On December 02, a number of people gathered in a mosque in a middle-class suburb of Karachi to offer funeral prayers in absentia for a young engineering graduate. Abdul Rahman Shujaat, an activist of Pakistan’s most influential religious party, Jamaat-e-Islami, was killed last week in a drone attack on a terrorists’ hideout in North Waziristan. Obviously Shujaat’s family members and Jamaat-e-Islami disassociated themselves from queries what has led Shujaat not to persuade his engineering career but to become part of a feared terrorist organisation – Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. However, their disassociation from the deeds of Shujaat doesn’t mean anything in the face of policies advocated by Pakistan’s religious parties.
It was Jamaat-e-Islami’s ameer who recently declared Taliban leader, Hakeemullah Mehsud, as martyr; Mehsud was also droned in North Waziristan. Another religious leader went one step ahead by declaring even a dog a martyr if ever killed by the Americans. It’s obvious such a definition of jihad and martyrdom will encourage a number of their activists and innocent citizens to wage jihad against their own people. In Pakistan, we are a facing a great contradiction wherein even terrorists are loved and lauded for their acts against general public and security forces. Perhaps time has come for these religious parties to do a deep introspection of their policies; they can’t live a two-pronged life. They have to decide whether they are with terrorists or with the rest of the Pakistan.
MASOOD KHAN
Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Religious parties or groups are limited to their school thoughts and always live in confined environment to preach their Islamic teachings.
This is Jamaat Islami who has brought these teaching out of these confinements.
Today's modern Islamic history and all movements around the glob are in complete without JI.
JI through its powerful literature as attracted millions around the glob. One way or other they are influenced by JI.
Communists of past in all walks of life defeated bu JI not by those running show in Masajid and madaris.
This was Only JI who actually led Afghan Jihad and propagated through its own resources and eventually resulted in destruction of USSR. empire.
JI stood against fascism on streets of Karachi and sacrificed dozens of its valuable workers but never resorted to equalize in same tone and manner,this has resulted in that most popular MQM is forced to go for bogus voting and voters.
Many of JI workers didn't like their compromised stand especially in Karachi,Kashmir and even in Afghanistan, as a result they took their way to mountains.
interestingly none of JI workers has ever involved in any crimes in Karachi or all over Pakistan, this shows their commitment and fear to everyone's creator.
it makes sens, if MQM can established a Qabristan of Shuhadah, why not JI has to offer Janaza for a someone, who once linked or lived with them
Khalid-Jubail
Yes, very well said, if murderer, Bhatta khore, and target killers are shaheed,then why not those who are killed by a kaafir ,while fighting for their cause.
all secular even non believers have huge lane of shaheeds.
i checked and heard what JI chief said, only people like them have the courage to do so,otherwise entire nation and all govts are polishing the shows of USA.
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