Hafiz muhammad tahir qadri interview tips

There is a consistent effort and work of centuries behind this phenomenon. Education has also played significant role in making this possible. We also need similar educational system which brings about changes in our attitudes and moderates our extreme opinions. If such a policy of intra-faith dialogue is followed for good 50 years, it would eliminate all the existing hatreds and biases within this much time.

The present-day circumstances Pakistan is mired in have been caused by political extremism and political terrorism. There is no culture of mutual coexistence and respect among the political actors of all hues. There is lack of governance everywhere simply because the government has not made policies in accordance with national imperatives and demands.

Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri asked both the government and opposition to play their constructive role lest the country should get bogged down in more political crises and instability. Firstly, the establishment should allow democracy a chance to flourish and function without any impediment or backdoor conspiracy. Secondly, poverty should be done away with.

That also includes elimination of unemployment, dearness and the ills emerging from it. Thirdly, education based on science and technology should be promoted through massive budgetary allocations and fourthly, there should be social development through active participation of the youth, traders, agriculturalists, industrialists and women. Terrorists need to be reintegrated back into the fold of society through reform and indoctrination of correct religious teachings.

He said that our vision about democracy was very limited and that there was no real democracy in the country. We confine democracy to the electoral exercise only. Had that been the case, he said that he would not have left politics. He said that parliament was also toothless and did not have any powers to set the direction of the state and society in the right direction.

He said that if the parliament had any power and pro-people agenda, he would not have resigned from his seat in the National Assembly. Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri said that we would have to attain social and economic democracy before the democratic elections. This complete process would have to be accomplished in phases, gradually. He said that one the one hand, people were committing suicide due to hunger and poverty without ever entertaining any luxury to take their affairs in their hands through democratic exercise, those who had turned politics into business were spending millions of rupees on elections to get elected on the other.

This dichotomy is at the heart of lack of real democracy in Pakistan. He said that practically everyone who earns his living through honest means was disqualified to contest elections because he simply could not afford lavish spending on elections and subsequent jockeying for power. He said that our educated classes like doctors, engineers etc could not take part in elections.

Contrary to this, the ministers in other countries hold PhD degrees in their respective fields. Only the moneyed classes can contest and reach the policy-making positions in the country. He said that it had been more than two years since the mantra was being repeated over and over that the 17th Amendment and 58 2 b would be done away with and parliament would be made powerful by striking balance in the division of powers.

No one asks when the rulers would walk their talk. He said that we are unfortunate in the sense that we ape Americans in a negative way but are not ready to take a leaf from their system. The American political system has been so structured along the idea of Separation of Powers among the pillars of the state that the President of the USA, a powerful man in his own right, cannot appoint a judge of the Supreme Court without approval of the Congress.

Likewise, the American Supreme Court possesses the power of Judicial Review and can strike down any presidential order or legislative enactment if found contrary to the provisions of the American Constitution. Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri deplored the quality and standard of bureaucracy in the country, saying that the bureaucrats were beholden more to their political masters than to discharging their duties in an honest and impartial manner.

The sugar and wheat crisis were there because those benefiting from them were holding policy-making positions. He emphasized the need to integrate women into the national mainstream for national development and progress. The country would not be able to move forward unless we made our women active members of society in accordance with Islamic injunctions.

The American foreign policy is driven by the principle and primacy of its interests. It is neither a permanent friend nor a foe of any country. Their friendship is marked by their interests. As long as these interests continue to be served and protected, the friendship would stay intact or vice versa. It never factored its national interests into foreign policy making.

He said that every foreign policy had two facets; regional and international. In the domain of international relations, Pakistan has been a rudderless ship which has been caught in unchartered waters. This is so because our ruling elite think that without financial assistance from foreign countries, we cannot survive. Our defence would fail and our economy would crumble.

This is the abnormality or weakness which has made our foreign policy reactive and apologetic. A foreign policy so worked out under the light of these guiding principles cannot protect the national integrity of the country. We have laid down arms thinking that we are too weak to survive in the comity of the nations without international assistance forthcoming.

