Ramadan Message for PTI Followers - 2019

RAMADAN MESSAGE FOR PTI FOLLOWERS - 2019

THIS IS A POST I WROTE FOR A FOUNDER OF A FACEBOOK GROUP WHO LIVES IN PESHAWAR - IF YOU READ THE POST YOU WILL KNOW WHY I WROTE IT

X Khan, Assalam-o-Alaikum. I want to share a few concerns with you and sincerely hope that you will try to understand this message.

In 2011, I prepared a PowerPoint Presentation to promote Imran Khan and floated it through email. Apart from that, I have been supporting him from time to time also. However, I have had more interest in Islam since childhood and had been focusing on Islamic research since 2005. My professional field was Qualitative Research (involving data analysis and report-writing etc.) and I applied the same mind to Islam then. Hence, I read many articles by Islamic scholars, read books also and listened to lectures also apart from attending religious gatherings. In 2007, I compiled a book with selected articles by scholars in English and distributed copies also to others.

In 2008-2009, I worked as a journalist in magazine section of THE NATION also. After leaving THE NATION, some of my columns have been published in different English newspapers also though I never claim that my work was ever at par with senior columnists of Pakistan.

Now, coming to Imran Khan, if someone supports him then that is their choice. But he cannot tell others to SHUT UP just because they are criticizing the Great Khan :) I personally am against Nawaz Shareef, Zardari and Fazlur Rehman, but it does not mean Imran Khan is a Saviour or Messiah of Pakistan. Right now, I also agree he is a better choice compared to other politicians but I was still never his follower. I believe we have many good persons in Pakistan who can be greater leaders in Pakistan but as long as the current electoral-political system of democracy is in place, we can never discover them.

We cannot say there are no other options for public. We have to first trust in Allah and try to follow commandments of Allah (swt) and His Prophet (pbuh) instead of blind trust in any national leader of Pakistan. Our biggest saviour is our religion Islam and we have to just try to follow it sincerely.

Imran Khan has been coining big slogans like 'Tabdeeli', ' Naya Pakistan' and 'Madinah state' to win supporters. Especially the claim to recreate a Madinah State is just a hoax as the foundation of Madinah State was not on worldly goals rather on the golden principles of Islam. Prosperity is secondary - first we have to understand the true spirit of Islam. Muslims under the benevolent leadership of our Dear Prophet (pbuh) suffered in Madinah and fought three bloody battles with meagre resources but what they clung on to was the true spirit of Islam. But the present government has rather been engaged in dirty politics by appointing jokers like Amir Liaquat with little character in government - it is just politics and not trust in Allah.

If one truly trusts Allah, then the focus is not on foul politics. One might even lose heavily in the eyes of world but not deal in foul measures. Alarmingly, Mr. Imran Khan is currently far from the true spirit of Islam in most of his endeavours. At least, he should avoid such announcements that the government will make super science out of 'Roohaniat' (spirituality). That only exposed his faulty concepts and vision about Islam. And then such a person says he will recreate Madinah State. One shudders with horror what will happen to people on Judgment Day who have been playing with the basic concepts of Islam. It is still time to repent and amend one's mistakes for we are here in this world for a very brief period!

The other concern is about followers of Imran Khan. Today we have social media and every Tom, Dick and Harry is free to say whatever he thinks on Facebook whether he has any brains or not. Most Pakistanis do not have brains even if they have got education from colleges or universities. Your degree is just a piece of paper - your education is seen in your behaviour. Calling every other person 'Patwari' (and abusing) just because he/she criticizes the Great Khan does not elevate you to a higher status, especially when the one you are criticizing does not support your rival political party (and in fact no political party in some cases).It is not about Noon-League or PTI all the time.

Many of us concerned Pakistanis have the right to question the policies of our government and the ways/inclinations of the Great Khan with regards to 'Tabdeeli', 'Naya Pakistan' and 'Madinah State'. Pakistan belongs to Pakistanis and not PTI waalaas who have only woken up since 2014 with the start of Disco Dharnas of the Great Khan. Dharnas and Jalsaas were their right but our concern is basically on the way they were conducted. In most of his jalsaas Mr. Khan would appear on the stage at 9 pm and then they would proceed till after midnight. They were organized more like concerts than Jalsaas. Mr. Khan, times might have changed but the spirit of Islam is still as much relevant as it was 1400 years ago. At least you could have followed the style of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah who proceeded very decently in his processions.

In the end, all of us are wrong-doers but we have to subscribe to the right spirit of Islam. May ALLAH (swt) guide us and protect us - Aameen.

SOMEONE POSTED THIS COMMENT AGAINST THE ABOVE NOTE - "Why do we always rely on others? If our country needs a true leader, instead of criticising others, why not become a leader, by self?"

MY RESPONSE: "Leadership comes in different roles. A Prime Minister is not the only kind of leadership role. A mother is also a leader who protects her children and cares for them. Similarly, writers, thinkers, analysts etc, are also leaders in their own domain - they provide a thought-process to people and give them direction on diverse matters."

- by S Roman Ahsan.