Terrorists are doing a
continuous struggle to tarnish the positive image which Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)
and his blessed companions established almost 15th centuries ago. These
terrorists have got the support from both the secrets agencies and so-called
religious parties working to destabilize the world specially Pakistan and its
neighboring country India and Afghanistan. In last few years, they have killed
thousands of innocent men, women and children, bombed sacred places of worship
and centers of education, and kidnapped many private and GOVT officials. These
culprits which have become a hard pill to swallow for all the allies today are
the very much production of big powers who planted and used them against USSR in
1980s and now these grown up and wild snakes are biting themselves day and
night.
The religious parties founded on the name of Jihad have left no stone unturned
to promote religious extremism among the people since Zia’s regime. Majority of
the religious scholars stuffed with Rigidity, lack of tolerance and small wisdom
can see Mushrikeen and hypocrites creeping on earth and their sole efforts are
to decrease the number of Muslims rather than to increase it. They make frequent
speeches on the abstract issues the common people cannot benefit a little. The
verses revealed about the non-believers and the hypocrites in the era of the
holy prophet with special context are constantly associated and related to
defame the Sufi school of thoughts and the naive listeners with little
understanding of religion just chant the slogans of Subhan Allah and Masha allah
to inspire them the most.
The western world understands Islam through the picture Asian scholars have
painted in recent years. As the Asian scholars just talk the faith related
issues for their vested interest so the picture they have presented is highly
dark in which their followers enjoy zero tolerance, zero understanding and zero
mutual cooperation with the followers of the other religions which is against
the spirit of real Islam. I was extremely shocked to see the same abominable
Asian version of Islam here in UK. The people from Shia and Sunni sects are
talking rubbish sitting on private Islamic channels and declaring each other
non-Muslims and hypocrites. I thought that the people working in UK have better
understanding of Islam but the situation is worse here than that of Pakistan,
the reason is quite obvious that the imported religious scholars brought same
petty Asian issues with them.
The only hope I can see here is Minhaj ul quran that is working with the
followers of different religion for better future prospects of mankind. They
interpret and present Islam with the best of its multi cultural, socio-economic
and political values in the west. To dissolve the present crisis, Dr. Tahir ul
Qadri came forward and he has proved through the references from Shia and Sunni
books that there had not been an issue between Khulfa rashdeen and Hazrat Ali
and they enjoyed good relation, confidence and mutual understanding. If they had
an issue, they dissolved it in the light of the Holy Quran and the Ahadith of
the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
Minhaj-ul-Quran is using religion as a major instrument in the process of peace
building and reconciliation after 9/11.The scholars from Minhaj-ul-quran are
striving hard to nurture the spirit of mercy and forgiveness in both the Muslims
and non-Muslims so that they may be able to cope with the current situation and
succeed to end the long standing and entrenched problems. They realize that the
religious scholars hold a great authority and influence the life of the people
at every level that is why they do not only actively participate in the seminars
but also organize such seminars and conferences in which the followers of
different religion sit together and explore the possibility of peaceful multi
cultural society where the people live and cooperate with each other in all
affairs of life.
Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri, the chief pattern of Minhaj-ul-Quran, when invited the
Christians delegation at Iftar dinner and offered them the mosque to practice
their religion had to face a lot of criticism from the people with little
understanding of religion and they chanted slogans against him and declared him
a Christian but he revived the Sunnah of the holy Prophet when he allowed the
members of the delegation of Christians from Najran to worship in Masjid-e-Nabvi
and has the vision to look into the future years to come. He wants that the
Muslims Ummah should learn from the heavenly wisdom of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
when He signed different contracts with the then Jews and Christian to establish
peace and harmony in Arabia.
Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri, the chief pattern of Minhaj-ul Quran is a well literate and
visionary scholar with good communication skills. He prepares every message with
the message receiver in mind and uses euphemistic expressions and phrases to
attract the peope of the book. He gives them proper respect and honour and
elevates their social, political and economic status. He does not use exploiting
and offensive words which may break their hearts and condemns every step that
threats their property, honour and life. Minhaj-ul-Quran London arranged a
gathering inviting the people from different faiths to pay a tribute to the
people who lost their life in the tragic incident of 7/7.The people from all the
communities appreciated and lauded the efforts Minhaj is doing to create a
peaceful and healthy environment for the people.
Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri has written a 600-page judgement, known as a fatwa,
completely dismantles al-Qaeda's violent ideology. He describes al-Qaeda as an
"old evil with a new face" that has not been sufficiently challenged by the
Muslim scholars round the globe. He says that Islam forbids the massacre of
innocent citizens and suicide bombings. The other religious organizations such
as jamat e Islami, jamiat e ulma e Pakistan and many others have never condemned
the deadly acts of Al-Qaida and Taliban which shows their silent support the
evil doers.
Minhaj-ul-Quran International has launched different projects at the community
centers which have often gained recognition from different interfaith groups.
They are offering art classes to the students of different levels and hired
native British qualified teachers. For entertainment and recreation of women,
they often arrange a meena bazaar where ladies do not only purchase their
favoutie things but they can set their own stalls to sell different things. They
have been organizing different get together programmes and dinners and invite
the world famous nasheed artists who with their unique performance move the
hearts of different people from all age groups.
Minhaj-ul-Quran is also attracting the people of different faiths through
different Islamic cultural practices. Minhaj-ul-Quran believes that Islam
advocates multi-cultural society based on purity and decent values.
Minhaj-ul-Quran invites the people of the book to the common cultural values
such as dress, language and etiquettes. All the major religions of the world
want the people to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided
hair, or gold or pearls or expensive clothes. They lay emphasis on the use of
polite and fair language, and urge to avoid offensive words and expressions
which may break the heart of listeners.
In short, we need a society where the followers of all the religions live
together in peace and harmony. They practice love, tolerance and mutual
understanding for each other and stand by each other against the people who are
killing innocent people, bombing the sacred places and education centres. They
will become more and more daring if we left them with what they are doing. It
will give them licence to come with much more heinous and evil designs so the
people of faiths should stand together with Minhaj-ul-Quran International to
eradicate the evil of terrorism from roots.
Ali Akbar: Research Scholar London