We need to bring about fundamental change in our thinking processes. Our interests should define our foreign policy on partnership basis. It is high time that Pakistan reviewed its foreign policy. The US is in dire straits in the Afghan imbroglio and is thinking of ways and means to get out of this quagmire. This provides Pakistan with much needed breathing space to review its options and rethink its foreign policy.

But we need vision and awareness for this. Regionally, our foreign policy is premised on anti-India pivot. Unless we rid ourselves of enmity syndrome, we cannot forge lasting partnerships and boost regional economic groupings. We need to partner with China and Iran to strengthen ourselves economically and politically. Instead of getting bogged down into blame game, we should focus on education, industry and other important matters which are so important for our national progress.

Pakistan should also improve its relationship with the Muslim world and institutionalize it in economic jargon. It should play active role in the affairs of the OIC to make it a dynamic organization capable of meeting the multiple challenges. It should be remodeled on the lines of the European Union. The Muslim Umma should create trade zones, enhance cooperation in the field of economy, banking, science and technology etc.

We should establish joint fund and sing MoUs to exchange experiences to accelerate the efforts for development. We need to think of a long-term policy duly informed by input of researchers, think thanks and intellectuals. The European countries have research centres to assist policy making but we in Pakistan do not have such culture. Our parliamentarians do not take interest in such ventures because they know that the policy would be made not the forum of parliament but elsewhere.

Their job is to beat desks which they do beautifully. In childhood no matter, you enjoyed highly religious, intellectual and spiritual environment, but you had another world that can not be ignored. The question I want to ask is, how much did college and university environment influence your life? Shaykh-ul-Islam: from childhood till the end of student life, in my life, two channels continued simultaneously.

Neither of the two were alienated from each other. My father had one concept, he used to visualize my future undertakings, my internationally acclaimed services for Islam, what subjects are needed, what arts are required, in what branches of knowledge I should be adept in, and the balance and harmony required for the true perception of religious knowledge, to eliminate extremism from my thoughts, at home the environment I had enjoyed was enrich in knowledge, on the other hand I had been admitted to an English medium school so that I might be good at worldly knowledge, and fluent in English Language, at school I used to wear English uniform but as soon as I got home I used to take that off and wear Shilwar and Kameez and cover my head with a cap.

As for religious environment I do not remember the time when I started my mid -night prayer, it was early childhood before adulthood, I started my daily five prayers, dawn Ishraq and post -dawn Chasht and Awwabeen prayers. These things had been given to me as infant feed. My father had been extending his services as a doctor at a rural health centre that was 30 miles away from Jang Saddr, then I started college, got admission at GOVT College Faisal Abad, it was 48 kilometers away from my home and it becomes about 96 kilometers if we count both sides that I used to travel daily.

He used to teach me religious subjects i. I started Dars-e- Nizammi in , it took me 8 years to complete the course. My father started teaching me but for regular education, my father took me to the holy city of Madina, to Molana Zia uddin Madani may Allah rest his soul in peace I stared my regular education in his guidance. My very first teacher was Molana Zia uddin Madni who set me on my way to education.

It was in that era, now it has all been included in Masjid-e-Nabvi. There was a lane known as Bahishti Lane that after a little turn leads to Janat -ul -Baqeh. We had our home there, on the right of the final resting place of the Holy Prophet SAW , there was Mudrasa tul Uloom Islamia where I got my early education, both the channels continued simultaneously.

When I completed B. I also used to go to attend the lectures of many other well known religious scholars to upgrade and update my knowledge. Tasleem Ahmad Sabri: I want the people to know many aspects of your life. As you told that you had been a very good student, good at religious studies, the people will think that it is very difficult to manage like that, every one can not work so hard as you did, verily to become Tahir-ul-Qadri we need extensive labour like this but everyone can not be like you so how can it be possible for the people, any short cut?

