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• 1 akeel.rehman // Jan 8, 2008 at 4:44 am

  this is the same bulshit that Bush and Mush used to tell us. these might be your thoughts and i must respect your opinion. i am neither a supporter of JI nor i like them but this is ridiculous to allege anybody just on the basis of rumors and propaganda. we must start thinking with our own mind.

  pardon me if hurt ur feelings.

• 2 Sufi // Jan 8, 2008 at 3:08 pm

  This is no bulshit my honey nor ridiculous. Musharraf and Bush are busy to tell us the face of Qazi and JI. The teachings of the orgnization is based on hatred,intimidation,cohersion and threaths.
  This founder of this orgnization had called the founder of Pakistan “Kafir Azam”. One must read the declassified report of CIA about the activities of Moduddi. Mouddudi was the a CIA agent. He had all the facilities provided by the CIA for spying. Mouddudi hatched a great conspiracy against the people of Pakistan using the conception of hypocricy.
  The JI waged the US Jihad in Afghanistan used the innocent youth of Pakistan. Qazi the harsh critic of the US sent his son abroad for higher studies. All JI leaders who seems to be the enemy of US are actually the US agents . For the service of hypocricy they receive US dollars.
  In order to destablize our country these so called US crtitic always play their dirty role.
  JI called the US Jihad of Afghanistan a blessing,but the blessing resulted the flow of Klashankov,Suicide bombing,extremism,terrorism,fanaticism and mullahism. How could the architect of the suicide bombings would be challanged by the suicide bomber? I think one must read the history of the JI and the cheif of hypocrites carefully.
  JI has long been the ally of militry establishment. And there is no doubt in my mind that they still have a great relationship. They would never part their ways. Mullah militry alliance is still active on the ground.

  So the Qazi’s and Maullana’s would never deviate from thier postion. They would remain royal to the generals and the US. Mullahas are the secret weapons of neo imperialism. No suicide bomber would hit them. They are the great asset of the generals.

• 3 S.A.Kazmi // Jan 11, 2008 at 1:35 am

  I partially agree with the original article and the comments of Mr Sufi.Why is it so that The Jamaat-e-Islami never criticise or condemn the suicide bombings , they never ever condemned the attacks by religious extremists sectarian groups on eachother in recent past in Pakistan.
  It was General Zia-Jamaat alliance in the eighties that is , i think , mainly responsible for all our socio-religious problems that we are facing today.How could they think in the early eighties that if they will SOW the seeds of extremeism in our society, particularly in the uneducated and poor classes of society,the country will live in peace in the years to come?People like Gen Hameed Gul ,who i suspect ,mostly masterminded the spread of jihadies training in madressas etc and who claimed to be a great visionary, could not comprehend the after effects of their venture.The policies of Gen Zia , supported by The Jamaat , had brought the following after effects:-

  a.Spread of extremeism , terrorism in the
  society/country.
  b.Breakup of Soviet Union and thus helping
  their masters ,” THE USA” to become the
  only supper power in the world.
  c.Spread of arms and Drugs in the society.
  The least i can say about The Jamaat-e-Islami is that its role has always been negative, i suspect them as agents of the enemies of Pakistan.

• 4 youaskedforit // Jan 11, 2008 at 2:51 am

  Sufi, i disagree with u on the point that JI and Military are ally of each other becuase if that is the case then the suicide bombers would not have been attacking Musharraf or any other Military personnel as in Swat, Karachi, Islamabad etc….. or they would not have been attacking the Police (just recently in Lahore), or Rangers,..the only agenda of Jamaat and Qazi Hussain is to destabilize Pakistan like Iraq and Afghanistan so that they can complete their extremist agenda and rule Pakistan in the name of Islam, other than this there is no way that Qazi can get any majority and support in Pakistan to come into power.

• 5 Sufi // Jan 11, 2008 at 6:42 pm

  I completely support the argument of Mr Kazmi about the fanatic general Hamid Gul, who worked with the CIA to spread the venom of Muhallahism in our soceitey. The former spy master,though looks like a flamboyish and fire brand critic of US,but the deeds are heavy to wash his past away. He still has relationship with the Al-Qaeeda and Taliban-and the suicide momber. Like is friend Qazi,he has never condomned suicide bombing and killing. He call shots against Musharraf,but all generals are the face of same coin. Generals have no religion nor any ideology,the license they possess is gun.
  Zia and Musharraf both dictators have the same agenda-to wreak havoc.
  So the suicide bombers would target others,but never target generals and Muhallahs.

• 6 Zeeshan Ali Rana // Jan 11, 2008 at 10:26 pm

  others wrote:

  “Like is friend Qazi,he has never condomned suicide bombing and killing.”

  “The Jamaat-e-Islami never criticise or condemn the suicide bombings , they never ever condemned the attacks by religious extremists sectarian groups on eachother in recent past in Pakistan.”

  My point:
  If someone does not condemn sth then it does not make him a part of the attackers… so just saying that he is backing suiciders is not enough to prove it. And I am sorry to say that u guys didnt even see tht he sometimes condemns the attacks too, for example see http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25894&Itemid=2

  come on guys grow up… just coz u dont look into facts and one does not condemn it openly doesnt make him a supporter of the attackers…

  will comment on a few other things later… gotta do a bit of work now…. but i’ll plea…….. plz grow n stop playin this blame game …. think +ve n seek for proofs b4 getting convinced n starting false propaganda… use ur heads plzzz (if u have i mean)

• 7 Usman // Jan 12, 2008 at 12:47 pm

  Well i dont find this post more or less then the same what terrorists are doing. Good work if you want to destabilize pakistan. The only way to save this country is complete democracy, independent (restore) judiciary, every one is accountable. I really find this post a waste of time. By just blaming you might achieve ur motive of disintegrating the peoples. :).. All i know is if politicians,army, judges all are also accountable for their deeds, there will be no terrorist. So stop acting like kid, no more blame game… just work for the democracy, independent judiciary and saving our constitution.

• 8 Oppenheim // Jan 12, 2008 at 7:49 pm

  Good journalists would differentiate between factual and verifiable data and hearsay, invention, and rumor and help their readers do the same.

  In what I call “conflict cultures”, journalists have an especially difficult job. Intimidation by warring parties, censorship by governments, threats by nonaligned parties who may nonetheless have private interest in sustaining political chaos, and disinformation bear down on their shoulders: instead of following, reporting, and testing (against other information and sources) investigations that help remove doubts and suspicions, they may gloss events, so that you get the surface “who” and “what happened” and then very little beneath it. That leaves much room for mischief in the minds of readers.

  Sometimes, and less with regard to Pakistan than, say, Kenya this month, I think the people are going to have to prove better than their leaders, who are too often at each other’s throats and cultivating animosity and mistrust.

• 9 Sufi // Jan 14, 2008 at 7:14 pm

  My Rana is willing to defend the extremists and terrorists who are on the run now a days. Couple of days ago the champion of US jihad in Afghanistan Genral Aslam Baig, who had long served the CIA has changed the tone. He along with the stupid generals were busy propagating the CIA backed jihad to defend the unjust and cruel gurilla war. Qazi Sahib the CIA agent called the war between Kufar and Islam. But the soviet departure eneded CIA romance partially. He is the greatest assest of the NEOC-CONS and jewish lobby.
  We come what may,would unmask the devils who use the name of Islam for thier vested interests. Zia and JI used the name of Islam to please Jewish lobby for long long time. Qazi adamant to boycott the elections seems suspicious. His long affiliation with the CIA and ruthless generals is no more secret. The suicide bombing factory he has would hurt the peaceful movement of the lawyers. I urge the lawyers to distace themselves from hypocrite Qazis and Hamid Guls.
  Pakistan needs democracy and free judiciary,but these elements have secret vested interests. So we must get rid of these elements along with Musharraf and coward generls.

• 10 Akeel // Jan 14, 2008 at 11:05 pm

  I am totally agree with Zeeshan and Usman … it is totally useless and pathetic to write such ridiculous statements without any proofs. Mr. Sufi smells like a MQM guy … they usually do this kind of attacks which never make any sense. Please think out of box instead of just following the propaganda … by writing this kind of stuff you are serving better for CIA than the victims of this post. I will repeat what Usman said “just work for the democracy, independent judiciary and saving our constitution”. God bless us in such a scary time and keep us united

• 11 Raja Nusrat Ali // Jan 15, 2008 at 12:39 am

  Most comments are based on hearsay sectarion malice. Jamaat e islami is playing very positive role in the politics of our country. It supports democracy and its struggle is to islamise the Pakistan. It is not something strange for the people of Pakistan. To set up an islamic society in pakistan was the dream of Dr Muhammad Iqbal, a great thinker of islam and our national poet. No political party in Pakistan except Jamaat e Islami is making efforts to uphold islamic ideology. It has very comprehensive programme. All its workers are very very ideological. Jamaat MNAs and MPAs have never changed parties and have followed Jamaat,s policy. Jamaat,s leadership encourages and welcomes positive criticism but it should not be a fire in the air for nothing. There is complete democracy in the Jamaat,s ranks and there is accountability for every one right from Ameer e Jamaat to a worker. Jamaat,s policies are very clear. By the grace of God Jamaat has very strongly opposed military rule and pro America policies of Musharaf, also always pleaded for true democracy. No internal and external agency has raised finger on jamaat e islami with respect to talibans and suicide bombing. However Jamaat, like most Pakistanis, opposes Musharraf,s military actions in the name of fighting terrorism. It stands for political solution. I request the critics of Jamaat to first know it well then you are rightful to criticize.

• 12 Sufi // Jan 15, 2008 at 4:52 pm

  I am neither a supporter of MQM nor against of any orgnization. I am against of thugs,fanatics,extremists and hypocrites who use violence and religion for their vested interests. I would never accuse those called the founder of Pakistan Kafir Azam-who fought US jihad in Afghanistan-who supported fanatic Zia-who use religion a tool to redicalize the society. Who calls shot against US but send their sons to the US. Who drink Pepsi and accuse Jewish. This a naked hypocricy.
  What kind of message JI wants to deliever to the massess? There Danda Force has terrorised the whole institution in Pakistan. They have insatiable appatite for violence and destruction. They,in the time of crisis abused Imran Khan and handed over him to the General. We must say no to these elements who send our youth for fake Jihad,but their sons to US for higher studies. There is doubt that any orgnization who uses religion as a tool to do business is hypocrite. Religion teaches ethics and moral values not Al-shams and Al-badar to kill Bangalis. Those call shots against Isreal and US never bothered to fight side by side with Hamas and Al-Fatah.
  These so called religious orgnizations have never talked about the Vini,marriage with Quran and unislamic practices. They have never talked about of Feudal system nor feudal atrocities.
  They have never challaged the forces of evil within. Jihad is a sacred pillar of on of five pillars of Islam. These elements have abused Jihad for dollars to please Jiwish lobby and Neo.Cons. My point is very clear:do not use religion as a tool to destroy the image of Islam and Muslim. We Muslims are facing numerous challages accross the globe. The soft image of Islam is very importent to project. Not that the Jamat projects.
  We must negate these elements once and for all.
  Pakistan need a pluralistic order to come out of this crisis-new social contract is the need of time.It should be based on equality and fraternity. A society where ethics and moral values must be given top priority. We did talk alot about jihad,but crucial time of jihad has come-jihad against injustice,poverty,illitracy,hypocricy, religious extremism,fanaticism,Muhallism, reducalsim and generalsim. God save us from the scourge of Zias,Musharrafs and those use religion as tool for their vested interests.

• 13 Sufi // Jan 15, 2008 at 5:06 pm

  I would accuse those who called the founder of Pakistan Kafir Azam and established Al-Shams and Al-badar to kill the innocent Bengali muslim. This is a kind of extremism fatalism to kill fellow muslims and send other sons to fight the BSF,but collect dollars from the US. I would accuse those who fought Jewish Jihad in Afghanistan in the name of Islam. It is because of that Jihad who are facing the dilemma of suicide bombing,drugs,religious extremism and the flow of hatred. I would accuse those who terrorise the innocent students and create state within state. Today we are at war with GENERALS and other monsters,but we must identity those who abused the great Imran Khan under a secret deal with the intellegence agencies in Punjab University. We must identify enemy within if restoration of Judiciary and rule of law is our top priority. Beware hypocrites guys.

• 14 Saqib // Jan 15, 2008 at 5:58 pm

  Bakwas! Your post smells of MQM. They’re so blindly after JI and PTI, that they blame everything on them. The fact is that jihadism and Taliban were created by Uncle Sam and the (not so) Pak Army. We fought the proxy war. If JI was sending people and money to Afghanistan or Kashmir, they were doing so due to the indications and support of the military (which is synonymous to govt of Pakistan). JI dont score any points in my book, but I would certainly not agree with holding them responsible for this. The suicide bombings only benefit the Pak/US government by helping them prove the reality of the so-called threat. A look at PTV (ISPR-TV) news clearly shows how hard they are trying to drive home this point, trying to justify a war we shouldnt be fighting.
  The Northern areas that were a fort for Pakistan, where we never needed military, a large portion of our forces are now deputed while other borders sit vulnerable. No military ever managed to accomplish anything in these territories. Decision makers (mush and bush) should’ve thought of that. This is all bull crap that they’re shoving down our throats while oil prices hit the sky, products emerging from bumper crops run short in our country, natural gas is short, power is short and all this while, our most important threat is “terrorism.” If it is a threat, they created it themselves. Now they’re blaming the shortage of flour and oil products on the post-assassination riots. Give me a break! They’re hiding the black sheep that we so desparately need to get rid of right away.

• 15 Usman // Jan 15, 2008 at 6:01 pm

  Sufi i dont have any objection with your point of view. But still the solution is the same…
  Complete democracy with independent judiciary. Once its there every injury will heal out. By the way only one big party Supported Mr. Imran on Boycott and that was JI. Imran khan is my hero and the best thing about him is he never alleged JI on his arrest issue, though every one knows the reality. Thats why we all love him, he never accuse any one just to keep every one united.

  I feel its time to stand fellows… If not now then never…. Lets come out on streets… and if these fanatics, generals are once uprooted by civil society they can never think of harming PAKISTAN.. but may be all we can do is think of better PAKISTAN..without any action

• 16 Sufi // Jan 15, 2008 at 6:11 pm

  Guys I would I support MQM who stoped my hero the real Chief Justice of Pakistan IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY? Since I believe in rule of law.

• 17 Sufi // Jan 15, 2008 at 6:13 pm

  I partially agee with USMAN.

• 18 S.A.Kazmi // Jan 16, 2008 at 12:47 am

  I am now nearly sixty years of age , all my life i have been reading 3/4 newpapers daily right from my childhood. I have been taking keen interest in political happenings throughout.I am sorry to say , its my considered opinion, formed over the years , that JIs role has never been positive in the poltics in the country. If you have read the news papers of 14th jan 2008 , you must have come to know about the links Gen Zia-ul-Haq had with the Israelies .The time will one day bringout the links of other people with CIA and the jews etc.Iam no one to accuse JI of supporting the terrorists unless i can prove it. But i have all the right to suspect anyone doing this on the grounds of their activities , their statements , their past record etc. WHY I SAY WHY dont the religious leaders in general, and JI leaders in particular , come on media and try to communicate to those who are behind the suicide bombings in the country and tell them that this is not the way to fight americans . The killing of own muslim /innocent brothers does not serve your cause , so please stop it.If we are against the Govts policy , it does not mean we start destroying our country like this. WHY dont they ever try to educate our militant eliments like this.Every time there is a suicide bombing , The JI leadrs AND people like Hameed GUL make statements saying ” all this is bcause of Musharafs policies” . Do they mean that if Musharaf has PRO-AMERICA policy , the right way to work for end to this policy is to have more suicide bombings , kill more innocent people in the country , destroy more national assets , creat more unrest in the country????Do all those friends ,who are trying to convince me or other critics of JI, think that , the reaction to suicide attacks by JI leaders and by likes of Hameed Gul etc is the right thing to do .Remember , neither you are enemies of Pakistan , nor am I , we all wish well being of our beloved homeland .But we all must think about and critically analyse the doings of our political leaders and where feel neccesary , must criticise them , so that they know , people are watching them , they are being assessed by their deeds. Its not only Govt needs to be criticised , even the opposition leaders , when they play negative politics must be taken to task.
  When i say oppositions negative role , just recollect the role , under the patronage of Hameed Guls ISI , played by IJI in the countrys politics during 1988 general elections.The aftermath of THE ROLE PLAYED by Generals like ZIA , Aslam BeG , Hameed Gul etc in our history has been extremely damaging for the country and the society.They have completely destroyed our political fiber. WE FIND NO LEADER NOW. I CAN ONLY PRAY TO GODALMIGHTY TO HELP THE POOR NATION.

• 19 Raza Hasan // Jan 17, 2008 at 1:25 am

  Bhai Sufi aur Kazmi sahib, bohat ma’zrat kay sath kay Pakistan aur Jamat Islami kay baray mein aap log westren propegenda ka shikar nazar aatay hein. Agar Jamat Islami terrorist party hay to Musharaf aur uss kay allies ko pehli fursat main iss kay khilaf tamam proofs qaum kay samnay la kar iss tanzeem par pabandi lagani chaheyeh thee aur Qazi Husain ko arrest kar kar kay muqaddma chalna chahyeh tha. Magar aisa nahi howa kyoon yeh ilzamaat sirf propegend he hein. Maulana Maududi pay jis tarha yahan keechar uchala gaya hay wo kabil-e-afsoos hay, kyoon Kay inhe Madudi sahib ke likhi hoi books aaj Int Islamic Uni Islamabad,Tehran Uni Iran, Madina Uni Saudia aur Al Azhar Uni Qahira mein parahi jati hein.Maudodi sahib ke likhi hoi Tafhem Ul Quran aaj bhe loog bohat zauq say parhtay hein.Maududi Sahib Pakistan ke pehli personality hein jinehin Islamic world ka Nobel Prize yani Shah Faisal Award say nawaza gaya unn ke khidmaat kay badlay mein.
  Main Jamat ka karkun nahi na Qazi meray Uncle lagtay hein, bas sirf itna kahon ga kay pleas Jamat dushmani mein itna agay na nikal jain kay Qayamat kay din aap iss jhootay propegenday ke waja say pakray jain.
  Ab aain JIHADIES ke taraf, no doubt kay 1979 main jab Rusia Afghanistan main enter howa to tamam dunya kay dardmand muslims iss region mein jama howay aur Rusia kay khilaf aisi bharpoor resistence ke kay ussay wapis jana para.Inn JIHADIES ke back par hamari brave Pakistan army aur Gen.Hameed Gul sahib jaisy Muhib-e-Watan loog thay.Yeh loog hamaray Hero hein inehin iss tarha ruswa matt karian. Rahi baat suicide bombers ke to har sakhs nay included JI & Hameed Gul Sahib issay condemned kar chukay hein.koi muslim Innocents ko marnay ka soch bhe nahi sakta.Mushraf Govt 8 years say iss qaum par musallat hay yeh kiyoon nahi in Sucide bombers ko pakartay aur investigate kartay kay inn ke back par kon loog involve hein.Asal mein jo loog Dr.Qadeer Kahan aur hamaray heroes ko badnaam kar rahay hain yehi asal mein America aur Israil kay agents ka kirdar ada kar rahay hein. ALLAH ham sab ko hidayat ata karay. Aameen.

