From Lal Kothi to Lal Masjid
Anwar Ul Haque
Well Sarzameen-e-Pak is red (Lal) from blood of innocent students. These students could not tolerate those detrimental practices which are lethal for civilized society! The human beings are human beings because of human relations. After all animals do not have brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles. And it is true also that dress is an absolutely human identity.
When man severs human relations and removes his/her dress in public, it falls to the animal level. Nay indeed far below the animal level. A naked infant does not look that bad and a naked mad man could be tolerated; people will just try to dress him or lower their eyes but will not have a negative feeling, only a wave of sympathy. In Pakistan there is a fight between Lal Kothi and Lal Masjid. Both are on opposite polls. While Masjid lifts a person to the height where even angels can't go, the Lal Kothi (Red Light area) strips all honor, dignity and respect. If we read Pervaiz Musharraf's In the Line of Fire, we have feelings that the title should have been "In the Line of Hell Fire". Since he was not going to change the title, I wrote a book with this title. The book is incomplete as I had written so far 17 chapters so far. There will be a few more and Insha Allah I will conclude that book soon. Perhaps the book was waiting for the conflict between Lal Kothi and Lal Masjid! The book will be Insha Allah avialable on internet and CD!
Well his book is an open testimony of his and ill family character. Each of us have a book; an invisible book which is tied to our neck and which will be produced on that day, in which there is no doubt. We will be shocked to see that the book has not left any of our deeds; small or large. We are ashamed of our sins and our bad acts but this is not so for Perviaz Musharraf who pretty much acts like Satan RushDie; proud of his ill character and that of his parents! No Muslim will take pride in his mother's dance in front of Queen Victoria!
When a Pakistani high officer visited New Dehli and wanted to visit Msuharraf's family home, one old Sikh took him and showed the house, it was a "Lal Kothi" where sick music and Tabla used to spread like a deadly voice in jungle!
There is a fight between Islam (Highest form of humanity) and Sub-animal materialism (SAM). Let me quote form preface of my book "In the Line of Hell Fire"
here:
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" By the token of Fig and Olive (1)
By the token of Mount Sinai (2),
And this the most peaceful city (3)
Indeed We created man in the best form
Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low
Save those who believe and do righteous deeds;
For such there is an unending reward.
What then (O man) could henceforth cause you to give lie to this moral law
Is not the God is the most judge of Judges?
1) Refers to Jesus (Peace be upon him; PBUH)
2) Refers to Moses and Aaron (PBUT)
3) Refers to Abraham, Ishmael and Muhammad (PBUT)
The above chapter of Quran clearly shows two aspects of human beings; One on the top of humanity (Jesus, Moses, Abraham, Ishmael and Muhammad (PBUT) and the other Lowest of the Low. There had to be the clash between the two! It is not the clash of civilizations as some call it; it is in fact a clash of Islam vs. Sub animal materialism (SAM)."
Pervaiz Musharraf and his clan is bent upon spreading Lal Kothi culture in Pakistan (Pak Land). The protectors of the Pak (Pure, clean, honored) land will not tolerate this as they want to take the people to the greatest heights. There is a conflict between lowest of the low and highest of the high. This culture is natural and will continue. What is visible is a tip of iceberg. The Madriash itself is quite away from real Islam. Iqbal, the Great Poet from East whose poetry is a reflection of Quran, says "Gala to ghonat Dia Ahl-e-Madrisa nay Taira, Kahan say Aay Sada La Ilaha Ilallah! and Mullah kee Azan Aur Hay, Mujahid kee Azan Aur. It is unfortunate that the image of this deformed Madirahs is portrayed as picture of true Islam. There is no celrgyism in Islam and no place for clergies. The conflict of Lal Kothi and Lal Masjid must ring an alarm bell for all educated Muslims to wake up from sleep and ignite the candle of real Islam and spread its light to enlighten the world. When Muslims did so withing two hundred years after departure of the Prophet (PBUH), they founded all real sciences i.e. Chemistry, modern mathematics, modern medicine, modern surgery, modern engineering, modern astronomy etc.etc. The so called educated Muslims must fulfill their responsibilities and they must not become slave and worshipers of materialism. They are to a great extent responsible for all the mess which we are seeing here due to their lethargy and lack of commitment. The earth and oceans have become full of death and destruction due to their abandoning of their high position and great responsibilities. They have to be the role model for the world as the Prophet (PBUH) was the role model for us.
Anwar Ul Haque
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