One thing is knowledge and the other is its expression to others, how do you pour your knowledge into the minds of people, we see there are many Scholars with too much Knowledge but how did you learn the art of speech and communication. When a historian would write about the best orators or prepare a catalogue of best speakers, he would not be able to ignore you in world history, in the history of Pakistan, in Islam, how did you learn the art of speech?

Shaykh-ul-Islam: There are many factors behind it. The very first among them is my revered late father who himself was a very good orator. Besides that he was well-known and veteran scholar, poet and phonetician and syntactical expert. He got all his education in Lucknou and Haider Abad Ducken. So I would like to say it is inherited. The people who heard him were of the view that he had been an enthusiastic orator.

So I received this art from my father, and if you want to ask me if I had any regular diploma or certificate, I say I never read any book on this art. Neither do I have any particular teacher, nor have I learnt it. The thing that is more important to mention in this regard is the special favour of Allah Almighty who gave me the very command over this art.

Whatever you see or you take the impression from me is only the special favour of Allah Almighty. I do not have any other answer to it. These are the two channels from where I have got and get every thing. I firmly say what ever I have got; I got from these two exalted figures. Tasleem Ahmad Sabri: May Allah continue to shower his unfathomable blessings upon you.

Dear audience! We have got a call…the first caller; let us see who is there on the line? Assalam-o-alaekum, who is there and where are you from? Shaykh-ul-Islam : Masha Allah, we have got very first call from Madina, it is really matter of great honour for both of us. Caller: please give my compliments to Dr. Sahib and here we have got Younus Qadri, he is very fond of Shaykh-ul-Islam, he is our brother, when Dr.

Caller : I do not have any question to ask I just want to say to Shaykh-ul-Islam that when he visited the holy City of Madina, he did not see us. I am angry with him. Tasleem Ahmad Sabri: laughing that is not fair. The people from Madina Sharif should not be angry. You should not be angry. Shaykh-ul-Islam: He did not have a chance to see but the truth is that, he would be hearing whenever I visit the holy city, I try mostly not to see people and try to get closeness for whom I am there to visit.

If we are to carry on meetings and appointments in Madina, then there is no use of visiting Madina. Tasleem Ahmad Sabri: most of the visitors have learnt the noble practice like this from the men of excellent virtues. Shaykh-ul-Islam: If you give people a chance to meet, and then you know, people from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh form a huge gathering and a vast majority of them assembled round you.

It does not sound well to practice these things on that holy land; it is against the principle of love and reverence. Keeping these things in mind, I try to avoid seeing people, and if any one does not have a chance, I am extremely sorry for that, I am compelled to act like that in Madina but I am sorry. Tasleem Ahmad Sabri: the people from Madina should not be angry because if they get angry, it is unbearable for us.

Sahib said himself sorry so you should not get angry. Tasleem Ahmad Sabri: you have written hundreds of books on different topics, delivered thousands of speeches on various subjects, world tours for the cause of Islam. Definitely, you have children, family, and relatives. Besides that, you have to sort out the things at Minhaj-ul-Quran International with a broad network.

How do you mange the time? We say we do not have the time. This is the case with everyone but please tell us? How do you mange time? Moreover, a peace syllabus was prepared and is being taught in peace classes taken at Islamic Centres of Minhaj-ul- Quran International across the world. Minhaj-ul-Quran International also provides guidance on various international issues to be discussed at International Forums.

Farid-e- Millat Research Institute is another feather in the crown of Minhaj-ul-Quran International, which is a state-of-the-art research institute facilitating research on contemporary issues relating to the implementation and understanding of Islamic ideology concerning Muslim Ummah and the world community. This institute also works for producing quality books based on modern methods of scientific expression like every statement should be accompanied with reference, bibliography and index, etc.

My daily routine, besides my ongoing work of reading and writing, comprises making a few telephone calls. Make a phone call to my elder daughter Aysha Qurat-ul-Ain and my granddaughters and grandsons to exchange news and views. I prefer to make video-calls so that we may watch each other also. Then I phone my son Dr. It includes a discussion with Dr Hussain on matters related to the ongoing educational as well as welfare projects of Minhaj-ul-Quran International and its local chapter and affairs and progress of Minhaj University Lahore.

