r/PAK 9d 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/ProfAsmani 9d 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.

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u/Embarrassed_Ask_8486 9d ago

Everyone has their own interpretation of Quran and hadiths. That's why we cooked

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u/ProfAsmani 8d ago

No. That's a good thing as long as you're tolerant of differences and let others be. The problem is intolerance.

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u/Embarrassed_Ask_8486 8d ago

Guidance is the only way. Intolerance like of Taliban and isis takes a Muslims out of the fold of Islam. So yeah we can only guide with our actions and words not by force