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.
