Re: Maulana Tariq Jameel
He regarded the October quake as "Allah ka azab", well I do not think so that is the case. He always talk about the "tyrant" view of Allah.
If we follow pure Islam, we do not need to build marvellous mosques with cosy carpets and fancy lights or marble flooring. Same way we need to live in houses simply. But then we will be limited with few avenues of income as your expenditure is other's income.
I don't see how this leads to backwardness. In fact I also agree that it was some azab from Allah.
I got to hear him live once. Other than that, I heard some of his bayans on CD, which they played on the bus.