Back around 1899ish close to world war 1 the British invented , a thought
A thought they injected into Ottoman Empire residents (in desert) , hey you are an Arab - you are not an member of the Ummah or Ottoman Empire , this thought eventually created an uprising upon which the British capitalized obviously and they defeated the Turks in first world war which was an End to the Ottoman Empire, also you might be surprised to learn - that the British were the BIGGEST ALLIES of Ottoman Empire talk about back stabbing.
United Kingdom have been the biggest backstabbers in Muslim nations , recently France of course
Infact alot of Muslims would not even know it was British that destroyed Muslim Empire's Navy and kept them backword in Naval fleet development afterwords and some what that trend continues today
Fast forward, so we now look at what you stated , I should now believe that Pakistani Muslims are different from Arab Muslims - because I need to have a sense of individualism and seperate entity from that of an Arab
Well I will state a saying by Prophet
" An Arab has no advantage over a non arab , and that a non arab does not have any advantage over an arab - only one that are most pious ones have a real advantage in eyes of the all mighty"
The racial discrimination , and certain stigmas are given birth becasue certain Middle eastern countries were not founded on principles of Islam infact these were created because there were 100-200 rebels that supported British , so as a reward to the mercenaries they were given the Lands known as Middle east as gifts.
Now , the question remains , so what is a Muslim suppose to do ? Do we display displeasure or hate of course not this is not what Muslim or Pakistanis do we do not hate based on Ethnicity.
Well then what about the injustice in Middle east against Pakistanis?
Simple , why has our government not raised the issue to solve this injustice ?
Problem is simple - Pakistani government is sterile it talks the big shots , but when it comes to do something it can't even get nothing done.
Pakistani Heritage starts with creation of Pakistan 1947 , a nation was born becasue our leaders, had eduction and political awareness to win us our freedom.
Not to mention Nazi's weakened the British Empire it was on INTENSIVE CARE UNIT so it had to make deals with Subcontinent - I don't think we would have been given a independence if it was not for Germans.
But we are part of the greater Muslim Nation - we will always be part of the Muslim Entity this is our Identity
Perhaps the one areas we need to improve is our collaboration , and cooperation between Pakistan/Arab nations.
Arabs, have been there for Pakistan
example: Recent floods donations poured in for Pakistan not from USA but from Saudi Arabia and Iran and other
nations
Also in general , Pakistanis have earned a better living while living in Middle East ... sure there were Human Resource issues like wages, and poor management and conditions but that was suppose to be responsibility of our Government to ensure that Pakistani citizens got best wages in Middle east , and that we were given Justice.
Also as far as the question about , writing our race as white or Asian well to be honest Pakistan is mixture of different heritages , I personally do not let it bother , I simple fill it out to what I feel comfortable with otherwise I leave it blank
I think Pakistanis gain 90% of time working in Middle East , and we do face negative stigmas 10% of time , but we can't overlook the 90%
Finally the question of - well can you understand Faith , and follow it fullest if you don't speak Arabic
"The Quran is written in a very poetic Arabic , when I read its English Translation it never comes out right "
This is my own personal observation , becasue I am fluent in English and also Fluent in Arabic
When I read the Quran , its Arabic text is beautiful , and every sentence , is rich in meaning and its written style is not
like normal Arabic how Arabic is written in News Paper.
I understand it , now becasue recently I read Quran's translation and I thought wow , the English Translation does not do justice ... its feels 80%-90% different just reading translations. When you read the Arabic version you feel how well articulate the whole quran is written
Becasue , you really appreciate it more in Arabic , and then it hits you ....
WOW .... Prophet Mohammad was suppose to not have any formal education nor was he a great writer , how could such a simple man write such a MASTER PIECE of writing ... it really is such a piece of magic the wording and how every thing is described.....
In some ways , this confirms at least to me that Quran is indeed word of God. Because a normal person cannot write such a big piece of writing with no formal education.
