Pakistan and Future

I posted this comment on pakistaniat.com , in response to a comment from a fellow commentator on the same site.  I would try to write a complete article on this as soon as I get the time , hopefully this weekend. It seems this discussion is very important in the current scenario in Pakistan , I was also thinking to write on the hearing of the same case by the CJ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudary.

But meanwhile here is my take on the following comment:

What a silly discussion. THIS IS BARBARIC, even if it was practicesd a thousand years ago it shoudl not be practiced today. Can we not get that into our head!!!!

@inayat
Although it is as simple as you have described it i.e. “It is BARBARIC” , but there are many hurdles in accepting this truth. So there are three sections
1. The first group is of the people , who although in heart of their hearts may believe that it is “BARBARIC” , however it is not possible for them to accept that truth. The religious zeal demands that even if it is “BARBARIC” , if it is recommended by the religion we MUST accept it. This is very simple indeed for these people. I am not saying that such people are stone hearted, or brainless. As a matter of fact over the past few decades there have been many great scholars who have been propagating this theory to the general public on the basis of logical reasons. If you listen to contemporary scholars like Dr. Israr, Dr. Tahirul Qadri , Dr. Zakir Naik, etc.. you will find that the meaning of word “ISLAM” they would prefer is “submission to Almighty God” , over “Peace”. I was doing some comparison that how the “Submission to Allah” was slowly changed from “Peace”. So when you “submit your will to God” that means you loose the right to object any commandment from the God. I am not saying that this is only unique in religion Islam , all religions are more or less based on this principle. The question however is that whether a “seemingly Barbaric” act if prescribed the religion is acceptable or not. In the opinion of such people such acts is not only ACCEPTABLE but actually commendable as it is prescribed by the religion.
2. The second group of people is the one who sincerely thinks that such an act is “BARBARIC” because it was wrong way to execute such act. So the punishment/act in itself can not be considered as barbaric (because this is how Quran and Islam prescribed the punishment for adulterers) , it is the way “Taliban” have served the punishment (i.e. without following the due course of law) and the way it was executed (in front of public on a chowk, without any regards to sanctity of woman).
3. The third group is of the “enlightened moderated” group of people who think that even if such punishment was served thousand years back , it CAN NOT be practiced today. This is important to note however that such people are not “Kafirs” or “against Islam” however they think that there is a requirement for re-constructing the religious principles according to the modern day requirements.

I must say however that first group is in the majority looking at the comments on pakistaniat.com