YOU CAN'T FIGHT CORRUPTION With Moral Bankruptcy!

 

We Lack Character!

We Face Moral Bankruptcy

And Can’t Fight Corruption.

As Long As We Remain

Far From Islam,

We’ll Keep Suffering!

(M. Javed Naseem)

“Not one of you but will pass over it! This is with

your Lord, a Decree which must be accomplished.

But We shall save those who guarded against evil,

and We shall leave the wrong-doers therein,

(humbled) to their knees.”

(al-Quran 19:71-72)

The Bible says:

“The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,

all the nations that forget God.”

(Psalm 9:17)

We have seen the ‘Golden Era’ of Pakistan’s history during the 1960s under the leadership of President (Gen.) Mohammad Ayub Khan. I remember when I used to buy the export quality sugar in the local market of Lahore Cantt., for Rs.1.50 per seer (kg.), milk for Re.0.50 per liter, desi-ghee (butter oil) for Rs.4.50 per seer (kg.). And the mighty dollar was worth Pak Rs.4.75 only. When I left for Germany in 1969, I exchanged Pak Rupees for US Dollars from the State Bank of Pakistan, Lahore, at Rs.4.75, as each traveler was allowed $1,000 per year for overseas trips. Pakistani students studying overseas and the patients traveling for treatment were allowed a lot more than that.

Major dams were built; infra-structure was laid down; industries were installed; first TV stations were launched; university and research institutes were established; Islamabad was created from the jungle; enemies were humiliated (1965 war); and Pakistan helped financially the countries like Germany and Japan. Economy was very strong and flourishing; and people were enjoying peace and happiness.

O Pakistan!

What Have You Done

To Yourself?

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We offered economic help to Germany,

Japan and other countries but today

we are begging them for help!

What a shame!

O' Hypocrites (Munafiqeen)! 

What have you done to

God-given Pakistan?

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Govt. checks and controls were on place. One retail-shop owner was caught selling ghee at Rs.5.00 per kg., and was sentenced to 14 years of jail under the Martial Law regulations. There was peace and peace until Z.A. Bhutto appeared on the political scene. He was a ‘nobody’ who was groomed as ‘somebody’ by the President Ayub Khan, who appointed him as Foreign Minister. This Foreign Minister stabbed the President in the back. He manipulated students and the youth; brought them on the streets and introduced filth, mud-slinging, violence and vulgarity to the Pakistan politics.

Most of you Pakistanis were not even born yet but your country was respected all over the world. I traveled on ‘Green Copy’ (Pakistan passport) by road from Pakistan to England. The only visas I required were for Afghanistan (granted at the port of entry for Rs.10/=) and the Communist Bulgaria (also granted at the port of arrival/transit for $5.00). In Europe, I needed visa for Switzerland. Apart from that, no visas required for Pakistan passport traveling to Iran, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Austria,

Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the U.K. Britain imposed visa in 1986. You could go to many Asian countries without any visa too. That was the country we were proud of. I went to Dubai in 1970 and I was stamped visa on the port of arrival. No problem, no hassle. Bangladesh did not exist, it was East Pakistan. Bangladesh came into being as a result of an international conspiracy between Bhutto, Indira Gandhi, America and Soviet Union (Russia).

Then things started changing – and changing for the worse!

Today, you hide your identity! A couple of years ago, I saw two Pakistanis in Marrakesh talking to each other in Urdu. For many years I had not seen Pakistanis in Morocco, so I approached them. After Salaam, I asked if they were from Pakistan. They said: ‘No, we are from India.’ Because of the Urdu language, I felt closer to them and invited them to a cup of tea. Sitting in the café, they told me that they were originally from Karachi (Pakistan) but were settled in London. They had British nationality. When I asked them why did they lie about their identity, they said it was due to security reasons.

Allah-o-Akbar! I have been to 37 countries of the world and lived in 5 different countries in 4 continents (Asia, Africa, Europe & America). I never needed to hide my identity. I never had this ‘security’ problem!

The real problem that we people are facing today, is the problem of character. We have deviated from the right path, from Islam, the Quran and eventually from God. The equation is very simple: If you fear Allah, you don’t fear anything or anybody in the world. But if you don’t fear Allah, then you fear every dog in the street, every corrupt man, every powerful puppet with authority, and a lot more. Therefore, the fear of Allah alone can alleviate all other fears. The Bible says:

"Do not fear those who kill the body but are

unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him Who

is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell.”

(Matthew 10:28)

So, what’s moral or what’s the message? The moral (the message) is that we should stay on the right path. When we fear God, we become righteous, and only righteousness can solve our worldly problems. It’s the character!

Unfortunately, there is no character building in our homes, in our schools and educational institutions. Modern education prepares us as robots to work on different jobs for a consumer society but it fails us in the fields of humanity. It does not produce great human beings! Most of us are corrupt but we find corruption in others. We are all at fault but we find faults in others only. We demand change but we want to change others only. That’s hypocrisy and Pak politicians are the worst example of it.

Charity begins at home! Change starts when you decide to change yourself! Don’t try to change others! Change yourself first!

The Bible says:

“So whoever knows the right thing to do

and fails to do it, for him it is sin.”

(James 4:17)

“For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven

against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men,

who, by their unrighteousness, suppress the truth.”

(Romans 1:18)

“The nations have sunk in the pit that

they made; in the net that they hid,

their own foot has been caught.”

(Psalm 9:15)

We have deviated from the right path, from the teachings of the Quran and the Prophet (s.a.w.). If we don’t repent and revert to righteousness, we are bound to perish. Allah has warned us about destruction very clearly in the Quran:

”Now there has succeeded them a generation

who have neglected prayers and have followed

lusts. But they will face destruction, except those

who repent and believe, and work righteousness.

For they will enter the Garden and

will not be wronged in the least.”

(al-Quran 19:59-60)

We all make mistakes because we are humans, but the best sinners are those who repent and don’t repeat those sins. The Most Merciful Allah is there to forgive us. He always gives us a second chance but do we appreciate that second chance? We need to respect the code of conduct laid down for us by our Creator and live our lives by the Book. If we don’t mend our ways, the promise of God is true and shall be fulfilled.

“So, by your Lord, without doubt, We shall

assemble them together, and (also) the Evil

Ones (the Devils); then shall We bring

them forth on their knees round about Hell.

Then shall We certainly drag out from every

sect all those who were worst in obstinate

rebellion against (Allah), the Most Gracious.

And certainly We know best those who are

most worthy of being burned therein.”

(al-Quran 19:68-70)

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