Re: Pakistan Islamic or Secular?
What does ‘disagreeing with the creation of Pakistan’ have anything to do with being brilliant? It simply shows that Maududi Sahib was initially against the creation of Pakistan because he thought it would weaken the Muslims of Subcontinent. That, my friend, is called difference of opinion. The same difference of opinion which the secular system you propose should value.
It is more telling that Maudidi Saib subsequently changed his mind with regards to Pakistan and launched his own Jamaat in order to participate in the development of this country. I find no issue with that. Qaid-e-Azam was not a holy figure, who was outside criticism; in fact, we as Muslims and Pakistani should always be critical of ourselves and our leaders, because it is through criticism that one finds self-improvement.
You seem to think I wish to have this discussion with you; I don’t, firstly because I do not have enough Islamic knowledge to formulate my opinions on whether TV/pictures are haraam and secondly, because I a not an aalim to be able to decree a fatwa giving a judgement on the issue.
My point was in simply saying you cannot address opinions and issues facing the Muslims of today by insulting the people who hold them; for example, by calling someone “narrow and impractical” you simply make them even more firmer in their beliefs. What you need to do is engage them in their opinions, and bring out the evidences to support your views and argue against the evidence that supports theirs.
Saudi Arabia does this with many of the militants it has caught; it takes them to special rehabilitation centres, and bring in a scholar who persuades the militant through Quranic evidence, and the *Sunnah *of the Prophet (PBUH) what Islam is really about. That is how you deal with ignorant Maulvis. Not by ridiculing them and calling them stupid, but by engaging them in dialogue and saying: “Bring forth your evidence, and I will bring forth my evidence, and we will discuss the issue.”