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Dear Khalid,
The group (A) of non-believers and group (B)
of believers, as you have defined, and as you have further mentioned are in
favour of a Secular
State. So, all these
Secular Pakistanis are already united. Any further call: “All Secular Pakistanis need to Unite” is
no more necessary. The discussion over the Unity of Secular Pakistanis is
over.
What is cooking in an individual secular
mind is perhaps known to the Creator or to some highly qualified Experts. I
will let you ponder over it with your intelligent colleagues. For me it
will remain a fascinating mystery.
To continue the discussion on Secularism in Pakistan,
we should think of the actions and the means to be taken by Pakistani
Secular to change the Islamic Society to the Secular? Personally, I think
it will be as difficult as moving a mountain but I will gladly participate
in this effort. I will let you choose the future Slogan.
As for our mutual discussion concerning the
use of a dictionary to understand the meaning of Secularism, I find that a
dictionary gives a simple, direct, and comprehensible answer to a simple
minded person like me even if it might be a mud to a higher intellect.
Your definition of Secularism, “Freedom for
Religion as well as Freedom from Islam” is composed of two contradictory
statements because of “for” and “from”. Also, the limit of Freedom is left
undefined. In which case it is total freedom and when does it becomes
limited? Certainly, you had something more in your mind concerning two
different types of freedom which you kept to yourself. This particular
difference is known to you but not to others. They are free to guess right
or wrong!
It reminds me the Quranic
(3:7) allegorical verses, the true meanings of which are only know to
Allah. By writing beautiful allegorical phrases are you trying to imitate
Him? Personally, I doubt it but one never knows; you may have some other
motives. Your attitude of considering your definition true and the
definition of a dictionary as mud resembles very much to a Higher Authority!
Ahsan
Strasbourg
Dec. 5, 2008
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