• 20 Zeeshan Ali Rana // Jan 17, 2008 at 1:44 am

  Very right Raza hasan… JI bechari k pas itnay resources kahan k woh suicide bombers ko train ker sakein… still ppl who believe JI is a party of suicide bombers, check http://zeeshanr.blogspot.com/2008/01/destabilization-of-pakistan.html
  and findout urself tht who’s responsible for all the recent happenings… and those of u who have a head, i plea, i beg plz use it… sufi yeh link wala article poora perhna hai n then think k aapnay kia likha, aapka kia knowledge tha n aap propaganda ka shikaar banay ya nahi :)…but yeh sab honestly kerna hai since u believe (n we trust) tht u r not a hypocrite thts y u r fighting against the hypocrites …

• 21 Usman // Jan 17, 2008 at 10:42 am

  Some says JI is funded by Americans, contrary some say they are extremist… Who are they??
  Are they Taliban backed by Americans???
  My answer would be definately NO!. They are a group of strict people who learns from their mistakes and adheres to the principles. We all know if they have fought election, they could have easily got 20-25 seats… but they boycotted on the principles ground.
  And Madudi sahab contribution to Islam is in front of every one. Though i never voted for Jamat but i always appreciate their social work. I have seen there workers doing utmost in the relief programmes of earth quake, distributing meat in poor areas on Eid-ul-Azha. Mr sufi your topic is just spreading Anarachy in the peoples. This is not the right time to do an act like this. I also request admin to remove this topic. We should do more concrete work, instead of doing the blame game in which we are expert from last 60 years

• 22 Sufi // Jan 17, 2008 at 4:25 pm

  Mr Usman is still defending the hypocrites who cheat the people in the name Islam. The outdated conception the JI is the main source of anachy and hatred. JI is following the foot steps of a fanatic king Aurangzeb who cheated on his brothers and ruled the sub-continet for almost half a century. He used and abused Islam for his own interest untill is death. That legacy was adopted by the fanatic ZIA at the behast of Regan Administrtion to spread anachy and religious extremism. look at the histror;I repeat, JI was the party who entitled Jinnah Kafir Azam and opposed the creation of Pakistan. Am I spreading anachy or unmasking the releaties?
  From where Shaikh Khalid Muhammad was and other Al-Qaeeda terrorists were apprehended by the agencies? From the houses of JI leaders. Though I know the fact that Qaeeda too has been created by the CIA.

  JI must do business,but should not use Islam and Muslim. If they have the spirit to fight against the Kafirs they should join hands with Islamic Jihad and Hammas immidiatly. The Zionists are killing the innocent muslims,but the JI is only calling shots. Since they call themselves the champion of Islamic cause they should fight against Zionists. They whole history of JI is filled with hypocricy and treachery. It was JI and the Danda Bardar force who cheated the great Imaran Khan. Imran Khan is our national assest he too must take great care of the Hypocrite Muhallahs and CIA agents. God save us from the wrath of Muhallahs,hyopcrites,extremists,fanatics and the follower of Aurangzeb,Zia-ul-Haq and those built Masjid Zarar. Say no to hypocrites……

• 23 Sufi // Jan 17, 2008 at 4:42 pm

  Moudodi wasted his whole life lamenting others. He never asked the muslims to acquire the knowledge of Science nor he appreciated the golden era of the Islamic renaissance of Farabi,Tusi and other stalwarts. Instead he stressed on lamanting Kafirs and jews. He never raised money to built Cambridge or Harvard like universities to face the fast changing. He never asked the muslims to adopt the conception of Ijtihad or embrace blessings of science. He did his best to dissest FIQA,but refused to acknowledge the true spirit of Islam. He never talked about pluralism,ethics,morality,generosity,brotherhood,rule of law,tolerance. Had there been such messages there would not have been extremism,fanaticism,redicalism and suicide bombing. He did’t ask the muslims to follow the teaching of the great Sir Syed,Iqbal andJinnah. Instead he called the founder of Pakistan Kafir Azam,who fought the case of the Muslims of the sub-continent.

  He was not a reformer but a man who blocked the conception of Ijtihad and change. He asked the people to stand against the Jews and US,but died at hospital in New York .Its a kind of extreme hypocricy and fatalism.

• 24 Sufi // Jan 17, 2008 at 5:32 pm

  JI is a party of suicide bombers, check http://zeeshanr.blogspot.com/2008/01/destabilization-of-pakistan.html
  This article has long been read by me. I still believe that a new social conract order,if we adopt we would be able to thawart such gruesome plots of the imerialists. The message is very clear! We should go for scientific revolution-build institutions based on war footings. We must cut the defence budget and increase eductional budget. We must build modern universities like HEJ,LUMS and fast where everyone should have an access to acquire scienticific education. We should reform the madrassahs to educate the the Talibs science,ethics,geography and other importent subjects.
  Today,though we have a single Abdul Qadir khan (under house arrest) thousands of Qadeer Khan’s we must have to check the evil designs of Zianists. Our hero is under house arrest,while the userpers and hypocrites are roaming freely.
  We must restructured Maddrassahs to shun the conceptoion of Jihadism,extremism and Mulahhalism.
  JI has never talked about the madrassa reform nor presented any idea to change the curriculam.
  They do have enough time to take on useless issues of inclusion of the religion in Pakistani passport. They do have time to play with the emotions of the innocents in the name of religion. They do have the time to destroy the property of the muslims in the name of protest against the caricatures of the Danish Cartonist. It is to be noted that only in lahore 20 billion was lost to the government exchequare.
  JI did’nt ask her DANDA FORCE to punish the Denish Cartoonist nor send any suicide squade to eliminate him. Instead DANDA FORCE was ask to carry out violent protest accross the county of register the message. What kind of message they delievered to the world? I thik they proved that they are inherently violent and intolerent. They showed to the world that religion teaches us to plunder and destroy the property of the fellow muslims.
  What a service they rendered to Islam and Muslims and pleased the Great Holy Prophet (PBUH). pathatic.
  JI always in stand by position never hesitated to exploint the burning issues of religion whether the issue of Women protection bill,Passport issues and other issues. They do have a great experience of hatching conspiracies,cheating and ploting. I remember the day when former PM Nawaz Sharif attempted to come;he was assured of full protocol,but when the time came. All JI leaders and JUI-F leaders surrendered themselves to the authorities (fake arrest). Nawz was assured that millions would greet him at the airport,but he faced instead the furious commandos of Musharraf. Only the great Imran Khan managed to reach the airport. What else I write friends……

• 25 Sufi // Jan 17, 2008 at 5:39 pm

  Do you think is it western propaganda? I urge the all my friends to go in depth and dissect the history.

• 26 Zeeshan Ali Rana // Jan 17, 2008 at 6:46 pm

  Mr. Sufi,

  You have failed to come up with a concrete proof and give a single reference supporting ur claims during this whole sequence of ur crap posts… Mr. ‘NOT Hypocrite’, please help us dissect the history. Provide us the references. Provide the exact thing which we can refer to immediately. I’ll be grateful if you do not yell again without a solid proof. Peace please. Your policy has been: “I am the only educated, literate n aware guy, and it gives me the right to blame others without any proof. It further gives me right to consider others inferior in knowledge.”…

  I regret being part of this thread :(

• 27 Sufi // Jan 17, 2008 at 7:19 pm

  Read history facts and events thoroughly please before counter attack. Like every informed person I have the right to filter things happening around me. I have no doubt in my mind about my stand. Do you have proof of your argument?

• 28 S.A.Kazmi // Jan 17, 2008 at 8:35 pm

  Mr Raza Hassan , please read my above comment again , i have never said that JI is terrorist org , i only blame them for not openly criticising the terrorist acts by those who are doing it.I have only given my opinion formulated after years of observations on the political behaviour of JI and people like Hameed Gul. I know how much of HEROS they are. Here i differ with you when you think that Hameed Guls role in Afghan war makes him our national hero. War in Afghanistan was arranged by CIA and we became their tool to get USSR disintegrated. The Soviets INVASION , TO MY opinion was plotted and masterminded by CIA to get their goals.The Ameer-ul-momeen of Pakistan, GEN ZIA was playing in the hands of Jews/Americans . I am sorry i cannot due to my time limitation explain every thing i know about their Afghan Jihad. But i will request you to kindly carryout more research on this subject, may be you find something more about it.

• 29 oal // Jan 18, 2008 at 12:29 am

  There is no end to speculation (or suspicion); there is a finality to truth.

  However, there are differences between considerations of the divine and observations having to do separately with men.

  Different parts of the heart and mind apply.

• 30 Saqib // Jan 18, 2008 at 7:36 pm

  I guess they have paid heed to suggestions in this thread. JI urges Taliban to give up violence. Are you happy now?

• 31 Mortein // Jan 18, 2008 at 8:59 pm

  Yaar i cant understand this guy ‘Non-Hypocrite’, so stupid to repeat the same thing throughout the thread. Idiot doesn’t even know that Jihad is not one of the Five Basic ‘Arkaan’ of Islam, and still he keeps on talking about Jihad and Islam. Some people are more eager to teach others History and doesn’t even know that it was not Hamid Gul who drafted ‘Afghan War’ Strategy nor he was the Head of ISI since the beginning of ‘Afghan War’ … Bechara became DG ISI in 1987. Now, can any of the scholars who are posting continuous crap, try to think and answer that how he can be accountable for the Pakistan’s strategy on ‘Afghan War’ ??? Also remember that it was not the strategy designed by JI or Hamid Gul instead it was the strategy of this unfortunate country which was more necessary (at that time) than the current bull-shit ‘War on Terror’. It was the war of Pakistan’s survival. Why dont you ‘Historians’, ‘Scholars’, ‘Analytics’ and ‘Non-Hypocrites’ throw a suggestion to avoid that WAR ??? Do you have some alternate that could have been applicable at that time ? One ‘Analyst’ here also said that CIA dragged USSR into Afghan to fulfill their agenda. If we accept this proposition then how it could have possible for Pakistan (as a country) or any God damned DG ISI (suppose Hamid Gul) to be more smart than the Russian KGB ? If KGB was deceived by CIA then, so did ISI. That was was not only the ‘CIA’ war but also Pakistan’s War and keeping in mind that it was not possible for Pakistan to engage USSR (and his allie India) into direct war … that proxy war was only possible solution for Pakistan. CIA supported it for its benefits and we fought it for our benefits. The aftermath of that war (drugs, weapons etc.) are really horrible and we can discuss on the possibilities that could have been applied to avoid the horrible results after that war. But it is not wise to blame one individual for that war.

  Now lets talk about some of the ‘argument’ that are being provided us to think in the same way as some Non-Hypocrite’/'Analyst’/'Historian’ does. First of all no argument was produced here ever, lets be very clear about it. All the stuff could only be personal opinion/wishes but cannot be considered as ‘Arguments’ which are necessary for any debate/discussion. This is not an argument that someone didn’t condemned suicide bombing (openly or closely) means that he/she either supports suicide bombing or encourages it. If somebody knows ‘Logic’ (now for God sake dont say that Logic is not Islamic way, Imam Ghazali was the founder of this knowledge and it is heavily used in drawing FIQAH) then he/she wont ever say that, because logically this is not correct to imply such a conclusion. Lets clear it with some examples … If Dr. Israr did not condemned suicide bombing then it doesn’t mean that he like or endorse it. OR if Haji Abdul Wahab (Ameer of Tableeghi Jamaat) never issued a statement against suicide bombers then this means he or the Tableeghi people is/are either suicide bombers or support/like/endorse them. One more ‘argument’ (again that was not an argument at all) that is provided here repeatedly is ‘If Qazi is not hit by suicide bombers then this means that he is backing them.’ It would be ridiculous to conclude like that because if being hit by a suicide bombers is the only way to proof themselves then it would be hard to proof for Imran Khan or any XYZ. By the way no suicide bomber ever hit any Tableeghi or Dr. Israr or Dr. Zakir Naik or Mufti Taqi Usmani or Mufti Muneeb etc (list is very long), so can we conclude that all of them are either suicide bombers or they back them ???

  Mr. Historian also kept on talking about Imran Khan but he does not have clue about him. Why dont he open his eyes and see the collaboration between Imran Khan and Qazi ??? Both are agree at the same agenda and by the way Imran Khan never hold Qazi responsible for PU incident. So should you …

  I cannot stop myself to comment on the argument that “Maududi did not raised funds to built Harvard/Stanford like universities … blah blah blah” … I must say whatta genius you are !!! So who else raised funds to built universities like Harvard/Stanford ? I am sure you dont know exactly about who raised and who did not ??? But you came up with the amazing idea to blame Maududi at this basis … Whatta boy !!! Let me tell you that except Imran Khan no one yet built an institute/university, will you also conclude about them in the same manner like you did in Maududi’s case ???

  Please stop ‘ending up’ on such crap conclusions … if you have something really reasonable/logical/factual then do post it here. No one dislikes a discussion but it must be based on ‘Arguments’ not just craps.

  DISCLAIMER: I am just a student, i am the member of JI, i dont like Maududi (laikin usski kuchh aur waja hogi, phir bhi mein uss pe iss tarha keechar nahin uchhaloon ga), i might be considered close to PTI cuz i like/support their policy/agenda/vision but i am not registered with them.

• 32 Mortein // Jan 18, 2008 at 9:20 pm

  Correction: There is a TYPO in the above DISCLAIMER, i am NOT the member of JI.

  ‘NOT’ is missing … :)

• 33 junyDada // Jan 18, 2008 at 9:36 pm

  I’m doing PhD from LUMS, the “scientific” and “cultured” institute which this blogger is talking about in his comments. Before that I was in FAST, another “amazing” institute mentioned in his text.

  And after all the liberal (non-madarrassah) years of my education, I say Jihad is what separates us muslims from the rest of the philosophies of this world. Don’t pick and choose from the Quran, things which suit your temperament (Quran 2:85): “…Then is it only a part of the Book that ye believe in, and do ye reject the rest? but what is the reward for those among you who behave like this but disgrace in this life?- and on the Day of Judgment they shall be consigned to the most grievous penalty. For Allah is not unmindful of what ye do.”

  I know science and philosophy is the order of the day, but we won’t get anywhere with the negative attitude you have. The first revolution of Islam took place within the premises of Jihad, so shall the next revolution. The answer lies in finding the right balance between Scientific prowess and Jihad.

  So there you go my friend, a person from LUMS + FAST says Jihad is a part of Islam, and a part of the solution. What do you do now? Kindly stop being defensive, cuz you only end up bullshitting more in your comments. Pray from God that we are not amongst the ‘munaafiqoon’!!

• 34 RAZA HASAN // Jan 19, 2008 at 5:11 pm

  Mujhay Khushi hay kay yahan iss forum par Mr.Sufi kay narrow minded ideas ka daleel kay sath jawab diya gaya hay. Kuch nigari’shat meri bhe hein.
  sab say pehlay yeh zehan nasheen kar lein kay Maulana Sayed Abul Aala Maududi nay kabhi Quaid-e-Azam ko kafir-e-Azam nahi kaha,yeh ilzam sirf jhoot aur bohtan par mabni hay koi saboot hay to samnay laya jai.
  Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan ke sab say organise party hay jis mein har 5 years kay baad through election new leadership ka intikhab from Top to Bottom kiya jata hay. Iss mein iss tarha ka koi concept nahi hay kay party leader kay marnay kay baad iss ka beta ya beti party ko lead karay na he iss ka koi lifetime Quaid hay like MQM ka Altaf Husain.
  Jamat-e-Islami mein 90% educated loog hein,iss ka tanzeemi nizam kuch iss tarha ka hay kay specific syllabus compelete karnay kay baad he koi iss ka Rukan ban sakta hay yehi wajah hay kay pooray 60 years mein yeh Jamat kabhi awami Party nahi ban saki jaisa kay PPP hay.
  Jamat ka pubilc welfare ka network bohatt strong hay, iss jamat kay jaga jaga Clinics,Hospitals, schools,madarsas,liabraries aur welfare societies hein.2006 say kay Earth Quak mein iss kay falahi kaam kisi say dhakay chupay nahi hein.
  Rahi baat Al Badar aur Al Shams ke, yad rahay ke Jamat kay Under yeh organisations East Pakistan mein Pakistam Army ko support karnay kay liyhe banai gain thein jo India ke banai hoi Mukti Baheni force kay against fight kar rahi thein na kay wahan kay muqami Bangalies kay khilaaf magar jab 16 December 1971 ko Pak Army nay paltan ground mein surrender kiya to Becharay inhein Al Badar aur Al Sahams kay razakaroon ko chun chun kay qatal kiya gaya.Kisi ko detail maloom karni hay tu read karain “Mein Nay Dhaka Doobtay Dekha” by Brigd. Siddique Salik.
  During Afghan war agar Jamat kay razakar wahan ja kar Afghan Mujahideen kay sath mil kar nahi lartay to aaj Russia pooray Pakistan par Rule kar raha hota neez yeh ilzam kay Afghan Jehad American CIA ka plan kiya howa tha bilkul ghalat hay, America to bohatt baad mein iss war mein kooda tha jab uss nay yeh dekh liya tha kay Mujahideen apnay kam sources kay ba’wajood kamyabiyan hasil kar rahay hein iss leyhe uss nay Afghan Groups main emonation bantna shroo kar diya & after that Russia ko jab shikast hoi to issi America nay Afghaniyoon ko apas mein larwa diya takay wahan koi mazboot hukomat na ban sakay.
  Kazmi Sahib, khuda kay liyeh Pakistan kay Dost aur Dushmano ko pehchanyeh.JI nay iss mulk kay lieyeh bohatt qurbaniyan dein hein.Iss ke leadership aur workers bohatt mamooli zindagi guzarnay walay loog hein, yeh koi waderay jageerdar sarmayadar nahi hein jo sazishein kar kay iqtidar par qabza karain… aap ko maloom hay Pakistan mein koi bhe hakoomat America ke marzi say nahi bana karti,Agar Jamat-e-Islami America ke parwarda hoti tu 60 years mein iss ke bhe doo chaar hakoomatian to aa he jatein.
  Regards

• 35 Raja Nusrat Ali // Jan 21, 2008 at 12:02 am

  No agency in Pakistan and outside Pakistan has ever pointed to JI for any terrorist activity. So much so that Jamaat,s offshoot Hazbul Mujahideen has not been banned whereas all other Jihadi organizations have long been declared outlawed. Even after 9/11 nothing has been detected against Jamaat but amazingly some are suffering from Jamaat,s phobia out of nothing. Jamaat,s policy is very open. Jamaat follows a prescribed policy which is formulated after thorough consideration in the Shoora. Unfortunately Jamaat is opposed on two fronts , one is political and other is sectarion. Political opposition can be countered and neutralized but sectarion aspect is difficult to overcome. Syed Moudoodi,s perception of Islam has been some what different from the prevalent two school of thoughts in Sub-Continent as regards islam as a code of life. He urged the Muslims to practise in toto and follow Quran and hadith. In fact he endeavoured to reform the society by eliminating sectarion division in the muslim society which has long been detrimental to muslims, cause.This was not acceptable to Molanas of both major school of thought for their own reasons. I think Sufi is the one of the followers of those Molanas. Syed Modoodi,s vision of Islam a muslim is quite close to Allama Iqbal. The difference is that he was Molana. He does not urge jamaatis, to follow his ideas on islam but Quran and hadith. Sufi is nursing a grudge against Syed Modoodi and Jamaat e Islami for nothing. I request Sufi to study Molana Modoodi to criticize him rationally. There is no hypocricy worth the name in Jamaat.

