Let me try to come with names that we associate ourselves while we are actually no one:
First on the basis of language/area:
Punjabi
Sindhi
Balochi
pathan
Uzbek
Mahajar
Saraiki
Pashton
pakhtun
Lower Punjab
Upper Punjab
Gilgi Baltistan
FATA
Waziristan
And many others that i don't know of. You can add.
Second on basis of religion:
Sunni (Hanfi, Zikri . . . )
Shiite (Naqvi, Kazmi, Jaafry. . .)
Beralwi
Deobandi
Wahbi
Ahl e Hadees
Tableegh e Islami
Jamat ud Dawaa
Jamat e Islami
Naqshbandi
Chishtie
Qadyani
Green paghri walay (With Green Turbans)
Orange pagrhi walay (With Orange Turbans)
Black paghri wwalay (With Black Turbans)
White paghri walay (With White Turbans)
And still many others
This list can go on and on and on if we add political parties and castes that reside in Pakistan. How can we be united then. People from every association of the above list will always try to relate themselves with specific group, clan, area or party. Our identities are no more just Muslims and followers of one religion Islam. So, how can we be united? This is the condition of one country of Muslim Ummat while there are forty nine Muslim countries all over the world.
Please let me know about your reflections that how can these unite into one.
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4 comments:
i think different languages arent an issue but sects are and this can be overcome if and only if we oureselves break these chains of sects we are in. Unite on the commons rather than disputing on differences
The purpose here was to identify the groups that people associate themselves with. It is destroying us in every way.
@ Ubair,
How?
Should we join the bandwagon of "mullah" bashing "liberals" who'd insist on spreading profanity in thought and what is sensual? Should we join hands with secular minded groups and institutes who, while justifibly advocating against indiscriminate religious violence and most blatant kinds of intolerance, would also argue against public morality and supremacy of Religious Tradition?
How? I believe that in traditional, orthdox Islam cure to this spiritual disease and theological problem lies(against which islam came, i.e., secatrianism was rampant in Prophet's times among christians and rest)? In the works of righteous scholars, early salaf, mujtehdeen, like 4 imams, imam ghazzali. (This is not equvilent to Salafism: http://masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/salafi.htm) This unity of interpretations was achieved and is still in tact at core: Please see following articles:
http://masud.co.uk/ISLAM/ahm/newmadhh.htm
http://masud.co.uk/ISLAM/nuh/madhhab.htm
http://www.themodernreligion.com/basic/madhab/madhab-unity.html
This matter shouldn't be simplified. it's domain of scholarship and spiritual treatment by experts. What is being done is mere verbalism; verbal, sentimental slogans won't do the job. people want to be indifferent to this problem, and at the same time want Muslims to be united in diversity. Positive, respectable and intelligent intra-dialogue is need of the hour. We talk so honorably with chritistians and rest, yet when it comes to dialogue within ourselves, only heat seems to be generated.
Allah knows best.
@Umer
You are right when you said:
"This matter shouldn't be simplified. it's domain of scholarship and spiritual treatment by experts."
And jazakAllah for the links.
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