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Pakistanis have majority Sunnis (roughly 70%), Shias (roughly 25%) and the rest are mixed religions like Christians, Hindus etc.
The problem of importing Wahabi Islam and Shia Islam started with Iranian revolution. When Khomeni toppled Shah of Iran. Khomeni used oil money and a virluent propaganda against everything non-Shia. Pakistani Shias had the religious duty to follow the “Imam Khomeni” while some non-Shia Pakistani-socialists followed Khomeni because of his anti-Americanism.
The result was the formation of Shia-militant organizations who openly challenged Sunni majority. Sunni majority responded by relying on Wahabi Islam imported from Saudi Arabia.
While the two sects fought their proxy wars in Pakistan, another war was being fought in Afghanistan, namely anti-communist war.
Hameed Gul is the product of these proxy wars that were fought in Afghanistan and Pakistan. His analysis point emanates from pro-Wahabi pro-Taliban stance.
Sad thing is that both Pakistani-Wahabi supporters and Pakistani-Shia supporters forget that they should not be the pawns in the proxy war between Saudia and Iran.
The problem with Hameed Gul is that he has been two long of a leash by Pakistani army. The reason is that there are other generals who are closet sympathizers of the imported Wahabi-Islam.
Hameed Gul should have been put in jail from day one for inciting anti-Pakistan hysteria. Other proxy fighters both Wahabi and Shia should have been sent to Pakistani gulags too. We didn’t do that, and the result has been horrible in the form of Sunni-Shia violence and suicide bombings.
Today, the term “Wahhabism” is broadly applied outside of the Arabian peninsula to refer to a Sunni Islamic movement that seeks to purify Islam of any innovations or practices that deviate from the seventh-century teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions.1 In most predominantly Muslim nations, however, believers who adhere to this creed or hold similar perspectives prefer to call themselves “Unitarians” (muwahiddun) or “Salafiyyun” (sing. Salafi, noun Salafiyya). The latter term derives from the word salaf meaning to “follow” or “precede,” a reference to the followers and
Muhammad bin Abd al Wahhab, whose name is the source of the word “Wahhabi,” founded a religious movement in the Arabian peninsula
Baralvis bidati’ practices ie introducing innovations in islamic practice such as going to Mazar, grave worship, saint worship, intercession by others, dancing in the Urs, Milad, koonday, celebrating shabay barat, 11th, etc. Is it real ISLAM?
There is only one ISLAM, there is not such thing as “Wahabi” Islam. “Wahhabism” unfairly carries negative and derogatory connotations and It’s fairly loosely used by Shia and Baralvis of our subcontinent.
In Indian Subcontinant anyone who doesn’t practice bidati, innovative practices such as Milad and etc are labeled “Wahabi” by our Baralvi brothers. Infact, there it’s only one group Ahle Hadith (also call Salafi) who rejected these innovations. Deobandi don’t completly reject it but dont’ agree with “hazir/nazir”, noor - light, and few minor things.
I don’t agree with salafi and Baralvi, they are oppsite end of the rope. I like to be moderate Muslim, not conservative like Salafi and not at all like Baralvi.
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