The startling event of the past week have left many Pakistanis wondering as to the future of our country and how to percieve this latest happening.
I have been reading the comments posted by our readers and they highlight the sharp contrast that exists in our society today.
Whereas some suggest that the best solution is to slaughter all the maulvis (a rather irrational one in my opinion), others feel that this is just another in a series of Government propoganda, and those are just a few.
I do not think that blindly storming the mosque is a very good idea as it is a known fact that many innocent students are being held in there against their will.
Furthermore, slaughtering the maulvis will not help us achieve much. In the end we are Muslims, and this is supposed to be an Islamic state-thus we should abide by Islamic law. Adopting such a policy will only result in another Turkey as this was the same mistake Mustafa Kemal made. They might have acquired a more favourable position in the global economy, but it has come at the cost of their religious values.
I feel that the views expressed by a religious scholar Mohammad Naqvi sum up the problem and the situation quite aptly.
“In the past six months, the authorities at Lal Masjid tried their best to enforce a Taliban-style Shariah in Pakistan. But Maulana Abdul Aziz’z burqa-clad escape has proved that these people claim to be Jihaadis but when the time comes, they cannot live upto the challenge. The ulema should establish a way of dealing with such phonies, a large number of whom are present today.
We should understand that it was the spirit of sacrifice and brotherhood and not force which led to the spread of Islam.
At the same time, the Government should consider that this country was made in the name of Islam and should follow the rules set out by the Quran and Sunnah.”
Whether this is Government propoganda or an unstaged issue, the fact is that it has defamed Islam. The authorities at Lal Masjid used the wrong methods to try and enforce what they thought was right. There is no doubht that the establishments of a number of alcohol shops and brothels in not only Islamabad but in all the major cities is a serious social evil. But it is the job of the Government to shut down these institutions and not the responsibility of self-proclaimed saviours.
However, I do hope that this occurrence will open the eyes of the Government to the severely un-Islamic acts which need to be stopped and are currently ignored. If the Government was more efficient in establishing an Islamic society, such religious extremism would be easier to curb and avoid.
First of all, those who think that this is all a govt. drama are not very few. they are in substantial number.
the person totally responsible for defaming islam in this case is musharraf and he should be slaughtered.
Who is this religious scholar? I have never heard of him.
Busharaf is sole beneficiary of this incident. How it can be possible that our Army’s governemnt anna Pak army it self is unable to overtake one mosque especially when they have solved many major problems like Bugti, Sheikh Mujeeb, CJ(initially) successfully in the past. And our army only army in the world who done it many times)who can conquer a country in few hours is unable to solve it.
Kuch to hai jiski parda dari hai.
Chaudhrei
Yes, Musharraf could have borught these perpetrators down in a matter of a few hours. But i think you should hand it to him for handling the sitaution in a tactful manner. Would the 1600 have left the mosque unhurt if he besieged the mosuqe? I think not. The bloodshed would have been imminent and the wrath of the maulvis following the incident obvious. This article in dawn really surprised me. It said that there was no backlash in karachi following the lal masjid incident (http://dawn.com/2007/07/06/local1.htm). Now you all know that the very first after affects of any situation developing in Pakistan are first felt in Karachi. Yet, this time it was different. There were no stirkes, no wheel jams and most of all no loss of life. Surprising isnt it that the maulvis themselves didnt raise a voice againsnt Lal masjid? I beleive thye felt that the act was against the values and teachings of islam. And that it is. Tolerance is one of the major fundamentals of islams and by occupying the mosque thorugh brute force our so called called maulvis violated this very principle. I beleive that religion is between man and his god. Imposing your views on others is not only unethical but goes agianst the very pillars and foundations that our sacred religion is based on. Our problem lies in judging the others. We somehow happen to be so satisfied with our own miserbale lives that we have the time to actually comment on what the other person should be doing. Focus on yourself, mend your own ways and fill your own voids before reconstructing the lives of those you havent even heard of before.
What bothers me most however, is that a great leader has to stoop down to our level of thinking to prove his point for the better good of the country. Change is the beginning of a revolution, but it requires time and patience and us not backstabbing our own people.
If Busharaf wanted this task to be done without voilence, an ASI of Punjab Police would have been sufficient. Our beloved army should be only used to conquer PAKISTAN. What a waste of resource
A letter to GEO NEWS (or whoever is listening)
mohtram editor sahab,
islamabad mein waqoo pazeer honein walay halaat sabhee pakistanion kay leyae baisay paraishaneen hein. mein yeh e-mail aap logon ko iss leyae likh raha hoon kay aap logon ki coverage baqi sabhee sey qadray behtar thee or donon janib say moaqif sunein ko mila. aap ka channel hee maulan ghazi say barah-e-raast guftagoo karnein or ussay nashar karnein mein kamyab huwa. shayad kissi aur nein bhee kiya ho magar mujhay uss ki khabar naheen.
in tamam batoun kay bawajood mujhay aap logon say gila hay kay jub aap logon ko maulana ghazi say baat karnein ka mauqa mila tou aap kay interviewer chand bunyadi sawal karnein bhool gayae… yaa unn ko jaan boojh kar pas-e-pusht rakh diya. mere woh sawal mundarja zeil hein aur shayad har pakistani in kay jawab chahta hai.
