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This is not some small town Mullah talking gibberish. This is Chief of Jamaat e Islami.
And one can not blame him for these dreams when you consider that:
1. Pakistan is soon going to be largest Muslim country. (No census in two decades, it is possible it already is; in Indonesia's only 80% population is Muslim )
2. Pakistan will soon be world's fourth most populous country.
3. Pakistan is a nuclear power. Only one in the Islamic world.
4. Pakistan has largest Military among the Islamic/Muslim countries.
5. Pakistan ruling class has always been fond of such larger than life dreams. They like to play great games with big boys. e.g. they proudly claim they defeated two superpowers. e.g Osama bin laden was found next to Military training academy in Pakistan. They have brainwashed people into these things even radicalizing the mainstream school text books. Large number of population believes in them.
6. There are clear signs that even in the new generation of the Pakistani elites there is a significant section that supports Pakistan becoming a radical and model Islamic state. e.g. couple of years ago there were some news leaks about a faction supporting Tehrik e Islam in Pakistan armed forces. e.g High level navy officers provided support to attack on Karachi dockyard attack.
7. Islam is not completely compatible with idea of dividing the Ummah into nation states.
According to many Islamic scholars, democracy is unislamic.
Most of the Muslim countries have mixed Islam with native culture. They are nationalistic and proud of their roots, including the Arabs.
Even Bangladesh, whose people and leaders made creation of Pakistan possible, made peace with their native Bengali roots.
Only Pakistan (i.e. the minority elite class which claims Arab-Central Asian origin to claim high caste status in Islamic caste system) has made strong efforts to strongly deny their native Indian identity and erase traces of native culture, and to instill the same beliefs in common people i.e. majority masses, by systematically brainwashing them, through government+madrassa education system.
So as Pakistanis becomes purer and purer Muslims, Pakistan has a strong case to claim to be a Pivot of Islamic Khilafah.
In conclusion, no need to ridicule Aamir of Jamaat e Islami. He is not insane. Large number, probably majority, of people of Pakistan believe the same. And they have a strong reason to hold such beliefs.
Hope this is not off topic.
there is no point in pointing fingers.. we both are quite similar... we got lucky because nehru and ambedkar made sure we got a good secular constitution. Although such tradition got eroded it still works against hindu rightwing extremism.You're generalizing at best and not even paying lip-service to the possibility that a burgeoning economy and massive urbanization of the rural population would dilute any stray opinions seeking the establishment of a caliphate. (you do know that it is mostly the poor and downtrodden who talk of the caliphate, and the rich are too busy leeching the system dry? right?)
Also for an Indian who has never dared step on our side of the border you seem to argue with conviction on the state of the Islamic Empire in Pakistan which, to me and almost all other informed individuals on this forum, makes you look like a complete blockhead.
If it helps you sleep better at night, let me remind you that the current state of 'Islamization' is paltry compared to the 80's when our helmsman was having wet dreams of a united Ummah and complete dominion over the Islamic world. If anything, a significant majority of Pakistanis today have unanimously decided to reject the Talibanization of our society which you should quite clearly be able to observe, sitting on your side of the border, by the sheer support for the massive military operations being conducted to root out Islamic extremism, and with it the talk of a pan-Islamic caliphate, from the very core of our society.
Lastly, even if there was the establishment of a caliphate on this side of the border, and we did happen to be at the centre of it all, it would be all for the greater good considering the pace at which Hindu nationalism is transcending the modernity which India ought to have represented and steering it towards the Hinduism of yore. It's called saffronization and the pace at which it is accelerating is alarming. Here's a short list from wiki of the diversity of parties which are increasingly promoting Hindu nationalism as opposed to plurality and tolerance.
- Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
- Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Shakti Dal
- Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh
- Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
- Akhil Bharatiya Shivsena Rashtrawadi
- Akhand Hindustan Morcha
- All India Hindu Mahasabha
- Apna Hindu Ram Bhakt Party
- Arya Sabha
- Bharatiya Hindu Sena
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Bharatiya Janshakti Party
- Bharatiya Swadeshi Sangh
- Hindu Ekta Andolan Party
- Hindu Praja Party
- Hindu Rashtra Sena
- Hindu Samaj Party
- Hindu Sena
- Hindu Swaraj Sangathan
- Hindu Vidyarthi Sena
- Ram Sena Rashtrawadi
- Ramrajya Marg
- Rashtriya Hindu Sena
- Rashtriya Hindu Sangathan
- Rashtriya Hindu Morcha
- Rashtriya Jagran Manch
- Samrath Bharat
- Sanatan Sanstha
- Shiv Sena
- Shivrajya Party
It's time you retired as a Pakistan-expert and started weeding your own backyard.
- Asom Bharatiya Janata Party (Assam)
- Nikhil Manipuri Hindu Mahasabha (Manipur)
- Hindu Munnani (Tamil Nadu)
- Hindu Makkal Katchi (Tamil Nadu)
- Janatha Party (South India)
- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (Maharashtra)
- Tamil Nadu Hindu Vellalar Youth Kazhagam (Tamil Nadu)
- Sri Ram Sena (Karnataka)
- Bharatiya Jana Paksham (Kerala)
- Haindava Keralam (Kerala)
- Sanatan Prabhat (Goa)
- Hindu Samhati (West Bengal)
You're generalizing at best and not even paying lip-service to the possibility that a burgeoning economy and massive urbanization of the rural population would dilute any stray opinions seeking the establishment of a caliphate. (you do know that it is mostly the poor and downtrodden who talk of the caliphate, and the rich are too busy leeching the system dry? right?)
Also for an Indian who has never dared step on our side of the border you seem to argue with conviction on the state of the Islamic Empire in Pakistan which, to me and almost all other informed individuals on this forum, makes you look like a complete blockhead.
If it helps you sleep better at night, let me remind you that the current state of 'Islamization' is paltry compared to the 80's when our helmsman was having wet dreams of a united Ummah and complete dominion over the Islamic world. If anything, a significant majority of Pakistanis today have unanimously decided to reject the Talibanization of our society which you should quite clearly be able to observe, sitting on your side of the border, by the sheer support for the massive military operations being conducted to root out Islamic extremism, and with it the talk of a pan-Islamic caliphate, from the very core of our society.
Lastly, even if there was the establishment of a caliphate on this side of the border, and we did happen to be at the centre of it all, it would be all for the greater good considering the pace at which Hindu nationalism is transcending the modernity which India ought to have represented and steering it towards the Hinduism of yore. It's called saffronization and the pace at which it is accelerating is alarming. Here's a short list from wiki of the diversity of parties which are increasingly promoting Hindu nationalism as opposed to plurality and tolerance.
- Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha
- Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Shakti Dal
- Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh
- Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad
- Akhil Bharatiya Shivsena Rashtrawadi
- Akhand Hindustan Morcha
- All India Hindu Mahasabha
- Apna Hindu Ram Bhakt Party
- Arya Sabha
- Bharatiya Hindu Sena
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Bharatiya Janshakti Party
- Bharatiya Swadeshi Sangh
- Hindu Ekta Andolan Party
- Hindu Praja Party
- Hindu Rashtra Sena
- Hindu Samaj Party
- Hindu Sena
- Hindu Swaraj Sangathan
- Hindu Vidyarthi Sena
- Ram Sena Rashtrawadi
- Ramrajya Marg
- Rashtriya Hindu Sena
- Rashtriya Hindu Sangathan
- Rashtriya Hindu Morcha
- Rashtriya Jagran Manch
- Samrath Bharat
- Sanatan Sanstha
- Shiv Sena
- Shivrajya Party
It's time you retired as a Pakistan-expert and started weeding your own backyard.
