Karbala; My Immortality Project.

🧵 👇🏽 In 1973, cultural anthropologist, Ernest Becker wrote a book called The Denial of Death. Heavily influenced by the works of Kierkegaard and Freud, the book won a Pulitzer Prize in 1974.

Students of jurisprudence would be aware of the Hart Fuller debate regarding validity of bad laws/orders and the contradiction between obedience to commands and one’s own conscience. In light of the IG Sindh’s letter (and subsequent retraction, pending inquiry) here’s a summary. In his essay, “The Separation of Laws and Morals,” jurist H.L.A Hart says that when law is passed and ostensibly comes from a chain of command, it is valid and there’s a distinction between an invalid law and one that’s too evil to be obeyed.

This Muharram, please reflect on the philosophy of Soren Kierkegaard, the father of existentialism, mapped through the lens of freedom, resignation and anxiety. A THREAD; Existentialism is a view that human beings try to find meaning in their life and make rational decisions in an irrational and cruel world.

These Ulemas are ignorant of Pakistan’s colonial laws which are totally incompatible with Islamic finance. In foreign states like Malaysia, assets which are sold are not subject to Government duties and they also accept rudimentary security such as jewellery as collateral. So you have a parallel banking system in place that “believers” accept as halal but has actually been demonised by Taqi Usmani in his own judgment as a sham.

The legal provisions heavy detailed Order by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah J on Gen Bajwa’s extension has the following salient points: Article 243 of the Constitution doesn’t allow the PM to have blanket authority to appoint a COAS and extend his appointment indefinitely. Likens Constitution to provisions that must be fluid and capable of meeting future challenges.

So PM Imran Khan has once again resurrected talks about abolishing the British system and resurrecting Iqbaliaat as the lightening rod of philosophical and religious teaching across schools in Pakistan. This takes me back to 1994. THREAD: In that year IK visited his and (my) alma mater Aitchison College, where he addressed all the students of the college. We are obviously starry eyed to see the most iconic Pakistani ever and couldn’t wait for his speech.

Been unwell for well over a week now and to tired to do most things. Had to respond to this. As someone who has advised on Islamic banking transactions, they are the biggest farce going around. THREAD

https://twitter.com/nayadaurpk/status/1148844522794815489

After State Bank circulars since 1984, banks have created Shariah compliant advisory boards and Islamic banking, specifically as a lucrative source of revenue. In normal banking, any loans or deposits bear interest. Islamic banks call them “profit”