RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Youm-e-Tarheem was observed throughout the country on Sunday with honour, respect and dignity to pay homage to Shaheed-e-Awwal Muhammad Hussain Shaad on the call of Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi.

The day in Federal Capital Islamabad and Rawalpindi began with recitation from Holy Quran followed by religious functions, Quran Khwani, Majalis-e-Tarheem organised by different religious organisations and institutions, and Matmi Dastas.

A Majlis-e-Tarheem was organised at Imambargah Zain-ul-Aza under the auspices of Youm-e-Tarheem Committee of the TNFJ Rawalpindi. Central TNFJ Spokesman Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi in his address paid homage to Muhammad Hussain Shaad whose sacrifice thwarted the heinous conspiracy of a tyrant ruler to turn Pakistan into a sectarian State culminating in an agreement signed in July 1980 to give rights to the Maktab-e-Tashayyo on the basis of equality. He called upon the government to ensure immediate implementation of the July 80 and May 21, 1985 Junejo-Moosavi agreements.

Zaidi made it clear that peaceful practical struggle would continue to achieve the pious TNFJ target of ‘Wila’ and ‘Aza’ and for achievement of religious rights and no bargaining would be allowed on belief and rights. He said when it has been established that Muslims are brethren with each other then the rights of brethren should be equal, no one should enjoy supremacy over the other. Therefore, he added, Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya not only challenged Ziaul Haq rather by taking over the Secretariat declared that Pakistan is not a jageer (inheritance) of any particular group or Maktab but the inheritance of all recognised schools of thought, therefore, excess should not be accepted against any one. Gen. Zia instead of giving up his nefarious designs tried to use Private Shariat Bill as a toll to give up the status of Islamic State for Pakistan although he himself was not sincere with Shariat.

The TNFJ Spokesman said that the TNFJ was first to reply to this situation saying that in the presence of 1973 Constitution, there is no need of any Shariat Bill because according to the Constitution, Islam is the official religion of Pakistan and Islam fulfils the rights of all and sundry keeping to the norms of justice and fair-play whether it is right to live, independence, freedom, employment, economy, politics, shariat, writing, debate, and religion.

He said if we desire to keep Pakistan on Basic Ideology then we have to do our all work in line with the Constitution in which the supremacy of Islam and not of any particular Maktab is recognised. Therefore, he added, at present Maktab-e-Tashayyo should be taken care of in the changes being made in the field of education also.

A resolution adopted on the occasion said that every Pakistani including the government and the opposition is under the obligation to give priority to Nazria-e-Asaasi, honour, dignity, integrity and solidarity of Pakistan and its people keeping the personal and party interests aside and condemn every step that could become a source of embarrassment for the nation and the country.

The resolution condemning the powers that sabotaged the Anti-Terrorism Act made it clear that Pakistan is confronting one problem or the other owing to these elements. The resolution said that the nation should keep in mind that creating problems is easy while resolving the same is difficult. The resolution lauding the steps taken by President Pervez Musharraf for rooting out terrorism and extremism said the whole nation supports him in this good deed.

Khateeba Syeda Binte Ali Moosavi addressing a Majlis-e-Tarheem organised at Sheb-e-Abi Talib under the auspices of Anjuman Kaneezan-e-Imam-ul-Asr Waz Zaman said that in the most favourite religion of Islam commandment of justice and fair-play is very common and it is must to tackle all with justice. She said the objective of creating an Islamic State is restoration of justice. She said motherland Pakistan is the fruit of efforts made by all schools of thought the objective of which was to restore justice and fair-play on the basis of equality to all but these rights were denied in the era of Ziaul Haq. She said the damage caused to Pakistan during the Zia era was the result of contradiction to the principles of Musawwar-e-Pakistan and Moassis-e-Pakistan, sabotaging the Nazria-e-Asaasi that were thwarted by the TNFJ because they are supporters of giving equal rights to all those who live in Pakistan.

Paying rich homage to the invaluable sacrifices of the Shaheed-e-Awwal Fiqh-e-Jafariya Muhammad Hussain Shaad, she reiterated her resolve not to let this blood go waste.

A Majlis-e-Tarheem was also held at Ali Hall under the auspices of Hay’at Tulaba-e-Islamia. Arif Al-Hussaini, Syed Mubashir Hussain Kazmi, Imtiaz Hussain Kazmi and others addressed.