03-26-2007, 12:19 AM
Dears All,
I can imagine how islam could have been bifurcated among so many sections and sub-sections. As per Holy Quran, the nation of Hazrat Moosa Aleh-e-salam was fighting over a cow for different reasons while the order was just to sacrifice the cow.
Islam has always been very much flexible in its original text, whereevr suc felxibility was possible. Islam prohibited only those things where flexibility was not workable. From original text i meant Holy Quran and Books of Ahaadees along with the Sunnah of Prophet PBUH. All other stuff like Fiqah,sayings of Imams and Auliya's come after the original text of islam and can be accepted only where it does not go against the original text. Where it is not in agreement with the original text, it is not acceptable. At least for me. Even those Ahaadees which do not agree with the Holy Quran, Ulemaa dont believe on such Ahaadees.
We, not only muslims, but also the other nations, have always tried to mispaint or alter the original messages of their religions. So much has been even done in good faith just based upon the variant personal ideaologies. So many have even changed their holy books. It's the great luck of muslims that the Holy Quran has been promised to be saved in original text by Allah. I wonder what could our attitudes have done with our religion, if God has not given such a promise to preserve his last religion. Notwithstanding all the variations and conflicts, it is our good luck that the original text of Islam is to be preserved.
The Prophet of God PBUH said that among muslims two things have been left by his gracious-self, one is the Holy Quran and second is his (PBUH)'s Sunnah. We should follow what the Holy Quran has stipulated for us and what has been practised by the Prophet (pbuh).
Islam adopted every good thing existing in the society in which islam was first sent by God. Islam, being flexible, has also not objected on so much that was existing in that society and which was not in conflict of islam's basic rules. Islam prohibited only those things that were clearly against the orders of God. Islam introduced the new things that were misisng in that society. For example in that society, people were using alcohal as well as tobbaco. Both of these things have more demerits than the merits. Still, Islam prohibited only alcohal because it was clearly against the principles of islam and Holy Quran (as it makes the user unconcious and he behaves inhumanly). Being the greatest religion and due to its flexibility, ISlam did not prohibited the use of tobacco. Similar things can be seen in other social issues. Many of islamic punishments are the same which were prevailing before Islam. One of them is cutting a hand of thief. This was not a new punishment. Further, some new rules were made by islam that were misisng in the code of life existing before islam.
So much could be written on islam's modernness and flexibility. It has to be like that because it is the religion for ever and has to cater the needs of all the times coming ahead. Islam is a complete code of life.
In Holy Quran you guys can see Soorah-e-Nisa and Soorah-e-Noor, where different codes have been laid down for islamic behaviour and dresses etc. What I find, Islam has never ever stipulated use of SHALWAR QAMEES, TROUSERS SHIRTS, or THOBS or any other thing specifically. It has only stipulated to
- hide the beauty from Naa Mehrams, for women only AND;
- hide the SHARAMGAH's (different hidden parts of body) for both men and women.
Accordingly, for men it is necessary to hide SHARAM-GAHs. Any dress which meet this requirement comply's with the Quran's conditions. It could be an arranged dress like trouser shirt coat tie etc or shalwar qamees, or Thobs, or Dhoti Kurta or whatever. There has been no stipulation for any specific dress. Further, there could be no difference in islamic dress or shriah complying dress as have been repeated in above messgaes by some friends. Both are one and same thing. We have to comply God's orders. Nothing else. No shariah is written by us for our own usage NAOOZBILLAH.
Now I come to the point of why one should change his dress for a job or study?
Its very strange question for me. Islam has been flexible and HAS NEVER prohibited any one to change his shape, dress, house, conveyance etc for improving or altering the life style. When one was dressed by shots and shirts while he was a kid, why he changes it to a complete dress when he is going to school or college or when he gets pubert. Every thing has to be changed with time. If some one was living in a village and was using a cart or horse for conveyance purpose (which I dont regard a bad conveyance as I am also from a village and in my opinion every one is respectable) he should has no objection to move on to a bike or car or bicycle etc if he shifts to a city. Can such a guy say that he must has to use cart or horse as he was using it outrightly since his birth and why he should change his conveyance when he is settling down in a city. Apparently no one would object except some law prohibit the use of a cart or horse in some parts of the city. But would it seem logical. In my view "NO".
I am a guy from a raw village. My father, uncles, brothers, cousins (despite being from villages) have worked on high positions as SSP police, DSP police, Bar At Law, Advocates, FRCS Suregones, Engineers, businessmen, Chartered ACcountants etc. I have a background of educated family. I personally have been using DHOTI KURTA sometimes as a dress when I was at Village. It is not a disgrace. We are zameendaars and we can use there what is prevelant in that society and on which islam do not have an objection. Then by the passage of time I moved to vilage's school, Tehsil's school, Tehsil's college and District's college etc. During these phases I dressed jeans, shalwar qamees, trousers, two piece suits etc dependent upon culture and requirements of the social setup where I was living at various stages. None of these dresses, in my opinion, was in conflict of Islam. Why we use different dresses at various stages of life. Because, social setup requires it and we dont have to become a joke for others.
