I would prefer to post it here ![]()
instead of Rel. or Gen. forums
There it will just get lost in the stupid war of the sects ![]()
I seriously think we need to change our approach towards tableegh e Islam
Now Hold on - Before you start issuing fatwas and kill me ![]()
Most of the religious people (Although there is no such concept in islam, about being a professional leader of the religion), that I have met , have failed to impress me, due to their sheer lack of knowledge. My role model would be someone who knows not only about Islam, but also about other religions of the world. He has to be at par with whats happening in the other parts of the world. Our so called religious leaders (people who represent the FACE of islam in the eyes of the world, Pesh Imams, religious scholars, leaders of islamic parties etc) are primary or middle pass persons. Most of life spent in the maddarsa, became Hafiz e Quran. Absolutely no knowledge about science or technology or philosophy etc.
The kind of tableegh that these guys are doing is, sorry to say, not in the right direction. The info that they try to stuff down the throats of the inquisitive persons revolves around what is FARZ, How to do wuzoo, What not to do while during wuzoo, What is the dua we should recite before going on a jouney, What is GUNAH, What will happen if we do the FARZ, what will happen if do Gunah (We will either go to paradise , get hoors and stuff, OR go to hell).
Thats like telling a kid, listen if you are a good boy I will give you a lollypop , If you are bad I am gonna punish you. Come on, gimme a break!!! , thats not the BASIC teachings of islam. WHERE IS THE BASIC PHILOSOPHY about the omnipotent creator and the concept of SUBMISSION to HIM. This secondary stuff comes at a MUCH LATER stage when the fundamentals have been dealt with ![]()
Then again,about namaz, They will always quote “Jiss nay aik waqt ki namaz qaza ki uss kay chehray say noor khatam ho jaiey ga” … AGREED
But if I tell all this to a newbie (remember we are talking about TABLEEGH - to a person who is NOT a muslim as YET), he will probably get intimidated. Its hard to explain to him the concept of CHEHRAY SAY NOOR KHATAM HONA- at this stage. He has to be given simple , logical explanations , point for point, WHY islam is better than others, in the way we socialize, the way we do business, the way we eat, sleep, walk, etc etc etc.
Well anyway, our religious personalities need to get out of their protective shells and comfort zones and try to get some first hand knowledge of the world. Poora mulk jala kay phaink diyaa Danish Cartoons kay chakkar main, agar kissi say yeh pooch lo kay Denmark kidhar hay, tu kissi ko nahi pata hoga ![]()
Dr. Zakir Naik is one person that I absolutely adore and he is my ideal ![]()
I wish we had more like him.
Okay - now go ahead and start Uncle Stalker Bashing ![]()