturbing this happened in Pakistan. May Allah grant those killed a high level of heaven. I know what Wahhabism is… but forgive my ignorance what is Shirazism?

[Eddie Mecca]

@Essentials123

Shirazism (a.k.a. British Shi'ism) 

 

[Eddie Mecca]

@Essentials123

 

[Lion of Shia]

3 hours ago, Eddie Mecca said:

@Essentials123

Shirazism (a.k.a. British Shi'ism) 

 

i thought you were refering to ayatollah shirazi.

[Eddie Mecca]

1 hour ago, Lion of Shia said:

i thought you were refering to ayatollah shirazi.

Most of the Shirazi family consist of clean scholars... there's only a few bad apples causing trouble 

[HumanBeing44]

14 hours ago, GEU_40 said:

It was ISIS "Pakistan Province". The dog of hell was a local from Peshawar who trained in Afghanistan. That's how ISIS operates. They find a ready supply of local people willing to blow themselves up because the seeds of hatred are already present in them.

Not just locals but even mentally challenged(those who subscribe to their ideology) from developed nations as well.

[Essentials123]

On 2/9/2026 at 12:36 PM, Eddie Mecca said:

Shirazism (a.k.a. British Shi'ism) 

I watched both videos.. thank you. They answered my original question. However, I am left with a new question.. What did the speaker mean by American Sunnism and British Shiaism being a source of problems? I looked online and noticed Ayatollah Khamenei made a comment covered by the press about how American Sunnism and British Shiaism are two sides of the same scissors. But the press coverage didn't expand on what American Sunnism is? Please explain. 

Edited February 11 by Essentials123

[HumanBeing44]

4 hours ago, Essentials123 said:

I watched both videos.. thank you. They answered my original question. However, I am left with a new question.. What did the speaker mean by American Sunnism and British Shiaism being a source of problems? I looked online and noticed Ayatollah Khamenei made a comment covered by the press about how American Sunnism and British Shiaism are two sides of the same scissors. But the press coverage didn't expand on what American Sunnism is? Please explain. 

I think what they mean by American Sunnism is Wahhabism/

[Eddie Mecca]

5 hours ago, HumanBeing44 said:

I think what they mean by American Sunnism is Wahhabism/

That's a part of it

9 hours ago, Essentials123 said:

However, I am left with a new question.. What did the speaker mean by American Sunnism and British Shiaism being a source of problems? I looked online and noticed Ayatollah Khamenei made a comment covered by the press about how American Sunnism and British Shiaism are two sides of the same scissors. But the press coverage didn't expand on what American Sunnism is? Please explain.

The term "American Islam" was coined by Sayyid Qutb during the 1950's... "British Shi'ism", "American Islam", " European Islam" etc. are inauthentic versions or expressions of Islam used to fool Muslims in the diaspora... they are the concoctions of Western think-tanks (e.g. RAND Corporation) that echo White House policies... Reform Judaism, (a.k.a. Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism) offers a rendition of Judaism that must "keep pace with the times" and "stay current" and "remain revelevant" with modernity... they want to do the same with Islam and offer a watered-down, declawed and castrated version of the religion... one that emphasizes national identity, race, ethnicity etc. over scripture or divine revelation... "American Islam" is the Islam of empire, the Islam of Wall Street, the Islam of Halliburton, the Islam of the Uncle Tom, the Islam of white colonialism, the Islam of Western imperialism... the goal is to reduce Islam to a collection of empty cultural practices... make it compatible with LGBT lifestyle choices... make it consistent with individualism and secularism... hijack and create a specific flavor of the religion that's subservient to American or European values... disconnect Muslims living in the West from the struggles of their brothers and sisters residing in the Global South... 90 - 97% of the mosques in North America, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand etc. adhere to one form or another of American Islam or "Euro-Islam"... Hamza Yusuf, Omar Suleiman, Jonathan Brown, Linda Sarsour, The Squad, Yasir Qadhi, all operate within the confines of the establishment... American Islam (i.e. Gatekeeper Islam) encourages full assimilation and promotes integration within the systems of disbelief (i.e. kufr)... voting and participating in the political structure is highly encouraged... Imam Khomeini called American Islam, "the Islam of hypocrisy", "the Islam of the comfortable", "the Islam of capitalist rule over the oppressed and barefooted."

