Originally Posted by inash

The questioning of the candidates for election regarding their knowlegde of basic principles of islam by returning officers is whether wright or wrong?
In my opinion they are right,instead ,many intellectuals of civil society,electronic media and print media consider this attitude of Ro,s wrong,baised and cruel.I,ll give the following arguments in support of my view.
1-Article 62 of the constitution of pakistan, clause(e) says,"no one is qualified as member of majlis-e-shura,if he/she has no knowlegde of basic principles of islam".
2-pak is an islami jamhoriya.it,s state religion is islam.97% are muslims.in such an atmospher,if an election candidate does not have knowlegde of the very basics of islam,he has no right to represent the people of pakistan.
3.The Ro,s questioning regarding islam is from muslim candidates,not non-muslims.
4-some argues that for the administration of a country,knowlegde of islam is not necessary.i will say for the administration of a country,one should know the syche of the people(love of islam in case of pak) of that country and should know, at least,the basics of that syche.