Now obviously you will say ok so does that makes Arabs any better then me or you , no ... out end is determined by our own hands ......
a) Do good
b) Pay taxes (Zakat)
c) Don't lie
d) Don't cheat
e) Don't kill or abuse others
If some arab abused his position well guess what he will have to answer it after life ..
But as far as Pakistan is concerned "Pakistan Ka Matlab kiya la ilaha illal lah"
That will never change -
Muslim's history starts with Prophet Mohammad , and all Muslim civilizations until the Ottoman Empire
We were not born slaves - we have a rich history which starts with enlightenment by being born free , as a Muslim
That being said it does not means we should be illogical , we must be Logical , rational thinkers and philosophers
We invented science and rational thinking , to great extent
This is our true history and heritage all the people who believed in "La ilaha illal lah"
Sure we were part of a nation colonized by United kingdom "East India Company" but they also used the same tools to get into India ... PRETEXT TO DIVIDE PEOPLE into Hindu / non hindu etc once they were in , they spread like cancer
Unlike Muslims who protected local hindu population the East India company was just interested in making them slaves as we know that its a long story ...
Even today , the grass root population strives for recognition
Strives for justice
Strives for respect
Strives for economy and happiness
But what is different now then what it was before
a) 80% of the Muslim territory is ruled by , warlords , dictators or temporary guardians of world war 1 winners
b) Most of the Muslim leadership is eroded and is submissive , infact they have coined the term submissive
The problem is not Ummah , the problem has always been Leadership !
Its definitly not the case of Arabs or Non Arabs , when Musilm Empire needed , brave Souls they came from all corners of Nation ....
But the question now is ... how do we remove the "Un Educated , thugs in leadership positions"
How do we get Educated people in Leadership position so we can be respected in world !!!
Does not matter its an arab or non arab what matters is they are true leaders !! who can bring change
Sure so , what should we do ? now... support other states or sit in our home , look the other way
Answer is simple:
What would the prophet do , if someone attacked a muslim caravan going for haj and lotted them
What should the response be for Pakistan if another Muslim country falls and their oil is looted ?
Its very simple .....
Unity is strength , and divided you shall fall , after iraq, its Libya , then its Saudia , then its iran , then Pakistan ...
Remember 1 stick can't stop flow of river , but when these sticks and stones come together and build a damn it stops the flow of a mighty river ... because of unity
As a Pakistani Muslims if you are ever abused in Middle east , just be firm , report it to your Embassy , and do the right thing. You always have a choice to return home , work in Pakistan , and help build a stronger nation and pray that some day leadership and new educated generation of Middle Eastern will emerge that will not be as biased
Don't blame the bias on Ummah the bias comes from society , which also exists in Pakistan , the provinces and Ethnic lines which Pakistan struggles
Bottom line ....
We need to form an alliance like Ottoman Empire in order to regain our collective bargaining rights otherwise each nation will fall one by one and a new , submissive pupet will be installed
For , me I just feel
We as Pakistani Muslims are never taught our rich history as Muslims as Proud , Free Pioneers ...rather we have about two pages in our books , which start off by ... so Muslims landed such and such , they got and and boom mughal empire and boom... slavery , and boom independence
The first thing we as Pakistan need to do is create a new Subject in Schools
Your Identity as Muslim Studies your Past , and all the history from Prophet Mohammad's time to 2011 should be taught in schools so muslim grow up understand importance of being free , and how they evolved into what they are now ...
Yet becasue its convinent by Media , to label Muslims as something I am suppose to be blind as a bat and accept it and say yes Muslims are evil and being Pakistani is my top priority , no ....
I AM PERFECTLY FINE , BEING PAKISTANI AND ALSO BEING A MUSLIM WHO FEELS WE MUST FORM AN EMPIRE LIKE OTTOMAN EMPIRE with an alliance
Because this is the need of the time - we live in
Hope you get my point...
