Pakistan source for Islamic rebirth, says Musharraf

[Nasir]

I like this article, check this out. Musharraf aims to make Islamic Nations more united, and lead them to achieve scientific and technological development.

Efforts are being taken to make OIC stable and stronger.

Pakistan source for Islamic rebirth, says Musharraf
* Urges Muslim countries to improve people’s socio-economic condition
* Stresses members contribute to OIC’s reorganisation

ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that Pakistan would serve as a source of Islamic renaissance. He also urged leaders of all Muslim countries to strive for the socio-economic uplift of their people.

Addressing a seminar on Islam and the Modern World organised by the Institute of Strategic Studies and the English Speaking Union of Pakistan, the president stressed that each Muslim country contribute financially to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to enable it to achieve scientific and technological development goals. He said that Islam is in consonance with modernisation and stands for improving the “inner character and living conditions” of people. “Islam is not in conflict with modernisation. It is for all times. It is progressive and dynamic. The teachings of Islam are in line with democracy, progress and rights of minorities.” Musharraf said Islam suffered from misperceptions. “Islam is not anti-development or anti-democracy. In fact, moderation and tolerance are foundation of the teachings of Islam,” he said.

Musharraf said that all Muslim countries must demonstrate their will and resolve to reorganise the OIC. “Let’s pull our people out from their downtrodden socio-economic state through good governance. Let’s set personal examples. Let’s understand Islam in its true essence within ourselves and project it internationally to correct misperceptions about our religion.”

The president underlined the importance of the resolution of political disputes affecting Muslim countries. He referred to his vision of enlightened moderation and urged Muslims to reject extremism in favour of socio-economic development. He asked the West to facilitate the resolution of longstanding political disputes that confront Muslims.

He said that the West should help Muslim countries achieve socio-economic improvement of their people. “This strategy offers a way forward and a win-win for all because it will help bring pace and development to the world,” the president said. Musharraf said that the government has set up an institute – the Iqbal Institute of Islamic Thought – where leading Islamic scholars from around the world were working to understand and project the real essence of Islam.

He referred to Pakistan’s call for mandatory annual contributions by the 57 OIC members of 0.01 percent of their gross domestic product and said this would raise $1.2 billion for restructuring and reorganising the OIC into a vibrant and dynamic body. “Even if all member countries contribute half of that percentage, the OIC will have at least $100 million to bring the less developed countries out of socio-economic problems.”

The president called for establishing dedicated departments for the promotion of education in science and technology, intra-OIC trade and a separate department of Islamic thought to initiate cooperation for sustainable development and for understanding and spreading Islam’s true message.

Musharraf said that Pakistan was following a strategy to curb and contain extremism in both short and long-term perspectives. He said that Pakistan had banned extremist organisations, proscribed misuse of loudspeakers at worship places and checked the publication and distribution of hate material. Agencies

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C04%5C11%5Cstory_11-4-2006_pg7_43

 

[A.Rahman]

He referred to his vision of enlightened moderation and urged Muslims to reject extremism in favour of socio-economic development.

reported by Muslim on the authority of Ibn Mas'ood (ra ) that the Messenger of Allah (saas ) said:

"Destroyed are those who are extreme"

And he repeated it three times.

Because the Prophet (saas ) was sent to us with Law, he warned his community against extremism and severity in all things, particularly in matters of religion which have been prescribed by Allah (swt ), Most Glorified, Most High; and he made clear for us the limits of that Religion and he repeated his words three times in order to emphasise their importance to the listening Companions that they should understand and be warned of transgressing those limits.

Benefits Derived From This Hadith


The prohibition of extremism in all matters.


The virtue of stressing important matters.


The ease and flexibility of Islam.

Relevance of This Hadith to the Subject of the Chapter

That the Hadith proves that extremism in all matters, including reverence and praise of the righteous, is a cause of destruction.

Relevance of This Hadith to the Subject of Tawheed

That it proves that extremism in religious matters, or in excessive praising of the righteous puts a person beyond the limits imposed by Allah (swt ), because he spends his life in pursuit of his own vain desires and this is an act of Shirk.

 

[Thunder]

Excellent news indeed, but's let's just see how much he enforces it. Pakistan has a very very strong saying in the OIC, along with KSA.If musharraf enforces this then maybe this was the news 1.5 billion of us are so desperatley waiting for.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

It is not only for the OIC to heed the call, but for all people of the Islamic faith to realise the import of the message.

Pragmatically observed and without emotion it would not be wrong to state that there are those who will oppose and such people are in every religion, but the important thing is to ensure that the number of such people are marginal and that the authority of such people tarnished so that they don't lead people astray.

In India, Manmohan Singh has issued a statement that it is wrong to marginalise the people of the Islamic faith and there has been a spate of TV programmes with people of all religions and political parties sending out the same message.

Hopefully, it will work. If it does, then the world will be at peace and we will all progress.

As I have always advocated, one does not wear his religion on his sleeve. One does not have to show his piety to the neighbourhood. Let God, whichever is of one's choice, be the ultimate judge.

 

[Mansoor A Qureshi]

Excellent news indeed, but's let's just see how much he enforces it. Pakistan has a very very strong saying in the OIC, along with KSA.If musharraf enforces this then maybe this was the news 1.5 billion of us are so desperatley waiting for.

