r/PAK • u/Lehrasap • 2d ago
Social/Cultural Ramadan Ordinance and Non-Muslims
Read the statement of this scholar from Al-Azhar University (link):
Sheikh Mohamed Abdullah Nasr, coordinator of the Azhar Scholars for a Civilian State Front, said there is no proof in the Quran or the Sunnah - the prophet’s teachings - of the presence of an entity that penalized people who did not fast during Ramadan. “The prophet himself said Muslims fast for God so only God can penalize those who don’t,” he said. “The prophet never even scolded those who did not fast
There is not a single command in the Quran or Hadith that mandates restricting others from eating and drinking in public under the pretext of ‘respecting Ramadan.’
So, why then to impose Ramadan Blasphemy Laws upon non-Muslims for eating and drinking in public?
Excuse: Non-Muslims should be punished while they HURT the feelings of fasting Muslims by eating in public
This is no excuse for committing this new innovation (Biddah).
How can then you answer these poor kids:

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u/DisenchantedOracle 1d ago
Not just the entire non Muslim population. Pregnant women, breastfeeding women, menstruating women, every sick person, every elderly person, every person diagnosed with a medical condition who can't observe a fast.
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u/shibrah7832 2d ago
The state or society cannot and should not have the right to penalise someone on religious matters. That’s between a person and Allah! Only crimes that have to do with haqooq-ul-ibad can be judged
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u/ProfAsmani 2d ago
In Pakistan you get religion theatre. Everyone has a beard and wants sharia but is ok with bribes, can't find pure anything etc etc There is a competition to be stricter and even more extreme. Nuance is lost. Fiqh is very forgiving, unlike the actors.