Open Letter: Will Election 2013 Rigging Evidences be Ignored

“In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful”

Open Letter
To, Honorable Justice Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim
Election Commission of Pakistan Secretariat, Constitution Avenue, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan

Subject: Will Election 2013 Rigging Evidences be Ignored?

Asalamo Alykum,

It is a trend that the loser party of the elections says that the elections were rigged and such claims may be ignored. But what if credible evidence is floating among the public of such a rigging? Will the rigging allegation still be ignored? Will Election 2013 rigging evidences be ignored?

It must most certainly be in your notice that currently the media is surging with evidences of massive rigging in the current elections. The rigging included,

• Pre-poll bullying as reported by PTI’s Abrar-ul-Haq, prior to elections
• Bullying at polling stations, forcing people to stamp a certain party or not allowing them to cast their vote
• Providing people pre-stamped ballot papers
• Destroying cast votes
• Self-stamping massive ballot papers

There are personal statements and video evidences of the above rigging. The worst of the rigging has taken place in Karachi and then Lahore. Why are the law-enforcing agencies helpless against the mafia of Karachi? How long will they remain helpless? To what extent will they remain helpless? Some politicians have been caught rigging red-handed in Lahore. Why are they walking around scot-free now? And if some polling stations have been caught rigging, what is the assurance that other polling stations of the same area were not rigged?

When we recall the last speeches of the election candidates, Sir Imran Khan seemed very calm and hopeful and gave a clear analyzing criterion for people to think about before they vote, while Mian Nawaz Shareef seemed extremely anxious and was resorting to desperate bribery and desperate pleading to vote for PML-N. How come the election results do not match the expectation of either of the two politicians?

Please bear in mind that people resort to revolt when the law is being violated and on top of that the law-enforcing agencies remain mute upon the violation. If Pakistan witnesses a revolt in the near future, the responsibility of it lies with the authorities for their inaction.

Conducting free and fair elections is the responsibility of Commission of Pakistan, in coordination with the police and other law enforcing agencies. It is also their responsibility to take action against any form of rigging.

We demand for re-elections, at least in the polling stations against which there is evidence. The witnesses and evidence bearers should be given full confidence and security. They should have direct access to you and their identity should remain absolutely confidential, known only to you. These re-elections must be conducted under the central surveillance of cameras visible to you and on-ground army monitoring.

Honorable Justice Fakhruddin, people have trusted you much for these elections. It is unto you to fulfill that trust. You would certainly not like to lose people’s trust in you. And in the Hereafter, you will be answerable to Allah Almighty as well. Do you think you will be able to face Allah Almighty with a clear conscience?

Wsalam,
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Open Letter: 'Value Voting' in Future Elections

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Open Letter
To, Honorable Justice Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim
Election Commission of Pakistan Secretariat, Constitution Avenue, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan

Subject: Value Voting’ in Future Elections

Respected Sir,

Asalamo Alykum.

You must have heard of Allama Iqbal’s famous poetic verse about democracy,

Jamhooriyat ek tarz-e-hukoomat hae jis mae Bando’n ko gi’na kartae hae’n, tho’la nahi kartae

True Islamic governance is by Khilafah, where a leader is selected by a group of wise men based on his piety, wisdom, intelligence, strength, capability, foresightedness and such qualities. This leader is called the Khalifah. The entire Muslim nation then takes an oath of allegiance to him. The Khalifah governs the Muslim nation according to Islamic laws and values. Also, the Khalifah stays the Khalifah till he is performing well, be it one year or ten years and he leaves when he ceases to perform well, be it one year or ten years. Indeed, that is very logical.

Since the Khilafah is not existence for the time being, we have to make do with democracy temporarily. However, there is no reason why we cannot improvise it and bring it as close to the ideal system as possible. One of the pillars of the ideal system is selection based on knowledge and wisdom.

In the current democracy, the vote of an illiterate and a literate have equal value. Although it is possible that an illiterate person happens to be a wise person, yet education generally helps in boosting one’s thinking power and critical thinking. As is the scenario in Pakistan, poor and uneducated people are financially manipulated to cast ‘instructed’ votes, especially in the villages where the feudal lord plays god and the central government writ is very loose. Uneducated people are also brain-washed to vote by caste association. Sometimes people vote for the stupidest reasons such as ancestral association and good looks.