Well said thunder, indeed much waited news for the UMMAH, wish him luck but it is the duty of every Pakistani and muslim to make it happen

 

[Thunder]

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Thanks bro, but you know what, maybe musharraf is just saying this to get elected in the elections coming soon, maybe it's just another trick to get elected. O maybe just maybe he will enforce what he says. Hopefully.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

It maybe too premature to know what is up in Musharraf's mind.

In this connection, King Abdulah's visit indicates that Pakistan wishes to occupy the leadership of Islamic countries, which currently appears with Malaysia snce most of the Islamic initiative are emanating from there.

 

[Neo]

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Thanks bro, but you know what, maybe musharraf is just saying this to get elected in the elections coming soon, maybe it's just another trick to get elected. O maybe just maybe he will enforce what he says. Hopefully.

This is not a trick to bank votes, Musharraf is an envisioned man who adores Kemal Pasha Attaturk.
His vision includes a secular and modern Pakistan.
Reforming the court is the first step in this direction. :flag:

 

[Neo]

It maybe too premature to know what is up in Musharraf's mind.

In this connection, King Abdulah's visit indicates that Pakistan wishes to occupy the leadership of Islamic countries, which currently appears with Malaysia snce most of the Islamic initiative are emanating from there.

Stronger muslim leaders have visited Pakistan recently including KSA, UAE and Kuwait.
Pakistan has the potential to become the true leader of Ummah and I believe the political will is there in Islamabad.
But the ground reality is that there's a political vacuum in the country which need to be filled with strong and competant leadership before we can rule and guide the Ummah.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

The ummah would mean the Islamic world.

That means that the Shias have to be taken on board (being the minority of the Islamic world).

I wonder if Iran would agree since it itself thinks that it is the vanguard of Islam and hence cocking the snoot at the US, which no Islamic nation has so far dared!

That is the moot point.

 

[Spring Onion]

The ummah would mean the Islamic world.

That means that the Shias have to be taken on board (being the minority of the Islamic world).

I wonder if Iran would agree since it itself thinks that it is the vanguard of Islam and hence cocking the snoot at the US, which no Islamic nation has so far dared!

That is the moot point.

Sir Ummah is Ummah without any difference between sects.

The word Occupy which you used is very unappropriate as leading the Muslim counrties wisely dosnt mean Pakistan and for that matter any other Muslim counrty wants to occupy all other Muslim countries.
At the moment they need a strong leader be it from Malaysia or Pakistan it donst matter.
The thing which matters alot is the strategy which Muslim counrties and specially Oli Rich countries need to adopt and form which only can be forwarded by a confident Nation among them.

 

[Thunder]

This is not a trick to bank votes, Musharraf is an envisioned man who adores Kemal Pasha Attaturk.
His vision includes a secular and modern Pakistan.
Reforming the court is the first step in this direction. :flag:

A secular pakistan means no islam. While he is talking about islam. But it could be that he wants pakistan to be like malyisa, they have the most stable democarcy goverment while being religous at the same time.

Salim: When the ummah was one before there were jews and christens that used to live in the ummah with the muslims peacefully.Even they admit they they were treated very correctly during islamic rule. If shria law comes in place then nothing would happen to non-muslims. As for iran, well if they are so islamic then they would happily get along with this plan. If they don't then oh well.

 

[Tiki Tam Tam]

Sir Ummah is Ummah without any difference between sects.

The word Occupy which you used is very unappropriate as leading the Muslim counrties wisely dosnt mean Pakistan and for that matter any other Muslim counrty wants to occupy all other Muslim countries.
At the moment they need a strong leader be it from Malaysia or Pakistan it donst matter.
The thing which matters alot is the strategy which Muslim counrties and specially Oli Rich countries need to adopt and form which only can be forwarded by a confident Nation among them.

I can't find where I have used the word 'Occupy'. Notwithstanding, it would mean take the position in a manner of speaking.

More than a leader, what you really require is to banish the difference between the various sects of your religion and adjust with each other and the world. The point one has to remember that one cannot impose one's will upon another by force or by insisting that one is the sole person who is right and everyone is wrong.

The essence of life is adjustment. Even a family cannot survive without adjustment.

 

[Averroes]

This is not a trick to bank votes, Musharraf is an envisioned man who adores Kemal Pasha Attaturk.

He would lose public support if that were the case.

attaturk's character was such that he died from his love of alcohol. Islamic rebirth would mean complete focus on education and knowledge regardless of origin, but without giving up your faith.

 

[Spring Onion]

I can't find where I have used the word 'Occupy'. Notwithstanding, it would mean take the position in a manner of speaking.

Sir here in the previouse post u had used the word

It maybe too premature to know what is up in Musharraf's mind.

In this connection, King Abdulah's visit indicates that Pakistan wishes to occupy the leadership of Islamic countries, which currently appears with Malaysia snce most of the Islamic initiative are emanating from there.

More than a leader, what you really require is to banish the difference between the various sects of your religion and adjust with each other and the world.

Sir sects are not a big issue the religion is one the faith is one. It was being exploited for political reason.
While the at moment the issue the anti-Muslim sentiments and Anti-Islam propoganda and attacks against Muslims arround the world.
The sects are not the problem to the world also.
At the moment we Muslim countries need to combine their Streangth from Wealth to Mind and Human resource and for that one platform is required.