Achi news desk-
Almost 83 years later, the Jamaat-e-Islami caravan has passed through Syed Maududi, Mian Tufail Muhammad, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Syed Manwar Hasan and Sirajul Haq, to ​​Karachi firebrand Hafiz Naeemur Rehman. Syed Maududi had decided at the beginning of his journey that he would have to keep strictly within the constitutional and legal limits in order to reform society in general and promote the Islamic system. So Jamaat is still very much on the same path. She strongly believes in her ideology and mission to the point of faith. Despite the strict discipline, the style of thinking, behavior and mood of the different leaders of the Jamaat definitely influenced the policies of the Jamaat, but they did not avoid the constitutional and legal ways. Of the fifty two years after Maulana Maududi’s tenure as an emirate, fifteen years were in Punjab (Mian Tufail Muhammad), five years in Karachi (Syed Manwar Hassan) and thirty two years in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Qazi Hussain Ahmad 21 a Sirajul Haque 11 years). Now once again Kahistani thought has turned to the school of Syed Manwar Hasan. You have to see what jumps up from the bottom of this sea and what changes the color of the blue dome?
In the first elections of 1970, Jamaat-e-Islami fought so intensely that there was a split in East and West. It looked as if the Jamaat-e-Islami would crush Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s ambitions in East Pakistan and Bhutto, the pioneer of Islamic socialism, would be marginalized in West Pakistan. May 31, 1970 “Yum-e-Shaukat Islam” continues to spread fragrance in the hearts of the old workers of the Jamaat. The results of the December 7, 1970 election were disappointing for the Jamaat. The history of the journey of the last four years is only an echo of these results.
The party contested the 1988 and 1990 elections under the banner of the ‘Islamic Democratic Union’ and its main leaders became part of parliament. The late Qazi Hussain Ahmed rejected “Union politics” in his ambition. In the 1993 elections, he not only distanced himself from the IGI, but considering the electoral strategy of Jamaat-e-Islami meaningless, he entered the arena under the banner of “Pakistan Islamic Front”. This unique experiment was also fruitless. The beleaguered party did not participate in the 1997 elections. It had its biggest victory in the entire electoral history in the 2002 Musharraf era elections when it was part of the ‘Mutahida Majlis Aam’. MMA won 63 seats in the National Assembly. His government was also established in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Jamaat became part of this government. The important ministry of finance was held by Mr. Sirajul Haq. Instead of continuing and consolidating this experiment, the party boycotted the 2008 elections. In 2013, the party once again shunned coalition politics and preferred to fly solo. 166 candidates were presented in the National Assembly. Three were successful. In the 2018 elections, the party returned to the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, but sixteen years had passed since 2002. MMA won only twelve seats. Jamaat division got only one seat.
In the February 2024 elections, the performance of all parties with a religious or religious identity was very disappointing. But perhaps Jamaat-e-Islami faced the most heartbreaking defeat in its history. He presented a total of 774 candidates for the National Assembly and the Assembly. Of the 231 candidates for the National Assembly, not one was successful. Out of 543 candidates for provincial assemblies, probably two or three winners have emerged. It has no member in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assemblies. And this is the first time that the party has not had any representation in both houses of the Senedd, the National Assembly and the Senedd. Kamal blessed Siraj-ul-Haq, a very active and dynamic “Kahistani man”, but the Jamaat did nothing.
Jamaat-e-Islami is the most organized party of Pakistan. Its Emir is elected on the basis of true democratic principles. No other party has a headquarters like Mansoora. The sincerity, dedication and passion of his employees is also outstanding. The bankruptcy of his election campaign is also spectacular. He is also very active in the field of social services. People trust its reliability. She is their first priority when giving donations, but why is she completely out of their priorities when it comes to voting? This is the question that has been standing before not only the affiliated members of Jamaat-e-Islami, but also those who have mental and intellectual harmony with it for four years.
The late Khurram Murad, a man from Qalandar who dedicated his life to Jamaat-e-Islami, has tried to find the answer to this question in his autobiography “Moments” with great pain and heartache. Determining the failure in the 1970 elections as “the most nerve-racking event in the history of the Jamaat”, the deceased said. “We have to think why are we not getting the support of the public? And if there is no public support, how can the results of the elections be good for us? If the results in the elections are not good, then what will be the advantage of participating in the elections? There may be better means by which that can be done than elections to witness the truth and da’wah alone. But we are not just working to preach, we are working to change the leadership and if this pace continues, what will happen to this work? What is the fault and what is the fault or is it a matter of our strategy and system that we could not get the desired results because of that? Is there no need for a change in our scope, practical tendencies and actions? Why do we fail to present our true and correct position? Why is our style ineffective in conducting election campaigns?”Although it is twenty-five years since the publication of this book compiled by brother Aziz Salim Mansoor Khalid, Khurram Murad’s questions have not yet been answered.
Dissatisfied with the two major parties, Pakistanis have always been looking for a new alternative political force. Tehreek-e-Insaaf made this search easy and destroyed the entire political, democratic, moral, economic, cultural and social structure of the beloved country. I wish Jamaat-e-Islami could fill this gap.
In his recent column, Dr. Hussain Ahmed Paracha quoted a wise man as saying that “Only rather pray for Jamaat-e-Islami, not advice.” Giving prayers to the Jamaat also means that we ourselves are more righteous, pious and righteous than the members of the congregation. I also find it rude. Despite this, the heart is overflowing with good wishes for Hafiz Naeemur Rahman. Is it any wonder that these skilled men can make the precious capital of national politics a reliable asset for the democratic houses.