Finally, let it be noted here that in Islam, the first and foremost education compulsory for a Muslim is religious knowledge and the highest factor to be rated when selecting a person for a public-post is religious knowledge, practical practice and consciousness of accountability, called Taqwa. It might appear to someone that whether to pray or not to pray is a personal issue, but the physical rituals of Islam are in one dimension a test and measure of person’s sense of duty, which is extremely important for a public-post.

Hence, I would request the ECP to introduce ‘value voting’, such that an uneducated person may have a vote-value of one, an educated person’s vote may have a vote-value of two and a person having both worldly education and religious education may have a vote-value of three.

If the champions of democracy have a problem with such an alteration with democracy, ask them why selected members of the UN have the veto power? Ask them why they stay mute upon the monarchy of oil-rich countries like Saudi Arabia? Ask them why the election victory of religious-political parties was not accepted in Al-Jazair and Palestine? Is democracy supposed to deliver results or are results composed and then backed by democracy?

May Allah Almighty give you the strength to apply your position of power well such that the reforms you make may become Sadqa-e-Jariya for you in the Hereafter. Wsalam.

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Open Letter: No to Atheism Promotion by Media

“In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful”


Open Letter
To, Chairman PEMRA,
PEMRA Headquarters, Mauve Area, G-8/1,
Islamabad 44000, Pakistan

Subject: No to Atheism Promotion by Media

Respected Sir,

Asalamo Alykum,

It has been noted that our dramas, talk shows and public messages are moving in the direction of promoting non-religiousness, secularism and atheism.

These attitudes, thoughts and conversions are shown as being cool, broad-mindedness and freedom of thought and speech.

Indeed Allah Almighty says,

“There is no compulsion in religion. True guidance has been made clearly distinct from error. Therefore, whoever renounces 'Taghut' (forces of Shaitan) and believes in Allah, has grasped the firm hand-hold that will never break. Allah, Whose hand-hold you have grasped, hears all and knows all.

Allah is the Wali (Protector) of those who believe, He brings them out of the depth of darkness and lead them into the light. As for the unbelievers, whose wali (protector) is Taghut (forces of Shaitan), he takes them out of the light and leads them into the depths of darkness. As a result they will become the companions of the Hell fire and shall live therein forever.”

[The Holy Quran, (2) Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 256, 257]

But the criminal truth is that this Quranic verse is only half-quoted and misquoted severely. It is quoted in a way which portrays as if it is okay either ways with Allah Almighty, whether you follow His Commandments or not. There is no chastisement either ways. Whereas that is a gross twisting of fact. What the holy verse very clearly intends to say is that Allah Almighty does not force human beings for their thoughts and actions. They are free to choose their paths and then should be ready to face the consequences of their choice.

Allah Almighty has blessed you with a position of power and authority. I would request you to issue ethical guidelines for the media outlets and not allow them to spread misguidance amongst Muslims and non-Muslims alike. They must only convey the correct holy message and not contort it.

May Allah Almighty bless your efforts in this world and the Hereafter. Wsalam.

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Open Letter: Ethical Guidelines for Drama Scripts

“In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful”

Open Letter
To, Chairman PEMRA,
PEMRA Headquarters, Mauve Area, G-8/1,
Islamabad 44000, Pakistan

Subject: Ethical Guidelines for Drama Scripts

Respected Sir,

Asalamo Alykum. Pervaiz Musharraf liberated the media from the shackles of any running government’s self-centered and self-praising solo reporting. It was a good thing, and it was the very thing which played a pivotal role in ousting him out because his intentions and ideology were not good.

Many among the public created a public hue and cry over the vulgarity swarming into our dramas, advertisements and even comedy shows, after the media liberation. It is not the issue of the programs being Indian, Western or Pakistani. Vulgarity is vulgarity, be it under any citizenship. And vulgarity is vulgarity, be it in skirts, jeans or shalwar kameez. Because a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet and a thorn by any other name would prick just as hard.

However, the reply that Pervaiz Musharraf gave in a humorous tone was that, pasand na aye, tho channel change kae dae. I hope today he is doing the same at the unexpected turn of events since 2008, being reported on the media.

Sir, the point I am trying to make is that we reap what we sow. Pervaiz Musharraf did not care for the concerns of the people and the recommendations of religion. He let stem vulgarity on the media. Allah Almighty has His own way of teaching people a lesson, in a language then that they understand.

