Saima Shahzadi
Islam is a religion which brought light to darkness of ignorance and gave
guiding principles to spend a successful life. Undoubtedly Islam is a complete
code of life and every aspect of life is unleashed in Holy Quran. It is a
religion of peace, spread not by sword but by good manners and is spreading like
a fragrance in the whole world. Islam favours equality and freedom of speech; a
freedom which prohibits vexing of other’s heart. Followers of Islam can never
take life of an innocent, then who is involved in suicidal killing of people at
mosques, schools, shrine of selected one’s and public places. Who is playing
with the life’s of children as well as innocent people? It is also extremism to
consider one’s doctrine right and others false. Similarly killing and disguising
women for land or estate is also extremism.
There is a difference between rights of Allah and people; authority of punishing
someone for not saying prayer or not having beard relies on Allah; no one has
right to decide life, death or fate of others. A Muslim is answerable for
bringing up his wife, off springs and those who are under his command. He can
advise others with good manners to say prayer or do good deeds but he cannot
force anyone to say prayer by pointing out his gun at him. Islam gives preaching
of harmony, endurance, tolerance and patience. Extremism is a way to ignorance
rather than martyrdom. A true Muslim is never in favour of killing anyone in the
world. Guardians of extremist should know that they are not just collecting
money but fire of hell as well. The justification of becoming Abu Jahal of today
by accused priest of American state of Florida, after burning prescriptions of
Holy Quran should be highly degraded. But it’s not wise to destroy national
assets of Pakistan by reacting extremely against this incident. Why pop Benedict
not put petition in American court against this defiled action of Ready Johns.
World cannot bear this clash between civilisations. America should have to take
action on these wrong deeds of cursed Ready Johns.
There are different Islamic organisations which are involved in extreme
activities. Out of these organisations, some are arguing that they are
performing jihad to eradicate the allies from Afghanistan by neglecting
governments command to remain calm. Is it possible to get rid of allies by doing
suicidal attacks on mosques and shrines of religious scholars? It is the right
of every country to secure its national interests. If America and Britain are
using Pakistan so as to honour their interests, it is not their fault as it is
the inability of our leaders. Let’s see whether our leaders have potential to
face these challenges. They are taking advantage of simplicity of people by
exciting them against America and Britain instead of securing national
interests. Release of Raymond Davis is also a true representation of it. America
had done what it should have to do in order to release its citizen but it would
not be possible without unfair support of our leaders. Therefore no extreme
group has right to perform suicidal attacks at any site of Pakistan by taking
this incident as their prime issue. It is a conspiracy to lose confidence on
freedom of justice and to keep Pakistan aback from civilised nations after
making decision on their own. Extremism is a tumour for this society; they have
made Pakistan a play thing with people spending a living dead life. It can be
said that these extremists are operated by someone else; it is not martyrdom but
a way to ignorance which will lead them to blaze of hell then orchards of
heaven.
Pakistan is an Islamic state; no one is allowed to proclaim jihad against any
state including Pakistan by merely agreeing with few people having similar
opinion. National interests of Pakistan are far more affected than any other
country due to the extremist’s activities. Authoritative class of Pakistan is
even not able to control the extremism in spite of using their power. Today,
investors are not ready to come and invest in Pakistan. National subsistence of
Pakistan is pledged with I.M.F. Pakistan, a nuclear power, with its rulers
begging from I.M.F and other monetary organisations in the name of loan. The
powerful authorities of Pakistan are not only lacking in vision but also not
accepting each other’s mandate. The extremism that started in Pervez Musharraf’s
regime is further strengthened in last three years, no one even strived to
analyse the stimulators for this sudden increase. Policies remained same though
faces continued to change in elections. Education is the only weapon to defeat
extremism. Our national media can play a vital role to fulfil this purpose. It
is necessary to add such material in coursework which gives awareness against
extremism. It is the need of an hour to incline youth towards harmony and to
displease them of extremism.
“Seek knowledge whether you have to travel China” is one of the famous quotes of
Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H). But these so called Taliban’s destroyed the educational
institutes in different cities by rebelling against the Islamic state. These so
called Taliban’s ask people for charity and then killed their loved ones by
purchasing weapons from it. It is considered a rebel against state to give them
zakat, fitrana or any fund. Extremism does not deserve any monetary or moral
support. Those people who provide them funds are equally responsible for
murdering people; when extremist kill others with the weapons bought from their
money. Pakistan is a strong fortress of Islam and extremist are busy in
weakening it. Few extremist cannot hijack Pakistan. People should have to help
state to get rid of this tumour of extremism. For the moment, Pakistan has more
threat from internal than from external powers. It is the extremist who are
threat to Pakistan than allies operating in Afghanistan.