• 36 Sufi // Jan 21, 2008 at 5:40 pm

  If JI is the B team of the agency and collaborator of the CIA who whould say terrorists? By the way I urge the defendents to look into the facts since the inception of the hypocrites. Those who are adamant to defend the terrorits must not forget that the JI chief still faces visa problems whenever he embarks on Europe. Norway and other Scandinavian countries questions his close links with the suicide bombers.
  Who negates Jihad or deviate from jihad. I think jihad means struggle for a just cause no to lemant JEWS and US-and send the son to America.
  The founder of the terrorist orgnization lamanted and lashed out at the US,but died at the soil of the US.
  I would definitely repeat the facts and figures to prove what JI stands for. This orgnization is a bunch of Munafiqeens-hypocrites-inherently believe in violence. The whole nations knows-the whole world knows. Do not compare Ghazali with Mouddudi. Ghazali never lamanted jews nor issued fatwas for political gains. Ghazali never projected himself a pioneer of philiosophy nor he acclaimed to be champion of Jihad. Mouddudi a man of no vision,a hypocrite-a harsh critic of imperialists has no match with the great theologian of Islam.
  Jihad means a struggle for a just cause not to send the poor youth to fight against the fellow muslims at the behest of the CIA or Saudi Arabia. Had there been Jihad in Afghanistan there would have not been drugs,Klashankov,suicede bombing,religious mafias,danada force of Jamiat accross the country and hatred ware house from karachi to Khajrab. CIA achitected proxy war has nothing to do with jihad.It can be termed the US and JI jihad to kill muslims in the name of Islam.
  An individual or a group of thugs who have hijacked Islam have no right ot declare jihad at the behest of Israel and CIA. A state has the right to decale jihad-has an authority to defend the courtry from external aggression. Zia,CIA and JI had no right to use the sacred name of Islam and jihad one of the five pillars of Islam.

• 37 Sufi // Jan 21, 2008 at 6:00 pm

  Iqbal termed the Muhallas ” Fisabilliah alfasad”. So anyone who use religion for political gains is fasdi in the eyes of the greatest poet of the world. Jamat must read carefully the philosophy of Iqbal.

• 38 Junoon // Jan 21, 2008 at 6:06 pm

  After reading this whole thread, i come to the conclusion that “this guy SUFI is an IDIOT”.

  I think he never read any of the replies. He just picked the name Ghazali from one of the above comments and started writing his shit. Cant he see the context. I must say that he is the only Genius out there. Well done boy, you rock !!!

  First read the above comments and then write anything else … now onward i hope no more shit from you. Thank you very much for your intellectuality and analysis and facts and figures.

• 39 Qibla // Jan 21, 2008 at 6:10 pm

  this pathetic guy is asking some people to read HISTORY, some to read PHILOSOPHY OF IQBAL, telling his stupid FACTS … but what he is missing is he himself need to read all these. And before going to read anything, start from the above comments.

  ALLAH hum sab ko sochne samajhne ki hidayat de

• 40 Zeeshan Ali Rana // Jan 21, 2008 at 7:28 pm

  I guess we all shld stop respondin to this post… the discussions are going no where……

• 41 Mortein // Jan 21, 2008 at 7:40 pm

  First of all this is not a discussion, is it ? Discussions must be based on strong ‘arguments’, whereas in this case a mentally retarded person is yelling the same baseless shit without any clue about what he is talking.

  God helps us from such self proclaimed scholars who dont even know that Jihad is not among the five ‘ARAKANS’ of Islam. I corrected him earlier but since he never read others’ replies so he missed it and wrote it again.

  Zeeshan u r right, we should stop, it is useless

• 42 Usman // Jan 23, 2008 at 2:33 pm

  [b]I also agree with zeeshan and mortein.[/b]

  We should discuss how to restore judiciary and preavil law and order in this country. How to bring this country back on Democracy ….. I will really appreciate if Mr. Sufi put his energy on this topic, which can guide others, rather wasting his and our time…

• 43 Sufi // Jan 23, 2008 at 4:44 pm

  All right guys I am not going to bring the ” CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR” infront. My own prime aim to restore justice and judiciary to pre november 3 period. There is no doubt in my mind about this burning and importent issue the nation is facing. Had there been pre november 3 judgues there would have not been uncertainity,chaos,flour crisis and suicide bombing. We all are united at this juncutre to join hands with the lawayers and civil society.
  But let it be very clear that extremism,mohallahism,fanaticism, Talibanism,Ziaism and hypocritsm in the name of religion is also a great threat to the nation and the national international interest.
  We must,and should raise our voice against GENERALS’s rule in the country-the main source of choas and religious extremism and Talibanism. Yes we must honestly admit that without justice we can not sustian and survive as a nation.
  We must join hands to support the real heroes-prisnor of conscious Iftikahr Muhammad Chaudhry-pride of nation together with his brave lawyers Ahtizaz Ahsan,Munir A.Malik,Justice (r) Tariq Mehmood and Ali Ahmed kurd. The nation needs judges today to thawart the consipracies hatched by the usurpers to wipe this country out of world’s map. We are united and we must be…
  God save us from the clutches of Generals and Muhallahs.

• 44 Raja Nusrat Ali // Jan 23, 2008 at 11:48 pm

  I agree with Mrtein,s conclusion. In fact Mr Sufi is not logical in his comments. It seems that he has some bitter experience with respect to JI. JI chief has never been denied visa and never have been hindered. Mr Sufi must have interacted with jamiat due to his views and some unforgetable might have happened. He is also imbued with Musharaf,s version of enlightenment. For Sufi,s information JI is not liked by the real Mullas. There is no mulla in JI. To Dr. Iqbal politics can not be separated from din in Islam. I think Sufi neither has thorough touch of Iqbal,s thoughts nor he knows much about Jamaat. God bless Sufi.

• 45 Sufi // Jan 24, 2008 at 2:22 pm

  I urge my collagues not intermingle the philosophy with JI’s thugism please. We all know that Iqbal was against of theocracy quite uncompatible with what JI demostrates. Iqbal struggled to restore the image of muslims and the whole ummah in general. He demanded a separate homeland of the muslims of the sub-continent. He was the right hand of the founder of Pakistan whome JI entitled Kafir Azam. Also JI opposed the creation of Pakistan. I have no personal grudge with any orgnization,but let it be very clear again that business at the expense of Islam is counter productive to the nation. Theocracy,a venom to the nation the JI projects. Using religion as a tool the sujugate others is against the spirit of Islam. Islam, a religion of peace and traquality has been distorted by adventurous Muhallahs of JI and other so called jihadis.
  So lets say no to religious thugims,Dandaism,reductionism and terrorism. If we stand such tendencies breeded by the so called Jihadis we would be able to restore the image of Pakistan abroad. If we stick to politicise the caricature to destroy our own asset the world would undoubtedly call us a failed state filled with terrorists.
  Lastly thugism of the Jihadis would bring only bad repute to the JI. The should carefully draft a plan to expell the Mir Jaffars within,restructure the orgnization with the irrevocabally change time. The order of the day is diffent in the gobal scenario. JI if wants to have an influence in the massess they should bring a new social contract theory of pluralism based on social justice,tolerance,respect of minorities,shun extremism,thugism and dandaism. Only calling shots at jews would never halt the misries of the Palestinians. Image building is the prerequisite for JI to mobilise the massess.
  A dictator can not promote moderation nor tolerance. How could support a usurper who has make the whole nation hostage and put the judges under house arrest. Moderation under a dictator is farce and absurd.

• 46 M. Usman ul haq // Feb 15, 2008 at 4:06 pm

  As-salam o elikum,

  Mr. Usman said some thing about the social work from JI during the Earth Quake and it was “Though i never voted for Jamat but i always appreciate their social work. I have seen there workers doing utmost in the relief programmes of earth quake, distributing meat in poor areas on Eid-ul-Azha.”

  What i personally experienced on the night of 10th oct was enough for me to say what the hell these ppl are and what they are trying to do with the equipment and aid pakistanis and other world has sent to us????. We(few of the friends) were going to Kashmir and we had to stop in a factory at Mansehra area because of rain and hail storm. This was the same place JI’s SOCIAL WORKERS were taking refuge from the storm. They has some sophisticated and expensive mobile hospital machines and equipment with the other stuff and think what they did with that expensive stuff that was sent by some good ppl to help the people those were in need :-) they threw all that equipment under the open skies to get wet and to be destroyed by the storm.

  Jin logon ne apni aankho se daikha ho un ko kia jawab dain gaay aap loog jo is jamaat ko support kar rahay hain. Ikhabarat, jaraid aur rasail yea kia saboot hain :-) sab paisay ki game hai brothers, you can buy a whole magazine to get your self praised and show you the most fantistic person on the earth.

  Asal chehra Sufi ne oper define kiya hai agar waqae dimagh aur aankhain kholian aur ird gird daikhain to aap jan lain gaay ke jihad ke naam par kitnay he naujawan dimaghon ko kharab kar ke Afghanistan aur us ke baat baad Kashimir mein ladrwaya geya aur un ke shaheed honay ki khabar bhi maheenon ke baad un ke gharon mein pohanchai gaye. Agar yea jihad itna hi azeem or aala tha to phir Qazi sahib ne apni aulad ko keon nahe bhaija ladrnay ko??? Any answers?? NO, coz Qazi sahib ka baita to accounts ki taleem hasil kar raha tha na takay wo Jamaat ke intizami amoor ke sath sath paisay ke amoor bhi sambhal lai. Meray ghar ke qareeb mein wo ladrka bhi rehta tha jis ko yea dur tha ke jamaat walay usay khud hi na goli maar dain us ke khat aaj bhi us ke ghar waloon ke pass khulay sabooton ke taur par maujood hain keon ke ussay kashmir mein jihad ke liye lai kar janay wali jamaat he thee. Aamir naam ke us ladrkay ko bilakhir shaeed kar he dia geya aur us ke shaheed honay ki khabar bhi koi 1 mahenay baad us ke ghar pohanchi thee. Us maan ko kaun jawab daita jis ka baita aisay geya, un behnoon ka kia jin ka jawan bhai mara geya for nothing (Yes for nothing coz what the hell is the out-come now for what happened in kashmir and what is still happening). Agar Qazi sahib jihad ko support kertay hain aur Shahdat ko buhat badra martaba samjhtay hain to why he is afriad of sending his own child for jihad they are young, healthy and fit enough to fight and fire, ehy they are not going for it? and yea maulveon ki siasat is kay to kia he kahnay, jo asaal kam tha in ka wo to yea kar nahe saktay ke loogon ko deen sikha dain, aur siasat kernay ko aa jatay hain. Pehlay apna asaal kam to kar loo islam ke naame par siasat kerna islam ko sirf baadnam kerna hai is ke ilawa kuch nahe coz they can get votes from our jazbati aur masoom qaum easily on the name od islam but if one look with an open mind while keeping his eyes open then see what they did for islam and islamic rule in pakistan in last 7 or 8 years. Aik islamic law to yea manzoor kerwa na sakay oper sai tamam ghair islami laws in ke essembly mein hotay howay manzoor howay. Jahan in ki zaroorat hoti the wahan yea WALK-OUT ker jatay thay keon ke QUAM ke paisay jo in ko tankhawhon ke maad mein miltay thay sab ke sab muft ke thay aur in kam yea he tha ke ijlas mein se uth jao aur bahir ja kar cafeteria mein chaye nosh ki jaye aur biscuit and cake khaye jain coz yea hi to wo kam tha jis ke liye yea loog election ladray thay.

  AND PLEASE DON’T ACCUSE ME FOR WRITING ALL THIS THINKING THAT I AM A MQM LOVER OR ANY OTHER PARTY LOVER, I AM JUST A PAKISTANI WHO IS LOOKING AT WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND HIM SINCE HE WAS TOO YOUNG AND I WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO GET RID OF YOUR EMOTIONAL AFFILIATIONS WITH THE POLITICAL PARTIES THOSE ARE DOING NOTHING FOR OUR COUNTRY. 3 YEARS OR 5 YEARS IT DOESN’T MATTER COZ JIN LOGON NE KUCH KERNA HOTA HAI WO 1 SAAL MEIN BHI KAR JATAY HAIN. SIRF LADRKEON KE TASVEERON WALAY ADVERTISING BOARDS UTARNAY SAI ISLAM NAHE PHAILTA. SAWAT MEI NJO KUCH HO RAHA HAI WO AAJ ISIII WAJA SAI HAI WARNA AAJ TUK WAHAN PAR KOI AISA GUND KERNAY WALA PAIDA NAHE HOA THA. DIVIDE AND RULE PORANI CHEEZE HAI AND WE ALL MUST UNDERSTAND KE HAMARAY SATH KIA HO RAHA HAI KAHEEN PUNJAB KE NAAM PAR, KAHEEN SINDH KA NAAM PAR, KAHEEN PAKHTONISTAN KE NAAM PAR AUR PHIR BOLCHISTAN KE NAAME PAR AUR SAB SAI BADRH KAR ISLAM KE NAAM PAR HAMAIN BEWAOOF BANAYA JA RAHA HAI.

  Mujhay Mauf ke jiy ga agar kisi ki bhi dil azari hoi ho but this is truth that we are one of the emotional and innocent nation (infact if you say its just a mob it will be right coz we never acted as a nation but only when it was like the matter of life and death or to save our country) which is being mis-guided by the maula’s and the stupid politicians since a long time now.

  And Sufi bhai meri aik arz hai ke yea DICTATORSHIP and POLITICIANS ke chakar se bahir aa jain, in politicians ne aaj tuk hamain kuch bhi nahe diya siway mehangai, choor bazari, khun kharaba aur sab kuch agar kia to hamaray hi paisay thay jo ham taxes ke maad mein government ko adaa kertay hain aur agar baad mein yea governments kuch kar daiti hain hamaray liye to ham shukar guzar bhi inhi ke hotay hain jaisay yea loog apni zameenay aur jaidadain baich kar is mulak ke awam ke liye kuch kar rahay hain. In ke tankhwahain tuk to hamaray paid taxes mein se jate hain, in ko diye gaye ghar aur tamaam asaishain hamaray he khun paseenay ke kamaye hoti hain janab. Agar daikhna hai to MAIRAJ KHALID sahib ki misal ko daikheye jo wazir-e-azam banay magar apnay he ghar mein rehtay thay aur siway kisi official meeting ke sarkari gadri use nahe kertay thay, hai koi aisa politician to batain jo is tarhan apnay aap ko seedha rakhtay howay is quam ke liye kuch karay.

  Koi hai aisa jo prime-minister house mein na rahay aur koi aisa jo kahay ke mein minister hoon to kia howa mein baghair tankhawah ke kaam karon ga coz meri quam aur meray mulak ko meri zaroorat hai, can you find and name a single honest person????

  Sorry mein kuch ziada hee likh geya hun halankay mein siraf aik social work par comment dainay aya tha, laikin yea sab wo hai jo mein buhat arsay sai daikhta aa raha hun.

  I know agar mein khul kar bola to shayed mujhay ban kar diya jaye ga ya phir nishandahi honay par kisi ke through udrwa dia jaye ga magar hamaray politiocian sab ke sab corrupt hain and no one is honest person with this nation and country. We will have to work hard like a true nation to get rid of these politicians and maulvi’s and show the world that we are one of the respectable and excellent nations that we are if we just try to do a lil bit harder to disperse the mob and get together against every thing that is not acceptable.

  Hope ya guys wont mind what I have said and will like to know truth and find it near you.

