Comments on: Questions about burning

By: tabinda rehman

tabinda rehman — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Nice article, as we are Muslims it is our duty to offer prayers to glorify ALLAH and to thank HIM for everything he has given to us. We can never deny of saying prayers by wasting our time in arguments.

By: Parveiz

Parveiz — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

All the seeds that Zia-Ul-Haq and the Military Establishment and ISI have sown in the 1980s are coming back to haunt us.

The Taliban is what we have brought out of the closet.

By: Iza La.

Iza La. — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Do you think that that was the right way to get your point across? Didn’t you ultimately contradict your ideals by your mere talk that made him miss him prayers? We all are beatified with Intellect and conscience, we have the capability to make sound judgments on our own. We all as Individuals are very different. And yet the same. I agree with what you were trying to say to that other Gentleman, but i think you could have said it in a more adequate way. Not just shoving it down his throat. It made you look like a bigot.

By: abbas

abbas — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

How can you be a Muslim if you do not pray?’ he asked.< <>>>

The English Muslims of Pakistani origin in England seem to completely miss out on in terms of the global society that they live in much like their compatriot Muslims in Pakistan itself.

One can be a sectarian Muslim, one can be a fundamentalist sectarian Muslim, one can be a globalist Muslim without the baggage of attached sectarian denominations, one can have a Muslim identity with an attached prefix of the national state that one belongs to, with varying degrees of emphasis.

Then in the next genre of definitions one could be a pious Muslim, a Muslim with a deep desire for religious observance, a Muslim with the not so deep desire for religious observance, a Muslim with little desire for religious observance, or a Muslim with no desire for religious observance, but yet with a preference to the answer when questioned about one’s religious beliefs would be with a simple answer “Muslim”.

And let me not overlook that some Muslims that I have met in the West would not hestitate to call themselves “Agnostic Muslims”. How about if I prefer to describe myself an Atheist with a Muslim background so in reality an athiestic Muslim.

By: abdul

abdul — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Religion was created for the well being of mankind. Religion should serve man and it must not be other way. so it has to change according to the time. Sadly, most of the muslims believe that what was said thousands of year ago, should still hold and people should be guided by them… too much importance of religion is the root cause of the backwardness of muslims.

By: Ravi

Ravi — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Good one Nadeem. This is one good way to deal with people who take themselves and their ideals too seriously.

By: Dilip B

Dilip B — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Mr. Nadeem,
I think you are right in the perspective that Religion is upto indvidual who follows it.
As far as prayers are concerned , if you chant allah’s name from heart ,we even do not need to go mosque or church.
This is all our saints in India told so far.

If I am not intervening in someone’s religious activities (e.g attire/food etc) , then i do have right that no one should intervene in my religious activities till the time those activities are privately done (not creating disturbance for others) and activities are not anti-national.
People in pakistan should think about country first rather than muslims in other country.
People in india will talk about religious rights about hindus in Pakistan/Malaysia/pakistan or Europe as they know thye are following their religion in every difficult situation they had to face.Religion is all about tolerance for your people either they are of same faith or another.

By: Dilip

Dilip — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Mr. Nadeem,

Where were you so far? you have to make this big..seriously…all the best!!!..I wish you meet Zaid Hameed one day and put your discussion points here

By: zobal

zobal — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

NFP, you have a narrow view of prayers. i agree we should have a rational approach to religious issues but obeserving Namaz is ordered clearly not metaphorically. NFP you seem to take the whole of Quran for a metaphor. Now that’s a very narrow approach too.

By: Ramiz Butt

Ramiz Butt — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

This article should help each Muslim to see the damage rigid dogmatism is causing to the social life of Muslims especially Pakistanis. The world looks at us with supect which Indians get plum jobs in IT and Software due to their openness towards democratic ideals. An average Indian is welcomed everywhere while Pakistanis are seen as a member of a failed state. I lament not being born in India. Indian Muslims are much better off since they dont have any baggages.