Society moves toward destruction when people do not distinct between good or bad: PM Imran
He said that the principles of state of Madina must be followed if the nation wants to prosper.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that a society moves toward destruction when people forget distinction between good and bad.
Addressing the Ulema and Mashaikh Conference in Islamabad on Monday, he said that the principles of state of Madina must be followed if the nation wants to prosper.
Giving example of the suicide of a Singaporean minister, the prime minister said that a minister in Singapore had committed suicide after he was found involved in corruption.
Imran Khan said ensuring all the basic rights to every citizen and rule of law were the two main principles of the State of Madina.
Referring to the growth in the Scandinavian countries, he said these countries acted upon the principles practiced in the State of Madina, but we lagged behind for not paying due attention to them.
The premier said unfortunately Islam was linked to terrorism in the West. He said Islam has nothing to do with extremism or terrorism, but it is a religion of peace. He said he has emphatically spoken against Islamophobia at international forums, including the United Nations and the OIC, and will continue raising voice in this regard.
He said the people may be informed about the guiding principles which had empowered a backward society to defeat the biggest empires of the time within 15 to 20 years.
The prime minister said in its mission, the government was facing difficulty to sensitize people for differentiating between good and bad as lack of this attribute could lead to downfall of any nation.
He pointed out that some eight to nine TV anchors recently moved the court to seek permission for airing the speech of PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif who had been convicted for stealing billions of public money.
“Had it happened in any western country, such an individual would not even be acceptable in any gathering, what to talk of appearing on television channels,” he remarked.
He said the society would change when an SHO or Patwari was afraid of societal embarrassment on account of taking bribe.
Calling for campaign to propagate corruption as an evil, the prime minister said said the religious scholars should also make it part of their sermons.
Speaking on Islamophobia, the prime minister said the issue deteriorated owing to the lack of reaction from the Muslim leaders to the blasphemous acts in the Western society.
Following publication of his book, he said, Salman Rushdie made a propaganda against the Muslims under the garb of freedom of expression.
Later, the West linked extremism and terrorism, even the suicide bombing with Islam, though according to facts, the Tamils and Japanese had committed suicide attacks first in the history but no one linked the practice with their religions, he added.
He said the Western society dealt with the religion very casually and did not know what kind of reverence the Muslims showed to their Holy Prophet.
He assured the gathering to continue raising the issue of Islamophobia at every international forum to make the West understand that it hurt the sentiments of Muslim as criticism on holocaust did to them. He had written letters to the Muslim world leaders to urge them for a united stance on the issue.