  Islam is always a great religion but its name is never meant to be used in the manner these politicians are using to just get votes and earn easy money while living in ultimate comfort. Jialay aur karkoon hamesha waisay hi rehtay hain kabhi suna ke koi jiala ya karkoon zameendar ban geya hoo but yea suna ke loog ghodron ko murabay khilatya hain aur lohay kai containers mangwatain hain :-)

  Cheers

• 47 No Name // May 5, 2008 at 5:36 pm

  Well, that “Paji” is not going to fight America, he and his Tola was created by them. They worked for them to break Russia and sent thousands of innocent people to Russia in the name of Jihad…but what NOW?? Why the hell they don’t send people to Afghanistan or to Iraq in the name of Jihad? THINK……AND YOU FIND THE ANSWER…! they are MUNFIQEEN and muslins shall be very careful with them…

  These *$^*@#^@! fool innocent people in the name of Islam…they have two underground teams, Shabab-e-Milli and Passban….there were two similar wings in East Pakistan…Al-Shams and Al-Bader.. they were involved in killing and looting of thousands of our fellow Bengali Muslim MEN AND WOMEN! All in the name of Islam…!! They let East Pakistan become Bangladesh..because that’s the way their AQAS ( WHO GIVE THEM… US DOLLARS AND VIASA AND A LOT MORE) wanted it to happen. They are well protected by their AQAs…they are well connected…and damns well paid…for the services they provide to them by fooling muslins in the name of Islam….Astqgfurillah!

• 48 najmi // May 6, 2008 at 1:28 am

  may allah save us from currupt politicians & real munafiqeins . may allah give our ppl wisdom &knowledge to think wat they do in their real life & wat should they do to correct thier way of thinking.
  ppl dont do work with honesty at their job ,pay bribes to get their job done anyway,&they think that they are the best muslims in town.just think about it .ppl who give bribes or take bribes both are going to hell yani rishwat lainai wala aur dainai wala dono jahenam mai jaingai
  so why dont we try ourself to get rid of this .tell our muslim brothers that this is haram. togather we can make a beter pakistan.
  long live pakistan

• 49 Peacefull Muslim // May 23, 2008 at 2:06 am

  I have question to JI and Qazi Hussain Ahmed regarding the support of Taliban and Alqaida

  1- Is qazi hussain Ahmed is with Taliban or not ?
  2-Is Qazi think that Taliban are on the right path ?
  3-Taliban are from Madaris and if you meet any madersa student they appose to JI and Maoulana Moududi
  4-Why Qazi and JI do not strongly condemn suicide bombing ? .why they do not say “khuli dehshat gerdi ” ?
  5-Why Qazi did not went to Sawat when Moulana Fazullah running the radio station and slaughtering the innocent people ? that time they have nazim and ministers in Sawat but they ran away ..why ? .after operation Qazi went there and say that he want Sharia in sawat ..
  6-if any arab killed in northern areas it means there are arab terrorist who are fighting there .why JI quite about this .
  7-Why Qazi did not went to Lal mosque before the operation ?
  8-Why Qazi did not visit the area which is controled by Taliban ?
  9-JI has to be clear about the 1973 aeen .is it islamic or un islamic .JI in internal meetings say that this constitution is unislamic and made by Angraiz kafir .but in the media thay say that they are fight 1973 constitution …
  10-since 15 years Qazi never visit Afghanistan (taliban area) if they are his friends why he does not visit there.
  11-if law is applied on every one why not in northern areas ??? why come on tv with weapon .
  12-Baitullah mehsoud say to the media that he is going to stop the killing which means that he him slef saying that he is the killer why qzi do not condemn ??

  13-what is the proposal of sharia law from JI and how they can immpliment under 1973 constitution ??

• 50 Salim // Jun 11, 2008 at 12:33 pm

  Whatever has been written needs a great attention to reach to the truth. If we look back, we only found that Pakistan separated from India on religious lines an undisputable truth. It was the Great Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Co. who worked hard to have a diffrent state, a state where rule of Islam prevails. There are people whose credentials needs to be secrutinize just to find the truth. As you mentioned Qazi Hussain, a tool of America operating in Pakistan, serving American interest if it is so than it is really a matter of serious concern for one and all.
  I think every Muslim should strive for imposition of Islamic Rule as there is dire need of it. When West wants to colour the entire world with its colour why we Muslim have inhibitions in supporting Islamic rule. The Islamic rule infact is the remedy to problems. But the question arises how we impose it. We have a complete way shown by Prophet Mohammad (SAW) in his life time.

  West where adultery is encouraged, wine and women a fashion, daughters and mothers abused with proud. Why we Muslim shy away to discuss Islam - a true way of life. Islam is not a religion represented by anyone. Islam has its own identity it needs no one to justify it.

• 51 oal // Jun 11, 2008 at 10:52 pm

  When in the spell of a large and masterful story, especially a conspiracy story, of which there are so many and many more to come because we’re a species blessed with imagination, it may be wise to step back and reexamine fundamental and concrete public policy issues: economics, energy, food supply, health.

  Those items seem written about here as part and parcel of political plots, a manner of discourse quick to assign blame in terms of social cause-and-effect stories (”if X had not done Y, then Z would not have happened”) when there may be other difficult forces and processes–geophysical for certain, global in character–involved in and influencing a nation’s sense of its own experience.

  Captains of industry? Political leaders? Perhaps the whole world gives them too much power when what’s needed most are a few good people in every locale working together across regions to address comparatively visible and measurable problems.

• 52 engr.net // Jun 19, 2008 at 5:09 pm

  Jo kerta hay woh bherta hay

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2008/06/080619_swat_killing_ji_rh.shtml

  عبدالحئی کاکڑ
  بی بی سی اردوڈاٹ کام، پشاور

  سوات فائل
  محمد ضمیر تحصیل کبل میں واقع اپنے گھر واپس جارہے تھے
  صوبہ سرحد کے شورش زدہ ضلع سوات میں حکام کا کہنا ہے کہ نامعلوم مسلح افراد نے فائرنگ کر کے محکمہ تعلیم کے ایک سابق اعلٰی افسر اور جماعت اسلامی کے فعال رکن کو قتل کردیا ہے۔

  سوات کے ضلعی رابطہ افسر شوکت یوسفزئی نے بی بی سی کو بتایا کہ جمعرات کی دوپہر سابق ڈسٹرکٹ ایجوکیشن آفیسر اور جماعت اسلامی کے فعال رکن محمد ضمیر تحصیل کبل میں واقع اپنے گھر واپس جارہے تھے کہ نامعلوم مسلح افراد نےان پر حملہ کردیا جس کے نتیجے میں وہ شدید زخمی ہوگئے۔

  پولیس کے مطابق انہیں طبی امداد فراہم کرنے کے لیے سیدو شریف ہسپتال لے جایا گیا جہاں پر وہ زخموں کی تاب نہ لاکر چل بسے۔ حکام کا کہنا ہے کہ یہ دہشت گردی کی واردات ہوسکتی ہے کیونکہ محمد ضمیر کی کسی کے ساتھ بھی کوئی ذاتی دشمنی نہیں تھی۔ حملے میں مبینہ طور پر ملوث افراد جائے وقوعہ سے فرار ہونے میں کامیاب ہوگئے۔

  شورش زدہ سوات میں گزشتہ سال اکتوبر میں طالبان کے خلاف شروع ہونے والی فوجی آپریشن کے دوران علاقے کے کئی سرکردہ قبائلی اور سیاسی شخصیات کو’ٹارگٹ کلنگ‘ کا نشانہ بنایا گیا تھا تاہم صوبائی حکومت اور طالبان کے درمیان ہونے والے امن معاہدے کے بعد اس قسم کے واقعات میں اگرچہ کافی کمی واقع ہوئی ہے تاہم یہ سلسلہ مکمل طور پر بند نہیں ہوسکا ہے۔

• 53 xainab // Sep 17, 2008 at 11:22 am

  Qazi is a highly responsible, upright and extremely patriotic person. If we look at our current Pakistani Leadership, he is the most honest of all in personal traits.

  We can only differ with his vision and political approach but can not differ that he is the most honest leader Pakistan current has in its menu!

• 54 leo // Sep 17, 2008 at 8:18 pm

  He is the most irresponsible person in pakistani politics .acting like strret child ,spoiling the name of jamat islami & islam.aisai mulla humarai upper allah ka azab hain

• 55 netengr // Sep 17, 2008 at 8:48 pm

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWMU65bLXkQ

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XFX8VBnU04&feature=related

  The above songs are mote then 10 years old and there are hundrads of Jamat islami songs like that ,tel me isnt it terrorism ??? the words like “hind ko ker berbad ” ,lal qilay per percham lehrana ,serhad paar jain gay kalashankov lain gay etc etc

  Jamat islami is the mother of all religious terrorism in Pakistan ,Taliban and jihadi organisations are their kids .

• 56 Zeeshan // Sep 17, 2008 at 9:07 pm

  @neteng… plz define terrorism first…

  any offensive act/word taken/uttered by pakistanis or muslims against any other nation is called terrorism???? if this is ur definition then yes it can be called terrorism…

  otherwise if u see from a different perspective, it can also be called patriotism, love for millat or hatred for enemy… n so on…

  if singing an anti-enemy song makes one a terrorist, then there r many terrorists in indian film industry :)…

• 57 usman // Sep 18, 2008 at 9:37 am

  My Dear Zeeshan,

  Who is the enemy? Do you the definition of enemy? Are we at war with India? We are not…

  They are friendly people just like us and its just that we took them as rivals from day first and there are few people those never want to live in peace with our neighbors because its also an American and Israeli agenda to keep us in a fighting mode or keep us departed so that we could never reach to the point where they are at the moment. This is why i wrote above that why we don’t think like a civilized nation, padrhay likhay honay ka saboot to hum daitay he nahe. Just think that why we are spending hell lot of money designated to defense and missile programs its just because we think we cant live in peace with India, If we together make history and solve all the issues on table with India what is the need to have ATOM BOMB and other stupid weapon stocks we should be working on health, education and other sector where that money was supposed to be invested. Agar sirf itna sa ho jaye to hamara ghareeb aadmi ghareeb nahe rahay ga balkay aik behtar pakistani ban jaye ga jo koi bhi nahe chahta.

  Aap jis ko hero samjhtay hain us sai aik sawal poocheye, Why his own son is not in Kashmir for Jihad? he is fit, educated, young, energetic but why not in kashmir, why is looking into the party matters because he is Qazi’s own son? For other Jihad ki call ate hai, Wah kia kehnay.. Chand stupids ne mil kar JIHAD ka naam tuk barbad ker dia hai.. isi mulk mein baith kar khatay hain aur isi ke jadrain khokli kar rahay hain.

  Aik jazbate quam ki tarhan sochnay ke bajaye jab hum aik suljhi hoi quam ki tarhan sochna shuroo kar dain gay tab he ham taraqee kar payen gay aur tab hee ham aik terrorist nation ka dhabba apnay oper se saaf kerwa ke aik behtareen nation kehalwa sakain gaay.

  What is different perspective my dear :-) those songs where for taking young guys to the other side of the border to destabilize both of the countries and they were effective enough to do that and the damage has been done. Aisa koi naghma apnay baitay ko suna kar Kashmir keon nahe bheeja Qazi ne ya chodrain abhi he bhaij dain bajodr mein Mujahid Taliban (Stupid loog jinhain na mazhab ka pata hai na kisi aur baat ka sirf paisay ke pojari hain. Nimaz bas gadhay ki tarhan padrhtay hain agar samajh lain ke nimaz kia hai aur mazhab kia to koi goli nahe chalay ge kabhi bhi) ke sath shana ba shana ladrnay ke liye laikin ye ho nahe sakta keon ke wo qazi ka baita hai ladrnay ke liye thodri hai wo to party ka ja-nasheen hai. :-D
  ———————————————-
  @ xainab

  My dear sister,

  Read original history, go to some background readings of this guy and his family and apne emotional connection ko side par rukh de jiye ga chahe wo jamiat se ho ya Islam se.

  ha ha ha Qazi aur Siasatdan… aur wo be mature and responsible… ha ha ha…. I want to laugh and laugh very loud but people around me will think that I have lost my senses :-D this guy even don’t know how to speak and what to say other than “yea sahe nahe ho raha ham is ki mukhalafat karain gaay” arrey mukhalafat he to kertay rahay ho sari umar har baat ki chahe wo Zia sahab ne ki, chahe mian sahab ne ya muhtarma ne ya baad mein Musharaf sahab ne ya ab Zardari ne.. yea to khud he apnay kiye howay kamon ke baray mein bhi yea hi ilfaz keh sakta hai ke “yea sahe nahe ho raha ham is ki mukhalafat karain gaay”
  shukar hai is ne apnay paida honay ki mukhalafat nahe kee warna wahan bhi dharna dai daita aur jaloos nikal kar aik ehtajaji taqreer kerta jis mein yea jumla baar baar duhraya jata ke “yea sahe nahe hoa ham is ki mukhalafat karain gaay”. This man cant even say wrong to some thing wrong and some thing good to what is really good. America attack kerta hai 2 din pehlay muzamat 4 din baad ati hai qazi ki keon ke jab tuk ijazat nahe milti America se ke keah do us waqt tuk kehna funds ruk janay ke mutaradif hai na.

  Nikleye is party bazi sai and become a nation to save this country’s and your next generations future because if we will keep following these stupid politicians, we are selecting again and again we will rip us apart into too many pieces that no Jinnah will be able to put us together as a nation again and we will be standing no where in this world.

  Is qaum ke liye dua go rahain aur is mubarik month mein zaroor dua karain ke ab jo hukmaran ham par musalat kiye gaye hain wo hamaray apnay aamal ka nateeja hain. Khuda hamain apnay hifz-o-aman mein rukhay aur is mulk ko us tabahi ke dhanay ki taraf janay se bacha lai jahan mein aur kuch dosray loog is ko jata daikh rahay hain aur hamain is tabahi ki taraf lai kar janay waloon mein aik naam QAZI ka bhi hai.

• 58 ..... // Sep 18, 2008 at 10:29 am

  WELL SAID, USMAN UL HAQ…………..
  Now this ….(I have to say this) ….GHADAAR … MUSHRIQ …… has even derailed and brainwashed Imran Khan,who has the potential of becoming a great leader and could have been an important part of the government and may have played an important role in changing the conditions of the country if he had not boycott the elections(that too done on this %$*#& ’s insistance.

  May the Lord get this nation to wake up from the slumber of Ignorance and show us the light of truth and his eternal guidance!!!!!
  Amin!!!!

• 59 Zeeshan // Sep 18, 2008 at 3:28 pm

  @ Usman

  Yes india is one of our enemies… apparently friendly media propaganda se woh dost nahi banay ga…

  are we at war with india??? may b no, but india is at war with us since day 1.

  plz see a few examples below n realize urself, they never tried to b +ve with u…

  http://rezwanul.blogspot.com/2007/05/1971-liberation-war-and-role-of-indian.html

  http://dawn.com/2008/09/16/top1.htm

  in the 2nd link u can see the loss pakistan has to incur because of their actions… n u can also see how well do they respond when there is table talk with pakistan…

  they have been friendly with us???? thts y they stopped water flow… thts y they r playing -ve role in balochistan…
  plz listen to zaid hamid on thishttp://riseofpakistan.blogspot.com/2008/09/us-sponsored-democracy-interesting.html

  indians r friendly thts y they always blame pakistan for anything bad happening in pakistan… indians r friendly thts y there r so many anti pakistan indians films spreading venom in indian n pakistani youth…

  u baselessly assumed tht i m a fan of qazi n JI… though it was not shown by any part of my any comment… my point was just to give a different perspective… the perspective “peaceful pakistanis” were ignoring…

  if still u think india is a friend then i m sorry my friend i’ve nothing else to say…

• 60 Samiullah Khan Wazir // Sep 22, 2008 at 12:00 am

  Assalam u Alaikum

  My Dear Friends,

  We are living in a world driven by Media, and western media has the capability to drive the spectators wherever it wishes for. The last U.S presidential election is just an example that how un-popular George Bush became president for the second time, just because of that famous and controversial video of Osama, produced by so called Al-Qaeda was came-out to support Mr. Bush.

  As we know that we have the only source of information which is Media, and all of us know very well that Media is never been independent ever, so the point is that none of us have any information to believe, for instance Dr. Shahid Masood brought Janab Taqi Usmani Sahab on ARY for the very first time in the history of Pakistan on the issue of Hadood Bill (The Women’s Protection Bill) Taqi Usmani Sahab declared that the bill is open violation of Quran (All religious sects agreed up on it) so Musharaf’s govt. tried to force ARY to ban Dr. Shahid Masood’s program Views on News. After that Dr. Shahid joined GEO and again Meray Mutabiq was banned to air and reason was that Dr. Shahid interviewed Gen(R) Jamshed Gulzar Kiyani brought many rare facts about Jamia Hafsa Operation (Though Mr. Gulzar Kiyani was a key player of Musharaf and Gulzar Kiyani is being criticized for supporting the former Mayor (Nazim) of Rawalpindi Tariq Kiyani). This is the one example of autonomy of Media and the situation of age information we live in, and at least no one can claim that he or she knows any Al-Qaeda, it is a strange thing that we were informed about Al-Qaeda by western media, and till now they keep us update about any development regarding Al-Qaeda.

  Now come to the point South Waziristan is being considered the Heaven for so called extremists, in tribal area there is a strong hold of Dewbandi School of Thought. Baitullah Mas’hud was one of the student leader of Jamiat e Talaba e Islam (JTI) and JTI is the student wing of Jamiat Ulama e Islam Fazal Rehman (JUI- F), but in present he is independent and has no bonding with JUI. If we classify the Talibans (Students of Madrasah /Religious School) then there are three major groups, first group consist of those Talibans who are Afghan National and they are fighting against allied forces to free their country Afghanistan, led by Jalal ud Din Haqqani former Governor of Khost province and key commander of Taliban and his son Siraj Haqqani , 2nd group consist of those Talibans who belongs to Tribal Areas of Pakistan but they are Pakistani National and led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur and Mullah Nazir and they are considered the pro Pakistani Taliban Group and they have attacked several times by CIA-operated spy plane . The 3rd group consists of Those Talibans who are known as Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan, led by Baitullah Mas’hud. The 3rd group claimed for almost every terrorist activity in Pakistan. So technically and factually this is not true that Jamaat e Islami any holds or any influence on those groups.

