Re: Poll: Muslim youth feel alienated from secular politics but want Islamic laws!
This is what the “secular” constitution contains:
- The name ‘Islamic Republic of Pakistan’ is selected for the state of Pakistan.
- Islam is declared as the state religion of Pakistan.
- Steps shall be taken to enable the Muslims of Pakistan, individually or collectively, to order their lives in accordance with the fundamental principles and basic concepts of Islam.
- Steps shall be taken to make the teaching of the Qur’an and Islamiyat compulsory,to encourage and facilitate the learning of Arabic language and to secure correct and exact printing and publishing of the Qur’an.
- Proper organisation of Zakat, waqf and mosques is ensured.
- The state shall prevent prostitution, gambling and consumption of alcohol, printing, publication, circulation and display of obscene literature and advertisements.
- Only a Muslim could be qualified for election as President (male or female) and Prime Minister (male or female). No restriction as to religion or gender on any other post, up to and including provincial governor and Chief Minister.
- All existing laws shall be brought in conformity with the injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Qur’an and Sunnah and no law shall be enacted which is repugnant to such injunctions.
- A Council of Islamic Ideology shall be constituted referred to as the Islamic Council. The functions of the Islamic Council shall be to make recommendations to Parliament and the Provincial Assemblies about the ways and means of enabling and encouraging the Muslims of Pakistan to order their lives in accordance with the principles of Islam.
- The President or the Governor of a province may, or if two fifths of its total membership so requires, a House or a Provincial Assembly shall, refer to the Islamic Council for advice on any question as to whether a proposed law is or is not repugnant to the injunctions of Islam.
- For the first time, the Constitution of Pakistan gave definition of a Muslim which states: ‘Muslim’ means a person who believes in the unity and oneness of Allah, in the absolute and unqualified finality of the Prophethood of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and does not believe in, or recognise as a prophet or religious reformer, any person who claimed or claims to be a prophet, in any sense of the word or of any description whatsoever, after Muhammad.
- The state shall endeavor to strengthen the bonds of unity among Muslim countries.
And this is STILL secular to these people. These people obviously dont understand what “secular” means. this JavedMiandad character is such an embarrassment. This is why you cant take these people seriously. For te sake of sanity, they should be ignored or banned from holding any public positions of influence.