Real Reason of the Growth of Madrassas in Pakistan

Family of the Heart - DIALOGUE & DISCUSSIONS 

Dear Friends,
have gone through comments of Mr. Jameel Rahman. He is very right.  Regarding  "Salfi teachings from Saudi Arabia" I do not agree with it.  Islam cannot be linked with Saudi Arabia as propagated by Hindus and West where many people believe that Islam is not a religion but the Arabia culture.  The first message of Allah to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) came at Hira cave was  "Iqra" mean  read.  All of us know the saying of Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him that  Be educated even if you have to go to China.  Islam emphasizes more and more on education. After the battle of Badr  the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said that the educated prisoner will be free if  he  educate one muslim.   I am personally against the Mullahism .  The word Madrassa is an arabic word means school. But here in Pakistan it is branded for the education of extremism. Anis Zuberi Sahib is very right that due to poverty people send their children to madrassas where they get religious education and also food and accommodation and even clothing. We cannot blame the government because Pakistan is not a welfare state whereas Islam gives the idea of welfare state but unfortunately there is no welfare state in the Muslim world whereas westren countries we can say are welfare states.  I welfare state  education, accommodation, health care,  financial support to old people, orphans and widows  is responsibility of the state.  If we want to get all these basic facilities/needs we will have to make our country as welfare state which we cannot in the present system where  feudles and capitalists are always in the government. How much we can weep our tears will become dry and the system will remain the same because these are the people of any country who can change the systems. 
Wajid 
 

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