JIHAD CULTURE IN PAKISTAN AS A SOURCE OF CONFLICT
BY AFSHEEN HASAN*
Introduction
Jihad is a test of each Muslims obedience to God and
willingness to implement his commands on earth. However, this idea
has now been taken in a different manner.
Discussion
In 1980s, the military ruler of Pakistan, President
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq encouraged the Islamist groups in the name of
Islamization. He promoted the madrasas as way garner the religious
parties supported for his rule and to recruit people for anti
Soviet war in Afghanistan.
Mujahideen’s role was as the conduit for the rapid
transit of US arms to Afghanistan and professional back up of ISI.
Pakistan hoped to get rewarded by USA but it had to face infusion
of the drug and Kalashnikov culture with in its own domain. This
was the initiation of sort of professional multinational Jihadism
largely sponsored by foreign origin.
The concept of Jihad re-energized and transformed
traditional Islamic
parties Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sipha-Saheba etc. All
these organization believe on Jihad but with sectarian outlook.
Pakistan has been facing many sectarian problems because every
mosque is labeled sect-wise
and only Namazi’s of that sect may say their prayers in it.
The Western fear
of the Muslim world
Western countries are afraid of Muslim world and they try
to disintegrate them by different methods. Jihad is a force which
can easily gather Muslims at one place. We can take the example of
Afghanistan where thousands of Muslims from different parts of the
world gathered in the name of Jihad and fought against the enemy.
From time to time Jihad forces along with Muslim masses expressed
their sentiments and solidarity with their co-religionist in
Palestine, Bosnia, Chechnya etc.
If we look at the strategy of powerful states specially
America, first they generate and support Jihadi groups and when
once they achieve their interest they declare them “Terrorist”
as happened in case of ‘Osama Bin Ladin.
Conclusion
Presently, the radical religious forces focus on the
violent methods and try to resolve the conflict by narrow
interpretation of Quran. However ,it should not happened and done.
*STUDENT, M.A. (PREVIOUS) DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI
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