The freedom of belief
Dr. Jassim Taqui
The Muslims today face a state of turmoil. They urgently need to change their discourse and to go to the basics. Holy Quran proclaims Muslims as Middle Course Nation. Holy Quran also proclaims that Holy Prophet Muhammad was sent as a mercy to mankind. Islam calls for moderation and coexistence with minorities and global nations. This was practically translated by the prophet who made covenants with the non-Muslims in Arabia. He permitted the non-Muslims to build their own places of worship. Islam is, therefore, the religion of intellectual freedom. This requires from the Muslim working hard to explain their Islamic ideology to the Western World to remove the wrong perception against Islam. Fortunately, a large number of people continue to embrace Islam, not because they are influenced by the Muslim but because of reading the Holy Quran.
In Pakistan, the sectarian trend is rising to the extent that it is reaching the mosques, which should not have been influenced by such a trend since they are places for the worship of God. Pakistanis should protect the minorities and consider them equal to the Muslims. The Minorities, especially the Christians and the Hindu, play a significant role in the creation of Pakistan and even in defending it.
The above were the highlights of concluding remarks by Justice, Supreme Court Dr. Professor Muhammad Khalid Masoud. He was summarizing a One Day Conference titled The Freedom of Belief, and Enhancing the Principles of Positive Debate and Peace organized by Amman-based Center For Imam Abu Abdullah El Shafee.
Six papers were read in the conference on the bubject by Dr. Samir Murad, Dr. Abdul Hay Abru, Dr. Sanaullah Bhutto, Dr. Ataullah Faizi, Dr. Baquir Khan and Professor Allama Abu Baker Hamza.
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