  Certainly Jamaat e Islami was the key player of Afghan Jihad against Russia, but keep in mind in that period of time Jamaat was strongly opposed and blamed by Dewbandis and other school of thoughts, so the fact is that Jamaat never been remain as strong and influential as JI was in Pre-Taliban era. In my knowledge the core leadership of Jamaat e Islami lost their sons in Afghan Jihad and Kashmir, for instance former Deputy Chief Jan Mohammad Abbasi, Malik Ghulam Ali lost their sons in Afghanistan, fighting against Russia, Liaquat Baloch and Qazi Hussain Ahmed lost their nephews in Kashmir, in 1999 Chief Editor of Daily Khabrain Mr. Zia Shahid wrote two columns in Khabrain and he produced 76 names of key Jamaat Leaders who gave their own blood for their conviction.

  We should criticize and we have the right to criticize them, but we must have least available information about any person or group which is based on facts.

  I believe that Jamaat e Islami is not the last evil of Pakistan, if they are then we shouldn’t be so worried about it, because everyone knows that Jamaat e Islami never had any strong support, like MQM,PML –Q, ANP, JUI(F), PPP and PML-N.

  We should appreciate all those who play any positive role in the current situation of Pakistan, APDM didn’t contest in Election and personally I believe they were right in their opinion, we have seen PPP Govt. is not interested in the restoration of Judiciary and PPP Govt. is supported by the key players of Musharaf Regime.

  Allah gives us the capability to differentiate between right and wrong, True and False.
  Aameen

• 61 oal // Sep 22, 2008 at 2:05 am

  Media, in general, may not be perfectly independent, but it’s reporting may be factual, its interpretations corroborated, and its conclusions and opinions examined and debated.

  While the media makes a poor tool for the criminal and the powerful, who either must pay for its slant as public relations or pressure it with threat and violence to form up as propaganda–and a good reader recognizes both easily enough–the media may serve listeners, viewers, and readers without knowing or much caring to know who in particular is listening, viewing, and reading.

• 62 netengr // Sep 22, 2008 at 7:19 am

  Pakistani people always believe on conspiracies.The reality is all jidadis ,alqaida ,JI ,taliban wanted to built new super power in afghanistan and pakistan ,they threaten all the world .

  Abb sab ki bakqas band honi chahiyeh ,lets fight was against these terrorist .

  This evil fitna now at our door

  Jamat islami is the mother of all terrorist in pakistan

• 63 Zeeshan // Sep 22, 2008 at 10:18 am

  wow netengr… wht a ‘gr8′ conclusion… i ’salute’ ur ‘wisdom’…

  its a pity tht u draw such conclusions without evidence n then ask others to shut their mouths…

  i’d expect u to keep quiet now!!! because this is wht u also desired…

• 64 Samiullah Khan Wazir // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:04 pm

  My point was, what is the source of information? Who produce the information about Taliban and Al-Qaeda? Local media reliant for the information produced by western media, 2nd thing most of us don’t know about HayatAllah a local journalist in North Waziristan who broke the principal to share “classifieds” with media, and he got killed by unknown forces. Well, if someone has to believe that the creatures we are familiar with are the forces behind 9/11 and 9/21, he has the right to believe but I will never believe in this nonsense, how we are blaming someone without any evidence? Is this not extremism? Every single Pakistan condemns all terrorist act, but what would you say about those actions done by Allied forces, in which US soldiers killed families inside Pakistani borders, the claimed for achieving a high value target, after just two or three days they declared that the action was based on inaccurate intelligence information (baseless information), is this not a bullshit? Now who will tell me what we should to do in this kind of situation? Who will stand against this sort of terrorist acts? Why we are providing grounds to those who are against Islam and Pakistan, My dearest friends, we are surrounded by India, US/Allied forces, Afghanistan and Israel, all these forces operates with a complete freedom and they are free to do any thing in Pakistan. My God! 1000 kg of high explosive was being carried out into the RED-ZONE? Farooq H. Naik is true to say that the Marriott Attack was a Pakistani version of 9/11, a common individual can understand the resemblance between 9/11 and 9/21, and it is the complete freedom to go to achieve your target without any hesitation.
  Let’s suppose Jamaat is the only evil, then what to do next? What about those who brought this War on Terror into our country? Musharaf Regime?
  So don’t be a naïve to judge any matter!

• 65 Samiullah Khan Wazir // Sep 22, 2008 at 1:32 pm

  One thing more, Hikmatyar, Rabbani and other prominent Afghan Freedom fighters were welcomed into Pakistan by Zulfiar Ali Bhutto govt. so historically this is not true that Afghan policy was designed by Zia or America, we can easily find when and where these Afghan leaders came to Pakistan. After a long period of Russian invasion in Afghanistan, America came to play. Gen. (R) Hameed Gul claimed this in a talk show with Mazhar Abbas on ARY few days before. And before Hameed Gul Qazi Hussain Ahmed claimed the same thing in News Guru with Nadeem Malik, For further information watch News Guru,

  http://pkpolitics.com/2008/09/17/news-guru-17-september-2008/

  In this episode Qazi Hussain Ahmed condemns suicide attacks and declares it HARAM.
  What else we should expect?

• 66 Samiullah Khan Wazir // Sep 22, 2008 at 2:15 pm

  Note: In my 2nd last post, read the word Principle, not Principal.
  Thanks

• 67 netengr // Sep 22, 2008 at 6:46 pm

  Qazi condemn but at the same time he support the casue .they are munafiqeen .Why Qazi Hussain does not go where talibans are ??
  Qazi supported killings in kashimir ,afghanistan .Jamat islami want to be in power and use Islam .they do every thing which can bring them into power and war for their power they called jihad

• 68 oal // Sep 23, 2008 at 1:57 am

  Samiullah Khan Wazir, you asked, “My point was, what is the source of information? Who produce the information about Taliban and Al-Qaeda? Local media reliant for the information produced by western media . . . .”

  New York Times Magazine journalist Dexter Filkins recently wrote about his travels into FATA in this article: “Right At the Edge”:

  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/07/magazine/07pakistan-t.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

  Reverse engineer the journalist’s methods, and find that many, many local aids appear directly in the article or between the lines: someone local may drive, translate, “fix” or arrange meetings; someone else provides refuge; others contacts and leads; others advice. The journalist may be western but the means and sources for producing witness — news of events; insight into relationships; observation of life itself in a conflict zone — would seem clearly local.

  Filkins has a book just out (published September 16, 2008) titled _The Forever War_, which follows a comparatively recent historical tour through Afghanistan and Iraq. In fact, the work begins with the journalist watching the dispensing of Shariah justice in Kabul Stadium.

  Closer to home in Pakistan: reporting and analysis by Khalid Aziz, a gentleman educated in both the United Kingdom and Pakistan (M.A., Political Science, Peshawar University) and one who has served Pakistan, this according to his resume (online), for 30 years. His analysis of “Pakistan’s dilemma in FATA” (_The International News_, September 16, 2008) may present what in the U.S. might be called an “establishment view”, but one also critical of the government, and as such it would be hard, I think, to call it other than independent.

  Khalid Aziz’s article: http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=135968.

  Does a figure like Khalid Aziz represent “western media” or, plainly, one-hundred percent Pakistani intelligentsia and media?

  To answer that question may call into consideration the stratifying effects of education on social identification, perception, and the propensity to relate to other personalities far across cultural and national boundaries. In effect, war correspondents and economists alike (and many others, perhaps) become not more or less “westernized” but more accurately “internationalized.”

  They relate to man broadly.

  ” . . . 2nd thing most of us don’t know about HayatAllah a local journalist in North Waziristan who broke the principal to share “classifieds” with media, and he got killed by unknown forces.”

  Here is a list from the Committee to Protect Journalists, an international organization, on this past year’s activity in Pakistan:

  http://www.cpj.org/regions_08/asia_08/asia_08.html#pak .

  The following, among others, seem to have been killed in Pakistan within the last year or so while pursuing their profession: Abdul Aziz Shaheen, who wrote for _Azadi_ among others; Siraj Uddin, who worked for the _Nation_; Mohammed Ibrahim, Express TV Reporter; Noor Hakim Khan, _Daily Pakistan_ (roadside bomb, 2007); Khadim Hussain Sheikh, _Khabrein_ (April 14, 2008); Chishti Mujahid, _Akbar-e-Jehan_; Dr. Chishti Mujahid, _Akbar-e-Jehan_; etc. I haven’t seen Hayat Allah’s name on the CPJ list and Google seems not to want to come up with a news item, but if there is one, I’d like to read it.

  “Every single Pakistan condemns all terrorist act, but what would you say about those actions done by Allied forces, in which US soldiers killed families inside Pakistani borders, the claimed for achieving a high value target, after just two or three days they declared that the action was based on inaccurate intelligence information (baseless information), is this not a bullshit?”

  Of course it’s bullshit, and the same impersonal violence that makes suicide bombing, for example, so senseless and the military use of bombs and missiles worse (ordered and unleashed by professional military) underscores the best case possible for placing investigators, clerics and poets, and military and paramilitary forces, all Pakistani, all Muslim, all with teeth, in numbers and on the ground, permanently.

  ” . . . we are surrounded by India, US/Allied forces, Afghanistan and Israel . . . .”

  What if all that turns out Pakistan’s best luck?

  I kid a little, but where the fear comes from may present a mystery to a western mind.

  In fact, several Islamic-majority states support and profit from trade relationships (in one sector, e.g., travel, or another) with Israel (Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, possibly also–I’m less certain today–Indonesia, Morocco, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia–for chemicals and security technologies or services, despite boycotting and lack of diplomatic relationships–and Tunisia).

  “US/Allied forces” would probably rather be back in their homes; I would think Afghanistan more in the mood for housing, jobs, health services, and its own internal security forces than conquest; and India–India has an annual battle royal going with mother nature.

  Pakistan’s own academic, business, and military classes have also the strongest motivation for keeping Pakistan out of Mogadishu-like political chaos. Considering the grief armed conflicts bring to civilians, all of Pakistan has a stake in that.

• 69 ZAHID NAQVI // Oct 6, 2008 at 1:48 pm

  JI is only organization in the world who want peace and hormany among muslims schools of thought. After formation of Mili Yakjeti Council by Qazi Hussain Ahmed, SHIA SUNNI BATTLE has been ended, as sincer muslim every guy shuld respect the struggle of JI for peace. The persons who are opposing JI are like blinds who judge every thing wrong. From the above comments I feel that one one or two guy are commenting against JI by changing names.

• 70 oal // Oct 6, 2008 at 8:13 pm

  In medeival western history, the “Jesuits” were assassins intent on controlling the destiny of the Catholic church. They were crushed as militants and later reformed as an intellectual and prosyletizing (missionary) arm of the same church.

  In modern world history, often enough, many strident organizations produce charitable and security operations at the same time, and the latter may involve some mix of visible as well as covert activities.

  Things hidden by design or by happenstance (illiteracy, substandard education will do it) inspire fear, suspicion, and speculation. If we’re good, we try to bring what is hidden to light, so that guesswork may give way to courage, faith, and reason.

  –

  There seems to have been some taunting in this thread about knowing Pakistan’s history. For any who may obtain the book, Stephen Philip Cohen’s _The Idea of Pakistan_ (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2004) makes for a good start.

  –

  According to Wikipedia, this is what Muhammed Ali Jinnah, speaking to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan in Karachi on August 11, 1947, had to say:

  “If we want to make this great State of Pakistan happy and prosperous we should wholly and solely concentrate on the well-being of the people, and especially of the masses and the poor… you are free- you are free to go to your temples mosques or any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion, caste or creed that has nothing to do with the business of the state… in due course of time Hindus will cease to be Hindus and Muslims will cease to Muslims- not in a religious sense for that is the personal faith of an individual- but in a political sense as citizens of one state.”

  As Governor-General of Pakistan addressing the Civil, Naval, Military and Air Force Officers of Pakistan, Jinnah had also said, “We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free man and which we could develop according to our own lights and culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find free play” (Wikipedia).

• 71 Aeyaz Hassan Razi // Feb 24, 2009 at 2:15 pm

  For your kind attention.

  An Interview with Haider Farooq Mawdudi, Noted Pakistani Islamic Scholar

  Haider Farooq Mawdudi, noted Pakistani Islamic scholar and son of the Late Maulana Sayed-ul-Ala Mawdudi, founder of the Jamaat-e-Islami(JEI), is one of the most vocal critics of the protagonists of ‘Jihad’ in Kashmir. In an interview given to a Lahore based Urdu magazine ‘Diwar-e-Shahar’ (August-September, 1998) he has openly come out against the present JEI leadership of Pakistani for supporting militancy in Kashmir. He has refuted ‘Jihad’ in Kashmir on the grounds that its against the tenets of the Quran as Islam does not permit a covert war. In this connection, quoting his father’s stand on the issue, he points out that the double standards in Pakistani policy of pursuing diplomatic relations with India while waging a ‘Jihad’ against it through covert means. He also castigated the JEI leadership of Pakistan for spending huge amounts on waging ‘Jihad’ in Kashmir and sacrificing the lives of thousands of innocent and poor people. Excerpts from the interview is reproduced below.

  The Lucknow based vernacular weekly, ‘Jedeed Markaz’, published in Urdu and Hindi, has reproduced the said interview on its October 25-31, 1998 edition.

  Question: In what connection, did you visit India recently and who all did you meet and why?

  Answer: I met different Muslim leaders, including Kashmiris during my recent visit to India and expressed the view that three wars have been fought between India and Pakistan over Kashmir since their inception fifty years back and therefore, the Kashmir issue should now be solved at any cost and the Kashmiri Muslims should get the same benefits which are being enjoyed by the other Muslims living in India. I told the Kashmiri leaders that they were getting their young generation killed without any reason. The education, economy and everything of Muslims is being destroyed. I asked them to hold talks with the Indian government and get their demands met legitimately and constitutionally.

  Question: Haider Shahji, what sort of opinion you have given there? On one hand, holy ‘Jihad’ is being fought in Kashmir while as you are talking about constitutional right, education and economy.

  Answer: (Retorting back) What kind of ‘Jihad’ is being fought in Kashmir, you do not know the difference between ‘Jihad’ and violence. The ongoing blood-bath in Kashmir in the name of ‘Jihad’ can not even be termed as ‘Khurooj’(revolt). You should study the ‘Fiqah’(Islamic Law).

  Question: But the ‘Jamaat’ of your father, Maulana Abdul Ala Mawdudi declares it as ‘Jihad’.

  Answer: Now, this is no more the ‘Jamaat’ of my father, this is now the ‘Jamaat’ of Qazi Hussain Ahmad. My father had categorically refused to accept the ongoing violence in Kashmir as ‘Jihad’.

  Question: What are you talking about? Kashmiris are fighting for their right of self-determination, which has been bluntly rejected by India. The Britishers gave Kashmir to India through a wrongful partition, which Nehru, Mountbatten and Radcliffe had committed through dishonesty?

  Answer: Maulana Mawdudi, in his interview published in the bi-weekly journal of Jamaat-e-Islami, “Kausar” dated August 17, 1998, has clearly said that the intricacies developed over the Kashmiri issue are the result of the mistakes of ‘our’ leaders who accepted an ambiguous condition of the Britishers that the accession of any ‘Riyasat’ to a country would be decided by the Head of the ‘Riyasat’ and not only by the dominion of the ‘Riyasat’. They also left the decision regarding the fixation of borders to Radcliffe and Mountbatten which resulted in the inclusion of Gurdaspur district in the Indian union and it also gave an opportunity to the Hindu King of Kashmir to accede to India.

  Question: Haider Saheb, you said that it is not lawful according to ‘Shariat’ to fight against that country with whom ‘we’ have diplomatic relations?

  Answer: Don’t degrade its importance. I have not said that but Maulana Mawdudi said this. I do not possess such a personality. Maulana Mawdudi has categorically stated that according to ‘Quran’, it is unlawful to wage a war by a country against the country with which diplomatic relations are maintained. He has further said that it one party commits breach of agreement then the opposite party should first severe diplomatic ties with it and then resort to war-tactics instead of maintaining diplomatic relations overtly and resorting to war-tactics covertly. He stressed that Islam taught ‘us’ that if we, want to fight against anyone, ‘we’ should fight openly and if ‘we’ wish to maintain friendly relations with someone, ‘we’ should stick to that relation without any prejudice.

  Question: Haider Sahab, Maulana Mawdudi was a giant personality and a great religious scholar. We should talk about present scenario. Jamaat-e-Islami is still spending a lot on ‘Jehad-e-Kashmir’ also rendering sacrifices?

  Answer: Yes, presently the situation is such that Jamaat receives Rs. 60,000/- for every militant killed in Kashmir out this, only 15,000-20,000/- are being given to the families of the martyrs, while as the remaining amount is eaten up by the JEI leaders themselves who have opened a factory of martyrs. JEI leaders have made money by getting others children killed. As far as they themselves are concerned, no son of Qazi Hussain Ahmad was killed either in Afghanistan or Kashmiri, ‘Jihad’ and his children are leading a luxurious life while studying in the United States.

• 72 abdul nasir // Mar 1, 2009 at 9:36 am

  please read this and find what is thouheed

  In the Name of Allaah Ar-Rahmaan Ar-Raheem

  All Praise is due for Allaah (swt) the Lord of the Worlds. We send peace and blessings upon the most honourable of the Prophets and Messengers, our Prophet Muhammad (saw) and we send complete peace and blessings upon his (saw) family and Companions. To proceed.