Then I talk to my eldest son Dr Hassan Mohi-ud-Din Qadri and get apprised about the affairs of the secretariat and movement. Likewise, I converse with the Secretary-General of Pakistan Awami Tehrik, Khurram Nawaz Gandapur, and its Secretary Information, Noorullah Siddiquee, to get information about the political situation of the country and activities of our party.

Model Town case is also being heard in the court nowadays, so I remain in contact with our lawyers to know about the developments in proceedings of the case and be a part of consultation about it.

Hafiz muhammad tahir qadri interview tips

Being an anti-status quo and pro-revolution by nature my first inspiration was my learned father Dr Farid-ud-Din Qadri. He was a medical doctor by profession and had travelled through many countries of the world in quest of acquiring knowledge from the renowned scholars of those countries like India, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and many other Arab countries.

His academic stature was not confined to India and Pakistan but international one due to his frequent visits to foreign countries to quench his thirst for knowledge. My personality has deep imprints of the qualities of my father. I spent almost 25 years, i. I learned Tasawaf, Salook and Maarfat and manners from him. Spiritual learning and training have a great impact on my personality.

Then from to , I studied Islamic Philosophy from Dr. Burhan Ahmed Farooqi and acquired the Quranic thought of revolution from him. All of them have a significant role in my character building. The next to Harmain Sharifain place where I wish to go for a long time and yet in waiting is the city of al-Quds in Jerusalem. Picture of that city always rolls before my eyes, and I feel present there.

Next to it is the city of Baghdad, I had been a frequent visitor of Iraq, and I always felt an unexplainable spiritual content while there. The third is Damascus where I want to go immediately after receiving the news of favourable conditions of law and order there. After that the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Konia are very much liked by me.

These cities are nearer to my heart. I always use Turkish Airlines while coming from or going to Canada and feel great tranquillity while flying over the city of Istanbul. I am very hopeful about the future of Islamic banking and finance in Pakistan and as well as worldwide. Islamic banking is expanding and growing in all regions of the world with each passing year.

Islamic banking has emerged as a better alternative to conventional finance. The future of the Islamic banking industry is also based on the performance and goals of the industry itself. Islamic banks have gained the attention of consumers at large. Now is the time to keep those consumers and also remove barriers for un-served consumers to ensure the sustainability of the industry.

The steps should be taken to increase the trust level of investors; innovation and standardisation in the products of Islamic banking are indispensable for future growth. The Islamic banking industry has to move forward to achieve the goal of empowerment of Muslim Ummah and the whole of humanity. They have to address the global problems and challenges the Muslim Ummah is facing such as the challenge of unemployment, poverty, and social, economic and environmental sustainability.

Islamic products can be sold by any name because Islam does not demand that the products of Islamic banking should be sold using the name of Islam. So, if we introduce these products using Islamic terminology, they may hardly be acceptable to the Western world; particularly in the present wave of terrorism. Hence, it may make the sale of Islamic products unacceptable.

A child cannot tell a lie even if he tries. In fact, all these values belong to Islam, which was adopted by Europe. Then Europe expanded these values. If we turn towards history, the period ranging from six to seven hundred years takes you to the Muslim era. This was the period, when the Muslim world made progress in science, education, medicine, biology, philosophy and technology.

Every city had hundred of law colleges. That was the era of knowledge, progress and research, whereas the same era was known as Dark Ages in Europe. Then, gradually, the Muslim decline started, and Europe began to develop in fields such as knowledge, research and departments of ethics. This is a historical fact that the whole of Europe was illuminated by Islamic values and education culture.

Then this light was spread across Australia, America and New Zeeland. Anyway, the West now stands at a better position as far as human rights and ethical etiquettes and manners are concerned. There should be no confusion in this matter. The prohibition of interest is unequivocal in the Holy Quran and the teachings of Holy Prophet peace be upon him.