Personally I find it amazing that people are killing each other on political events that happened 1300 years ago. I call it extreme bigotry to kill or discriminate against anyone just because he was born a Deobandi, Salaafi, Sunni (Braelvi), Shia, Ismaili or Bohri etc.
I am just an ordinary human being, a worshipper of Allah, follower of the holy Prophet (PBUH) and of the holy Quran in that order. Quran says ‘La ikraha fiddin’ meaning that there is no compulsion in religion; I follow it to the letter. My family are supposed to be Syeds and we have Sunnis as well as quite a few Shias in our relations. One can respect all of the four ‘Rashideen’ equally as well as love ‘Ahle Bait’. I therefore refused to be categorised into any sect.
In my opinion Dubai is a true Islamic society; where you have a mosque at every corner as well as night clubs with wine available freely in the hotels. It is the individual’s choice whether he wants to go to the mosque or the night club or both. The day of Judgement becomes meaningless if I am forced to live a pious life as in a Wahhabi country such as Saudi Arabia. Per my humble opinion I can only be rewarded or punished for my action if it is based on my free will. Therefore I believe in tolerance of different views and religious practices as long as I am not compelled to follow the same; and I consider committing suicide and killing another human being because of sectarian, ethnic or linguistic differences a grave sin. I also respect Saints because they were better men and better Muslims than I can ever be. I ask all extremist supporters of this forum; pray explain of what crime Sri Lankan Cricket Team guilty of that they were targeted by their beloved Taliban?
It is immaterial if Deobandis/ Wahhabis/ Takfiris call me a Mushrik or a Kafir, none of the bigots will have any power on the day of Judgement. And if ruthless killers of innocents and of female students are going to go to heaven, I would prefer to be go hell than be in the company of people who are guilty of crimes against the humanity.
I am thankful to Allah that my father; who during his student day was an active supporter of the Quaid and of Pakistan movement; is no longer alive. It saved him the disappointment of seeing his beloved Pakistan being hijacked by the intolerant ruffians who were dead against creation of Pakistan in the first place.