Clergies describe secularism as a concept antipodal to Islam. But this misinterpretation of secularism isn’t restricted to the maulvis; the self-proclaimed secularists employ the same interpretation to defend their disagreements with religion
Source/Credit: Daily Times
By Obaidullah Khan | February 11, 2018
Secularism, or separation of religion and state, is one of the most distorted terminologies in Pakistan today, along with Islam and democracy.
Unlike Islam and democracy, secularism is simpler to define and understand.
But the deep-rooted influence of our so-called all-knowing clerics is a fount of confusion and complexity in our minds. The powerful maulvis rule the hearts and minds of masses and enjoy the authority and privilege to define things for us. They have been defining the word secularism for us.
Clergies describe secularism as a concept antipodal to Islam. But this misinterpretation of secularism isn’t restricted to the maulvis; those who call themselves secularists employ the same interpretation to defend their disagreements with religion.
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