"HIKMAT KEE BAAT MOMAN KEE GUMSHUDA MEERAAS HAI"
So if one tries to change hisself as per social requirements, it is not a disgrace and it does not affect his religion. This is what I believe. Yes, we should be flexible otherwise we would look quite illogical and joker in one society while our appearance may match the norms of some other society at the same time.
Since the day When I joined C.A. profession, I am using trousers, shirts, ties and suits etc to comply the requirements of my firm and to cater the social needs (while it does not conflict the requirements of Islam at all) and I dont find a problem in being flexible with the circumstances. In my view, it is not a disgrace if a guy who never used trouser, wears it for complying the requirements of his job and career. You can see lots of army men who belong to far off areas where wearing trousers could be an abuse but they wear their uniform to survive with their jobs and careers. All of our heros who are shaheeds were wearing pants and shirts at the times of their shahaadat. It does not affect their shahaadat. Does it do in any one's opinion?
How one would feel or be felt by others, while working for international assignments like out of country audits or big assignments like privatisation etc where so many foreigners have to work with us, if he is so strict with every thing attached to general life.
So, anyways, the motive was to explain that we should be flexible, modernized and easy going. Stiffness would take us far behind. Yes we should comply the code of Islam every where. Further, we should not create further sections of Islam. We should come at one point. Islam was one. It was not bifurcated. We should avoid issues like describing a cow by the nation of Hazrat Moosa Aleh-e-salam.
One should not abuse the others in whatever manner. One muslim has no right to describe any other muslim as non-muslim or kaafir etc. Dont we have to be answerable to God one day? One day our bodies have to be burried in our graves, if it would be in our fate. Otherwise we dont even know what would be our ending, in a plane crash, in sea, in bomb explosion or in what circumstances. We should not forget these realities.
By the way, I like Pervaiz Musharraf's policies and Mr. Ghamidi as a scholar. At the same time I dont like an army man to be the president or ruler of my country. Unfortunately, we are a nation which needs such rulers. Corruption is at hieght and no one wants to regulate the works. Dont we know the politicians. I dont want to know them any more. In these conditions what choice one will have except having such rulers. Current policies are good and should be adopted for the long run. These may work out to save Pakistan which is at last edge in Iran's current scenario.
Let's pray for ourselves, our country and be practical muslims.
Best regards,
Kamran.
I can imagine how islam could have been bifurcated among so many sections and sub-sections. As per Holy Quran, the nation of Hazrat Moosa Aleh-e-salam was fighting over a cow for different reasons while the order was just to sacrifice the cow.
Islam has always been very much flexible in its original text, whereevr suc felxibility was possible. Islam prohibited only those things where flexibility was not workable. From original text i meant Holy Quran and Books of Ahaadees along with the Sunnah of Prophet PBUH. All other stuff like Fiqah,sayings of Imams and Auliya's come after the original text of islam and can be accepted only where it does not go against the original text. Where it is not in agreement with the original text, it is not acceptable. At least for me. Even those Ahaadees which do not agree with the Holy Quran, Ulemaa dont believe on such Ahaadees.
We, not only muslims, but also the other nations, have always tried to mispaint or alter the original messages of their religions. So much has been even done in good faith just based upon the variant personal ideaologies. So many have even changed their holy books. It's the great luck of muslims that the Holy Quran has been promised to be saved in original text by Allah. I wonder what could our attitudes have done with our religion, if God has not given such a promise to preserve his last religion. Notwithstanding all the variations and conflicts, it is our good luck that the original text of Islam is to be preserved.
The Prophet of God PBUH said that among muslims two things have been left by his gracious-self, one is the Holy Quran and second is his (PBUH)'s Sunnah. We should follow what the Holy Quran has stipulated for us and what has been practised by the Prophet (pbuh).
Islam adopted every good thing existing in the society in which islam was first sent by God. Islam, being flexible, has also not objected on so much that was existing in that society and which was not in conflict of islam's basic rules. Islam prohibited only those things that were clearly against the orders of God. Islam introduced the new things that were misisng in that society. For example in that society, people were using alcohal as well as tobbaco. Both of these things have more demerits than the merits. Still, Islam prohibited only alcohal because it was clearly against the principles of islam and Holy Quran (as it makes the user unconcious and he behaves inhumanly). Being the greatest religion and due to its flexibility, ISlam did not prohibited the use of tobacco. Similar things can be seen in other social issues. Many of islamic punishments are the same which were prevailing before Islam. One of them is cutting a hand of thief. This was not a new punishment. Further, some new rules were made by islam that were misisng in the code of life existing before islam.
So much could be written on islam's modernness and flexibility. It has to be like that because it is the religion for ever and has to cater the needs of all the times coming ahead. Islam is a complete code of life.