1. Lal musjid ki intazamia ko kiss nein ijazat dee kay woh moashray pay dhons jamaiy or zabardastee apnee munn mani karay. in harqaton mein logon ka aghwa, logon ki mar pitayee, aam logon ki imlak ko nuqsan aur deegar aisay iqdam hein jo sarasar ghair qanooni hein aur yeh rawayah qanoon ki baldasti say inqar ka aur baghiyana hay.
2. Lal masjid aur jamia hafsa aik taleemi aur mazhabi idara hai. in logon kay pass klashinkov, machine guns, grenade hatta kay mines maujood hein. in logon ka iss aslahay say kaya ta-aluq. yeh aslaha rakhnein ka aik hee matlab hay kay woh issay isstamaal bhee kar saktay hein. iss aslahay ko isstamaal karnein kay leyae inhein yeh aslaha chalana bhee aana chaheeyae, jiss kay leyae inhein baqaida training ki zaroorat darkar hai. inn sabhee batoun ko maday nazar rakha jayae tou yeh baat samajh mein aati hai kay lal masjid ki intezamia nein soch samajh kar aik militant approach ko ikhtiar kiya hai, jo aik taleemi idaray aur khas taur pur aik mazhabi taleemi idaray ko sheva naheen deyta.
3. lal masjid aik mazhabi taleemi idara hai jo shayad talib-e-ilmon ki feeson, donations ya kuch na ma-aloom funds kay zariyae chalaya ja raha hai. sawal yeh hai kai in kay pass klashinkov, machine guns aur deegar aslaha khareedanein kay leyae paisa kahan say aya. lal masjid ki intazamia kay mutabiq yeh log feeson aur chanday say iss idaray ko chala rahey hein. agar aisa hai to kaya in logon ko zaib dayta hai kay yeh uss raqam say kitabein aur behtar alaat-e-taaleem kay bajai hathiar khareedein. aur na sirf yeh kay hathiar kharidein balkay unn ka issteymaal hakoomat kay khilaf karein aur girdo nawah mein rehnein walay logon ki zindagi azaab banayein.
4. Maulana ghazi nein aap kay numainday ko interview detay waqt kaha tha kay hum bey-qasoor hein aur hakoomat hum pur zulm kar rahee hai. hum nein koi mahaz arai naheen ki bulkay hakoomat hamein ishtial dila rahee hai. yeh aap bhee jantay hein kay pahli martaba iss hakoomat nein kissi ko itni dheel dee hai kay bar ha qanoon ko apnein hathoun mein lainein bawajood lal masjid ko sirf warnings dee gayeen aur baray tahammul say samjhaya gaya kay apni in harkaton say baz aa jayein, laikin unhon nein sabhee batoun ko bhool kar apni rawish naheen badlee aur apnee hassil karda taaleem aur tarbeyat kay mutabiq balwa kiya, hatta kay ministry of environment ki imarat ko aag laga dee or ihatay mein maujood garion aur deegar imlak ko nazr-e-aatish kar diya. ubb aap hi mujhaya batayea kay aya yeh wahee log hein jin gay baray mein maulana ghazi sahab ka kehna hai kay yeh bachay masoom hein in ka seena quran aur hadees kay ilm say munawar hai……mein naheen janta kay unn ka seena quran aur hadees say munawar hai ya naheen magar itna zaroor kahoon ga kay SHAOOR unn kay dimagh mein makeen naheen hai.
mein akhir mein unn waldein say appeal karna chahta hoon jin kay bachay iss idaray say wabasta hein, kay ba-rahe-meharbani apnein bachon kay behtar mustaqbil kay leyae apnein bachon ko kissi aisay idaray mein parhayea jo waqai unn ko sahee mazhabi taaleem dey na kay unn kay haat mein islaha pakra dey aur unn ko shahadat kay jhotay khwab dhika kar hakoomat key khilaf bharkai, jiss kay nateejay mein wo mulk ka bhee nuqsan karien aur uss ki bain-ul-aqwami sataeh pur badnami karein bulkay apni jaan say bhee jayein.
umeed karta hoon
KAY SHAYAD TERE DIL MEIN UTTAR JAYE MERI BAAT
a k raz
@ Haris
You seem to be quite adamant that the only solution to all of our problems is to be rid of Musharraf…
I am rather curious as to the replacement you have in mind….I am sure that along with me, alll of the readers would be interested in knowing who you feel would be able to do a better job as the head of the country….
i read your article..the things you have written sound very sincere and nice topics i am
looking forward to its continuation.