PHYSICALLY FIGHTING IN THE WAY OF ALLAH
(Jihad bil Saif) – AND NEED FOR PAKISTAN:
- by Roman Ahsan [07 FEB, 2013]
These are difficult times for Pakistan when the
country has faced repeated threats on the borders with our enemies violating
our sovereignty without any excuse. How should we proceed? We cannot form much hope from this puppet government, and our only asset is the patriotic segment in this country. However, we need to proceed in the right direction. The spirit of Jihad bil Saif (physically fighting in the way of ALLAH) should
be nourished but NOT for the whole nation, just for our Armed forces. Our
common citizens should be nevertheless equipped with self-defence measures and
basic arm-handling being allowed to even keep a weapon in their homes. BUT, to
start giving calls for Jihad for the whole nation is stupidity as we need
engineers, physicians, technicians, IT professionals, clerks etc. too, to build
the nation. Only when the nation is built from inside, and strong within
through sound economic measures can we tackle our global enemies. Islamic
Spirituality has its own place & needs to be nurtured all over though with
basic focus on Qur'anic teachings and then Hadith literature. But the focus on
sectarian beliefs needs to be minimized as most of such practices have been
drawn from Hindu practices & customs over centuries of living together.
It is agreed though that our enemies
have been trying to tarnish the concept of Jihad bil Saif (physically fighting in the way of ALLAH) in front of the
world and trying to associate it with terrorism, but on the other hand some of
our elements are putting too much emphasis on it as if the whole nation should
participate. In the war times the civilians have to play their role in a different
manner by being a support to Army and safeguarding the country within &
ensuring that the normal operations of the country flow without being
interrupted – the people still need bread and butter, not to forget our fighters
taking on the enemies!
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