In Holy Quran you guys can see Soorah-e-Nisa and Soorah-e-Noor, where different codes have been laid down for islamic behaviour and dresses etc. What I find, Islam has never ever stipulated use of SHALWAR QAMEES, TROUSERS SHIRTS, or THOBS or any other thing specifically. It has only stipulated to
- hide the beauty from Naa Mehrams, for women only AND;
- hide the SHARAMGAH's (different hidden parts of body) for both men and women.
Accordingly, for men it is necessary to hide SHARAM-GAHs. Any dress which meet this requirement comply's with the Quran's conditions. It could be an arranged dress like trouser shirt coat tie etc or shalwar qamees, or Thobs, or Dhoti Kurta or whatever. There has been no stipulation for any specific dress. Further, there could be no difference in islamic dress or shriah complying dress as have been repeated in above messgaes by some friends. Both are one and same thing. We have to comply God's orders. Nothing else. No shariah is written by us for our own usage NAOOZBILLAH.
Now I come to the point of why one should change his dress for a job or study?
Its very strange question for me. Islam has been flexible and HAS NEVER prohibited any one to change his shape, dress, house, conveyance etc for improving or altering the life style. When one was dressed by shots and shirts while he was a kid, why he changes it to a complete dress when he is going to school or college or when he gets pubert. Every thing has to be changed with time. If some one was living in a village and was using a cart or horse for conveyance purpose (which I dont regard a bad conveyance as I am also from a village and in my opinion every one is respectable) he should has no objection to move on to a bike or car or bicycle etc if he shifts to a city. Can such a guy say that he must has to use cart or horse as he was using it outrightly since his birth and why he should change his conveyance when he is settling down in a city. Apparently no one would object except some law prohibit the use of a cart or horse in some parts of the city. But would it seem logical. In my view "NO".
I am a guy from a raw village. My father, uncles, brothers, cousins (despite being from villages) have worked on high positions as SSP police, DSP police, Bar At Law, Advocates, FRCS Suregones, Engineers, businessmen, Chartered ACcountants etc. I have a background of educated family. I personally have been using DHOTI KURTA sometimes as a dress when I was at Village. It is not a disgrace. We are zameendaars and we can use there what is prevelant in that society and on which islam do not have an objection. Then by the passage of time I moved to vilage's school, Tehsil's school, Tehsil's college and District's college etc. During these phases I dressed jeans, shalwar qamees, trousers, two piece suits etc dependent upon culture and requirements of the social setup where I was living at various stages. None of these dresses, in my opinion, was in conflict of Islam. Why we use different dresses at various stages of life. Because, social setup requires it and we dont have to become a joke for others.
"HIKMAT KEE BAAT MOMAN KEE GUMSHUDA MEERAAS HAI"
So if one tries to change hisself as per social requirements, it is not a disgrace and it does not affect his religion. This is what I believe. Yes, we should be flexible otherwise we would look quite illogical and joker in one society while our appearance may match the norms of some other society at the same time.
Since the day When I joined C.A. profession, I am using trousers, shirts, ties and suits etc to comply the requirements of my firm and to cater the social needs (while it does not conflict the requirements of Islam at all) and I dont find a problem in being flexible with the circumstances. In my view, it is not a disgrace if a guy who never used trouser, wears it for complying the requirements of his job and career. You can see lots of army men who belong to far off areas where wearing trousers could be an abuse but they wear their uniform to survive with their jobs and careers. All of our heros who are shaheeds were wearing pants and shirts at the times of their shahaadat. It does not affect their shahaadat. Does it do in any one's opinion?
How one would feel or be felt by others, while working for international assignments like out of country audits or big assignments like privatisation etc where so many foreigners have to work with us, if he is so strict with every thing attached to general life.
So, anyways, the motive was to explain that we should be flexible, modernized and easy going. Stiffness would take us far behind. Yes we should comply the code of Islam every where. Further, we should not create further sections of Islam. We should come at one point. Islam was one. It was not bifurcated. We should avoid issues like describing a cow by the nation of Hazrat Moosa Aleh-e-salam.
One should not abuse the others in whatever manner. One muslim has no right to describe any other muslim as non-muslim or kaafir etc. Dont we have to be answerable to God one day? One day our bodies have to be burried in our graves, if it would be in our fate. Otherwise we dont even know what would be our ending, in a plane crash, in sea, in bomb explosion or in what circumstances. We should not forget these realities.
By the way, I like Pervaiz Musharraf's policies and Mr. Ghamidi as a scholar. At the same time I dont like an army man to be the president or ruler of my country. Unfortunately, we are a nation which needs such rulers. Corruption is at hieght and no one wants to regulate the works. Dont we know the politicians. I dont want to know them any more. In these conditions what choice one will have except having such rulers. Current policies are good and should be adopted for the long run. These may work out to save Pakistan which is at last edge in Iran's current scenario.
Let's pray for ourselves, our country and be practical muslims.
Best regards,
Kamran.