Khan & Misuse of Islamic terms - Sep15,'22

KHAN AND USE / MISUSE OF ISLAMIC TERMS

(A very brief note)

 

This world has a beginning and an end. Muslims regardless of strong or poor faith at least agree about the reality of Judgment Day when only Allah will judge us. So we need to be careful in this world with our words and actions but are we careful?

 

Mr. Imran Khan is at least a truthful and honest person. And in his recent international telethon for flood relief, it is encouraging that a huge amount has been raised. Having said that nobody is without flaws in this world. 

Regardless of our political affiliations or likes/dislikes, we have to admit that Khan is quite careless in his speeches especially when he includes or associates Islamic terms with his campaign. He has used the term ‘Jihad’ more than once (maybe quite often) while addressing processions, associating it with his political struggle. The term 'Jihad' is used in different context in Islam and is of different kinds - it cannot be linked with current political campaigns of any national leader. 

Three for months back, he included a part of Qur’anic verse ‘Amar bil-maaroof wa nahi-anil Munkir’ which instructs believers to enjoin others to do good and forbid from wrong. But there he used that part of verse for his followers to stand with him in his political struggle in a manner which interprets that part of verse wrongly.

 

Given above are just two examples when Mr. Khan has been careless with Islamic terms and it is becoming his style. We are not with Khan when he misuses Islamic terms for his campaign, sorry to say, even if we believe otherwise that he has still better character at least than his opponents. Good Islamic Scholars can also be consulted in this regard. And as for his past, Allah forgives His servants, so let us not dwell in the past.

 

May Allah guide all of us – Aameen!

 

-      S Roman Ahsan (15^th September, 2022).