Edited February 12 by Eddie Mecca
Correction

[Abu Hassanain]

Salam

“Masjid Fatimah” is the perfect example of this. I wish I mean what the scholars mean by these type types of terms.
 

it is a masjid that is now in Brooklyn (they had to hide in Manhattan to my father-in-law died. He saw his associates, stopped them from participating in Imam Hussayn day every year) that promotes men and women praying side-by-side LBGTQIA+ feminism, etc. they have a man that considers himself a woman and dresses like a woman as their resident scholar who leads the prayers

Wallahu Alam 

[Essentials123]

11 hours ago, Eddie Mecca said:

adhere to one form or another of American Islam or "Euro-Islam"... Hamza Yusuf,

Thank you for explaining this to me. It is interesting to reflect upon. I moved to Santa Clara, CA with my family in the late 80s/early 90s - when Sh. Hamza Yusef was the imam of the MCA mosque in Santa Clara. His father was a professor of literature at San Francisco State University and he is well versed in things such as the etymology of words, and famous Western works of literature. To this end he is captivating to listen to at times. However, over the years I did find it odd that he never takes a political position - and frequently when someone raises a social concern within the Qaddiriya circle he is a part of they are reminded to focus on themselves and their own purification instead, shamed for talking of politics 

[Eddie Mecca]

11 hours ago, Essentials123 said:

Thank you for explaining this to me. It is interesting to reflect upon. I moved to Santa Clara, CA with my family in the late 80s/early 90s - when Sh. Hamza Yusef was the imam of the MCA mosque in Santa Clara. His father was a professor of literature at San Francisco State University and he is well versed in things such as the etymology of words, and famous Western works of literature. To this end he is captivating to listen to at times. However, over the years I did find it odd that he never takes a political position - and frequently when someone raises a social concern within the Qaddiriya circle he is a part of they are reminded to focus on themselves and their own purification instead, shamed for talking of politics

No problem akhi... my stance is take knowledge freely from any speaker, scholar etc. but don't trust anyone... be paranoid... act as if everyone's on the CIA's payroll... view everyone as a potential hustler or betrayer.. learn to verify and scrutinize everything... learn to engage... question aggressively... double-check all data and information to the best of your ability... be extremely zealous about being thorough... exhaust yourself with regard to thoroughness... smile and be a wellwisher to all... give the benefit of doubt to all (especially to those who you feel deserve it)... don't accuse anyone of anything unless you're 200% sure... don't become mesmerized and emotionally attached to Islamic rockstar personalities... you must learn to live and coexist in two universes simultaneously: 1.) the universe governed by Islamic idealism and lofty Islamic optimism... and 2.) the pragmatic universe (i.e. universe of hideous, cutthroat realism)... you can learn a lot from Shaykh Hamza Yusuf... I've watched and listened to hundreds of his videos, video clips and audio lectures... the uncompromising nature of our religious tradition (i.e. Shi'ism) makes it harder for Twelvers and Zaydis to punk out... selling out and abandoning commitment comes second nature to our Sunni brethren because a large part of their religious framework is built on this premise... when din clashes head to head with dunya, din is naturally supposed to buckle, cave in and compromise... their worldview is materialism, pragmatism, or "reality" over spiritualism, idealism, achievable utopianism etc... our position and approach is the opposite of this... therefore modify your thinking accordingly and act accordingly... the Sunni phenomenon of bankrolling state-sponsored scholars for dollars by the Umayyads... the emphasizing of land annexation and acquisition, spoils of war, expanding boundaries etc. by the Sunnis... Shaykh Hamza was heckled at an Islamic conference in Toronto awhile back... he dubbed Palestinians who attempt to resist Zionist apartheid occupation as "crazy"... he placed the blame of Palestinian suffering on the shoulders of the Palestinians themselves... he and his teacher (i.e. Shaykh Abdallah bin Bayyah) support the Abraham Accords and the demonic UAE government... UAE is helping to bolster the rise of Neo-Nazism and Islamophobic sentiment in Europe... he talked negatively about the Arab Spring Uprisings in 2011 and said the MENA masses should obey their authoritarian rulers (Madkhali talking point)... Zaid Shakir had to run to his defense on more than one occasion... he (i.e. Hamza Yusuf) made some thoughtless racist (or borderline racist) comments during the height of Black Lives Matter movement activism following the slayings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, George Floyd etc. by police... Zaytuna Institute tends to sympathize with Middle America and the white conservative middle-class... Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated activists and organizations (e.g. Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Society of North America) are more inclined and sympathetic towards left-leaning causes and the plight of the oppressed and minorities in America