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i think what aryan brough up is shariah implemenation within the context of the law itself. And i dont agree with many people who believe that the Shariah should be implemented as the law of the land, because it violates the core belief of Islam that there is no compulsion in religion. Not only that, only your creator can stand in judgement over you, not other men. So the morality laws cannot be enforced according to Islam because only your creator can pass judgement over you in the after life. When the government step's in and starts interpretating Islam for everyone else, and then decides that we will implement shariah in the way that we intreprete it is not only wrong but its also dangerous. I firmly believe that the crooked politicians, and crooked governments should stay out of the business of religion altogether and the government should stay out of the mosques altogether. If they want to fund building a mosque thats fine, just stay out of its affairs period. I think the recent attack by Gen Mushy on the Lal Masjid is a prime example of that.

While im no supporter or believer of thier views or their sect, i still believe that they have a right to peacefully practice thier faith without government interference.

Although from the video i have seen on ptv, the people holed up in the lal masjid were armed to the teeth with grenades, rocket launchers and machine guns.

Just because a politician screams Islam, doesnt mean he has the interests of muslims or Islam at heart. and the last thing we want is a politician issuing fatwa's on what is halal and what is haram. Let people practice Islam on how they feel, and the govt should stay out of it altogether. Otherwise, look at Egypt, they decide who get's to become the head Imam of Al-Azhar. In Saudi Arabia, the govt decides who is the head Imam at the Haram Al Sharif, and this is wrong, the people who attend these institutions should decide on who leads thier prayers, and who they seek for guidance, not the government.

If Muslim's are truley worried about morality in society, then education is the key. Dont rely on the govt to help you with that, dont rely on the govt to teach your kids morality, only you can do that.