From: jamalin@newton.ccs.tuns.ca (Nadeem Jamali)
Subject: Re: Is Islam equal to Intolearnce and Fascism ?
Organization: Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S.
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 21:04:15 GMT

In article <l9ktghINNcaa@pageboy.cs.utexas.edu> hyder@cs.utexas.edu (Syed Irfan Hyder) writes:
>In article <1992Aug24.231113.15684@newton.ccs.tuns.ca> jamalin@newton.ccs.tuns.ca (Nadeem Jamali) writes:
>>
>>Let me ask you one question. Does Islam recognise the people's right
>>to decide against an Islamic system?
>
>Of course. One doesn't necessarily have to call oneself Muslim,
>unless one also wants to abide by "Islam". 
>
>1: However, if one does want to be called Muslim and recognized 
>   as such then he/she should be prepared to accept ALL of it, and
>   not the part which he/she likes. It is like the option 
>   of becoming an American national. One can not say that he wants
>   to become a US national but doesn't want to pay taxes!
>
>2: If one doesn't like "Islam" and "Islamic laws" then one should 
>   have the moral courage of coming out in the open and say clearly 
>   that one was never a Muslim and doesn't want to be called Muslim.
>   (If one doesnot want to pay taxes, then he/she should better not
>   become a US national!)
>
>3: The problem with most Muslims today is that they want to reap 
>   the benefits of being a Muslim but when it comes to real responsiblities 
>   try to hide themselves behind Western concepts. (They want to
>   become US national but donot want to pay taxes!)
>
>4: Benazir Bhutto and all elitists like her (Asma Jehangir and co.)
>   should realize that Islam is not christianity which can be
>   relegated to some personal gimmicks and rituals. Islam covers
>   both personal and public. 
>
>5: A Muslim must be prepared to accept Quran as the whole constitution
>   of his/her life. He/she is not at liberty to select part of it
>   which suits and rejects the part that he/she doesnot like:
>
>	afa tu'-minoon-a bi baAd ul kitab-i wa tukfaroon-a- bi 
>        baAd ul kitab ? wa an-tum tutloon-al kitaaba!
>
>
>	Do you want to accpet part of it and reject the other? and
>        then you claim that you recite the book!
>

That's the whole problem with the way you bigots think. Let me remind you
and your likes that PAKISTAN IS NOT AN ISLAMIC COLONY.
The people of Pakistan have an inherent right to self-determination 
irrespective of their religious affiliations. And they also have every right
to refuse to explain their allegience to your vaguely defined Islam. What
in the world gives you the insolence to suggest what the people of that
country have to do. What gives Islam the right to dictate the people of a
country what they are supposed to do??? 

To hell with slavery under your vaguely defined Islam. How did we get into
this trap anyway. Pakistan was never formed for this. It was supposed to
be a confederation of the Muslim majority states of India so as to avoid
"Hindu fundamentalism". DOES THIS MEAN THAT WE WAIVED OUR RIGHTS TO EVERYTHING?
Does this mean that anyone purporting to be a saviour of Islam has a right
to hang the leaders we democratically elect. Does this mean that we lose
our rights to be equal citizens of the land that we have live on through 
centuries??

Sir, you sure do disgust me.

Nadeem

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