Comments on: Would you want your son to be a Mullah? http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html Pakistan Politics, Current Affairs, Business and Lifestyle Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:33:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Urooj http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-185097 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:38:58 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-185097 But I guess you have just blown your own horn. The fact that you helped him or gave him charity (albeit not zakat) takes away as much from my original assertion as the statement "I'm not racist, I helped raise money for Colin Powel." It's neither here nor there. As for which trades make one independent of others, I'm afraid there are very few, including welding. You could also feel sorry for the fledging and failing artist, but you didn't feel the need to write a derogatory column about such a person. To each his own, though I know how hard it is to admit one is prejudiced. But I guess you have just blown your own horn. The fact that you helped him or gave him charity (albeit not zakat) takes away as much from my original assertion as the statement “I’m not racist, I helped raise money for Colin Powel.” It’s neither here nor there.
As for which trades make one independent of others, I’m afraid there are very few, including welding. You could also feel sorry for the fledging and failing artist, but you didn’t feel the need to write a derogatory column about such a person.
To each his own, though I know how hard it is to admit one is prejudiced.

]]> by: Shakir Lakhani http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-184271 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:39:39 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-184271 Mr. Urooj, I did not want to say this before (since one should not brag about one's charity to others), but let me tell you that I have helped this mullah a lot. I will not say how much I have given him, or how much I'm still giving him, so please don't jump to conclusions. And I'm not giving him zakaat, because he says he is not entitled to it. I admire this guy, but I still feel he should have learnt some other trade, like welding for instance. That way he wouldn't have been dependent on others. Mr. Urooj, I did not want to say this before (since one should not brag about one’s charity to others), but let me tell you that I have helped this mullah a lot. I will not say how much I have given him, or how much I’m still giving him, so please don’t jump to conclusions. And I’m not giving him zakaat, because he says he is not entitled to it. I admire this guy, but I still feel he should have learnt some other trade, like welding for instance. That way he wouldn’t have been dependent on others.

]]> by: Urooj http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-183992 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:25:58 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-183992 I'm amazed at how much hate you have for the poor chaps. They are like us, living in a world where not only is it hard to make ends meet, but people look down on them (people like you for instance). Rather than sitting here talking about how you don't want your child to be a Mullah (and everyone knows you use it in a derogatory way), and how the Mullah would've fathered ten children cos that's what they do (again quite "unbiased" of you), try to get rid of your prejudice and do something to help make this society a more tolerant one. Even doctors can't make ends meet (not all that is) so why not proclaim the futility of becoming one? Lawyers, ditto. Teachers, ditto. What's your point any way? Other than of course degrading this poor man's choice of becoming a "mullah"? I’m amazed at how much hate you have for the poor chaps. They are like us, living in a world where not only is it hard to make ends meet, but people look down on them (people like you for instance). Rather than sitting here talking about how you don’t want your child to be a Mullah (and everyone knows you use it in a derogatory way), and how the Mullah would’ve fathered ten children cos that’s what they do (again quite “unbiased” of you), try to get rid of your prejudice and do something to help make this society a more tolerant one.
Even doctors can’t make ends meet (not all that is) so why not proclaim the futility of becoming one? Lawyers, ditto. Teachers, ditto. What’s your point any way? Other than of course degrading this poor man’s choice of becoming a “mullah”?

]]> by: Shakir Lakhani http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-183929 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:37:32 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-183929 Mr. Hussain, it's not practical to shut down all the madressahs right away, but the government should slowly close them one by one. The madressah students should by given practical training by employing them in factories (a certain quota of all factory workers-say 5%-should be reserved for ex-madressah students). Providing religious education should ultimately be the responsibility of the state, which should introduce a uniform syllabus for all students (this was the practice when I was a student in the fifties). Mr. Hussain, it’s not practical to shut down all the madressahs right away, but the government should slowly close them one by one. The madressah students should by given practical training by employing them in factories (a certain quota of all factory workers-say 5%-should be reserved for ex-madressah students). Providing religious education should ultimately be the responsibility of the state, which should introduce a uniform syllabus for all students (this was the practice when I was a student in the fifties).

]]> by: Hussain http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-183889 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:31:00 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-183889 So Mr. Lakhani, I agree with you that no "practical" subjects are taught at madrassahs. So what do we do? abolish madrassahs? regulate them? force them to teach practical skills in addition to religious subjects? What do you think? So Mr. Lakhani, I agree with you that no “practical” subjects are taught at madrassahs. So what do we do? abolish madrassahs? regulate them? force them to teach practical skills in addition to religious subjects? What do you think?

]]> by: Shakir Lakhani http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-183782 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:08:41 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-183782 Studying in madressahs is responsible for poverty, because madressahs don't teach any practical subjects. Madressah graduates are good only for talking about religious topics, they can't do anything else. Studying in madressahs is responsible for poverty, because madressahs don’t teach any practical subjects. Madressah graduates are good only for talking about religious topics, they can’t do anything else.

]]> by: Alpha Z http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-183778 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:53:40 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-183778 There are millions of people in Pakistan who are living under poverty line and have social problems, they are not mullahs. So please don't relate studing in islamic madrassas to not earning well. There are millions of people in Pakistan who are living under poverty line and have social problems, they are not mullahs.
So please don’t relate studing in islamic madrassas to not earning well.

]]> by: Shakir Lakhani http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-178161 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:53:29 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-178161 He has two children because his wife has left him, otherwise he would have aimed at fathering at least ten children (which is what all mullahs advise Muslims to do). He has two children because his wife has left him, otherwise he would have aimed at fathering at least ten children (which is what all mullahs advise Muslims to do).

]]> by: Mohammad Yusha http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-178061 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:53:37 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-178061 People don't become mullahs because their parents want them to. Due to sheer poverty, parents are forced to put their children in madrassas that offer free food. I'm glad he only has 2 children People don’t become mullahs because their parents want them to.

Due to sheer poverty, parents are forced to put their children in madrassas that offer free food.

I’m glad he only has 2 children

]]> by: Fuad http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-177769 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:16:46 +0000 http://www.chowrangi.com/would-you-want-your-son-to-be-a-mullah.html#comment-177769 Its very sad. I dont know what to say. Its very sad. I dont know what to say.

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