Re: Amir Liaquat Hussain.
X-Communist- I see your concerns are very valid. I have followed this guy due to these very reason you mentioned in your detailed reply. I fully understand that inviting Aalims from both sects (shia and sunni) and then doing a show asking them opinion on sensitive matters is like walking on a tight rope.
I fully understand the difference of Aqaid and emaan of two sects. Touching the subject is like playing with the fire.
So First of all, we should admire the guy for showing the courage of doing on national tv and doing it successfully ( it is evident from the fact that million of people watch his show , including shia and sunni and feel relaxed)
Just like shia, overwhelming sunni population is drenched in shirk and *shirkya Aqayed. *They all need education... But before educating them you have make them listen to you and trust you... and prove yourself as a wellwisher, a friend.
The dilema of our society is that most of the aalims / religious person who appear on media look aggressive and authoratative. Which make people wary of them. But on the other hand Amir liaqat has opted for a mellow approach and he hits the nail on the head when he say
"Aain hum sub mil kar martaba dil se darood-e-pak parhain Alahuma sale Allah... " He knows saying darood-o-salaam is common practice among both shia and sunii ... and he wins hearts by singing naat.
Now comming back to "moti moti batain"... Just this morning i saw him doing show and telling about hazrat Ali karam allah waju and his life n fazeelat. As he attained martyrdom on this day... He shared the tale of fatah khaibar and then took telephone calls. a woman started talking and saying something like
"germany main ek confrence hoi hazrat ali ki shaan main our confrence ke aakhir main ek aadmi ne kaha ke mujhey samajh nahi ata ke ya tu ye Kainaat Ali na banayee hai, ya phir ye kainaat Ali ke samney banayee gayee hai ... "
She tried to quote from a khutba from Nahajul Balagha but Aamir swiftly droped his call and he said ke This is wrong. Kainaat tu yaqeenan Allah ne hi banayee hai. our Aisi baat karney se hamain bachna chahey keyonkey Ali ke Abdeayat our Allah ki Ulluhiayat do Alag muqamaat hain. In dono ko milaya nahi jasakta, And then he told the lady 'Agar kisi ne germenay main ya kaheen bhi aisi koi baat keh di hai tu aapko issey dohrana nahi chaheye tha'
In short he gave a very straight forward and precise speech as to how we should balance oursleve in expressing love for Ali that if we go beyond limit then we are doomed or if on the other hand if you show abhorrence then again we are hell bound