From: jamalin@newton.ccs.tuns.ca (Nadeem Jamali)
Subject: Repost: Re: Is Islam equal to Intolearnce and Fascism ?
Organization: Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 23:02:55 GMT

In article <1992Aug25.210415.26243@newton.ccs.tuns.ca> jamalin@newton.ccs.tuns.ca (Nadeem Jamali) writes:
>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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Nadeem Jamali                                     jamalin@newton.ccs.tuns.ca
						 
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