Nasir Khan, December 4, 2014
From my own experience with many expat Pakistanis, Mr Mushtaq Khan Kayani stands out as one clear-headed educator who in blunt terms exposes all hypocrisy woven around our past history and religious figures. One problem facing any rational human being who comes from a traditional Islamic background, such as Mr Kayani, is the wide-spread ignorance that permeates every pore of our phoney and superficial religiosity and spirituality. As a result, the clash between the upholders of ignorance [Jahiliyya] and common sense is inevitable.
One obvious example of that social retrogression we witness are the
blasphemy laws of Pakistan, which were introduced by the brutal military
dictator General Zia-ul-Haq. However, the civilised people in the world
are stunned by such pathetic nonsense. Thus such laws have made
Pakistan a laughing stock in the eyes of the world. Strangely enough,
many teachers, preachers, lawyers and columnists defend these laws and
they think they are defending God, the Prophet and Islam! In fact, these
laws are a true representation of that ignorance and false
indoctrination that prevails in that country.
The misuse of Islam has become endemic and has taken deep roots in Pakistan. Only a handful of people like Mr Kayani dare to tell what is happening in Pakistan. As a result they have to face much opposition and vulgar abuse at the hands of obscurantists and self-styled custodians and defenders of God and Islam. Any voice of reason has thousands and thousands of people to drown it in the traditional waywardness.
The misuse of Islam has become endemic and has taken deep roots in Pakistan. Only a handful of people like Mr Kayani dare to tell what is happening in Pakistan. As a result they have to face much opposition and vulgar abuse at the hands of obscurantists and self-styled custodians and defenders of God and Islam. Any voice of reason has thousands and thousands of people to drown it in the traditional waywardness.
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