Well, I am an unenlightened American so I do not know what vices are permitted in strict Islamic practice. Please enlighten me as to what vices are OK and which are forbidden (say, by the Taliban types):
alcohol
drugs (opiates, marajuana)
prostitute sex
extramarital sex
pornography
gambling
smoking tobacco
chewing tobacco
snuffing tobacco
dancing
movies
TV entertainment
video games
music
animal cruelty (rooster fighting, dog fighting ,etc.
sports
others (that I can't think of with my Christian brain)
Are any of these things OK??
Dear ruth Seeker ,
First of all please do not relate everything with Taliban...it is nothing to do with these basturds. Let me tell you what is haram and what is halal to the best of my knowledge.
Alcohol: Muahmmed (PBHU) was given an option to either choose wine or milk and he opted for milk. Even at the same time wine was pretty common in his few companions. But from that very moment it was declared forbidden. Why???( Google it and you will find loads of research on alcohol as how it gives you slow poison).
drugs (opiates, marajuana)
I belive same for drugs, why, cause once you are on drugs you have no idea what you are doin and your mind is totally out of control.
prostitute sex
extramarital sex
pornography
gambling
Its a totally forbidden thing in Islam so as in other religions. Islam instructed us to give special respect to woman as they are your mother, your sister and your daughter. Whatever is happening in the nme of liberalization is nothing but signs of destruction of the society. I dunno about US but in england majority of the children born in this country are basturds.
I can quote you one small example here, due to the nature of my work here I work on door to door basis, I met a lady who had 8 childrens with 8 different fathers and she was very propud of that. its a never ending story.
Rest I am not sure about as for music if it had been haram then Hazrat Ameer Khusro (The Sufi Poet) wouldnt have to invented so many musical instruments but again extreme of any thing is no good.
I hope this might help you to understand why general people in Pakistan are so concious about their leaders as they reflect the socitey which in realit is totally other way around. These corrupt leaders always remain in powers and exploit everything so that they could hang around.