Why Are Extremism And Violation Of Islam In The Name Of Islam Growing Together In Pakistan?
By
Prof. Akhtarul Wasey
16 March
2022
Translated
by Ghulam Ghaus Siddiqi, New Age Islam
Why Is
It That Extremism, Which Is A Breach Of Islam, Is On The Rise In Pakistan?
Key
Points:
1. What is
commonly seen in Pakistan in the name of religion is neither compatible with
Islam nor acceptable to any civilised community.
2. Why is it
that, the Hadith, "abusing is disobedience [fisq] and killing is disbelief
[kufr]," is not implemented in Pakistan?
3. The Rights
and Privileges That We Demand for Muslims in non-Muslim Majority Countries Must
be first extended to Non-Muslim Brothers living in Muslim-Majority
Countries.
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Horrible
and surprising news frequently comes from our neighbouring country. What is commonly
seen in Pakistan in the name of religion is neither compatible with Islam nor
acceptable to any civilised community. Slogans are sung loudly in Pakistan in
order to establish Nizam-e-Mustafa; however, individuals singing such slogans
forget that the primary condition for the construction of Nizam-e-Mustafa is
the morals of Mustafa (peace be upon him). Those who live in Pakistan and are
familiar with the circumstances and happenings there say that the laws adopted
in Pakistan against the blasphemy of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him),
blasphemy of Islam, and blasphemy of the Quran are frequently utilised as a
form of retaliation for personal hatred.
A similar
heinous crime occurred recently in the village of Jangal Derawala in Khanewal
District, 275 miles from Lahore, the capital of the Pakistani Punjab, where a
madman was tortured by a mob, leaving the police helpless. The man died
instantly. The individual was accused of desecrating the Holy Qur'an by tearing
up and burning its pages. First and foremost, how can you expect someone who is
mad to be reasonable, polite, and balanced?
A wise man
should not treat a person who has lost his wits and is unable to distinguish
between good and evil as a result of mental illness. Your anguish and rage may
be justified against the blasphemy of your religious scripture which was given
us as the Last Book of God Almighty through the Last Prophet (peace be upon
him). However, wise individuals should remember that such a person should be
handed over to the police so that the law can do its work rather than taking
laws into their own hands.
The victim
was identified as Mushtaq Ahmed (son of Bashir Ahmed), a native of Bara Chak
village, according to sources. Moreover, we still remember the case of a Sri
Lankan executive of a garment factory in Punjab province of Pakistan who was
lynched by a mob.
Pakistan,
which proclaims itself the "Kingdom of God," was established to
promote Islamic values. Non-Muslims, on the other hand, are treated in that
country in a humiliating and harsh manner. What can be said about this
fanaticism, in which mosques, monasteries, imambargahs, and shrines are all
targeted? The environment of hostility fostered by sectarian hatred and
corruption is attacking Pakistan, just as termites destroy wood.
We forget
that all sects are subject to Religion but the Religion is not subject to
sects. Remember that Allah, His Messenger and His Book shall be the axis of our
religion, with every other affiliation and relationship serving as the core of
devotion, regardless of which sect we choose and from which we seek honourable
intentions and allegiance.
Not only
that, but we must remember that a girl named Malala Yousafzai was shot in the
past for advocating for girls’ education. The British government, as well as
some of the NGOs that treated Malala, opened the path for her education and
awarded her the biggest Nobel Prize of all time. But it's no less heartbreaking
that, at a time when the world was honouring a Pakistani daughter with the
noble-prize, anti-Malala and anti-education elements were roasting small
children who came to a school for education with gunshots. Regrettably,
religion was used to justify all of this.
Who does
not know that after the advent, the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to the
people of Makka from the cave of Hira with the message of 'read' [Iqraa]? In a
world where knowledge and wisdom were monopolised by a few, the Prophet (peace
be upon him) declared, "It is compulsory on every Muslim man and woman to
gain knowledge." "Acquire wisdom from the lap of the mother to the
tomb," he added. He also stated that "knowledge is the believer's
lost capital." Not only that but it was also put into effect by the
Prophet (peace be upon him)
Following
their victory in the Battle of Badr, the Muslims transported the prisoners of
war to Madinah, with two conditions for their release: “Pay the ransom or
educate the Muslim children of Madinah and be released.” What education did the
Prophet (peace be upon him) want them to teach when we all know they didn't
believe in the Qur'an, didn't know the hadith, and were open adversaries of
Islam and the Prophet? The Prophet (peace be upon him) taught us a lesson by
having his people educated by them: we should care about our children's faith,
but we should not look at the religion of the teachers, but rather their
knowledge and competence. Given this fact, I don't understand why a particular
element in Pakistani society is the opponent of education.
The Holy
Prophet (peace be upon him) has also said, according to Bukhari Sharif,
“Abusing is disobedience [fisq] and killing is disbelief [kufr].” So, where did
this mental anguish, harassment, and violence in Pakistani culture come from?
On Friday, 63 people were killed and an unknown number were injured in a
suicide attack on individuals who had congregated to prostrate in honour of
Allah's glory. The only crime committed by those killed and maimed was that
they were Shiites, and no one should deny that they were Muslims. But who was
it that punished them? It was carried out by ISIS. These ignorant people fail
to realise that their heinous crime tarnishes the image of Islam in the eyes of
the world and shatters the unity of Ummah.
We want to
be clear that wherever oppression and aggression are used against anyone
anywhere in the globe, we are firmly opposed to it and do not condone
oppression in one place to justify tyranny in another. The Prime Minister of
Pakistan, the Punjab Chief Minister, the Minister of Religious Affairs, the
Minister of Human Rights, and others in the Pakistani government have
reportedly severely condemned all of these acts, with Prime Minister Imran Khan
calling for zero-tolerance against terrorists. However, simply stating this
will not be sufficient since, as long as such people are not curbed, not only
Pakistan but also Islam and the image of Muslims in the world will be
tarnished.
We must
remember that the last Messenger of Allah Almighty, peace be upon him,
described believers as “those who like for others what they like for
themselves.” Given this characteristic attitude of the believers, it is
imperative that all of the rights, freedoms, and privileges that we seek for
Muslims in non-Muslim-majority countries and societies must be offered first to
our non-Muslim brothers and sisters who live as minorities in Muslim-majority
cultures and countries. Let us set an example, making the world a better place
and earning the divine pleasure of our Lord.
Urdu Article: Why Are Extremism And Violation Of Islam In The Name Of Islam Growing
Together In Pakistan? آخر پاکستان میں اسلام کے
نام پر اسلام کی خلاف ورزی اور انتہا پسندی ایک ساتھ کیوں پروان چڑھ رہی ہے؟
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