Pukhtana’s Blog

I love this site…. Sunnipath.com - a great source for traditional Islamic info with a great Q&A section…. i received an email from them  – a round up of what has been going on lately on the site and one of their blog articles caught my eye – and anger i must admit.

The article – read it [ and please do browse the site it has some invaluable info], i felt for once was not up to the standard as like a lot of Muslims ( even Pashtun Muslims) they are not aware (though they may be Alims) of the suffering and grief that is falling on yet another Muslim Pukhtun community, clearly bringing Pukhtuns in Afghanistan to their knees and the division of Pukhtuns  in Afghanistan and Pukhtunkhwa via the Durrand Line is definately not enough.

Here is my “comment” on the article and i do wonder what the response will be – if any, i suspect i shan’t be receiving a reply, but miracles do happen.

Maybe it is about time we Muslims Pukhtuns started helping each other, any ideas how though? Clearly just saying the same old “we need education first” is not working, Pashtuns are very highly educated well the ones i know, maybe it is time we started using something education can’t provide – a sense of togetherness and common sense?

My comment:

Asalaamalaikum,

I love the sunni path site, have been visiting it for many years, however on this occasion it seems clear that what is being discussed is something you possibly have no knowledge off other then “the headlines” or are simply (accidently it maybe) not giving the full whole picture of something which is going to become another catastrophe for muslims.

If you would allow me to, inshAllah i would like to explain it the best i can as to what is going on as it is important for the Muslim Ummah to be aware, afterall what happens to one part of the Ummah should upset someone like it is happening to their own brother/sister?

Intro….

My ancestorial roots are from Pukhtunkhwa – formerly known as North West Frontier Province in which to the north Swat is located and have many family friends from that area specifically and i know from their direct experience what is going on.

The inhabitants of this area are Pashtuns they speak Pashto, and originate from Afghanistan, apparently we Pashtuns (Pukhtuns) are one of the, if not the biggest tribe in the world including our brothers and sisters of modern day Afghanistan. 99.99% of Pashtuns are sunni Muslims and culturally very religious and have contributed to the conversion to Islam of the majority of non Pashtun modern day Pakistanies and possibly even Indian Muslims. There are a number of well known Pashtun imams and awliya in the past the ones that most people might have heard of include Baba Ganj Baksh (May Allah have mercy on him) and Imam Raza Khan (may Allah have mercy on him) who is famous for being from Barelwi in India.

The Pashtuns have ruled over the whole of the south asian continent comprimising of modern day, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh and have always had very strong traditional Islamic views, that belong to no particular sect or group other then to be sunni Hanafies until the last few decades with the spread of “certain” groups, even then the Pashtun is a rigid Muslim that believes in, and isn’t afraid of following Islam all the way.

 

The matter itself…

To begin with, It is not lack of Islamic knowledge and Swat is not some backward poor village either, it is a massive mountainous district, the most beautiful part of Pakistan with some of the richest and poorest people just like in any other province or district of Pakistan or any other country

It has as is traditional with Pashtuns anyway, a very strong sense of following Islam no matter what, they have Madrasah’s that are for girls and girls there are educated Islamically in the basics as well as getting a non secular education as anywhere else in the Islamic World and if someone wished to pursure an Islamic education or secular education it has never been prohibited. With many women in the region who can afford it just as their male counterparts, strving to be Medical doctors or any such highly regarded profession, the case is very similar with all the other districts too, until now.

History is repeating…

Muslims are on the verge – no Muslims are being slaughtered as i type here, and the whole province is on the brink of history repeating itself, what happened to Afghanistan is going to happen to the whole province it is just starting in Swat it has already spread to the neighbouring District Dir and has already affected the District of Bajaur.

I feel like i am writing and explaining this how i would to a non Muslim, but it seems there is no help and support for the Pashtun Muslims why was there no blog article when internal refugees where created in Bajaur? How much longer will Pashtuns have to suffer in silence? When will the rest of the Ummah rise and help them?

From what i have heard, the people that are destroying these schools – are randomly abducting grown men, and murdering them, how many people would have known that? Why are you giving the same image and putting out the same propaganda i would expect from a non muslim media article?

 

 

 

InshAllah i would love to pursue an Islamic education, and become an Alimah simply to be able to teach my children one day and bring them up as practising Muslims inshAllah from day one and hopefully contribute to the Muslim Ummah in ways Allah knows best.

For now though – what of the Alims and Alimahs there are now, what are they doing for the muslims suffering throughout the world? Islam is not just about pursuing knowledge, why are we Muslims if we are not going to act on our so called Imaan?

As Imam Ghazali (may Allah have mercy on him) said, action without knowledge is vanity, and knowledge without action is insanity.

How long are we going to be insane? Becoming an Alim or Alimah, what is the next step for such people to actively help their fellow Muslims? Or is it simply become an Alim/Alimah and teach others, and just hope Allah answers the prayers of those oppressed throughout the world let alone the Islamic world?

I apologise for my tone but sometimes it just is necessary to be firm…

 

JazzakAllah, and may Allah have mercy on all of us and may infinite Peace and blessings be on our beloved Nabi Sallahu alehe wasallam.

p.s

The people that are causing this trouble (all men) when their dead bodies have been found they are not even circumcised, clearly they are not Muslims as all Pashtuns are Muslim and circumcised,to simply say it is some “mad Mullah” is not correct, the problem is a lot bigger and a lot more complex.

To spell it out……. the Pakistan army is saying they can’t control whoever it is that is causing this trouble “the unknown enemy”

- the women of this region who are seeing their fathers, brothers, husbands and sons murdered without a cause, and are being left destitute, some have had their husbands murdered their livelihoods – any businessess they possessed blown up, are so heart broken are praying that if our own Muslims can’t help us, let the US in, at least someone will help.

I hope that makes it clear, soon Pakistan will be hosting a few more guests, i would bet on it…. if it wasn’t haram.