Re: Najayez Tajavazat (illegal construction)
Mr. F, the point you mentioned about two masjids is also very valid. I have actually seen two masajids right infront of each other, amney samney, both sunni mosques (I mean sunnis can pray in either one, the halqa walika might be diff but that doesnt matter), both built illegally (and at the same time, just about), and both trying to claim more area for supposed jummah 'parking'. If anyone is interested in seeing them, they are located near St Pauls school, Rawalpindi. Now I fail to understand, both these mosques are like 3-4 stories, and quite large, and have loads of space even during Friday prayers (the top floors are empty), why do we need to right next to each other?
Btw, I dont know if anyone remembers but during the Nawaz regime, they expanded Murree Road, the part closer to Islamabad by a lane, and added two service lanes as well, and I must commend them for actually demolishing alot of illegal construction and buying back some property which was legal. They just didnt demolish the illegally built mosques though, they gave them space elsewhere to build it, but then the Maulanas tried to play 'blackmail' by claiming that the property they had previously was worth so much crores, but in the end, they did manage to expand part of Murree Road despite the fact that its still congested most of the time due to increasing traffic.
Oh and another story I remember. There was this one maulana sahib, we actually knew him, Haji Hameed (ppl called him hajji hameeda). He actually constructed a mosque in Commercial Market Rawalpindi, and opened up a chicken tikka center right next to it, and then eventually converted it into a full fledged restaurant, entirely built on illegal property right next to the mosque!
Andaza Lagayo!