Here is another hero in his way, he is helping the victims. He deserves the highest medol of honor.
With a striped polo-shirt, beige trousers and better English grammar than most people in the UK, Mohammed Mustafa had come not on foot, but by car.
He is a pretty westernised kind of guy.
Based in Islamabad, he had been told by his boss to go down to Kashmir to help the people there.
And he had made a pretty good job of it.
He set up a massive outdoor kitchen, cooking 1,200 meals a day for earthquake survivors.
From Mohammed Mustafa’s point of view it was plain common sense.
Philanthropic culture
The people were hungry and he provided them with food. He was fulfilling his obligations as a Pakistani citizen and, for that matter, as a Muslim.
Pakistanis have a strong philanthropic culture. The rich (and even those that have little) often give to those who have less.
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thats the spirit..bravo
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My heart goes out to the victims of earthquake. We need more people like Mohammad Mustafa.
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Impressive
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Did anyone read this, its from the same link.
Philanthropic culture
The people were hungry and he provided them with food. He was fulfilling his obligations as a Pakistani citizen and, for that matter, as a Muslim.
Most of the buildings in Bagh have been destroyed
Pakistanis have a strong philanthropic culture. The rich (and even those that have little) often give to those who have less.
But this is Ramadan, the time of year that Muslims fast between sunrise and sunset.
And that is why Mohammed Mustafa ran into a problem.
Feeding 1,200 people with no kitchen requires a bit of preparation.
You need to light fires, boil rice and cook meat. It takes several hours. You have to get going in advance.
But one of the local mullahs did not see it that way and he paid Mohammed Mustafa a visit.
“What are you doing?” he shouted. "Don’t you know it’s Ramadan now? This is just not permitted.
“You can’t cook food during the day. It’s against Islam. Stop or I’ll burn this place down - your tents, your pots, everything.”
fayax
October 17, 2005, 12:24pm
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But one of the local mullahs did not see it that way and he paid Mohammed Mustafa a visit.
“What are you doing?” he shouted. "Don’t you know it’s Ramadan now? This is just not permitted.
“You can’t cook food during the day. It’s against Islam. Stop or I’ll burn this place down - your tents, your pots, everything.”
There is always that extremist individual who misses the point of Islam in an effort to follow it.
Gizzy
October 17, 2005, 2:57pm
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very good effort :k:
but that mullah, another one of those ignorant ones.
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^^ Mullah be damned. We are talking about hero from Islamabaad. Great guy! Isn't he?
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here in the west there is something called pc there in the east too much mc
antiobl
October 17, 2005, 9:08pm
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^^ What ya smoken' Baboo?
Gizzy
October 17, 2005, 9:16pm
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Its their lack of knowledge, about the same thing that they preach, which is Islam. (someof them) They don't use common sense, and always think according to what is they know. Ok fine there are certain rules from which you cannot deviate.
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this dude is just one example of people doing their bit to help. Its we must do as humans and as good citizens
antiobl
October 18, 2005, 12:12pm
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^^ Right on Frauds. Let's also remember in our prayers those 4 army aviation officers and 2 soldiers who laid their lives while helping people in Kashmir. They didn't have to be flying at early morning hours in terrible weather. Still they insisted on going. As they had seen the misery and pain in Kashmir. May Allah place them in Jannat.
MYwish
October 18, 2005, 12:17pm
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Yea I read that article too... Oh gosh Someody please put some sense in these Mullah's?
antiobl
October 18, 2005, 1:04pm
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^^ Sense in Mullahs! Are you kidding me?
MYwish
October 18, 2005, 6:45pm
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uncle anti-shanti.. ki gull hai?
very Islamic to set things alight is it?