Moderation in Islam

Sir: Islam teaches us moderation in all aspects of life. Pakistani society is being transformed into an extremist one. It is a major factor in our society’s descent into anarchy with injustice, nepotism, favouritism and corruption becoming the norm.

On the materialistic side — contradictory to Islamic teachings — we wish to accumulate as much wealth as possible by all means and show off the same, looking at the less privileged with revulsion as if we are superior. Islam on the other hand lays emphasis on equality except on the grounds of piety and piousness.
On the spiritual front, the situation is worse as tolerance of dissent is fast disappearing. The nation is giving free rein to self-proclaimed custodians of religion to implement their interpretation of Islam, which is nowhere near its actual teachings.
It is time the nation began to exercise moderation to become a prosperous, modern state.
How this negative message overshadows Pakistan’s efforts and contribution to the world is quite evident from the report about Pakistan being the world’s largest host of refugees by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The report states that by hosting a huge number of Afghan refugees, Pakistan should be given credit at the world forum when Pakistan’s ‘problems’ are discussed.
Anas A Khan
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