IQBAL SHAHEEN LOST

 

By Muhammad Arshad Tariq Mairvee

 

 

If we look in to the past which unveil the character of a Muslim that how Islam was spread and world was won.

We like watching Islamic Movies and Islamic Characters around but unfortunately don’t understand that how all that was achieved and had to be maintained after achieving. We have lost the Real Character Of a Muslim by not practicing the true Spirit Of Islam, rather gracefully taking the names of those by putting their flags images on our vehicles and waving victory sign in the air. This is all we have now a days built in our characters and practices. that’s it, nothing else.

That is very good that we are proud of our ancestors but the question is:

Yes they were and are living in the history after playing their part by doing their assigned work within their frame of work and Charter Of Islam.

Do we follow them ?

Do we practice the good moral character they had led ?

Fact is we are not doing justice to our assigned work. Similarly we work and compose the structure of  Institutions in Pakistan who were there to work under the jurisdiction of laid principles and procedures with the duty assigned for which the personnel’s hired to discharge their duties under the constitution of Pakistan and as a whole the institution reputation and efficiency would prevail in the country for the betterment of its people, the country and the institution itself that Pakistan would become strong prosperous and stood among the Nations of the world with “DIGNITY”.

Pakistan being a Muslim Country came into existence having the base called   “IDIOLOGY OF PAKISTAN” had to be emerged within the world following the teachings of Islam narrated in the QURAN demonstrated by Last Prphet Hazrat Muhammad S.A.W and the same path given and followed by Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinah and a great Muslim scholar Sir Doctor Muhammad Iqbal along with their true companions at that time.

This is very unfortunate that we have lost our identity duly aggravated by Allama Iqbal through its poetry and thoughts. We couldn’t recognized him as what he was ? and what he had said ?, we just took him as a poet only, not looking or understanding the philosophy and message given by him through his poetry.

He was not only a poet but a charismatic leader who by understanding the mindset of the people from subcontinent whom mostly had embraced Islam after Muhammad Bin Qasim invaded Sindh. Sufiaay Kiraam and great Arab Muslim Scholars came here and spread the teachings of Islam. The Saints of that time had released that the people of subcontinent were keen and fond off Poetry, Songs and BHAJANGS etc.

So they learnt their local languages spoken at that time to educate the people in their languages and likings through poetry and songs etc. The Hindus were used to sing BHJANG that is why Sufiya treated the ill heart through their ill practice converted in to Religious Songs acknowledged as Qawwali. And made them found easy and attractive towards the teachings of Humanity (ultimately conversion in to Islam). However, by adopting the way of SUFIYA Sir Dr Muhammad Iqbal (known as ALLAM IQBAL) infused in the Muslims of the Sub Continent the true spirit of Islam and its teachings / practices through the concept of ?SHAHEEN| “KHUDEE”, SHIKWA AND JAWABAY SHIKA” and others poetry same like this. The end result was in the shape of a separate home land emerged on the globe as “PAKISTAN”.

But if we examine today’s Pakistan the word of Islam we found very much there in the speeches and daily life of every Pakistani but the SPIRIT has been polluted by a small group of people who think for themselves only not the Country or Nation at large by conducting wrong doings within the Government, Opposition, institutions and public at large.

Then it raises the voice that the institutions are not working their assigned structured duties rather indulge themselves partly in other extramural activities which is beyond their jurisdictions and scope of work assigned.

Things were simple and are which may can be expressed in single words:

 

UNITY

FAITH

DISCIPLINE (Justice, Honor, Duty and Hope to Progress)

 

Elhamdulillah we got Freedom as having a land to live after losing one part of it is becoming miserable for the lower, lower middle and middle class people to live in. Though English rulers are not there but we have them in clay color.

We have mindset among the people of Pakistan that nothing can be happen to Pakistan and it will remain till Qayamat as it had came in to existence on 27^th Of Ramadan. Yes we must hope for the same and pray that May ALLAH Pakistan remain there till the judgement day but question comes in mind that why it had been divided in to two ?.

As per our Faith that unless and until we perform our physical and moral duties our prayers won’t work and for the same physical efforts are always there having faith on ALLAH then certainly Battle of Baddar can be there when ALLAH supported the Prophet and his followers to succeed.

What are our duties ? lets not discuss the past but must learn something out of it that efforts and deeds have to be performed along with the prayers before Al-Mighty ALLAH. We must support our institutions. We must not paly blame game. By blaming each other and our institutions would benefit others not us.

Formula is very simple that maintaining the existence require from us is faithfulness, devotion, realism, truthfulness to Pakistan and its Constitution which will ultimately create good functioning as a whole within the institutions of Pakistan. Justice for all, Honor for all, Duty to serve all (Nation) and a Hope to move ahead under the UMBRELLA OF ISLAM must be our and our institutions aims which is already there but needed to be improved as there is always space for improvements.

So far we are running Pakistan on National Songs of 1965 war and patriotic slogans nothing in practical except Atomic Power and a Motorway in 70 years. Which clearly shows the mindset that unfortunately we have to live with all those for next many years or so.

Look at China who is 2 years younger than us now has become the Super Economic and an Atomic Power in the world.

Unfortunately, we have been directed for every bad deed and deficient in Justice, Honor, Duty, Mercy and Hope. We have Freedom to express ourselves only when we go for vote and unfortunately we are politically party biased. We use every possible way to defame the other party irrespective of knowing the Truth or Reality.

Our thoughts have been theft by giving us a wrong path to snatch things from others what is wrong or right.

The Lust of Power has become our motive. As a Nation, we have lost  Unity, Faith and Discipline by throwing ourselves in a tunneled poverty and financial crises. And for the same our so called leaders blame each other as a traitor hence succeeded to be in the Government, Opposition and in the News,  resultantly enjoys the benefits on public wealth by pushing us in the thought of survival and in the circle of daily earnings which is hardly being manage now a days.