‘‘If the current situation continues in Pakistan
- By Zeshan Ali Haider.
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Let us not mince matters and try to put scattered pieces of puzzle together to produce a thought provoking soliloquy with a sotto voce. To celebrate the heyday of our Nation we need to shout out a slogan that has lost its splendour and glitter, faded ever so roughly since its enunciation in 1947, attributed to the quintessence of profanity to Islam by acting as a catalyst to corruption, injustice, lies and lawlessness by the men in power and even by many human plutocrats disloyal to this great Nation. So Shout!
This disappearing credence to the above slogan has culminated into chaos that tarnished a great Nation’s benediction into the bleakness of curse. Further dictation by the brutality of the leaders of the Nation penned ‘doom’ on every rank and file’s forehead & poured water from their eyes while they cried in agony. The slogan, thus far, remains an enigma for those who lack Belief.
To not only re-celebrate our Nation's heyday but to bring back kudos of the Islamic State every rank and file will have to revive the dying belief in Islam, on an individual basis by self consultation, by voting for a proper selection of candidates at the polls through transparent elections.
Secondly, there is an ever so greater need for an Islamic System of
Economics and I mean truly Islamic. What is this Islamic Economics?
This Islamic Economics urgently requires the basics of Islam that says:
‘‘In Islam there is no State but the State representing the teachings of Qur’an and Sunnah. As all States belong to Allah Almighty whatever is saved in reserves belongs to Allah Almighty. As Allah Almighty is self-sufficient, all money and savings of the State go to the poor people of the State’’.
Then ask yourself this question; Is Pakistan
With reserves of more than $17 Billion this sacred land that likes to be called ‘Islamic Republic of Pakistan
To buttress support we present to you the following:
This great (hybrid) nation has a zakat system coinciding with the western system of Interest (Harram in Islam). The zakat is 2.5% for the hoi polloi and our Nation’s Governmental Reserves are exempt from it. By crunching numbers from the reserves we apply the percentage of zakat and arrive at $425 million ($17 Billion x 0.025 zakat). This amount of $425 Million must be distributed to the poor as an ex gratia help. If this is de trop for the establishment then use this Money, and even the reserves of 17 Billion, on projects that revive the true Islamic State and expunge the curse inflicted on the people of the Nation. It would not be like finding gold to mention the problem of Electricity. So fix it!
According to the Book, Best Before End, any idle money that is Not in use is subject to Zakat in juxtaposition to money in use that is exempt from it.
So either you invest this money by advocating to it continuous cycles of improvement through Total Quality Management (TQM) on projects that bring in capital OR you payout the destituted masses 2.5% in zakat annually ($425 Million) liable on reserves. Or use this money to get people employed.
The possibilities are there and Islam always shows leniency by letting you choose between 2 rights. Unfortunately, this arrogant group of human kind was ignorant even at the times of Prophecies. Results are, even if they had the ‘Promised Land’ they would have made fun out of themselves and pity would have been inflicted upon them.
Why is there Idle money lurking around as heaps of paper, gold or what have you in the reserves when you can make the most out of it.
Why does any state put so much burden on its people where the responsibility should have been rested on the shoulders of the giants (governments)?
Just think, why are governments there for? What is their purpose and reason for existence? If you remove the purpose and reason from a things existence it ultimately leads to its extinction and/or chaos.
Bring all your think tanks, philosophers of Islam, Alim-e-Deen, economists, constitutionalists, researchers, scientists, physicists, and come up with a system that works for all and revive the Islamic State and ditch those that advocate corruption, lies, hypocrisy and lawlessness in the country. Gravely, this will not work with double standards.
‘‘If Zakat is liable to an individual it must be liable to governments’’
A trenchant criticism would be on the leader of the Islamic Empire, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), that does not implement the criterion that will revive the Islamic Empire with KSA as its Centre. KSA has $556 Billion in Reserves and should pay Zakat on it for helping the poor in the Muslim world and beyond.
This Zakat has some rules:
1. Continuous progress with purity and sustainability while accommodating the desituted masses on the way to Islamic prosperity.
2. Zakat on proceeding years will only be liable once the idle amount reaches 10 percent more than the total value (after zakat deductions).
Example of Pakistan
17 billion reserves - 425 million zakat = $ 16575000000
Zakat will be liable next once Total Reserves reach $18.23billion.
Ultimately following the Divine Law in juxtaposition to the worldly law.
Zakat percentage remains a moot point for mutual consultation.
This Article is just a glimpse of what needs to be done to revive the true Islamic Republic of Pakistan and its Islamic Counterparts.
Equality OR Injustice? You Choose!
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