The age of
the Cold War was very useful for Muslim World from ideological
perspective. It is because the ideological boundaries were clear and
prescribed. The recognition of enemy was apparent and all forms of
confrontation with it were also knowable. Although all and sundry Muslim
intellectuals including Maulana Maudoodi (RA) strictly criticized both
Socialism and Communism, yet Communism was considered as a great danger
as being very palpable. It is the reason why this criticism lavished all
its focus and attention towards the danger of Communism. The benefit
commencing from this criticism was that the aggression of Communism
toward Muslim societies stopped and armies were provided against it on
every front.
You can say it was merit or demerit of
Communist Philosophy that it insisted on clear concepts, that is why
there was much attraction in it and the resistance against it also got
intensity. For instance, Communism was of the stronger and clearer
opinion against religion and its religious ethics. It was the reason to
organize resistance against it in the Muslim world was not much
difficult. Majority of the Muslim Ummah did never agree to listen
anything against Almighty and the religion. Nevertheless, the concept of
Communism in this regard was so easy that even a common Muslim could
understand it easily.
It was the reason why on the
direction of Maulana Maudoodi (RA), the foundation of Islami Jamiat
Talaba was laid down in the educational institutions of Pakistan. No
sooner did Jamiat begin its work, the lines of Communism thrilled, they
accepted defeat. From ideologically point of view, this era was very
useful and the best one for Jamiat. When the history of Pakistan is
written, this greater benefaction of Jamiat would also be included in
this history and it would be admired and acknowledged that Jamiat saved
millions of educated youth from being secular. Islami Jamiat Talaba gave
them a clear objective or aim of life that prescribed their direction
after they completed their studies.
The ideological
struggle of that period was so deeper that not only colleges and
universities were its centers, the general sphere of politics, the labor
world and the world of literature and civilization were also in the
grip of that struggle. It was the reason why the educational or
practical life of the youth of Jamiat was a series of that ideological
life of colleges and universities. Ideologically, there was no distance
between the two lives, no discrimination was ever there. It was a
revolutionary struggle in a true meaning. It is also fact that Jamiat
was also not free of the people having loaves and fishes, different
interests, but those elements had no value. Jamiat like a flowing river
whose a little water sometimes became dirty, but this situation did not
last long. No sooner, did General Zia-ul-Haqq come than the some very
horrible and dangerous changes commenced in the Pakistani Society. It is
our misfortune that still we have not made an analysis of General
Zia-ul-Haq s personality, his 10 years rule and his effects of
Islamization. General Zia- ul-Haq s Islamization was merely nominal. All
his claims to be Islamic based on hypocrisy. As a fact, the claimant of
Islam i.e. General Zia-ul-Haq made his first attack on Islami Jamiat
Talaba. It was not an accident. Jamiat had won an enormous victory in
students unions elections in all over the country particularly in
Punjab. General Zia-ul-Haq deemed this victory of Jamiat as a danger to
his rule, power so he banned the students politics forever.
Nevertheless, this decision was not a technical or administrative type.
In fact, it was a preplan to avert the spirit of Pakistani society. It
was a plan to non-politicalize the society. A non-political society is a
motionless, deadly silent and senseless one its spirit. In this
society, individual life gets superiority over collective life. All our
Generals have put over society on this way, but Gneral Zia-ul-Haq s
matter was the most deteriorated and worsened one. Firstly, he was a
General and Islamic minded above it. Even though, he used Islam for
his an axe to grind. Islam was like such a curtain for him behind which
he achieved his objectives. He thought that his attack on Islam was a
kind of service to it.
Islami Jamiat Talaba strictly
resisted the ban on students politics. Thousands of people of Jamiat
were put behind the bars; they bore the suppression, torture and
expulsion from educational institutions. Doubtless, this ban was only
for Jamiat, but was not a temporary ban as proved the later situation.
Nevertheless, Jamiat did make the instantaneously resistance actively
and boldly, but it could not make a proper framework for constant
resistance. Temporary caused to form diplomacy.
