MAULANA & MUFTIES IN PAKISTAN

VISION OF MAULANA & MUFTIES IN PAKISTAN

Our beloved country in 1947 , our nation has been confused about the role of religion in the affairs of the state. This confusion is mainly because of religious parties coming into politics and taking a hard, hawkish stand. Ironically many religious scholars were against Jinnah and the Pakistan movement. Most of the basic principles of Islam like equality, justice and others were not the main focus of the so-called religious scholars; rather they emphasized the jihad factor, without educating the people about the fact that jihad has a boundary rules and regulations.

The vision of Unites States about Afghanistan gave a chance to many of t he Maulanas and Muftis to come to the frontline and play with the religious sentiments of the people, provoking them to take up arms and fight a jihad in Afghanistan. The torchbearers of Islam  used the loudspeakers in the mosques to hypnotize the masses and tell them that their religious duty is to leave their homes and wage a war against the US forces in Afghanistan.

Young boys and girls studying in the madrassas were very vulnerable to these religious scholars who actually manipulated them and used them for the glory of Islam. One of these religious scholars is Maulana Abdul Aziz, a very famous name in Islamabad. He was the head of a mosque in Islamabad. In 2006 and 2007 the maulana actually took physical steps with the help of his young religious force and violated the law of the state by raiding various neighborhoods beating police personnel and trying to implement Islam (peace) through violent means.

Last month this maulana was nominated the Taliban’s committee member by his like-minded friends in the Taliban side. In view of this, there is no difference between the maulana and the Taliban since both of them want to implement sharia through the use of force. But has  peace ever been implemented or can it ever be implemented through the use of force?

Can we survive in the international area by breaking relations with the US or the west and by having a rigid and violent stance towards them? In this regards, the grand mufti from Egypt has given  a fatwa that Muslims living in –non Muslims countries can participate in the business of alcohol and that women and men have equal right in Islam. The women who are working in offices and should they be allowed to become doctors and lawyers?

Maulana with due respect this nation is very passionate about religion and people do follow him.