Ever noticed how the News keeps flashing all around about the
atrocities being carried out
against the Shia community? Every
single day they're subject to the killings of Pakistan. Suicide
attacks and bullets being hurled at them, grenades thrown, trying
to hurt them in every way possible. If we could just think about
them for once, instead of ourselves, and just realize that; before
they're over one of the tragedies they face, they're struck by another
vicious act, not even giving them
Enough time for the flower petals on their loved ones grave to dry.
Such a shame to see how all these Cruelties go and move in such a
good way, well sequenced and very well precise/organized, harming
people to the max extent, even I at times am left with my jaw dropping,
at such horrifically detailed planning and discipline.
I was born to a Sunni Muslim family. Raised in such a society where
Shias were considered and are still somehow considered as 'Kafirs'
(disbelievers) but how can we judge or decline who's right and
who's wrong, who are we to judge without any education about them,
or self-awareness for their sect? Shia and Non-Muslims is the concept,
that would not just stop till verbal accusations like considering
them a Kafir, but then also hate them till our last breath
and to the extreme levels of hatred. And in result Killing them as
they are somehow 'Shia-the non-believers.'
But as we are humans and I believe being a human, we need to Research,
and carry out an investigation for the facts and reality,
and to look at the other side of the picture, To find the truth,
and find the solution to the problem and all other areas that come
under this heading.
Though I am not a religious cleric, authorised to issue verdict,
nor amid those “BLACK SHEEPS” who would simply just kick anyone out
of the boundaries of faith. but for those who randomly proceed with
“DECLARING KAAFIRS”, wide spereads “HATE SPEECH” and issues the
decrees of killing people who do not agree with them. In the name
of religion the believers of different cults and creeds had been
mercilessly shedding the blood of humans.
They sure as hell are foreign to the Principles of Islam,
We are Muslims. Our God is one, our Prophet is one, our Quran is
one and our Kaaba is one. Then why are we divided?
We should adhere to the Islamic Principles. We will have to restudy
our history in the light of logic and facts. We will have to
interpret the Quran according to the needs of time. We must abandon
the sectarian approach and promote the Islamic principles of unity.
So I started my research when I first left my home at the age of
16. I have been hostelite for two years during my FSC studies at a cadet
college, but I found no Shia being close fellow of mine in those
two years, and even not a single of them at my college. Then I took
admission for my bachelor's studies at an Institution 'Edwards College'
one of the century old institutions of Pakistan,
Here at the start or the very beginning we were told something, I
still remember very clearly my teacher uttered saying; "Religion is
something not to be discussed here” Quoted by my Christian teacher.
He said this was just to put a halt to our concept of brutality,
killing and hate. And right here, this started my career as a
factual researcher.
My teachers, class fellows, Clark staff, peon, workers, Mass
employers. every corner I looked to, I found myself looking at
Sunnis, Shias, Christians, Hindus, Sikhs and maybe even Atheists
(disbelievers of God) all working together. The institute had a
Masjid (Mosque) for the Muslims at one side and at the other corner
of my college, it had a Church for the Christians, both of whose
gates were wide open. We had same classes for our lectures and we
were part of the same student clubs and societies. Why? The answer
was very clear. The very basic codes and rules were to spread and
share nothing but Love and Peace.
But as my subject of article is basically “The Shia sect" and about
the atrocities and brutalities they are facing every single day,
all due to the concept of 'Shias are Kafirs.' And it's the cause of
this illogical concept that their whole life is shattered and is
in danger, and it's cause of this exact same concept that their
businesses are declining and they have shadows of fear prevailing
them everywhere. Though the current ongoing terrorism has added
fuel to it and leaving no difference of Shias and Sunnis, but still
their case is exceptional and different in terms of sectarianism
violence.
I want to put this question to all the intellectuals and
bloodthirsty believers out there, distributing VERDICTS about how
the Shia's faith is wrong and how they are forcing them to convert
to the ideology they think is 'acceptable’?. However, will anyone
of them or will anyone in this world accept your Idea that you’re
forcefully imposing? Yes, they will accept it just because of fear
and threats(and leaving them hopeless to practice their religion at
peace) but it will increase the inner hate, antagonism, violence
and counter reactions. After all, obviously What could be the
response of killing someone with bullets? indeed the exact same
thing that we carry out. (I.e. brutalities)
Currently my life is passing as a university student and part of
the international Relations program, where each day I have to
face, sit , even party and have fun with Shias, and it has me in a
total state of confusion, leaving me to compare how the disgusting
injected concept has ruined and at the same time built ideas of us.
The good and the bad.
All these that I've tried to explain in a few lines is basically me
trying to explain the real lack of awareness we all have, including
lack of awareness in; education, the education of science,
exploring, religious education, and also the very know about of our
ONE common religion 'ISLAM’.
So let us come and sit at the same table and accept the reality.
Let's shake our hands together for the elimination of such
concepts of VIOLENCE and the very exact same target killing against
each other just at the name of 'sectarianism issues.' Let's cover
the roof under the banner of being a true Pakistani. If we could
just see how us Muslims are split at such a thing, divided and how
we kill each other and how other minorities like Christian, Sikh
and Hindus which represent the white part of our country's flag
actually feel?
If the green part of Muslim majority is divided into parts cutting
it each day into pieces; indeed the white- (the minority) are going
to face a lot much trouble in their homes just by thinking about
their lives. And Shias in that sense will come under the banner of
minority, that is IF we don't start to accept and treat them
equally. Don't exploit these sacred lives, all lives matter.
Everyone should be able to practice their religion freely, It's not
Just a common duty of A Pakistani to let them free be to worship
but also as a Muslim, as the Quran quotes; "There shall be no
compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion." [Surah Baqarah- 256)
and neither should we divide ourselves into sects where the Quran
again Quotes "Indeed, those who have divided their religion and
become sects - you, [O Muhammad], are not [associated] with them in
anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allah ; then He will
inform them about what they used to do." [6:159] We're all Muslims
and We're all Pakistanis and we better need to start acting like
one, before there's only green left of our beloved flag.
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