Jinnah’s Pakistan.

Jinnah’s Pakistan.

“You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place or worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed that has nothing to do with the business of the State”

According to these words Jinnah wanted Pakistan to be an egalitarian state.

Many people like Justice Mohammad Munir said that these are not Jinnah’s words. But this speech is presented in all the history books written inside as well as outside Pakistan. Second reason that also nullifies their claim is that if Jinnah wanted a Pakistan according to their wishes then why did they called him “Kafir- e-Azam” and opposed the creation of Pakistan.

In 1953, after the birth of few years, Anti Ahmediya riots broke out in Lahore, in which 200 Ahmadis were dead and martial law was declared in Lahore.  In 1974 the state declared Ahmadis to be non-Muslims and during Zia’s era, we witnessed a massive increase in radicalization. A new breed of “Muslims” was prepared, it was in this era that an ordinary mullah from Jhang, who according to the people of Jhang used to roam on a cycle with an axe on the backseat made a career out of slogans like “Kaafir Kaafir Qadiani Kaafir”.  “Mushrik Mushrikh, Barelvi Mushrik” and then finally stuck with “Kaafir Kaafir Shia Kaafir. ,

Then 1980s witnessed a new tide of killings and persecution, the Ahmadis were already being persecuted by the state, but then came the Shias for whom it has been open season since the 80s, they today call it “Shia Genocide”, hardly a day passes by in this country when a Shia is not shot dead for being a Shia.

 State has shown no concern about the Shias killings , nobody cares , if they are killed in a bomb blast. All we have seen is the message of condemnation to the media channels.

Hindus and Christians have the same story, they are also disadvantaged people, they are prosecuted under the blasphemy laws.  The case of Ramsha Masih is still fresh in our memories, we all remember how a mullah used the blasphemy law to accuse a Christian girl who was 11 years old and suffered from down’s syndrome.  According to the law of Pakistan, a child under the age of 12 years can’t be held responsible for a crime that he committed. The reason is that he or she is not wise enough to understand the fact that what he or she did is a crime. Some said that she was 14 or 16 and some even alleged that she was 21, well even if we ignore her age, the girl suffered from down’s syndrome which again means the girl was not mentally sound to understand what she did.  But the reality is that she did nothing, the mullah in order to get the Christians driven out of that area in Islamabad, put a few burnt pages of Noorani Qaida (a small booklet to learn to understand Arabic alphabets) in her bag.

Joseph 's Colony , Lahore is not a function of the past , the area belonging to poor Christian and Muslim communities. A fight between two drunken men made many lost their homes. In Sindh, Sindhi Hindus are considered the original inhabitants, who lived here from time immemorial, but today, they're leaving the country and most of them are moving to India and seeking political asylum there. Their concern is that their daughters are kidnapped and forcibly converted and married to Muslim men. They are not receiving police protection and forced conversions of Hindus have become a routine on ground.

 Some extreme elements are creating lot of confusions among the masses of Pakistan by distorting the true interpretation and spirit of Quranic verses. Even recently they have issued a decree of proclaiming terrorists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban TTP killings as “Martyrdom” and undermined the services of Pakistani soldiers  by declaring them terrorists who are protecting the lives of millions of Pakistan on our fronts . Mullahs in Pakistan have divided people in different sectarian groups due to their negative approach. This has thorough a very negative image of Muslims and Islam across the world.  A true Islamic ideology does not promote extremism, it firmly believes in respecting other religions and their worship places.

Written By

Dr.Syed Hamood Ur Reman