Some moderate educationalists in Pakistan and elsewhere are preaching thatPakistan should embrace and implement Islam as understood and interpreted by some Muslim reformers and scholars.

When Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) performed Hajj, on the ninth%0D%0Aof Dhul-Hijjah in the plains of Arafaat, being the most auspicious place, on%0D%0Aa Friday, being the most auspicious day of the week, after Asr being the%0D%0Amost auspicious time on a Friday by Jabal Rahmat, the most auspicious place%0D%0Ain the plains of Arafaat, Allah Ta'ala sent Jibraaeel (Alayhis salaam) with%0D%0Athe following verse:%0D%0AToday have I perfected your religion for you, completed my favour upon you%0D%0Aand I am pleased with Islam as your religion.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe verse is clear that Islam is a perfect and absolute religion.%0D%0AConsiderations of reformation is an insult to the perfect religion of Islam.%0D%0ARasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) advised that after his demise, we%0D%0Ashould hold firm to the Qur'aan and his Ahaadith. We should not be concerned%0D%0Aabout people's comments on being orthodox, fundamentalist, etc. Surely, we%0D%0Aare only obliged to please Allah Ta'ala.%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Ebrahim Desai%0D%0AFATWA DEPT.%0D%0A