Genral
Zia-ul-Haq pushed the ideologically sinking society towards personal,
individual, class wise, lingual, and toward provincial fight back, and
differences. The educational institutions were also affected by this
situation. As a result, the psyche of the present generation coming out
of the institutions is Careerism . It has no objective other than
personal interests. In addition, the rapidly changing international
scenario has given a helping hand to it. The end of Soviet Union, defeat
of Communism, ending of Cold War, even the Western intellectuals
announced for the end of history, too played a key role in it. Although
it is a wrong announcement, there is found a partial truth in it and our
lives are demonstrating its evidence. It seems as if the ideological
ideas were of no value and place in our life. It is a general condition
of our society and Islami Jamiat Talaba is also not secluded from it. If
General Zia-ul-Haq was alive today, he would have been taken aback to
see that Jamiat exists with the grace of Almighty Allah (SWT) and is
fresh, active and striving for promoting Islamic culture in the country
whom he had conspired to eradicate. Whereas Jamiat has demonstrated and
struggled during the twenty years of ban, is remarkable, notable and
matchless. No student organization has been able to sustain its
existence other than Jamiat. If any party or group exists, its existence
is local and symbolic. Jamiat is a ray of hope, pleasure and
satisfaction for the country and the nation. However, it seems as if
Jamiatis deem their remaining existence one and the all, nevertheless,
as ideological and revolutionist organization gives no concern to its
survival.
Doubtless, Jamiat has strong existence and is a
great asset of this country, but it seems that for the last ten to
fifteen years, it has adopted a shape of such a large institution that
has provided a big number of its manpower to multinationals. It is also a
fact, the evil of careerism that has clustered round the whole society,
has also broken into the lines of Jamiat. The people who during their
university period used to teach us to lead a revolutionary life, today a
greater number of theirs, are seen to be careerists. They look at
careerism and we look at them. Although, these people could not make us
revolutionists because there was hardly a chance for us to be so, yet
these people themselves abandoned the path of revolution and are engaged
in improving their standard of life. The ideological movements can
never ignore the economical problem of their affected people. It is a
basic and very important issue and if an ideological organization that
has roots with Islam, then this becomes a more significant question
needs to be answered actively. Here it is not a question of earning ten
thousand or one lakh rupee monthly, if anyone is capable of earning one
lakh rupee at monthly basis, he must do so, but this act ought not to
be a result of continuing Rate Race in the society. Secondly, your
priorities should not be changed with it. Thirdly, will you be ready to
give the sacrifice of your standard of life if your Deen, organization
and nation demand you so.?
Jamiat has been struggling
politically and ideologically in a very non-political atmosphere of the
educational institutions of the country since the last twenty years. It
is a very difficult struggle in tougher conditions and Jamaiat s
leadership and colleagues must be paid tributes, regards and affection
for it. Nevertheless, this role of Jamiat is not according to the
objective conditions and challenges. Now, a newer planning needs to be
formulated to cope with the situation. It is very sorrowful that during
the era of Communism, a large number of people used to see ideological
struggle with their own eyes, but today they even do not have any
feeling for ideological confrontation.
Nevertheless, today
there is a more dangerous, intense and horrible ideological
confrontation existing everywhere. The main purpose of this thrash about
is that it has not only affected a single society but is going to gulp
down the whole world. We are fortunate enough that probably 40 % of our
society consists of young people and the activity of communication to
this class is not much difficult but this communication needs to be
formulated on the cultural and ideological basis. Jamiat is capable of
playing its best role of this concern at country level. If Jamiat does
not play this role, the country and the nation would face a great loss.
The strategy for it is already available and additionally it can be made
a proper, stronger strategy. However, a new struggle needs a new
condition. The fight against Communism was easier because Communism was
not found in our souls but the Western civilization has its roots in our
lives and we lay its dozens of spheres. They are part of our concept on
life since a long time. It is the reason the struggle against it is not
so easy. We have to perform this tough job beautifully.
Jamiat
s role in this regard ought to be peerlessly and as a role model. Our
society needs practical examples badly today than it ever needed so.
Will Jamiat play this role? This question if answered depends on many
concerns of our life.
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