Karachi:
The Chief of Jui-F, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, has affirmed that certain forces fueling the flames of sectarianism to sow discord among religious scholars of different schools of thought every time they are made calls for the imposition of an Islamic system in the country.
“There are sectarian organizations in the country, but they fight with each other at the request of some forces. Sectarism is fueled every time people raise their voice for an Islamic system,” Fazl said on Saturday while heading to a digital media convention in the economic center of the country.
Denunciating the official Luna Vista system, Fazl said that the Ruet-E-Hilal Committee has been operating without a legal framework, and attempts to access their fundamental documents or minutes have led anywhere.
He said that if there was an appropriate law, he would lead to responsibility. “But the lack of legislation allows disputes between academics on the sighting of the moon to become larger problems,” he added.
Fazl regretted that no code of behavior had been developed in the last 77 years with respect to Muharram’s processions, qualifying it from a deliberate omission aimed at facing religious groups with each other. “At the state level, such measures are taken to maintain religious factions in the conflict,” he said.
He also criticized those who advocate a wall of separation between religion and the State, arguing that religion is too fast for disorder.
“However, sectarianism alone is not the only cause of discord in the country. Ethnic origin, provincialism, regionalism and similar factors also contribute to disturbances. Sometimes, conflicts between Baloch and Pashuns, Sindhis and Mohajirs, and other groups have led to disorder,” he said.
He said that there has never been a dispute on the resolution of objectives, and all schools of thought are united in the Islamic provisions of the Constitution.
Fazl said the Constitution clearly establishes that law cannot be made in the country that contradicts the teachings of Islam and its Sharia. However, the laws, according to him, are being made on the instruction of the International Monetary Fund, the Financial Action Working Group and the United Nations.
In this regard, he cited the example of the recent approval of a bill that prohibits marriage under 18 in Islamabad and said that religion does not impose such restrictions.
Fazl said that today, highlighting vices are considered news, especially when it comes to politicians.
“One should not continue looking for people’s failures and mistakes; this is a serious sin. When a person pursues someone to exploit their weaknesses, it is very condemnable,” he added.
According to the Chief of Jui-F, some institutions that are executed in our tax money are in their offices and manufacture lies about politicians. He said in the media that the search for news and the effort to find good stories are natural.
“However, it is also essential to avoid evil and distinguish between what is Halal and Haram.”