Today our dramas are showing stories which are corrupting the youth and teaching them lessons which we would never want them to learn. Why do we show bunking school and college as a cool thing to do while we would never want our children to bunk? Why do we show teenage couples eloping from home as heroic while we would never want our teenage boys and girls to elope? Why do we show extra-marital affairs as a natural reality while we would never want our spouse to even think about it?

Smoking, drinking, physical relationships out of marriage and similar vices are portrayed as a non-issue and people who have a problem with them are the ones who have ‘hang-ups’.

The words pregnancy, abortion, illegitimate child and such terminologies are being used so openly that little children have learnt to pronounce them and question as to what these words mean.

I request you to set a standard guideline regarding script, dialogues and costumes that all television channels must follow for all their shows. It would be better if dramas are allowed to be made based on real stories only, because then the lesson derived is also a true one, and not the individual opinion of an individual mind. Further, the teachings of Quran and Sunnah must be kept in mind while rounding off stories and no unIslamic ideology should be propagated into the society.

I hope you make use of your position wisely and leave behind a tradition which will be reward-earning for you in this world and the Hereafter, Ameen. Wsalam.

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Open Letter: Arabic Language should be Compulsory in Academic Curriculums

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Open Letter
To, Dr. Sania Nishtar
Federal Minister for Education and Training
Room No. 101, 1st Floor, C Block, Pak Secretariat,
Constitution Avenue, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.

Subject: Arabic Language should be Compulsory in Academic Curriculums

Respected Madam,

Asalamo Alykum. English, being an international language and hence a necessity, is one of the two official languages of Pakistan. More and more official and academic scripts are being converted to English to create uniformity of the official language being used across the country. I have no objection to it as uniformity helps cut disparity between English-medium and Urdu-medium students.

Arabic, on the other hand, has the mere status of being our ‘religious’ language. Israel, one of the strongest countries of the world today, has Hebrew, its religious language also as its official language. Their official documents, academic books and signposts are all in Hebrew. Hebrew is very similar to the language Arabic. If they can do it, we could have done it too.

However, it would be too much to ask for at this point in time.

What we can ask for is the revival of the Arabic language in our academic curriculum. The teaching of Arabic language is consistently being neglected and reduced in teaching for the past many years.

Our knowledge and recognition of Arabic has become so low that we do not even understand the script of the five daily prayers we say, the little supplications we make on different occasions and the recitation of the Holy Quran. We do not know what we are reciting.

Most of us look down upon the acts of sorcerers, who recite unfathomable wordings, commonly known as jantar mantar, and expect results. We Muslims today, are no better. We recite our prayers, supplications and the Holy Quran just like jantar mantar, that is, without knowing its meaning, and expect Allah Almighty to answer our prayers.

It is not sufficient to pay lip-service to our religious scripts and memorize a few translations without being able to connect them to the original Arabic wordings. We should be able to understand the Arabic words individually as we recite them.

I request you to inculcate the teaching and learning of Arabic in our academic curriculum right from playgroup all the way up to the highest educational level, just like English and Pakistan Studies has been made compulsory.

May Allah Almighty reward you in this world and the Hereafter, Ameen. Wsalam.

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Open Letter: Scrutiny of Election Candidates under Article 62, 63 is Perfectly Sensible

“In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful”


Open Letter
To, Honorable Justice Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim
Election Commission of Pakistan Secretariat, Constitution Avenue, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan

Subject: Scrutiny of Election Candidates Under Article 62-63 is Perfectly Sensible

Respected Sir,

Asalamo Alykum. I must congratulate you on your performance of implementation of Article 62-63 of the Constitution. It was certainly a challenging task to take it up and the ECP would now need to hold out all of its guts to see it through. For it is bound to meet a fiery resistance by those who are very ignorant Muslims but thought they could become politicians and lead the Muslim nation into the 21st century.

I am not supporting the implementation of Article 62-63 because I am a religious bigot, but because I give religion its due place, that is, the basis of any political, social or religious infrastructure as was the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Pbuh. And I would have supported Article 62-63 had I been a Christian, Jew, Hindu, or of any religion, for religion is the supreme guidance from God to man. People are welcome to choose their religion, but some religion they must choose and behave by it. Yes, I am strictly against secularism and atheism. It is the height of being insensible should any human being believe that there exists a world but no god and that a social creature was created but no guidance was given to it or was given guidance in the personal sphere of life but not in the public sphere.

