Film stars arrested
According to Jang, film stars Madiha Shah and Shazadi were arrested in Lahore after the district judge vacated their bail. They were accused of fahashi (obscenity) while dancing in a local theatre allowed by the state. Both started crying and said they were not involved in fahashi but some people were harassing them. They were bailed out by another judge the same day. According to Khabrain when their bail was cancelled the two film stars began reciting religious prayers.
| Something along the lines of "Lawd Jeezis, help me, Lawd!" |
Non-state jihad is allowed!
Leader of Jamaat e-Islami Hafiz Idrees told Jang that most Islamic states and their governments were busy defending their vested interests and no one looked to the defence of the Muslims under attack from the enemy. He said in such conditions, not individuals, but the ulema had to consult and take the responsibility of military action. He said even states have to consult the ulema before declaring jihad. He said jihad-e-akbar was a spiritual battle but it was not afzal. Afzal jihad was fighting the enemy with the sword to end zulm. Dr Sarfaraz Naeemi said that the West was scared only of jihad which was the most important function of Islam.
| That's only because we don't want our zulm to come to an end. Thanks for clearing that up for us... |
Non-state jihad not allowed!
Islamic scholar Allama Javed Ghamidi told Jang that Islam did not allow jihad (war) unless it was waged by an Islamic state. The Islamic state was not allowed to wage a covert war and was obliged to declare war. If non-state actors were allowed to wage jihad then there would be fasad (chaos) not war. He added that the defence of a nation lay in its intellectual strength and not in the purchase of tanks and guns. People who gave crores [hundreds of thousands] of rupees to the jihadi organisations should give this money to educational institutions.
| No wonder I'm confused. They're confused. |
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