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India-Pakistan
'PM has no authority to define Shariah'
2006-08-24
"That's why we have holy men, dammit!"
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has no authority to define Shariah because he has no knowledge of Shariah, said Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the opposition leader in the National Assembly (NA), on Wednesday.
"Only devout men have knowledge of shariah. Men with turbans. Men with automatic weapons..."
"How can a person who is not aware of Islamic jurisprudence interpret Shariah? The prime minister is pretending to be a mufti (Islamic scholar) in defining Shariah, Quran and Sunnah," Maulana Fazl told reporters in Parliament House. He said interpretation of Shariah was the job of religious scholars who spent their lives studying the Quran, Sunnah and Shariah.
"People like... ummm... me."
"It is not a job for people like the prime minister, Kashmala Tariq and Sumaira Malik," he said. He also rejected government allegations that the MMA had desecrated the Quran by tearing up copies of the Women's Protection Bill when it was tabled in the NA on Monday. Maulana Fazl said MMA members had not desecrated the Quran, but the government did by bringing a bill in parliament which was against Islamic injunctions.
Posted by:Fred

#15  Jackal, please accept my best wishes for a speedy recovery. I'm confident you already thank goodness to be living in a country with the most advanced medical services available to all mankind. I'll not even ask you to consider what your chances would be were you living in some foreign third world hellhole.

Zenster, when God looks down he doesn't see hair, he sees people's auras.

That's your take on things and you're free to believe it. Incidents like the Beslan atrocity have made me have serious questions about the existence of God. I find it is better to operate on the principle that God isn't going to intervene and that we had better sort out these problems ourselves.

Given that, it is crucial to focus on the core issues, like religious intolerance, willingness to target civilian populations and use them as shields, instead of worrying about who is wearing what on top of their head. Rest assured, sometimes it becomes almost impossible to avoid the ocassional "pull-start" joke. I myself have mentioned Turban Torque Wrenches™. But we all owe it to ourselves and those we love to maintain focus on the central issue of how to bring an end to terrorism.

Instigating misplaced hatred of people who wear turbans isn't going to do this. Calling Islam on the carpet for its constant terrorist atrocities is.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-24 16:38  

#14  Who cares about his hat. Take a look at his hands. They look like Lon Chaney's after he finished makeup for "Wolfman".
Posted by: remoteman   2006-08-24 16:17  

#13  ditto

and especially ditto on the Sikhs.
Posted by: lotp   2006-08-24 12:03  

#12  Thank you, Zen. I too get a little tired of the 'raghead' and pigshit jokes.
Posted by: Steve White   2006-08-24 11:50  

#11  Zenster, when God looks down he doesn't see hair, he sees people's auras. What the ragheads don't realize is that after you saw off someone's head with a ginsu, your aura looks like a pool of vomit. God would like to throw a shovel of dirt on it, but He promised not to interfere until Judgement Day.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-08-24 11:44  

#10  Jackal, sorry to hear that, bro.
I'll put you in my prayers.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-08-24 11:37  

#9  

"That's why we have holy men, dammit!"
Posted by: BigEd   2006-08-24 11:32  

#8  I have to agree with Zenster, especially since My hair is beginning to fall out (chemo) and may be needing some covering against the Arizona sun Myself.
Posted by: Jackal   2006-08-24 09:36  

#7  The key question is, does dear Dr. Fazl (he must have a PhD because it's required in order to run for the NA, even if one has to purchase one's diploma at the nearest street corner) have a different turban to match each outfit, or does he carefully choose clothes that will match the turbans? This requires ever so much more thought than the usual black-is-for-Shiites and white-is-for-Sunnis (what colour for Alawites, Baha'i, Sufis, or Pakistan's fave heretics, I've long wondered?)
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-08-24 08:07  

#6  why do turbans hate us?
Posted by: Tent Head   2006-08-24 07:14  

#5  Some god, Zen. The real one is supposed to be omniscient.
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-08-24 05:50  

#4  It doesn't matter if he's warming up yo momma's undies, he's still full of sh!t.

Please try to get over the "raghead" and "diaper-head" bullsh!t. Ask a Sikh why he wears his turban. You'll find that it is done so that, as God look down upon the world, He cannot tell the difference between men, regardless of wealth or position. The sooner y'all get over your bigotry, the sooner your reasons for detesting Islamic fascism will make more sense.
Posted by: Zenster   2006-08-24 02:09  

#3  Funny, I always thought they were soiled tableclothes or someone's curtain.
Posted by: SOP35/Rat   2006-08-24 01:09  

#2  I swear I had that one in my bathroom in 1975...
Posted by: Jaitle Sloter8097   2006-08-24 01:09  

#1  Does he do endorsements of Cannon towels as well as wear them?
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2006-08-24 00:11  

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