  Know, O servant of Allaah (swt), that Allaah (swt) created the whole creation behind which was a great Hikmah (wisdom) and that is to worship Him alone without making any association with Him (swt). Allaah (swt) said,

  َمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ

  “And I did not create man or Jinn except for my worship.” [Dhariyaat 56]

  The above ayah means to worship Allaah (swt) singularly and alone (i.e. Yuwahidoon). He (swt) has also said,

  وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ

  “And you do not worship what I worship.” [Kaafiroun 3]

  Allaah (swt) has negated all of the worship the Mushrikeen (idolators) undertake even if they performed some ritual actions for Him (swt); since they used to perform Shirk (association) in their worship and did not practice Tawheed. Tawheed being to dedicate all Allaah (swt)’s rights to Him (swt) exclusively without association. He (swt) says,

  وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ
  أَحَدًا

  “And the Masaajid (mosques) are for Allaah (swt) alone. So invoke none (make Du’a) along with Allaah (swt).” [Jinn 18]

  Some of the ‘Ulema (Islamic scholars) have expressed Tawheed as three categories;

  First Division: At-Tawheed Ar-Rububiyah (The Oneness of Allaah (swt) in His Lordship)

  Second Division: At-Tawheed Al-Ulouhiyah (The Oneness of Allaah (swt) in His Orders)

  Third Division: At-Tawheed Al-Asmaa wal Sifaat (The Oneness of Allaah (swt) in His Names and Attributes)

  Such divisions were based upon the divine evidences and can be found together in a single verse of the Qur’an;

  رَبِّ السَّمَواتِ والأَرْضِ وَما بَيْنَهُما فَاعْبُدْهُ
  وَاصْطَبِرْ لِعِبادَتِهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُ سَمِيًّا

  “Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth, and all that is between them; so worship Him (swt), and be constant and patient in His Worship: do you know anyone one is worthy of the same Name as He?” [Maryam 65]

  When Allaah (swt) says, “Lord of the Heavens and of the Earth, and all that is between them” and that is Tawheed Al-Rububiyah. Then Allaah (swt) says, “So worship Him (swt), and be constant and patient in His Worship” and here is Tawheed Al-Ulouhiyah and when Allaah (swt) says, “Do you know anyone one is worthy of the same Name as He?” this is Tawheed Al-Asmaa wal Sifaat.

  At-Tawheed Ar-Rububiyah

  This is the dedication of the actions of Allaah (swt) like creating, commanding, sovereignty and others to Him (swt) exclusively [1] . We take as part of our ‘Aqeedah in Allaah’s exclusive right of Creating and Commanding as He (swt) has said,

  أَلاَ لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالأَمْرُ

  “And to He (swt) is the Creating and the Command” [Al-Aaraaf 54]

  And we also take as our ‘Aqeedah that to Allaah (swt) alone belongs the sovereignty of all creation. Allaah (swt) says,

  وَلِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ

  “And to Allaah (swt) belongs the dominions of the Heavens and the Earth” [An-Noor 42]

  This division of Tawheed, Al-Uluhiyah, is accepted by even the Kuffar as most of them believe that Allaah (swt) is the only Creator, the only Provider, the one who governs all things and He (swt) does not have any assistance nor any equal His (swt) Kingdom. The Qur’an provides evidence that the Kuffar accept and believe in Tawheed Ar-Rububiyah as opposed to Tawheed Al-Uluhiyah which they deny. Allaah (swt) says,

  قُلْ مَن يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاء وَالأَرْضِ أَمَّن يَمْلِكُ السَّمْعَ والأَبْصَارَ وَمَن يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيَّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ وَمَن يُدَبِّرُ الأَمْرَ فَسَيَقُولُونَ اللّهُ فَقُلْ أَفَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ

  “Say: ‘Who is it that sustains you (in life) from the sky and from the earth? Or who is it that has power over hearing and sight? And who is it that brings out the living from the dead and the dead from the living? And who is it that rules and regulates all affairs?’ They will soon say, ‘Allaah’. Say, ‘Will ye not then show piety (to Him)?’” [Yunus 10:31]

  Tawheed Al-Ulouhiya

  This is the dedication of the ritual actions of the servant of Allaah (swt) for His (swt) sake alone like Ad-Du’a (ritual petition), Al-Khowf (fear), Al-Mahaba (love), At-Tawakkul (reliance) and other ritual actions [2] . Allaah (swt) has said,

  يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُواْ رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

  “O people! Worship your Lord, who created you and those who came before you, so that you may become God-fearing;” [Al-Baqara 2:21]

  At-Tawheed Al-Ulouhiyah was the call of all the Prophets from the first of them (i.e. Adam (as)) to the last of them (i.e. Muhammad (saw)). Allaah (swt) has said,

  وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلاَّ نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أنَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنَاْ فَاعْبُدُونِ

  “Not a messenger did We send before you except that we inspired him: that there is no god but I; therefore worship Me” [al-Anbiya 21:25]

  And Allaah (swt) also said,

  وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولاً أَنِ اعْبُدُواْ اللّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ الطَّاغُوتَ

  “And We sent to each nation a Prophet (with the command), ‘Worship Allaah (swt) and shun all Tawagheet (any idol, object or person that prevents men from doing good and leads them astray)’” [Al-Nahl 36]

  And this Tawheed of Ulouhiyah is the one which the Kuffar negate and consequently, Allaah (swt) has made the Mushrikeen (idolators) disbelievers (Kuffar) because of this; making the spilling of their blood and the seizing of their wealth permissible as has been reported in the Hadith Mutawaatir (through a continuous chains of narrators) and in the Saheehayn (Bukhari and Muslim) that the Prophet (saw) said,

  أمرت أن أقاتل الناس حتى يقولوا لا إله إلا الله فإذا قالوا لا إله إلا الله عصموا مني دماءهم وأموالهم إلا بحقها وحسابهم على الله

  “I have been ordered to fight the people until they say, ‘There is no-one worthy of being worshipped except Allaah (swt)’ and if they say that there is no god but Allaah then their blood and wealth is considered protected from me except by the Haqq of Shari’ah and their account is to Allaah (swt).”

  We will digress now to explain about the meaning of the saying, ‘There is no god but Allaah (swt).’ This statement, ‘La ilaha illa Allaah’ actually means, ‘There is no-one worthy of worship except Allaah (swt)’ as Allaah (swt) said to the Al-Kaleem Musa (as) (i.e. the one Allaah (swt) spoke to),

  إِنَّنِي أَنَا اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدْنِي وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي

  “Verily, I am Allaah. There is no god except I. So worship me and establish the prayer in order to remember me.” [Ta Ha 14]

  The statement of the first part of the Shahadah encompasses two pillars;

  First: Negation in the part of saying, ‘There is no god’. This negates completely any other object or person worshipped other than Allaah (swt) i.e. Kufr bit Taaghout

  Second: Affirmation in the part of the saying, ‘Except Allaah (swt)’. This is the affirmation that the worship is for Allaah (swt) alone and there is no one to be associated with Him in His worship as there are no partners for Him in His Kingdom and His Lordship.

  At-Tawheed can never become complete except with these two pillars, hence Allaah (swt) said,

  فَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِن بِاللّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَىَ لاَ انفِصَامَ لَهَا

  “The one who declares disbelief in Taaghout and then believes in Allaah (swt) has grasped the trustworthy hand-hold than never breaks” [Al-Baqara 2:256]

  And Allaah (swt) also says,

  أَنِ اعْبُدُواْ اللّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ الطَّاغُوتَ

  “Worship Allaah (swt) and shun all Tawagheet (any idol, object or person that prevents men from doing good and leads them astray)” [An-Nahl 36]

  And it is reported in Saheeh Muslim that the Prophet (saw) said,

  من قال : لا إله إلا الله وكفر بما يعبد من دون الله حرم ماله ودمه وحسابه على الله

  “Whosoever says, ‘There is no god but Allaah and disbelieves in those things that are worshipped instead of Him (swt) his wealth and blood is prohibited and his account is with Allaah (swt).”

  At-Taghout is everything that the worshipper takes as objects of worship (Ma’boud), to be followed (Matbou’) or obeyed (Muta’a) other than Allaah (swt) therefore exceeding their limits [3] . For example an object of worship which is a Taaghout could be an idol. A person who is Taaghia to be followed could be a priest, a magician or the evil scholars. And examples of people to be obeyed who are Taaghout are the great Taaghouts of this age like the evil law courts whether they be a local, national or international, the Taaghout governments in charge over the Muslim affairs, and those Mushrikeen rulers over the Muslims, other examples include the legislating parliaments and similar councils such as the United Nations etc.

  If mankind seek their ‘lords and priest’ to permit what Allaah (swt) has forbidden or to forbid what Allaah (swt) has allowed those people who do such an action become the ‘Abidun Lil Taaghuot’ or the worshippers of those Taaghout and those changing Allaah’s (swt) law from the priests and lords are the Taaghout. Allaah (swt) says,

  أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ آمَنُواْ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ يُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَحَاكَمُواْ إِلَى الطَّاغُوتِ وَقَدْ أُمِرُواْ أَن يَكْفُرُواْ بِهِ وَيُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَن يُضِلَّهُمْ ضَلاَلاً بَعِيدًا

  “Have you not seen those who declare that they believe in the revelations that have come to you and to those before you? They wish to turn together for judgment (in their disputes) to the Taaghout, though they were ordered to declare disbelief in them. But Satan’s wish is to lead them astray far away (from the right).” [An-Nisa’ 4:60]

  And Allaah (swt) also says,

  اتَّخَذُواْ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللّهِ وَالْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَا أُمِرُواْ إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُواْ إِلَـهًا وَاحِدًا لاَّ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ سُبْحَانَهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

  “They took their Rabbis and their Monks to be their Lords and Legislators besides Allaah (swt) and took the Messiah, the son of Mary, while they were commanded to worship, obey and follow none but one God/Allaah; none has the right to be worshipped or followed and to legislate but he, praise and glory be to him from having the partners they associate with him.” [At-Tauba 9:31]

  And reported on the authority of Adie bin Haatim in Sunan Tirmidhi that he heard the Prophet (saw) reciting the above ayah and he said to the Prophet (saw),

  فقلت له: إنا لسنا نعبدهم. قال: أليس يُحرِّمون ما أحلّ اللهُ فتُحرِّمونَهُ ، ويُحلُّونَ ما حرّمَ الله فتُحلُّونَهُ ؟ فقلت: بلى قال: فتلك عبادتهم

  ‘O Prophet of Allaah (swt)! We did not worship them. The Prophet (saw) replied, ‘Did they (the Rabbis and Monks) not make Halaal (allowed) for them the Haraam (prohibited things) and made Haraam for them what was Halaal.’ And I replied ‘Indeed’. He (saw) replied, ‘That is your worship to them.’”

  The ‘Ulema (scholars) have reached consensus regarding the explanation of the above ayah from what is reported through the above hadith (saying) of the Prophet (saw). Another aspect of making

  What follows when declaring disbelief in Taaghout is enmity and hatred towards it and to never accept its worship (including following and obeying) in any circumstance. Allaah (swt) has said,

  قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ إِذْ قَالُوا لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَاء مِنكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةُ وَالْبَغْضَاء أَبَدًا حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ

  “There is for you an excellent example (to follow) in Ibraham (as) and those with him, when they said to their people, ‘Surely we disassociate ourselves from you and all that you worship besides Allaah (swt). We have rejected you, and there has arisen, between us and you, enmity and hatred forever; until you believe in Allaah and Him alone.’ [Mumtahina 4]

  And Allaah (swt) has said,

  وَالَّذِينَ اجْتَنَبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ أَن يَعْبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَى فَبَشِّر عِبَادِ ْ

  “Those who shun At-Taaghout and fall not into its worship, and turn to Allaah (swt) in repentance for them is Good News: so announce the Good News to My Servants [Az-Zumar 39:17]

  Ibn Qayyam (rahimahullah) said,

  “All of the ayah in the Qur’an contain a propagation of this Tawheed to proclaim and testify it and to encompass it, this is because the Qur’an contains the following types of ayaat,

  Regarding news about Allaah (swt), his Names, Attributes and Functions, and this is Tawheed ar-Rububiyah and Taheed Sifaat.
  Or regarding a call to worship Him (swt) alone without ascribing any partners to Him (swt) and to reject, denounce and eradicate whatever is worshipped other than He (swt) or an order to fulfil the ritual acts and to forbid anything that opposes that (i.e. doing Muharamaat (forbidden actions), and this is Tawheed Uluhiyyah and ‘Ibaadah.
  Or speaking well about the people of Tawheed and obedience to Allaah (swt) and what He (swt) has done for them in this life and how He (swt) will do good to them in the HereAfter, and this is a part of making Allaah (swt) One.
  Or speaking the news about the people of Shirk (idolators) and how He (swt) has dealt with them in this earth from their punishment or what punishment Allaah (swt) will give them as a result of their bad actions and this recompense for those who have left the order of Tawheed.”
  This subject of Tawheed is the reality of the Deen (religion, way of life) of Islaam the only system of life which Allaah (swt) will accept as He (swt) said,

  وَمَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْأِسْلامِ دِيناً فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

  “If anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allaah), never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter He will be in the ranks of those who have lost.” [Al-Imraan 3:85]

  This type of Tawheed contains all matters of worship and one must perform such actions for Allaah (swt) sincerely. Allaah (swt) said,

  وَمَا أُمِرُوا إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ حُنَفَاء وَيُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَيُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَذَلِكَ دِينُ الْقَيِّمَةِ

  “And they have been ordered except to worship Allaah (swt) giving sincerely devotion, being true in faith; to establish the prayers and pay the Zakaah; that is the right and straight religion.” [Al-Bayyinah 98:5]

  At-Tawheed al-Asmaa’ was Sifaat

  This is the dedication of the specific and special names and attribute to Allaah (swt) alone which He (swt) has given Himself [4] . Two matters are of utmost importance in this division;

  Firstly: Confirmation of the Names and Attributes Allaah (swt)

  This is confirming and affirming the Names and Attributes of Allaah (swt) contained within the Islamic texts of the Qur’an and the Sunnah which Allaah (swt) has confirmed upon Himself.

  Secondly: Negation of making any Similitude

  This is negating and rejecting any comparison between Allaah (swt) and His creation in any of His Names and Attributes since Allaah (swt) has said,

  لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ البَصِيرُ

  “Nothing is like Him (swt) and He is the All-Seeing and the All-Hearing.” [Ash-Shura 11]

  The evidence for the two matters is contained in the above ayah when Allaah (swt) says, ‘and He is the All-Seeing and the All-Hearing’ - this is confirmation of Allaah’s (swt) Attributes of Seeing and Hearing. And Allaah’s (swt) saying, ‘Nothing is like Him (swt)’ is evidence for negating any similitude between Allaah (swt) and His (swt) creation as nothing is like Allaah (swt) and Allaah (swt) is unlike anything.

  In the topic of Tawheed al-Asma was Sifaat, there are two misguided groups of people. The first went upon the way of similitude making similarity between Allaah (swt) and His (swt) creation saying, ‘Allaah (swt) has Hearing like our hearing and He (swt) has Sight and Seeing the way we have Sight and Seeing’. Such are they as well in regards to the other Names and Attributes of Allaah (swt). The answer to these people is the ayah, ‘Nothing is like Him (swt)’.

  The second misguided group avoided what the first group fell within regarding making similitude, however, they are upon the path of negating Allaah’s (swt) Names and Attributes through suspending what Allaah (swt) has confirmed upon Himself and what His (swt) Messenger has affirmed in relation to His (swt) Names and Attributes. They say, ‘Allaah (swt) does not Hear nor See.’ Or they negate the attributes of Allaah (swt) being Above and Rising upon His Throne and also negating others from His (swt) Attributes. The answer to these people is the ayah, ‘and He is the All-Seeing and the All-Hearing’.

  The correct position is to believe in Allaah (swt), His Names and Attributes those that Allaah (swt) has mentioned in His Book i.e. the Qur’an and those that the Prophet (saw) had informed us about without any changing of their meaning (tahreef) or without suspension (ta’teel) or without to question how His (swt) Attributes or what form they take (takeeyf) nor to make similarity (tamtheel). Allaah (swt) has said, ‘Do you know anyone one is worthy of the same Name as He?’ [Maryam 65] and Allaah (swt) has said, ‘And there is nothing like unto Him’ [Ikhlaas 112:4]. We should say, ‘Allaah (swt) has Hearing unlike the hearing of creation and Sight unlike the seeing of the Creation.’

  As-Shirk – Making partners with Allaah (swt)

  After making such things clear regarding Tawheed know that the opposite of Tawheed is Shirk. And Shirk [5] is the association with Allaah (swt) other partners to those actions and obligations which are specific to Allaah (swt). Allaah (swt) has spoken about what the Mushrikeen (idolators) will see to their lords and gods when they are together in the fire,

  تَاللَّهِ إِن كُنَّا لَفِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ # إِذْ نُسَوِّيكُم بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ

  “By Allaah, we were truly in an error manifest, When we held you as equals with the Lord of the Worlds.” [Ash-Shuaraa 25:07-98]

  Shirk has been divided into two division; firstly Shirk Akbar (the greater type of association with Allaah (swt) and Shirk Asghar (the lesser type of association).

