To
MS. Nosheen Abbass,
Columnist,
Dawn Newspaper.
I occassionally not regularly visit Dawn.com for news and analysis. Few days back, while checking out what is under Columnists tab, i had a chance to go through your writeup wherein you had laid stress upon the Civil Society with youth to come to secure Pakistan of all its evils extremism, terrorism etc etc. It is apparent that you are holding Late President General Zia-ul-Haq responsible for the every evil present this time in your Pakistan. There has been reference to Hudood ordinance, lashings, forcing women to wear headover on TV etc etc.
I am resident of Srinagar city in Indian administered Kashmir. I had a chance to have good reading of the Holy Quran and Sunnah. Believe me, i have been a student of Hindu Missionary School known as Dayanand Anglo Vedic School (English medium) and not a madrassah students and in Kashmir Gen. Zia never ruled. I wish to share few words with you. If we go through Surah Nur (lights) in Quran you will face a verse in Quran which ordains 100 lashes for an unmarried adulterous man or woman. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) practised stoning of married man or woman which has been reported in number of Hadiths, famous one which i too has read is of Haz. Magiz bin Malik (RA). Then there is a Quranic verse which ordains for Qisas and blood money which is in the 2nd surah of Quran i.e. Al Baqarah (Cow). Lastly, cutting of hand for theft is also ordained in Quran. These are the four Hadood ordained by Allah almighty in Quran and Prophet Mohammed (SAW) as per Hadith. Coming to wearing of headcover, there are two places in Holy Quran one in Surah Nur and other in Surah Ahazab besides there are numerous Hadith on this issue. Yes, there has been a difference of opinion over the interpretation whether the woman has to cover the whole head including face or face is excluded but there is no difference upon the issue that a woman has to cover her head. The practice of the Prophet's wives (RA) after these verses have been to cover themselves. Quite simply, Holy Quran and Hadith are explicit upon it.
I donot want to discuss here the benefits of these Hudood and Purdah as for a researcher there are thousands of books which delve deep on this issue. I just want to convey a faithful on the plank of faithfulness. Now, whether Late Zia implemented it or someone else doesnot matter, these Hadood are in the Book of Allah and Last Messenger's Hadith. Head cover of women too has its roots in Quran and Hadith. Now, i have a question for you, hope you will answer like a good human, do you oppose Hudood and other matters referred herein above in their essence which has its roots in Quran and Hadith or you just oppose Late Zia's way of imposing it?. I know there are many people who want to change Quran who (God forbid) donot find Quran relevant for present times, are you among them, as rightly said by Iqbal "Khud badalte nahin quran ko badal dalte hain". Or you are still in a belief of defeated / dead ideology of communists?
Ms. Nousheen if you are among who hate the implementor of these Quranic deeds, i personally donot have any problem because Islam doesnot bother whether you love or hate a person because human can err, but hating Quran or its injunction is matter of siren and when the words are posted out through a muslimah. However, if you have idea number two and three, then why donot you preach it openly and face the faithful in full light. I mean you should not be hypocrite. You should not try to kill men by putting dagger in their back. A hypocrite can never be anyone's friend and cannot be faithful to any cause, not to speak of bringing glory to Pakistan. Hope you will revisit your thoughts and see what you are writing. This is a request from a person who loves Islam and feels very much disturbed when a person who appears to profess the religion of intellect, peace and righteousness and opposes it. Moreso, when a person is from Pakistan the place which was created on the toil and blood of lacs of men and women who did not sacrifice for a secular nation they were living in but for an Ideal nation of Islam. In kashmir too these days, the small boys who laid down their lives, laid them not for independent secular kashmir or this time secular Pakistan but for the greater islamic Pakistan, as a Hadith of Prophet, says a martyr is the only one who gets killed while fighting to have kalima of Allah at the highest pedestal. Nationalism, valourism and tribalism has been denouced by Prophet and per this hadith whosoever lays down his life on these causes is not fighting in the path of Allah implying is not a martyr. It has becoming a practice everywhere the men of islam lay lives and hypocrites like so called secularists, nationalists, communists then take the benefit on their sacrifices. This seems to be trend now which is seen in Pakistan and believe me here in Kashmir some people want to take advantage of this.
Ms. Nousheen, i request you to read Quran and Hadith directly of your own and see you will find a light. Allah has given you capabilities and youthfulness which can be great help for you to earn rewards here and in hereafter. When i write to you, i remember, the man from my land and your father of nation Dr. Iqbal (RA), see when our ancestors were under slavehood in all the world how he gave them strength and courage to fight back, he used to weep nights while reading Quran and we oppose it unknowingly.This quran is same which carried hudood and purdah gave strength to the lacs of muslims to get up on the call of Iqbal (RA).
Come back to Quran and Prophet (saw) but if you donot, remember, you will never be successful to build Pakistan with ideas you mentioned in your write-up. It will always be corrupt, oppressive, racist, cateist, fuedalist etc etc. It is only selfless practice of Islam which demolishes all those elements which are this time killing Pakistan. I remember, few decades back there was a Prime Minister in Britain I think in early twentieth century who said you cannot bring Muslim into submission until Quran is in them. I think he was right, you have to kill every single muslim in the world only then the western / secular thoughts and ideas can be put into place and i know the day when it will happen will be doomsday when neither a secular not an Allah walla will subsist on the back of this earth.
Come our way, the way of, Prophet Mohammed (saw), Haz Khatija (RA), Haz Aisha (RA), all Prophets companions and present day Dr. Iqbal, Dr. Deedat, Dr. Jamal Badawi, Mr. Yosuf -ul-Islam, Ab. Rahman Gree, Madam Marium Jameela, Dr. Naik, your Dr. Israr, Sayeed Anwar and lately your Waqar bhai etc etc. I love to see Waqar supporting beard he looks so beautiful. May god bless them all. Nausheen they are not all mad, then turned from the way of darkness and came to the light of Islam. Come to the light which has been covered, in your case, by the prejudices (Nafs Amara).
Mr. Zauq Dehlvi said,
Bade Mouzi ko mara gar Nafse Amara ko mara,
Nehang o Isdah o Shaire Nar ko mara to kai mara.
Hope i have been polite all along, still if at any place in my email, i have written anything which is not on the plane of politness, i regret. Eagerly, looking for your reply.
Salam.
Brother in Islam
Hamid Nilnagi,
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