یوں تو سیّد بھی ہو مرزا بھی ہو افغان بھی ہو

بچپن میں ایک دفعہ کسی نے سوال کیا "تمہاری قومیت کیا ہے؟"، میں نے جواب میں کہا "مہاجر" اس نے کہا "یہ تو تم بتا رہے ہو کہ تم نے ہجرت کی ہے تم پہلے کسی اور علاقے کے باشندے تھے اب کہیں اور کے ہو لیکن تمہاری "قومیت" کیا ہے؟". میں نے حیرت سے کہا، "قومیت ہی تو بتائی ہے بھلے آدمی!" میری کم فہمی دیکھ کر وہ مزید سمجھانے لگا، کہنے لگا "جیسے میں راجپوت ہوں راجپوت ایک قوم ہے ، تمہاری قوم کیا ہے..."

بہرحال جب میں نے دیکھا کہ یہ کافی پیچیدہ مسئلہ ہے اس وقت سے مجھے قومیت، زبان، طبقات سے نفرت سی ہوگئی تھی، کوئی پوچھتا قومیت کیا ہے تو جواب دیتا "پاکستانی"! بعد میں اسلامی لحاظ سے بھی اس مسئلہ کی اہمیت واضح ہوئی تو اس کا اصل نقصان سمجھ آیا، اس سوال سے مزید نفرت بڑھی.
بعد ازاں مسلک کے حوالے سے بھی میں نے یہی رویہ اپنایا کوئی پوچھتا مسلک کیا ہے تو اسے ایک ہی جواب ملتا "مسلمان" ، مگر بعض افراد کا اس سلسلہ میں اصرار جاری رہتا کہ مسلک واضح کیا جائے لہذا بالغُ النّظر افراد کو بتا دیا کرتا اور فتنہ گیر کیلئے وہی جواب.
افسوس مجھے صرف اس بات کا ہوا کہ اپنے تئیں میں نے ایک بھلا کام کیا تھا، میرے خیال سے اگر سب ہی یہی رویہ رکھیں تو سارے اختلافات پرے رکھ کر سب ایک ہوجائیں لیکن نہ جانے کیوں اس رویہ کی بہت سے افراد نے تائید بھی نہیں کی اور نہ اس طرز عمل پر عمل پیرا ہوئے.
شاید اپنے منفرد مسلک، قومیت، تعصب کے سائے میں پناہ لیتے لوگ یہ نہیں جان رہے کہ وہ دراصل اپنے خول میں بند ہو رہے ہیں، اپنے گرد نظر نہ آنے والی ایسی دیواریں تعمیر کر رہے ہیں جو ان کی سوچ پر پہرے ڈال دیگی اور ان کی یہی سوچ ان کی نظر کو بہت محدود کر دے گی، اور دوسری جانب یہ رویہ انہیں آپس میں گروہ در گروہ تقسیم کرکے واپسی کے راستے بند نہیں تو مشکل ضرور بنا دیگا!

اللہ ہمیں ہر قسم کے تعصب سے بچائے اور اس کے نقصانات کا ادراک کرنے کی توفیق عطا فرمائے. جزاک اللہ

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ابنِ سیّد

Bleeding Green Proudly

Read an article by Nadeem F Paracha one of the liberal writer from the big bag of liberals, "Dawn" newspaper. The main mistake of the article is that it is been written totally one sided . You might have heard, "Geedar Ki maut ati he to wo sheher ka rukh kerta hai". So, when the end of the era of Nadeem F Paracha came he started to write against the Islamic organization thinking that this might increase the numbers of readers of his writing pieces, yet he done the mistake and now the people outside the circle who might have started to read him will discontinue it. The same mistake is also observed by Hasan Nisar and some other writers, time has changed now, people know more about any group than these writers because they are observers but on the other side here are the real workers, the differences between Islamic/political group are not much as been portrayed by these writers. Below is given some of the points which I observed reading the piece of writing by Nadeem F Paracha. Yet this is also my comment for him on the blog (which I think makes them difficult to publish on the blog)

To Nadeem F. Paracha:

Please correct some facts, IJT was not formed by JI, yet IJT supports JI but they are not the makers, students are free in making thier own decision which can be seen in the past Nizam e Mustafa Movt. was lead by JI but IJT was not a part of it, this shows how much independent IJT is in its decision. 

From the start till the end you are proving that JI is with dictatorship, but thats not true. The fact is that JI has been under oppression of the dictatorship since the beginning. Taking this point you are trying to prove that similarly IJT is with dictators too, so if the start s wrong how can be the end be right?

