Source: LUBP:
What we find today is that it is only Islam and its followers which are privileged to be the focus of the entire world. Islam, though a minority religion of the world is struggling hard to excel all other religions being “youngest” of all the other “divine” religions.
Almost all the Muslims—by and large— maintain similar views on life and the material world yet the Muslims of Pakistan are notorious for their “love for Islam”, while the rightful claimant still remains Saudi Arabia.
The “family” of the Prophet and people from Mecca and Medina has always expressed their superiority over all other Muslims. Since Islam was primarily a religion of the Arab desert, at second place in “prestige” come the other Arab Muslims. The non-Arab Muslims fall at the third place. However, the philosophy of Islam underscores universality which when translated into ground realities assumes the form of “forced occupation” or imperialism. The first lesson of Islam states: “No God but Allah”; a complete negation of all the other religions, beliefs and cultures. Hence, Muslims do not consider other religions as legitimate religions but heresy and desire their elimination. ‘True’ Muslims do not understand that calling adherents of other religions as heretics is a great insult to religion itself. Everybody following any religion considers his or her to be the true, while it is only Islam which deems itself not only the “true religion” it also aspires for the total annihilation of all other religions. This diversion distinguishes Islam from all other spiritual belief systems while it assumes the form of a political religion which endeavours to establish its authority and hegemony all over the world.
A very well written analysis specially, “Today even if we look at our own society, we find violence and authoritarianism as part of our national psyche. As if the Caliphs still rule the world and we are a super power. This attitude can be gauged by going through the slogans written on banners seen all across the country”
I do not know how old the author is but before 1974 was not the same psychological situation. Whether author agrees or not but it is a plain truth that it all started with anti Ahmadiyya legislation in 1974 which got worst in 1984. Now unless root cause is not eliminated the disease will not be controlled. All subsequent acts worsening the situation are off springs of these anti human legislation. Million dollar question is whether top elite and civil society is convinced and agree that these laws are human right gross violations or not and if at all agree and decide to do away with them then who will do it. To me if Pakistan has to survive as a respected country on the map of the world then some one has to digest this bitter pill and has to repeal these laws.. The sooner the pill is taken better would be lest whole body gets so much infested that no recipe remains effective.