Dude, take this "launch" claim with the proverbial pinch of salt. It's a favorite Pakistani pass time where everyone tries to show how they are the shyte in Pakistani politics. I have met so many people throughout my life who keep claiming stupid things like "PPP meray nana kay ghar main bani thee"... "Musharraf meray abbu ka class fellow tha"... blah blah. Pakistanis are compulsive bullsh1tters (sorry, but it is true!).
Everyone in this country is a Malik Riaz wannabe! I don't think there is any issue with Malik Riaz having given money to Imran Khan. Imran Khan from the outset lives off such donations for his projects (including politics). So if Malik Riaz injected some money for some jalsa or his hospital then how does that prove anything?
In any case, this is one reason why I continue not to fund any political organization or follow them like people do in general. I came to this realization about 5-6 years ago and that is why I was supporting the Tableeghi Jama'at in another thread. The wheelings and dealings of political classes is just very shady and I personally would not fund anyone in Pakistan with either a militant/military/political agenda. I am a big fan of Dr. Tahirul Qadris lectures and I take him as a man of 'ilm from whose lectures I learn. However, I refuse to fund any of his projects because he comes with a political agenda (which he readily admits).
That is why I have immense respect for the originators of the Tableeghi Nisaab. Even though I have never spent a day with them in 'khuruj' I understand some of their ideology from an academic point of view even more than Tableeghis who have given more than 10 years of their lives to this work. They are actually following a tradition that was set in motion in the very early days of Islam by the pious scholars who became disenfrachized by the corrupt state (under the Umayyad dynasty followed by other dynasties). Imam Abu Hanifah and Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal are some of the earliest examples in this regard. These scholars continued to work in the codification of the law, but they kept themselves miles away from the contours of power.
Even if you look at the history of Islam in the Subcontinent, you will notice how the sufiya were ALL apolitical and kept themselves conscientiously away from the running of state affairs. Moinuddin Chishti; Nizamuddin Awliya; Mujaddid Alf Thaani; Shah Waliyullah and sons et al - they were all divorced from the powers-that-be. They mostly engaged themselves with the spiritual uplifting of the people in general.
Sorry for going off on a tangent, but I personally feel there is NO justification for wasting 40-50 crores on banners and useless jalsas or tsunamis. I am a big fan of Imran Khan's politics and if he does come to power I would support his implementations. He is definitely a better politician than anyone out there. I was almost pushed to support him with USD 10 per month (and I respect all those who do so), but in a poor country like Pakistan, I'd rather channel funds to devastated people than jalsas and grand conferences.
This is perhaps why Edhi Foundations remains the most credible organization for giving zakat, sadaqah and other donations. Completely apolitical without any idiosyncratic nonsense (that I refer to as 'indirect bhatta khori'). Perhaps I can discuss that some other day!
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One thing I have noticed is that PTI is conspicuously quiet on this issue - or did I miss something?
I never liked this guy JC - and after this column my hunch about him was right. This shows his true nature - I don't mind what he said about others but just the sycophantic praises - oh my! Is he for real - he is concerned about a few thousand hungry people - when people like this idiot MR are ruining this country and its people....if this is what the thinkers of the nation would have to say about the issue then the doom and gloom scenario is not off the mark. We are doomed - I am losing hope fast.