Second thing you take JI as IJT in many places which is also not correct. Both the groups have their own governing bodies, councils, shoora, aims and objectives, even the flag is different unlike other party-owned-student-group.

It is not dictatorship which killed NSF DSF but the people of Pakistan who rejected Nationalism and thus rejected NSF/DSF. So, your cry over this matter seems crocodile tears to me.

Another thing, I can not find the official military wing of Thunder squad, however I can find Al Badar officially recognized by JI, so its seems Thunder squad is a lie while Al Badar is authentic, which fought in the East Pakistan against pro indian Mukti Bahni.

IJT still opposes Zia's action for banning the student unions, it was IJT from which Zia was afraid so banned the total student union.

And above all, the title seems awkward, the rise and "fall" ? Lets take a look at the whole country student politics, we can see IJT all over Pakistan (still now) but APMSO only in Karachi and PSF in KPK while MSF enclosed in Lahore, so IJT was not at fall, in my point of view it is still the largest growing student group, even in the Musharraf era when he openly supported the Nationalist movements we can see IJT had yet made a place in the hearts of people. 

Syed Owais Mukhtar

Blog Owner - http://www.ruletheworld.co.nr/

Note: This article is an response to the article written by Nadeem on IJT.

Fight For Right OR Freedom Movements, What's Realiy?

Liberation and freedom movements in Pakistan are no surprise as ethnical politics at some point result this! Political parties in Pakistan which are under the influence of sect, race, province, and ethnical background, fearfully they are able to make a freedom movement if they got power. We have many ethnical parties working in Pakistan, which originate as local political parties working for the rights of people of their ethnicity, later this political struggle converted into freedom movements? How? We have in front of us, Jiye Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, Baluchistan Liberation Organization, etc. These parties started their struggle for their rights which later on converted into freedom movements. Some argue that they are wrongfully lead, while some have the opinion that they are foreign funded.
Have the Pakistan army and Government took no lesson form the incident of Bangladesh (the fall of Dhaka), it was a part of Pakistan, where some issues had been exploited and taken to extreme. We have issues & discrepancies everywhere, despite of going towards the solution leaders took these issues to the point of no return, it has been allegedly said that the Bangladesh freedom movement was not only financially funded by India but also armed supported. They form a militia Mukti Bahni (Freedom Army) which was trained by the Indian forces. Later this issue was taken to the point when Shaikh Mujeeb Ur Rehman (publicized as Bangla Bundo), openly said that they want their right of freedom and will go to United Nations. This is a perfect example how a movement for basic rights Awami League transformed into movement of freedom, just because it's based on ethnical values.

Pakistan is financially weak, overall Pakistan, not a single province, almost 80% of the population of Pakistan under the line of poverty! In this scenario if we think that we are specifically or intentionally oppressed, then it's totally wrong. We all belong to any ethnicity, but we have to take our mind to the right direction. If you think you are oppressed (i.e. not getting education, not getting enough jobs or rights) then look at the people of other ethnicity, you can see, not only you or your ethnicity is being oppressed; the entire Pakistan is under poverty and financial crisis. So why make different ethnical groups and make false slogans of right, when the problem is national. You can form a combined group on the basis of Pakistanism and call for your right of education, job, shelter, food, etc. Make national movements for national issues!
What are the consequences of making sectarian groups? You will always be working for the rights of your ethnicity, and after being much depressed might transform it into liberation movement. Despite being constructive you will be going towards destruction. Pakistan is our country and we are here to live together under the umbrella of Islamic laws, this is the basis of two nation theory, Pakistan is founded to be a stronger nation. Don't forget the words of Indera Gandhi spoken after the fall of Dhaka that, "this day the two nation theory is drowned in the Bay of Bangal".
Mahajir Sooba Tehrik, Sooba Hazara Tehrik, Gilgit Baltistan Tehrik, you can find a number of parties working on the ethnical issues. They all have the capability to transform into freedom movements as the JSQM and BLO. Being a loyal Pakistani, the supporters of ethnical groups should watch closely intentions of their leaders and observe where they are heading them to. And get away from them as soon as they find them heading in wrong direction, people should know their power we make the leaders and we are able to demolish these idols. We have to end politics on the basis of ethnicity, or in the future we will be crying when each group will be striving for freedom, and then there will be nothing left to do.
Love Islam, Love Pakistan