Re: Musharaf Buildozing Mosques in Islamabad
Going back to the issue ... A masjid is a house of Allah, to say they are temples, or illegal structures is not the issue. The issue is demolision of a masjid is not the only resort in the case of disputed land. There are other avenues that can be pursued. Any good Muslim leader would employ those avenues first.
So what are those avenues?: Reclaim the deeds of the disputed land, and resell them on condition that the masajid remain where they are. The original owners if found would have to be given residential and ownership rights to the homes developed in the vicinity of the masajid. However, demolision should not be the method of choice for such situations. I can see the only scenario where it would be correct to do this, would be if both conditions are true, in addition to being built on disputed land:
1) The masajid are not being used regularly
2) They are old and unsafe
Only where these three conditions are met should a masjid be taken down, and it becomes the responsibility of the government who is doing this to replace or publish a report for the benefit of it's Muslim populous as of the decision it has HAD to make. Otherwise the context as in the Qur'an is a clear as water. You can like that or lump it.
We should look at the purpose of life rather than the material nature of it. As for Zalimun building masajid that is new to me, I wonder which characteristic from Zalimun in the Qur'an you can show me that comes from.
As for local festivals, only if those festivals are non-religious can they be allowed to continue, and if their fitnah is not overbearing. Basant is a killer festival as we all know, and for what end? Just kites?
As for countries that have differing laws for one populous and other laws for others, this is a recipe of disaster. Can you show me Sa1eem which law is it that splits Muslims and non-Muslims up in that way? I will hold you to this, I want to see the law itself.
Mr Pir Sahib Fraudia you should know better! When we discuss an issue let's go to specific cases. If there is a specific case you can identify which fulfil the conditions above, then we can talk and agree, until then playing the devil's advocate does you no favours. As a general rule Muslims should preserve all things Islamic, that is all I am saying.