  The First type of Shirk: Al-Shirk Al-Akbar

  This is the type of Shirk if one falls within it, causes them to leave the Millah (deen) of Islaam. Allaah (swt) will never forgive such a person except through sincere repentance. If the perpetrator were to meet Allaah (swt) with such actions he will fall forever within the Hellfire since Allaah (swt) has said,

  إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء

  “Verily Allaah (swt) does not forgive those that make partners / associate with Allaah (swt), but He (swt) forgives whatever is less than that to whomever He (swt) wishes.” [An-Nisa’ 4:48]

  And Allaah (swt) has said,

  إِنَّهُ مَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللّهُ عَلَيهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْوَاهُ النَّارُ

  “Whoever makes partners with Allaah (swt), He (swt) will prohibit the paradise for them and their abode will be the Hellfire.” [Al-Ma’ida 5:72]

  Shirk Akbar has numerous types, however, essentially all these types are based upon the following four divisions;

  Shirk Ad-Du’a (associating in Calling upon others besides Allaah (swt)

  Those who call upon or invoke anyone else besides Allaah (swt), be they from the Awliya’ (people close to Allaah (swt)), the Saaliheen (good people) or even the Shuhadaa (martyrs in Allaah’s (swt) way) from those who have passed away, have performed an action that has brought the wrath of Allaah (swt). Allaah (swt) has mentioned this type of Shirk in the Holy Qur’an and He (swt) has said,

  وَمَن يَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ لَا بُرْهَانَ لَهُ بِهِ فَإِنَّمَا حِسَابُهُ عِندَ رَبِّهِ إِنَّهُ لَا يُفْلِحُ الْكَافِرُونَ

  “If anyone invokes, besides Allaah, any other god, he has no authority thereafter; and his reckoning will be only with his Lord! And surely the Unbelievers will have no success.” [Al-Mu’minoun 117]

  Shirk At-Ta’ah (associating in obeying others than Allaah (swt)

  This is the obedience to the Rabbis and Priests, the scholars and the rulers in disobeying what Allaah (swt) has ordered. Allaah (swt) has said,

  اتَّخَذُواْ أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللّهِ وَالْمَسِيحَ ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَمَا أُمِرُواْ إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُواْ إِلَـهًا وَاحِدًا لاَّ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ سُبْحَانَهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

  “They took their Rabbis and their Monks to be their Lords and Legislators besides Allaah (swt) and took the Messiah, the son of Mary, while they were commanded to worship, obey and follow none but one God/Allaah; none has the right to be worshipped or followed and to legislate but he, praise and glory be to him from having the partners they associate with him.” [At-Tauba 9:31]

  And we have already mentioned the hadith narrated by Adie bin Haatim (ra) regarding this ayah. Allaah (swt) has said,

  يَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِي النَّارِ يَقُولُونَ يَا لَيْتَنَا أَطَعْنَا اللَّهَ وَأَطَعْنَا الرَّسُولَا # وَقَالُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّا أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَاءنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا السَّبِيلَا

  “The Day that their faces will be turned upside down in the Fire, they will say, ‘Woe to us! Would that we had obeyed Allaah and obeyed the Messenger!’ And they would say, ‘Our Lord! We obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they misled us as to the (right) Path.’” [Al-Ahzaab 33:66-67]

  And Allaah (swt) has said,

  وَلَا يُشْرِكُ فِي حُكْمِهِ أَحَدًا

  “And no-one has the right to share in His (swt) decision.” [al-Kahf 26]

  Shirk Al-Mahabbah (associating in loving others with Allaah)

  This type of Shirk is the association with Allaah (swt) others whom the servant loves the way they love Allaah (swt) or even more. Allaah (swt) says,

  وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ اللّهِ أَندَاداً يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ اللّهِ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ أَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِّلّهِ وَلَوْ يَرَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ إِذْ يَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ أَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلّهِ جَمِيعاً وَأَنَّ اللّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعَذَابِ

  “Yet there are men who take (for worship) others besides Allaah, as equal (with Allaah): They love them as they should love Allaah. But those of Faith are overflowing in their love for Allaah. If only the unrighteous could see, behold, they would see the penalty: that to Allaah belongs all power, and Allaah will strongly enforce the penalty.” [Baqara 2:165]

  Al-Mahabbah (Love) has different levels and types, as Ibn Qayyim (rh) has explained,

  “And there are four types of Love which one must separate and explain. Those who have fallen into misguidance are unable to distinguish between them;

  “The first division is Mahabat Allaah (Love of Allaah (swt)). This type of love is not sufficient to save oneself from the Hellfire nor from the Punishment of Allaah (swt). It is also not enough to attain the happiness of the reward in the Here After. This is because the Mushrikeen, the Jews, the worshippers of the Cross (Christians) amongst others claim this love to Allaah (swt).

  “The second division is Mahabah Ma Yuhib Allaah (Loving what Allaah (swt) loves). This is the type of love which if manifest, makes one enter Islaam and leave the Kufr (disbelief) darkness they were in. The ones whom Allaah (swt) loves are those who establish this love and are definite in it.

  “The third division is Al-Hub Lillaah Wa Feehi (The love for Allaah (swt) and the love for the sake of Allaah (swt)). This type of love is necessary for all those who wish to love Allaah (swt). The love cannot become complete unless one loves Allaah (swt) and loves for Allaah’s (swt) sake.

  “The fourth division is Al-Hub Ma’a Allaah (The love with Allaah (swt)). This type of love is the Shirk (associating) type of love. Any person who loves anything in association to Allaah (swt) and not for Allaah (swt) exclusively, nor for the sake of Allaah (swt) has made a competitor with Allaah (swt) and this is only the love of the Mushrikeen (idolators).”

  Shirk Al-Niyyah wal Iraadah wal Qasd (associating in the intention, wish and goal)

  This type of Shirk is the performing of an action for other than the sake of Allaah (swt). Allaah (swt) states,

  مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُمْ فِيهَا لاَ يُبْخَسُونَ # أُوْلَـئِكَ الَّذِينَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ فِي الآخِرَةِ إِلاَّ النَّارُ وَحَبِطَ مَا صَنَعُواْ فِيهَا وَبَاطِلٌ مَّا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ

  “Those who desire the life of the present and its glitter, to them we shall pay (the price of) their deeds therein, without diminution. They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but the Fire: vain are the designs they frame therein, and of no effect and the deeds that they do!” [Houd 15-16]

  Allaah (swt) has always said,

  إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ فَاعْبُدِ اللَّهَ مُخْلِصًا لَّهُ الدِّينَ # أَلَا لِلَّهِ الدِّينُ الْخَالِصُ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاء مَا نَعْبُدُهُمْ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَا إِلَى اللَّهِ زُلْفَى إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي مَا هُمْ فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِي مَنْ هُوَ كَاذِبٌ كَفَّارٌ

  “Verily it is We Who have revealed the Book to thee in Truth: so serve Allaah, offering Him sincere devotion. Is it not to Allaah that sincere devotion is due? But those who take for protectors other than Allaah (say): ‘We only serve them in order that they may bring us nearer to Allaah.’ Truly Allaah will judge between them in that wherein they differ. But Allaah guides not such as are false and ungrateful.” [Zumar 2-3]

  It is reported by Muslim upon the authority of Abu Hurayra (ra) that the Prophet (saw) said,

  قال اللهُ تعالى: أَنَا أَغْنَى الشُّرَكَاءِ عَن الشِّرْكِ ، مَنْ عَمِلَ عَمَلاً أَشْرَكَ مَعِي فِيهِ غَيْرِي تَركْتُه وَشِرْكَه

  “Allaah (swt) said, ‘I am the Self-Sufficient, Who does not stand in need of a partner. If anyone does anything in which he associates anyone else with Me, I shall abandon him with one whom he associates with Allaah.’”

  The Second type of Shirk: Al-Shirk Al-Asghar

  This is the type of Shirk that does not take the performer out of the fold of Islaam and if that person were to meet Allaah (swt) with such an action, then he is beneath the Will of Allaah (swt), whether He (swt) wishes to forgive or to punish that person. However, such a person will not reside in the Hellfire forever as a result of that action; but must be purified from such an action through torment in the Hellfire for a period. This is because the ruling of Shirk al-Asghar is one below the ruling for Al-Shirk (Akbar) and Allaah (swt) has said,

  إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء

  “Verily Allaah (swt) does not forgive those that make partners / associate with Allaah (swt), but He (swt) forgives whatever is less than that to whomever He (swt) wishes.” [An-Nisa’ 4:48]

  Shirk Asghar has numerous forms and types, however for brevity we will only recount four aspects of it;

  Showing Off

  It is reported by Imaam Ahmed amongst others with a good chain of narrators that the Prophet (saw) said,

  أخوف ما أخاف عليكم الشرك الأصغر فسُئل عنه فقال: الرياء

  “’I fear for you from Shirk al-Asghar (minor form of association)’ They (the Sahabah) asked about it and he (saw) replied, ‘Showing off.’”

  And it is reported by Ibn Hibban in his Saheeh that the Prophet (saw) said,

  الشرك في هذه الأمة أخفى من دبيب النملة قالوا : كيف ننجو منه يا رسول الله؟ قال: قل اللهم إني أعوذ بك أن أُشرك بك وأنا أعلم ، وأستغفرك لما لا أعلم

  “’Shirk in the Muslim nation is more inconspicuous then the creeping of black ant.’ They asked, ‘How can we be saved from it?’ He (saw) said, ‘Say: O Allaah! I take your refuge for that I should ascribe any partner with you, being conscious of that, and I beg Your pardon for associating with you in what I am not aware of.’”

  Making an Oath by other than Allaah (swt)

  If one makes an oath by other than Allaah (swt) but in doing so does not mean that the thing being sworn by is as great as Alllah (swt), then this is Shirk al-Asghar. However, if one swears by an object, person or thing and believes that this object is on an equal footing as Allaah (swt) then this becomes al-Shirk al-Akbar and takes one outside of Islaam.

  It is reported in Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood and by Imaam Ahmed on the authority of Ibn Omar (ra) that the Prophet (saw) said,

  من حلف بغير الله فقد كفر أو أشرك

  “Whoever takes an oath by other than Allaah (swt) has performed Kufr or Shirk”

  Saying to another Person: ‘Whatever Allaah (swt) wished and what you wished’

  If something befalls a person that is beneficial as a result of the effort of another person, and then one says to the other, ‘This is because of what Allaah (swt) wished and what you wished,’ or if they say, ‘This is from Allaah (swt) and from you,’ or ‘I am still alive because of Allaah (swt) and you,’ or if they were to say, ‘If I wasn’t for Allaah (swt) or for you such and such would not have happened,’ this is all al-Shirk al-Asghar if the person believes that Allaah (swt) was al-Qaadir (Mighty and in charge) alone over all things. However, if he really believes that such a person can compete or assist with Allaah (swt) in His (swt) Disposition of the Affairs or in His (swt) Will and Desire, then that is al-Shirk al-Akbar and takes one out of Islaam.

  The evidence for this is what has been confirmed in Sunan Ibn Maajah and an-Nisa’i that a person came to the Prophet (saw) and said,

  مَا شَاءَ اللهُ وَشِئْتَ ، قالَ: أَجَعَلْتَنِي للهِ نِدًّا؟ بَلْ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ

  “’Whatever Allaah (swt) and you wished,’ He (saw) replied, ‘Do you set me up as a competitor with Allaah (swt)? You should say, ‘Whatever Allaah (swt) Wishes alone.’”

  And it is reported in Sunan Abu Dawood by a complete and correct chain of narrators on the authority of Huzaifah that the Prophet (saw) said,

  لاَ تَقُولُوا : مَا شَاءَ اللهُ وَشَاءَ فُلاَنٌ، وَلَكِنْ قُولُوا: مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ شَاءَ فُلاَنٌ

  “Do not say, ‘Whatever Allaah (swt) and so-and-so person wished.’ Say, ‘Whatever Allaah (swt) Wished and then whatever so-and-so person wished.’”

  There is no doubt that if one were to say, ‘Whatever Allaah (swt) Wishes alone,’ then that is the most complete, sincere and is distant from performing Shirk and setting up partners with Allaah (swt).

  Wearing Rings and Annulets

  If one were to wear such rings and annulets as forms of protection and did not believe that they benefited or prevented harm by themselves nor could not help except by the Will and Help of Allaah (swt) then this is Shirk al-Asghar. However, if the bearer of such annulets believed that they could bring about benefit without Allaah’s (swt) Leave or believed that they could help in addition to Allaah (swt) then this is Shirk al-Akbar, the type that takes one out of Islaam; this is because they believe that such an object can cause benefit or harm without Allaah (swt).

  If the bearer of such rings and annulets believed that such objects were a cause for help or a way to gain protection and that they could not provide such benefits by themselves, then such person is performing Shirk Asghar; this is because he is taking such objects which have no decision, might nor is a valid Islamic solution or form of protection.

  The evidence for this is what is reported on the authority of ‘Umraan bin Husayn by Imaam Ahmed that the Prophet (saw) saw a man carrying in his hand an annulet made from gold and he (saw) inquired,
  أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ رَأَى رَجُلاً فِي يَدِهِ حَلْقَةٌ مِنْ صُفْرٍ ، فَقَالَ: مَا هَذِهِ ؟ قَالَ: مِنَ الْوَاهِنَةِ ، فَقَالَ: انْزِعْهَا فَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَزِيدُكَ إِلاَّ وَهْنًا، فَإِنَّكَ لَوْ مُتَّ وَهِيَ عَلَيْكَ مَا أَفْلَحْتَ أَبَدًا

  “’What is that?’ He replied, ‘Something to protect me from weakness.’ The Prophet (saw) said, ‘Cast it off, for verily, it would only increase your weakness. And if you die with it on, you will never succeed.’”

  And it is also reported by Ibn Masoud (ra) in Musnad Imaam Ahmed and Sunan Abu Dawood that the Prophet (saw) said,

  إن الرقى والتمائم والتولة شرك

  “Charms, Amulets and Spells are acts of Shirk”

  Al-Islaam, Emaan and Ihsaan

  It is reported in Saheeh Muslim upon the authority of Omar bin Khattab that,

  بينما نحن جلوس عند رسول الله ذات يوم إذ طلع علينا رجل شديد بياض الثياب شديد سواد الشعر , لا يرى عليه أثر السفر , ولا يعرفه منا أحد حتى جلس إلى النبي فأسند ركبتيه إلى ركبتيه ووضع كفيه على فخذيه , وقال: يا محمد أخبرني عن الإسلام , فقال رسول الله: الإسلام أن تشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمداً رسول الله ، وتقيم الصلاة ، وتؤتي الزكاة ، وتصوم رمضان ، وتحج البيت إن استطعت إليه سبيلا قال: صدقت فعجبنا له يسأله ويصدقه , قال: أخبرني عن الإيمان قال: أن تؤمن بالله ، وملائكته ، وكتبه ، ورسله ، واليوم الآخر ، وتؤمن بالقدر خيره وشره قال: صدقت , قال: فأخبرني عن الإحسان , قال: أن تعبد الله كأنك تراه , فإن لم تكن تراه فإنه يراك قال: فأخبرني عن الساعة , قال: ما المسئول بأعلم من السائل قال: فأخبرني عن أماراتها ، قال: أن تَلِدَ الأمةُ رَبَّتَها ، وأن ترى الحفاة العراة العالة رعاء الشاء يتطاولون في البنيان ، ثم انطلق فلبثتُ مليَّاً , ثم قال: يا عمر , أتدري من السائل ؟ قلت : الله ورسوله أعلم , قال: فإنه جبريل أتاكم يعلمكم دينكم

  “One day we were sitting in the company of Allaah’s Apostle (saw) when there appeared before us a man dressed in pure white clothes, his hair extraordinarily black. There were no signs of travel on him. None amongst us recognized him.

  At last he sat with the Apostle (saw). He knelt before him placed his palms on his thighs and said: ‘O Muhammad (saw)! inform me about al-Islaam’. The Messenger of Allaah (saw) said: ‘Al-Islam implies that you testify that there is no god but Allaah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allaah, and you establish prayer, pay Zakat, observe the fast of Ramadan, and perform pilgrimage to the (House) if you are solvent enough (to bear the expense of) the journey’. He (the inquirer) said: ‘You have told the truth’.

  He (Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: It amazed us that he would put the question and then he would himself verify the truth. He (the inquirer) said: ‘Inform me about Iman (faith). He (the Holy Prophet) replied: That you affirm your faith in Allaah, in His angels, in His Books, in His Apostles, in the Day of Judgment, and you affirm your faith in the Divine Decree about good and evil’. He (the inquirer) said: ‘You have told the truth’.

  He (the inquirer) again said: ‘Inform me about al-Ihsan (performance of good deeds)’. He (the Holy Prophet) said: ‘That you worship Allaah as if you are seeing Him, for though you don’t see Him, He, verily, sees you’. He (the enquirer) again said: ‘Inform me about the hour (of the Doom)’. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: ‘One who is asked knows no more than the one who is inquiring (about it)’. He (the inquirer) said: ‘Tell me some of its indications’. He (the Holy Prophet) said: ‘That the slave-girl will give birth to her mistress and master, that you will find barefooted, destitute goat-herds vying with one another in the construction of magnificent buildings’.

  He (the narrator, Umar ibn al-Khattab) said: Then he (the inquirer) went on his way but I stayed with him (the Holy Prophet) for a long while. He then, said to me: ‘Umar, do you know who this inquirer was?’ I replied: ‘Allaah and His Apostle knows best’. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: ‘He was Gabriel (the angel). He came to you in order to instruct you in matters of religion.

  Emaan and it’s Negations

  According to the scholars of Ahl Sunnah, emaan includes the belief in the heart, the speech and words by the tongue and the action of the limbs. It increases by obedience to Allaah (swt) and decreases by disobedience to Allaah (swt) [6] . The evidence for such is the saying of the Prophet (saw) as recorded in Saheeh Muslim,

  الإيمان بضع وسبعون أو بضع وستون شعبة فأفضلها قول لا إله إلا الله ، وأدناها إماطة الأذى عن الطريق ، والحياءُ شُعبةٌ من الإيمان

  “Emaan has more than seventy odd branches of which the most important is the recitation of Kalimah (Laa ilaha illAllaah) ‘There is no one worthy of worship but Allaah’, and the least one is to remove some obstacle from the way; and modesty also is a part of Imaan.”

  In the above explanation about what emaan is, the Prophet (saw) included the saying of the Shahadah (testification of faith), and this is an evidence to including sayings as part of emaan. In addition, the Prophet (saw) mentioned the removing of any obstacle from the pathway as being included in the definition of emaan, and this is an evidence to include actions as part of emaan.

  The Prophet (saw) is also recorded in Saheeh Muslim as saying,

  من رأى منكم منكراً فليغيره بيده ، فإن لم يستطع فبلسانه ، فإن لم يستطع فبقلبه وذلك أضعف الإيمان

  “Whoever sees a Munkar (evil thing) change it by his hand and if he is unable to then change it by his tongue (i.e. speak against it). If he is unable to do so then hate it in his heart and that is the weakest part of emaan.”

  The evidence that emaan increases and decreases can be found in the Words of Allaah (swt) when He (swt) has said,

  هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ السَّكِينَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِيَزْدَادُوا إِيمَانًا مَّعَ إِيمَانِهِمْ

  “It is He who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the Believers, that they may increase faith to their emaan.”

  And He (swt) has said,

  وَإِذَا مَا أُنزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ أَيُّكُمْ زَادَتْهُ هَـذِهِ إِيمَانًا فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ فَزَادَتْهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَهُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ

  “Whenever there comes down a surah (verses or chapter from the Qur’an), some of them say, “Which of you has had his emaan increased by it?’ Those who believe, their emaan is increased and they do rejoice.”

  Consequently, when one confirms that emaan can increase one must naturally believe the opposite i.e. that it can also decrease since for it to increase from one level to another it is going from a level of emaan that was lower to a level that is higher. Additional evidence to support that emaan decreases is the hadith recorded in Saheeh Muslim that the Prophet (saw) said,

  ما رأيت من ناقصات عقل ودين أغلب لذي لب منكن

  Indeed, Ahl Sunnah wal Jama’ah takes the central position between the two misguided sects; the first is the Khawaarij and the second is the Murji’ah.

