AOA

i would try to restrict my views in some lines, the para-wise response is as under:

1. What actually "enlightened moderation" is ?

hmm.... Islam is already an enlightened religion, the president should have to preach the same thing instead of professing for enlightened moderation. however, he tried to divert the attention of many by propounding for enlightened moderation and becauase of this thinking of many pple changed and they got attraction towards pristine injunctions of the divine religion....

2. Is it a "policy of appeasement" through which our president wants to please the west and prolong his rule ?

dear, president has done a lot of good things for the country though there are many blunders committed by him yet his actions for consolidation of the country are indeed good enough, if musharaf won't have been at the presidency then definitely the conditions of Pakistan would have been very different, perhaps there could have been great problems/tensions .....

3. Islam itself is an enlightened religon/deen, so why Gen.Musharaf considered it necessary to give such a theory ?

v all know that Islam is enlightened religion and if we see through the annals of history we may encounter horrible atrocities committed by holders of christianity not only against other religions (specifically Muslims) but also for followers of christ; either it was crusades of eleventh century, spain of fifteenth century, ports of western india in fifteenth century or african Muslims. But west considered/treated Muslims as agressors/pple doing unhumane acts nd so on. there always remained need of resurgence and the duty was performed by many Muslims (nd they, by HIS grace, performed their duties well) and resurgence came in al parts of the globe, where Muslims abode in majority. perhaps the enlightened moderatoin of musharaf can also fall in this category

4. Dont you think that this has divided the already frajile pakistani society?

hmmmmmmm..... the theory had both positive and negative impacts on Pakistani society, but its negative impacts surpassed the other category. however, if the Ulema try to direct their disciples in right direction, they can do it and in this way the country's progress can be sped up

- may Almighty forgive me if i stated anything wrong

plz b praying, may ALlah be with you

Allah hafiz

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