TagPakistan Secularism

really ‘shirk’ to wish someone a Merry Christmas?

By Kashif Chaudhry
In Ahmadiyya, Blog, Human Rights, Ignorance, International, Islam, Loyalty, Service, Truth
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Originally published in the Express Tribune As Christmas is nearing, I am starting to see the occasional anti-Christmas messages on the internet that say that greeting on the occasion of Christmas is haram (forbidden) according to scholarly consensus. Some are claiming that saying “Merry Christmas” is tantamount to committing “shirk” or associating partners with Allah. Of the many clerics that...

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How Pakistan Drifted Away from Itself

By Kashif Chaudhry
In Human Rights, Op-eds
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Originally Appeared on The Huffington Post With the partition of the Indian subcontinent, the Dominion of Pakistan came into existence on Aug. 14, 1947. The valiant and astute Muhammad Ali Jinnah led the minority Muslim community of United India to the fulfillment of its dream for a separate homeland. The basis for the very demand of independence was the upholding of the freedom of religion...

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