  The Khawaarij exaggerated regarding the topic of emaan as they would make takfeer (ex-communication) upon a person who performed a sin. Consequently, they would declare those who do zina (adultery), steal, whoever drinks alcohol and performs other such evil actions as murtadeen (apostates). It has been reported that these Khawaarij would leave the deen of Islaam easily and would be the dogs of the fire and they are the worst of creation; we ask Allaah (swt) peace and safety from them.

  The Murji’ah are those who believe that the actions are not part of emaan and consequently they do not make takfeer (ex-communication) upon a person except if they accept it by their heart. They do not make takfeer upon the one who prostrates to an idol or the one who asks help from other than Allaah (swt) nor to the one who curses or swears upon Allaah (swt) or His (swt) Messenger (saw). They only see Kufr (disbelief) if the heart alone rejects the truth; we ask Allaah (swt) peace and safety from them.

  Both of the two above groups are upon misguidance and innovation; we seek refuge with Allaah (swt) from such. The root cause of their misunderstanding is their viewing emaan as a single unit. If part of it is removed then all of it is vanished and if some of it is confirmed then all of it is confirmed. When they say that emaan increases and decreases what they mean is that some of the emaan can go whilst the other part remains.

  Whereas, Ahl Sunnah are in agreement that a person cannot be called a Kaafir (disbeliever) for falling into sin. However, if they fall within one of the negations of emaan, those actions which have been reported to us by the Shari’ah texts, in so doing they will leave the fold of Islaam.

  The Negations of Emaan and Islaam

  The first and most prominent action that takes one outside the fold of Islaam is performing al-Shirk (associating with Allaah (swt) any partner). For example for a person to call out and seek help to other than Allaah (swt), or to sacrifice livestock for other than Him (swt). Whosoever performs other such Ibaadaat (ritual actions) for other than His (swt) sake has committed Kufr (disbelief). Those who call upon Ali (ra), al-Badowie, Abdul Qaadir al-Jaylaani or others, or those who call upon the trees, the stones, the Angels or even the Prophets (as) have performed acts of Kufr (disbelief). Allaah (swt) has said,

  إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء

  “Verily Allaah (swt) does not forgive those that make partners / associate with Allaah (swt), but He (swt) forgives whatever is less than that to whomever He (swt) wishes.” [An-Nisa’ 4:48]

  And it is reported in Saheeh Muslim upon the authority of Jaabir bin Abdullah (ra) that the Prophet (saw) said,

  من لقي الله لا يشرك به شيئاً دخل الجنة ، ومن لقيه يشرك به شيئاً دخل النار

  “Whoever meets Allaah (swt) without ascribing any partners with Him (swt) will enter Paradise. And whosoever meets Allaah (swt) ascribing partners with Him (swt) in any matter will enter the Hellfire.”

  Another of the negations of emaan is the performing of al-Sihr (magic). This is because Allaah (swt) said,

  وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا تَتْلُو الشَّيَاطِينُ عَلَى مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَانُ وَلَكِنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ كَفَرُوا يُعَلِّمُونَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ وَمَا أُنْزِلَ عَلَى الْمَلَكَيْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوتَ وَمَارُوتَ وَمَا يُعَلِّمَانِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّى يَقُولا إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلا تَكْفُرْ فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمَا مَا يُفَرِّقُونَ بِهِ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهِ وَمَا هُمْ بِضَارِّينَ بِهِ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَ مَا يَضُرُّهُمْ وَلا يَنْفَعُهُمْ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوا لَمَنِ اشْتَرَاهُ مَا لَهُ فِي الآخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلاقٍ وَلَبِئْسَ مَا شَرَوْا بِهِ أَنْفُسَهُمْ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ

  “They followed what the Shayateen gave out (falsely) against the power of Solomon: the Kuffar (disbelievers) were not Solomon, but the Shayateen who taught men magic, and such things as came down at Babylon to the angels Harut and Marut. But neither of these taught anyone (Such things) without saying: ‘We are only for trial; so do not become Kaafir (disbelievers).’ They learned from them the means to sow discord between man and wife. But they could not thus harm anyone except by Allaah’s permission. And they learned what harmed them, not what profited them. And they knew that the buyers of (magic) would have no share in the happiness of the Hereafter. And vile was the price for which they did sell their souls, if they but knew!” [2:102]

  Another negation of Islaam is Al-Istihza’ (mocking). This could be deriding Allaah (swt), or His (swt) Prophets (as), His Deen of Islaam or even by mocking any single of it’s Hukm (rule) or Shi’aar (rituals like fasting, Hajj, Salaah etc). Allaah (swt) has said,

  يَحْذَرُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ أَنْ تُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُورَةٌ تُنَبِّئُهُمْ بِمَا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ قُلِ اسْتَهْزِئُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ مُخْرِجٌ مَا تَحْذَرُونَ… وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ قُلْ أَبِاللَّهِ وَآيَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنْتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِئُونَ… لا تَعْتَذِرُوا قَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِكُمْ إِنْ نَعْفُ عَنْ طَائِفَةٍ مِنْكُمْ نُعَذِّبْ طَائِفَةً بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُجْرِمِينَ

  “The Hypocrites are afraid incase a Surah (chapter from the Qur’an) should be sent down about them, showing them what is (really) in their hearts. Say, ‘Mock you!’ But verily Allaah will bring to light all that ye fear (should be revealed). If thou dost question them, they declare (with emphasis): “We were only talking idly and in play.’ Say, ‘Was it at Allaah, and His Signs, and His Messenger, that you were mocking?’ Make no excuse! you have rejected emaan after you had accepted it. If We pardon some of you, We will punish others amongst you, for that they are the sinners.” [Tauba 9:64-66]

  Another one of the negations of Imaan is to show one’s support and friendship to the Jews, Christians or to the Mushrikeen (idolators) over and above the Muslims this may take the form of allying with a Kaafir to fight or target another Muslim. Allaah (swt) says,

  يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ لاَ تَتَّخِذُواْ الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى أَوْلِيَاء بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاء بَعْضٍ وَمَن يَتَوَلَّهُم مِّنكُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْهُمْ إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ

  “O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and Christians as awliya (friends, protectors) since they are only awliya to one another. Whosoever allies with them from amongst you he is one of them. Verily Allaah (swt) does not guide an oppressive nation.” [al-Maida 5:51]

  Emaan in the Ghayb (Unseen)

  It is part of the ‘Aqeedah of Ahl Sunnah wal Jama’ah to have emaan in everything that is reported by Allaah (swt) and His (swt) Messenger (saw) if is confirmed to be Saheeh (correct). This applies to all matters however, more so in belief matters pertaining to the Ghayb (unseen). Allaah (swt) has said,

  الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

  “Who believe in the Unseen, are steadfast in prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them”

  Imaam Bukhaari has reported in his Saheeh on the authority of Ibn ‘Umar that the Prophet (saw) said,

  مفاتيح الغيب خمسٌ لا يعلمهنَّ إلا الله إِنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ عِلْمُ السَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِي الْأَرْحَامِ وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا وَمَا تَدْرِي نَفْسٌ بِأَيِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ

  “Keys of the unseen knowledge are five which nobody knows but Allaah; Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allaah (alone). It is He Who sends down rain, and He Who knows what is in the wombs. Nor does any one know what it is that he will earn on the morrow: Nor does any one know in what land he is to die. Verily with Allaah is full knowledge and He is acquainted (with all things).” [Luqman 31:34]

  And from the examples of the Unseen include believing in Al-‘Arsh (the Throne of Allaah (swt)) and Al-Kursi (the Chair). Allaah (swt) has said,

  وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَق السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُ عَلَى الْمَاء لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلاً وَلَئِن قُلْتَ إِنَّكُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ مِن بَعْدِ الْمَوْتِ لَيَقُولَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِنْ هَـذَا إِلاَّ سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ

  “He it is who created the heavens and the earth in six Days - and His Throne was over the waters - that He might test you, which of you is best in conduct. But if you were to say to them, ‘You shall indeed be raised up after death’, the Unbelievers would be sure to say, ‘This is nothing but obvious sorcery!’” [Hud 11:7]

  And Allaah (swt) has said,

  وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ

  “His Throne does extend over the heavens and the earth” [Al-Baqara 2:255]

  Other examples of belief matters pertaining to the Unseen include the Punishment and Blessings in the grave and the questioning of the servants by the two Angels therein. Allaah (swt) says,

  وَحَاقَ بِآلِ فِرْعَوْنَ سُوءُ الْعَذَابِ # النَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعَشِيًّا وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ

  “Then Allaah saved him from (every) ill that they plotted (against him), but the burnt of the Penalty encompassed on all sides the People of Pharaoh. In front of the Fire will they be brought, morning and evening: And (the sentence will be) on the Day that Judgment will be established, ‘Cast you the People of Pharaoh into the severest Penalty!’” [Al-Ghaafir 40: 45-46]

  And Allaah (swt) also says,

  سَنُعَذِّبُهُم مَّرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَى عَذَابٍ عَظِيمٍ

  “We shall punish them twice: and in addition shall they be sent to a grievous penalty.” [Tauba 9:101]

  It is reported in Saheeh Bukhaari upon the authority of Anas bin Maalik (ra) that the Prophet (saw) said,

  إن العبد إذا وضع في قبره وتولى عنه أصحابه إنه ليَسْمَعُ قرعَ نِعالهم ، قال : يأتيه ملكان فيُقعدانه فيقولان له : ما كنت تقول في هذا الرجل ، قال : فأما المؤمن فيقول : أشهد أنه عبد الله ورسوله ، قال : فيقال له : انظر إلى مقعدك من النار قد أبدلك الله به مقعداً من الجنة قال نبي الله : فيراهما جميعاً ، قال قتادة وذكر لنا : أنه يُفسح في قبره ، ثم رجع إلى حديث أنس ، قال : وأما المنافق والكافر فيقال له : ما كنت تقول في هذا الرجل ؟ فيقول : لا أدري ، كنت أقول ما يقول الناس ، فيقال : لا دريت ولا تليت ، ويضرب بمطارق من حديد ضربة ، فيصيح صيحة ، يسمعها من يليه غير الثقلين

  “When a human being is laid in his grave and his companions return and he even hears their foot steps, two angels come to him and make him sit and ask him, ‘What did you use to say about this man, Muhammad?’ He will say, ‘I testify that he is Allaah’s slave and His Apostle’. Then it will be said to him, ‘Look at your place in the Hell-Fire. Allaah (swt) has given you a place in Paradise instead of it.’ The Prophet (saw) added, ‘The dead person will see both his places. But a non-believer or a hypocrite will say to the angels, ‘I do not know, but I used to say what the people used to say! It will be said to him, ‘Neither did you know nor did you take the guidance (by reciting the Qur’an).’ Then he will be hit with an iron hammer between his two ears, and he will cry and that cry will be heard by whatever approaches him except human beings and jinns.”

  Belief in Resurrection

  Amongst the other details of the ‘Aqeedah of the Unseen is believing in the resurrection after death and the Day of accountability for all actions of all creation on this Great Day of hardship and dread. Allaah (swt) says,

  وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

  “And know for a surety that you will be gathered unto Him (swt)” [Baqara 2:203]

  Allaah (swt) also says,

  وَأَنَّ السَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهَا وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْعَثُ مَن فِي الْقُبُورِ

  “And verily the Hour will come: there can be no doubt about it, or about (the fact) that Allaah will raise up all who are in the graves.” [Hajj 22:7]

  And Allaah (swt) says,

  يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ # يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّا أَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكَارَى وَمَا هُم بِسُكَارَى وَلَكِنَّ عَذَابَ اللَّهِ شَدِيدٌ

  “O mankind! fear your Lord! for the convulsion of the Hour (of Judgment) will be a thing terrible! The Day ye shall see it, every mother giving suck shall forget her suckling-babe, and every pregnant female shall drop her load (unformed): you shall see mankind as in a drunken riot, yet not drunk: but dreadful will be the Wrath of Allaah.” [Hajj 22:1-2]

  And Allaah (swt) says,

  وَاتَّقُواْ يَوْماً تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى اللّهِ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لاَ يُظْلَمُونَ

  “And there are among them illiterates, who know not the Book, but (see therein their own) desires, and they do nothing but conjecture.” [Baqara 2:78]

  And Allaah (swt) says,

  قُلِ اللَّهُ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يَجْمَعُكُمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا رَيبَ فِيهِ وَلَكِنَّ أَكَثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ # وَلَلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرضِ وَيَومَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَخْسَرُ الْمُبْطِلُونَ # وَتَرَى كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعَى إِلَى كِتَابِهَا الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

  “Say: ‘It is Allaah Who gives you life, then gives you death; then He will gather you together for the Day of Judgment about which there is no doubt.’ But most men do not understand. To Allaah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and the Day that the Hour of Judgment is established, that Day will the dealers in Falsehood perish! And you wilt see every nation bowing the knee: Every nation will be called to its Record: ‘This Day shall you be recompensed for all that ye did!’” [Al-Jaathiya 45:26-28]

  Belief in Al-Ru’yah (Seeing) of Allaah (swt) by the Mu’mineen (believers)

  Another aspect of belief in the Unseen is believing that the believing Muslims will see Allaah (swt) in the HereAfter. Allaah (swt) says,

  وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ نَّاضِرَةٌ # إِلَى رَبِّهَا نَاظِرَةٌ

  “Some faces, that Day, will beam (in brightness and beauty); Looking towards their Lord” [Qiyaamah 75: 22-23]

  And such like has been transmitted to us by Mutawaatir (numerous chains on narrations) regarding the sayings of the Prophet (saw). An example of which is what has been recorded in the Saheehayn on the authority of Abu Hurayra (ra) when the people asked the Prophet (saw),

  أن ناساً قالوا: يا رسول الله ، هل نرى ربنا يوم القيامة؟ فقال رسول الله: هل تضارون في رؤية القمر ليلة البدر؟ قالوا: لا يا رسول الله ، قال: هل تضارون في الشمس ليس دونها سحاب؟ قالوا : لا ، قال: فإنكم ترونه كذلك

  “O Messenger of Allaah, shall we see our Lord on the Day of Judgement?’ He (saw) said, ‘Do you have any doubt about seeing the moon on the night of the full moon, when it is not covered by clouds?’ They said, ‘No, O Messenger of Allaah!’ He (saw) continued, ‘Do you have any doubt about seeing the sun when it is not covered by the clouds?’’ They said: No, O Messenger of Allaah! He (saw) then said, ‘Likewise you shall see Him on the Day of Judgement.’”

  Belief in Ash-Shifa’ah (intercession)

  It is also a condition of ‘Aqeedah for the Muslim to have belief in Ash-Shifa’ah (intercession) to whom Allaah (swt) grants the ability to do so and whom He (swt) will accept their intercession. Allaah (swt) has said,

  وَلَا تَنفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا لِمَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ

  “No intercession can avail in His Presence, except for those for whom He has granted permission.” [Saba 34:23]

  And Allaah (swt) has said,

  وَلَا يَشْفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ارْتَضَى

  “And they offer no intercession except for those who are acceptable” [Al-Anbiya 21:28]

  And those whom Allaah (swt) has permitted for them to grant intercession includes, the Prophets (as) the Angels, the Shuhadaa (martyrs) and from the Saaliheen (pious people). However, the last and final Messenger, Muhammad (saw) has been given a specific and great role in granting intercession for his (saw) nation in particular those whom Allaah (swt) will be investigating their affairs closely. It is narrated by Imaam Muslim in his Saheeh on the authority of Ma’bad b. Hilal al ‘Anazi that he said,

  عن معبد بن هلال العنزي قال : اجتمعنا ، ناسٌ من أهلِ البصرة ، فذهبنا إلى أنس بن مالك ، وذهبنا معنا بثابتِ البُناني إليه ، يسأله لنا عن ح

• 73 musab // Mar 3, 2009 at 7:59 pm

  respected:
  sorry for saying that you are not respectable persons as per ur thinking. I think You are not 0nly ridiculous with JI but so also with Kazi, and this is not a new thing. when Molana Modoodi was also being famous, like you the edite persons were also blaming him as you have blamed to Kazi.

• 74 Muhammad Dilshad Bhartiye // Jun 18, 2009 at 11:14 pm

  There are two ways to have faith or not having faith in Islam, if we have faith in Islam & considere it as sent by sent by Allah so, there should never be a question the implementation of Islam upon us becuase Allah knows more than us what we need as a society.
  In case of Pakistan you know properly it was parted India in the name of Islam (Muhd Ali Jinah Rh. himself said “we want to show the world Pakistan as a complete Islamic State, so was the dream of Allahma Iqbal Rh), it was strong promise, but this promise never fullfiled, why ? the other intellegent people never voiced for that, even though these people have faith in Islam.

• 75 oal // Jun 19, 2009 at 1:12 am

  The “implementation of Islam” comes down through humans and the humans would seem to disagree with one another.

  To consider a text perfect may be one thing; to consider any individual reading of a text or institutional summary and related policy perfect is quite another; moreover, ideas have many sources and once examined and expressed lead to related thoughts and new ones: of that there has never been an end, but the same may inspire much confusion.

• 76 Atlas a student // Jul 20, 2009 at 8:37 am

  This man sufi(so called) is really idiot and foolish. He said us to read history but i think he didn’t know anything about history. I think he is an ajent of CIA or member of MQM whose ajenda is to unstablise Pakistan. He is blaming Qazi an ajent of CIA on one side and on another side he is saying that Yuorpian countries are not giving him permission to come to their countries. however Altaf is enjoying life in London who is true ajent of CIA and RAW.He must know that JI has the biggest walfare network in Pakistan.It is spending a lot of money on walfare.If you want to see than go to the relief camps of Al khidmat in tribal ares for muhajrin of swat.You said that JI do jihad in Afghanistan on the behalf of CIA.It also did jihad in Kashmir againest India.Please tell me on whose behalf JI did this? I think India?.I request him (sufi) open eyes and stop this propegenda

• 77 Yasir Hammad // Nov 11, 2009 at 12:40 pm

  Just nonsence propaganda.

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