Re: Rejecting Qaid E Azam
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hskhan bhai:
forget about Jinnah and the Pakistani nation for the time being…
let me know if you think that Muslims as an ummah are failing or achieving higher grounds in this world?
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AQ,
Yeah, we have failed as an ummah. We have had great leaders come our way that say we should unite as Muslim brothers and sisters while respecting minorities. Jinnah was just one man who did that.
Unfortunately, his leadership has been in vain. Muslims have ignored leaders like him. Look at Pakistan today as a living example of the hypocrisy within the muslim world. We champion Jinnah as a great leader, but when our actions in Balochistan and Islamabad show Muslims hurting other Muslims or Punjabis hurting Sindhis we demonstrate Jinnah failed as a leader.
My post about Jinnah is not so much an attempt to dismiss Jinnah himself, but to mock US for not living up to his legacy. That thread is a direct and blatant attack at us for making Jinnah lose that title of great leader. We have failed him, and as such, he cannot be callled a great leader (because of our shortcomings).
Antiobl,
Your attitude’s not welcome. Perhaps a lesson in reading comprehension will help you understand my definition of success is dependent on the Pakistan envisioned by Jinnah. The two are mutually dependent. Jinnah is only a success if the Pakistan we have today is the one he envisioned. With the same logic, Pakistan is a failure if we do not have the Pakistan envisioned by Jinnah. In essence, the question is not if Pakistan made you richer or smarter. The question is would Jinnah be proud of the Pakistan we have today? This is not about muhajirs feeling cozy. It is about Jinnah’s vision failing.