Re: Why tolerance is not on the curriculum in Pakistan
PakPatriot,
By definition, declaring independence is a violation of the law.
Insofar as tolerance in the Hadith...schisms are bad period. Indeed, people who do want to create divisivness should be stopped...and this is no different in nation states (where the analogs would be seperatists). Unity does not neccessarily mean unity in thought...but if you have one group who uniliaterally declares themselves to be exempt from Zakat (not based on any understanding of the faith mind you), then of course that's going to be taken as an act of treason. If you have a group droping core Islamic theology, and agitiating against the rest of the Muslim community...then yeah, that is cause for concern and action.
For this same reason, Muslims are asked to be more British than the British or American thatn the Americans...as evidence as to where their loyalties lie. Let there be no doubt: there would be NO toleration of fundementalist muslims who want to change society. Period.
There are some things you don't compromise on. Others, no big deal. What is a big deal and what is not changes from society to society.
Tolerance is not a unitary concept...Muslims are much more tolerant of minorities practicing their own laws, for example. This is considered taboo in the west. It's all relative.