Karachi:
The head of Jui-F Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that certain forces stir up the flames of sectarianism to sow discord among the religious scholars of different schools of thought whenever the calls are made for the imposition of an Islamic system in the country.
“There are sectarian organizations in the country, but they fight each other at the request of certain forces. Sectarianism is moved whenever people make the voice for an Islamic system,” said Fazl on Saturday while addressing a digital media agreement in the country’s economic center.
Denouncing the official moon system, Fazl noted that the Rue-E-Hilal Committee operated without legal framework and that attempts to access its founding documents or minutes have taken anywhere.
He said that if there was an appropriate law in place, it would lead to responsibility. “But the lack of legislation allows disputes between researchers from the Moon’s observation to transform into more important questions,” he added.
Fazl deplored that no code of conduct has been developed in the last 77 years concerning Muharram processions, qualifying it as deliberate omission intended to put religious groups against each other. “At the level of the state, such measures are taken to maintain religious factions in conflict,” he said.
He also criticized those who recommend a wall of separation between religion and the state, arguing that religion is blamed too quickly for disorder.
“However, sectarianism alone is not the only cause of discord in the country. Ethnicity, provincialism, regionalism and similar factors also contribute to disorders. Sometimes the conflicts between Baloch and Pachtounes, Sindhis and Moojirs, and other groups have led to troubles,” he said.
He said that there had never been a dispute concerning the resolution of the objectives, and all the schools of thought are united on the Islamic provisions of the Constitution.
Fazl said that the Constitution clearly stipulates that no law can be made in the country which contradicts with the teachings of Islam and its Sharia law. However, the laws, according to him, are made on the investigation of the International Monetary Fund, of the Financial Action Working Group and the United Nations.
In this regard, he cited the example of the recent adoption of a bill prohibiting marriage under the age of 18 in Islamabad and said that religion would not impose such restrictions.
Fazl said that today, the highlighting of vices is considered a new one, especially with regard to politicians.
“We must not bypass the faults and errors of people; it is a serious sin. When a person continues someone to exploit his weaknesses, it is very condemnable,” he added.
According to the head of Jeu-F, certain institutions that run on our tax money are seated in their offices and make lies on politicians. He said in the media that the search for news and efforts to find good stories are natural.
“However, it is also essential to avoid evil and to distinguish between what is Halal and Haram.”
