an made scientific equipments and devices draws greater human attention owing greater precision and accuracy with minute and reliable outputs. The greater reliance of man on technology can therefore be justified. The adherents of science and rationalism are striving hard to facilitate man being with technological assistance and amenities making them more competent and ecologically fit. They extend selfless services to humanity irrespective of one’s cast, creed and color taken into account.
Allah almighty with drew creating non-living beings subsequent to creation of supreme creature, a human being. Since then the responsibility shifted to the being, empowered with peculiar capabilities. Presently numerous scientific inventions added to human society depicts human being fervently executing the assigned obligations extending their selfless services to humanity. Television keeps us informed about incidences taking place around the globe with inclusion to providence of entertainment segments. Telecommunication transformed the world into global tent, making distant communication possible despite physical separation. The airplane aided travelers, reducing the length of far-flung destinies. Internet has expedited communication system along with making sufficient study materials available at a click reach. Genetic engineering and biotechnology assisted searching out products of mass privileges, making the once incurable disease curable. DNA screening and testing enabled parents to claim their own misplaced infant subsequent to proper identification. The crime investigation department finds clear clues to reach to the genuine offender or perpetrator of the crime the list continues.
Many problems in the third world countries are associated with flawed or delayed fixation of responsibilities; the culprit either escape owning the unlawful activity or keep on shifting the responsibilities from one to another stakeholder. Finally, no one is brought to book and hence justice delayed is justice denied. Particularly, when justice is to be exercised against a high profile person, then the anticipation of recovery and evenhandedness die its natural death. The reason lies in superficial than deepening understanding of undertakings that earn us virtues in fact doesn’t.
Formerly, Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) put forth its finding on some lingering controversial issues. CII is a renowned council of Pakistan tasked to supervise laws complementary to Islamic teachings is formulated. The findings put forth turned down the DNA a principal proof prosecuting the culprit of a rape victim. The council stuck to the traditional four eyewitnesses, the last credible evidence serving the basis to prosecute the suspects and DNA least credible evidence. The findings publically denounced scientific inventions challenging their traditional authority –it contradicts all canons of international law and advocate violation of fundamental human rights. The prejudices disposed off ill-matches rationality and earned them an anti-scientific disposition.
The hard liners also deem polio campaign anti-Islamic. Every year polio campaign is twice launched making the children of age below five immune to the deadly virus. The vaccination move inflicts no harm to them except making lives of infinite children safe and protected. Responding to a question, I enquired from a Clergy said, “The polio vaccine contains certain chemicals that negatively affects man’s dauntlessness and weakens his Islamic attachment to greater degree.” I turned speechless, at the bogus and self made flawed interpretation, ill-matching the fundamental principle of scientific disciplines and logic. Such irrational standings are found proliferating deep in our society altering the stance of numerous people from evenhanded to customary.
The system directly supporting, promoting and protecting injustices seem unlikely to extend space to talent, competence, capabilities, as an alternative recommendation, inducement and influential financial status help earning preferential societal position. Nonetheless, the whole functionaries of the flawed system escape apprehension –they are subjugated to practiced system not the constitutional provision because of despotic brought up. It is imperative that constitutional safeguard is provided to hapless citizens seeking justices over authority and power abusers.
The injustices cracking the socio-political fabric of society and widen the societal divide across ethnic lines, must be curtailed. The politically under-privileged ethnic group rendered vulnerable with increasing the sense of insecurity and should be given in confidence. May the custodians of illusive slogans come forth to fight against all these social evils, injustices, biases and human rights violation? The recklessness multiplied our impediments and thoughtfulness offers a permanent a way out to it.
It is a traditional norm and customary law to consider an elders’ says, a final decision to be rendered unobjectionable and undeniable, irrespective of the principles of rationalism and standard provisions of legitimate laws taken into account. The former discourse leads to insignificance, worthlessness and redundancy whilst the later leads to accomplishment, prominence and success.
The steep decline in literacy graph, lack of awareness and dominance of prejudiced practices are constantly providing foundation to substantiate the prolongation of existing miserable state of affairs, is agreeable. Nevertheless, reaching out to matchless achievements and earning unbeatable distinction requires an ideology pro-development and advancement and level-headedness to be pursued.
The right dimension of an issue has ever been hazy, complicating the determination of proper solutions. There has ever been a wide chasm between thoughtful comprehension of obligation and veneration; in contemporary Afghan society one finds verbal utility the other overshadowed by heedless inculcation. Virtues, earnest faith, superior deeds and heavenly rewards, only come via repeated veneration, is widely propagated, negating the underlying worth of dutifulness. The binding principles of duties of immense significance are deemed inferior whilst religious dogma and set ritual superior. This is the state of superiority complex and the society suffering superiority complex, never rise to prominence, unless turn realistic.
One of rational outlook a realistic approach demand is self-reliance via self-dependence; we are regretfully deficient in. We are truthful and sincere to our obligations and responsibilities to a degree that is laudable in disguise. We have never helped ourselves; hence none of our problems led to the ultimate solution. Neither, the political affairs are streamlined, nor the socioeconomic issues seek rightly directed. The time is advanced devoid of material gains. The distances travelled can not take us forth to an ambiguous destination.