The in statement circulating against Article 62-63 these days is that, ‘How can one judge a person’s Faith by a set of questions or memory-based questions?’ Perhaps they do not know that the first examination of Faith in the grave will also be a viva session conducted by the two Angels, Munkar and Nakeer. Will they ridicule them too? I would certainly not like to be in their grave then to face the consequences.

Questions about Salah, Zakah, Fasting, their constituents and practice are not personal. These practices are the pillars of Islam and the election nominees are presenting themselves for public offices. They are answerable to us about their practice of Islam. A Muslim who does not practice the five basic pillars of Islam is like a building with broken pillars. No sane person would like to stand by it.

Bureaucracy candidates sit the CSS exam without grunting or grumbling. Nobody objects to the questions of general knowledge, IQ questions and memory-based questions. Thereby, every Muslim must have some basic, compulsory knowledge of his/her religion. I am quite sure that the questions posed were as simple which any five-grader Muslim could have answered, but our godforsaken politicians have become so intoxicated with corruption, greed and lustful lives that their memory has failed them on the basics.

How can any Muslim not know how many compulsory prayers are there in a day? Or how many Rakas are there in each prayer? Or how many compulsory Fasts are there in a year? Or the percentage of Zakah? Or the recitation of Surah-Fateha, the small surahs at the end of the Holy Quran and Ayat Al-Kursi from memory?

In the time of the Holy Prophet Pbuh, even the hypocrite Muslims dared not skip Salah and other obligatory rituals because it was considered an out an out rebellion to Islam. Today, it would come as a total surprise to us if any politician is found to say five time daily prayers in the mosque.
Complimenting this basic knowledge and practice of Islam, the election candidate must have a clean financial record which would prove his honesty in public matters.

It is reported about Imam Bukhari that once he travelled a long distance to hear a Hadith narration. However, upon reaching the person’s house he witnessed something; he saw that the person was beckoning his horse to come towards him with a dish which was actually empty. Imam Bukhari thought to himself, ‘How can I trust a person who lies to his dependant animals?’ So he chose not to trust the Hadith narration of this person and returned home.

Further, it would be good if the election candidate has apt education and/or experience of political science, public affairs, international relations and any other required field. Perhaps there could be an aptitude test prior to acceptance of the nomination papers.

Every job position of the world has some prerequisites to it. Is the work of a politician non-existing or so worthless that no educational criteria or aptitude is required for it? Even in prehistoric times, aptitude was a prerequisite to any job position. Recall,

“The king said: ‘Bring him to me; I will take him for my special service.’ When Yousuf had a talk with the King, he said: ‘From now on, you have an honorable place with us, and you will enjoy our full confidence.’ Yousuf said: ‘Place me over all the resources of the land. Certainly I know how to manage; I have the necessary knowledge.’” [The Holy Quran, (12) Surah Yousuf, Verses 54-55]

Last but not the least, yes certain matters of a person’s life are personal. However, we must draw a line as to how much of it can be ignored and how much of it must be taken notice of. For example, do you think it is fair to allow such people to hold public offices who conduct hidden marriages and then later do away with the woman? People do not know whether that woman is dead or alive and the poor woman’s father is bewildered and hunting around for his daughter. I do not think so.

The nonsense of objecting to Article 62-63 is historical as when Prophet Musa AS and Prophet Haroon AS presented the message of Allah Almighty’s sovereignty to Pharoah and requested him to let go the enslaved Bani Israel with them, he accused them two of trying to become the new leaders of his land. [The Holy Quran, 7:110, 10:78] Today, application of Article 62-63 is being accused of selective filtering and pre-poll rigging or that somebody is trying to play God. Nobody is trying to play God, but it is the collective duty of Muslims to see that Allah Almighty’s Commandments are not being violated. While the religious scholars, being scholars have the academic right to pass moral judgments just like a doctor has the right to pronounce a human being sick.

In the Urdu literature, the situation can be put analogue to the proverb, Naach na janae, Aangan tera. It means, if there is some fault in someone’s capability, s/he will instead turn to accuse the circumstances.

Never mind and carry on, Sir. Article 62-63 of the constitution must be implemented in letter and spirit and must never be abolished. Allama Tahir-ul-Qadri may not have entered politics yet, but he certainly has the feather in his cap of changing the face of Pakistan’s politics for good starting from this year as many of us never even knew about this constitution clause. May Allah Almighty give the Election Commission of Pakistan and the Supreme Court of Pakistan the will, determination and power to implement Article 62, 63 of the Constitution squarely in these elections and always, and bless them for it, Ameen. Wsalam.

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