Adil Najam
This picture is carried today by both Dawn and Daily Times. Dawn’s title is “Still Heroes” and the caption reads: “Bronze statues of Quaid-i-Azam, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Allama Iqbal put on display at the Science and Technology Expo-2007 being held at National Memorial Museum in Shakarparian in Islamabad.”
A visit to the Museum is on the top of my ‘To Do’ list when I return to Islamabad end of the month. I hope they are still there.
My first thought on looking at the picture was to note how both Jinnah and Iqbal are wearing suits here (this penchant of ours – me included – to dress up these guys in the garbs of our desires has been has been quite a remarkable historical see-saw!). My second thought was to wonder what the folks at Lal Masjid and Jamia Hafsa might have to say – or do – about this. I hope there is significant security against vandalism here.
But even more than that, I wonder what these three men are sitting there thinking about what is happening today in the country they helped conceive. Late at night when the museum is closed and the statues come alive and walk about, what is it that they sit together and talk about?
[quote]If you could not grasp the legal reasoning behind the terminology [/quote]
Perhaps because it’s not law as we understand but is Molvi-law. Can you give another example of any such law in this whole wide world?
[quote]The legislation was to put a clear definition of a muslim and islam, not to prohibit the practice or preaching of qadiani or ahmadi religion. [/quote]
Nowhere does this law try to define Islam and Muslim…(all sects have at one time or another declared others non-Muslim or kafir so a universal definition of Muslim is not possible anyway). This law certainly tries to prohibit qadianis or ahmadis from practicing their faith as they understand it and beleive…as I have explained above. I have a feeling you are just repeating like parrot what you have heard from Mullahs and have not really thought this through as you are not making any sense.
Lastly what is the qadiani or ahmadi religion? Is it what they understand and believe? In which case you would allow them to practice it as they wish and there is no need for the ordinance. If however there is this ordinance then they are *not* free to practice as they believe but rather you are trying to define their religion for them and via this ordinance forcing them to act in accordance to your demand. So where is the freedom in it if they are “freeâ€
[quote]There is no legislation against practicing one’s religion, not atleast he one that you quoted.[/quote]
Oh really? What this law says is that they are *not* free to practise their faith (as they understand and believe) but rather they are “freeâ€
This law is in serious violation of international convention on human rights. If similarly other countries such as India or western countries adopt laws that are anti-Muslim what grounds Muslins have to oppose them?…as the only universal ground i.e. ICHR is being violated by Muslims themselves. Think carefully before replying to this.
jabir Khan, is everything you like a conspiracy of the West…. they must really dislike you that they are always and only thinking about you and your destruction! Freemasons, yeah sure… where is the proof (and, please, PROOF… not some propaganda drivel claiming it is so because they say so!)…. the amount of slander and baseless rumor mongering here is just phenomenal
PS: Doesn’t god say in Quran that “if we wanted to make all people follow the same faith we would surely have made them to do so”? Seems like “religious integrity” is the last thing on God’s mind. Shouldn’t you be following God instead of just any Molvi?