Pakistan A modern Islamic State

I don’t know how to start this column. But one thing is for sure I believe that Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the greatest leader of Last century.

Following are the opening line of the preface of Stanley Wolpert’s Book “Jinnah of Pakistan”

“Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation-state. Muhammad Ali Jinnah did all three”

Jinnah was great man. He alone gave courage, hope, strength and voice to millions of Muslims of South Asia who were dismissed as second class citizens in United India before partition in 1947.

Now coming to point which force me to write this article. Many of intellectuals are claiming that Jinnah wants secular Pakistan but the fact is that Jinnah always emphasis that Pakistan would be a Modern Islamic state. Jinnah mentioned about Pakistan being a Islamic state 101 times before creation of Pakistan and 14 times after creation of Pakistan

Lets do a Comparison between Islamic and Secular state

Many intellectuals  says secularism 'just' means separation of the mosque and state. So Basically if the mosque is separated from state affairs that means Islam will have NO role in the politics, economy, legislature, society and so on and so forth.

That means interest  will be given a green signal by the policy makers (no scholars with religious credentials allowed in this domain). And no one will be forced to give Zakaat or Jizya. However 'income tax' will be obligatory.

Also the gold money standard will be highly discouraged and the paper currency  will be continued and in result  there will be  artificial inflation, stock market crashes etc. And the legislature will have nothing to do with the teaching of the Qur'an for example no hand-cutting for a thief or stoning for an adulterer since these laws are barbaric

Needless to say, character and integrity will not be a benchmark to elect leaders and ministers. All they need is to be 'competent' for their jobs and when the desi version of a Clinton-Monika affair comes to light, we will proudly declare that public and private life are separate. Also the society will be free of religious evils where no one will care whether a child is borne out of wedlock or whether there are pro-homosexuality rallies.

 Now conclude all the story and I just need a simple answer of this question from all intellectuals who emphasis that Pakistan have to be a Secular state. Would  RasulAllah (Sal'Allahu alaihi wasallam) have no problems with such an open-minded society where manmade laws are adopted and Quranic principles are ignored because they are too 'barbaric' or 'obsolete'.?

At the end  I wish all of  you good luck facing Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) in aakhirat.


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