- Asom Bharatiya Janata Party (Assam)
- Nikhil Manipuri Hindu Mahasabha (Manipur)
- Hindu Munnani (Tamil Nadu)
- Hindu Makkal Katchi (Tamil Nadu)
- Janatha Party (South India)
- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (Maharashtra)
- Tamil Nadu Hindu Vellalar Youth Kazhagam (Tamil Nadu)
- Sri Ram Sena (Karnataka)
- Bharatiya Jana Paksham (Kerala)
- Haindava Keralam (Kerala)
- Sanatan Prabhat (Goa)
- Hindu Samhati (West Bengal)
there is no point in pointing fingers.. we both are quite similar... we got lucky because nehru and ambedkar made sure we got a good secular constitution. Although such tradition got eroded it still works against hindu rightwing extremism.
^^^^^ @TheFlyingPretzel
Whether they can succeed in Khilafat project is a different matter (IMO not possible). What matters is that there is a strong case and a strong base for such Utopian projects. Especially if you elites fail to give employment to the tens of millions of undereducated youth brought up on Islamic pseudohistory and pro-Jihad brainwashing.
I think your consolation is needed to the Shia-Ahmedi-Liberal sections of establishment who are looking at their colleagues supporting Hizb-ut-Tahrir etc, they might have trouble sleeping in night these days.
And nice to see you blame it all on the poor and downtrodden people. How predictable.
This is not some small town Mullah talking gibberish. This is Chief of Jamaat e Islami.
And one can not blame him for these dreams when you consider that:
1. Pakistan is soon going to be largest Muslim country. (No census in two decades, it is possible it already is; in Indonesia's only 80% population is Muslim )
2. Pakistan will soon be world's fourth most populous country.
3. Pakistan is a nuclear power. Only one in the Islamic world.
4. Pakistan has largest Military among the Islamic/Muslim countries.
5. Pakistan ruling class has always been fond of such larger than life dreams. They like to play great games with big boys. e.g. they proudly claim they defeated two superpowers. e.g Osama bin laden was found next to Military training academy in Pakistan. They have brainwashed people into these things even radicalizing the mainstream school text books. Large number of population believes in them.
6. There are clear signs that even in the new generation of the Pakistani elites there is a significant section that supports Pakistan becoming a radical and model Islamic state. e.g. couple of years ago there were some news leaks about a faction supporting Hizb-ut-Tahrir in Pakistan armed forces. e.g High level navy officers provided support to attack on Karachi dockyard attack.
7. Islam is not completely compatible with idea of dividing the Ummah into nation states.
According to many Islamic scholars, democracy is unislamic.
Most of the Muslim countries have mixed Islam with native culture. They are nationalistic and proud of their roots, including the Arabs.
Even Bangladesh, whose people and leaders made creation of Pakistan possible, made peace with their native Bengali roots.
Only Pakistan (i.e. the minority elite class which claims Arab-Central Asian origin to claim high caste status in Islamic caste system) has made strong efforts to strongly deny their native Indian identity and erase traces of native culture, and to instill the same beliefs in common people i.e. majority masses, by systematically brainwashing them, through government+madrassa education system.
So as Pakistanis becomes purer and purer Muslims, Pakistan has a strong case to claim to be a Pivot of Islamic Khilafah.
In conclusion, no need to ridicule Aamir of Jamaat e Islami. He is not insane. Large number, probably majority, of people of Pakistan believe the same. And they have a strong reason to hold such beliefs.
Hope this is not off topic.
true. I was pointing to the fact that its more of leadership failure. If we had a referendum most Indian might have voted for a hindu country. The idea of secularism came from liberal elites in congress, it did not come from grassroot.Constitution provides the nation which way it will move. Even Mr Modi will find it hard to get rid of India's secular constitution. We took a u turn in 50s when we become a ''Islamic'' state. It took Pakistanis ages for a new constitution. The current constitution is perhaps the worst in the world.