Solution of Extremisn in the Light of Qur'an, Sunnah and Constitution of Pakistan

Abstract

It is scholarly admitted that extremism does not belong to any religion but a worse type of mental approach which can be developed in any human psyche. It is a way of thinking that nurtures violence, chaos and finally terrorism. Like other Divine religions of the World, Islam has vociferously outlawed adopting such behaviour or attitude by giving the lesson of lenience, equality, inter-sectarian and inter-religion harmony which have been practically demonstrated and proven by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in the form of charter of Madinah, treaty of Hudaybia and on the conquer of Makkah. However, after the demise of Holy Prophet and his companions, these biding forces have lost the grip and extremism emerged as a major challenge to the unity of Ummah. Currently, extremism is one of the major challenging concerns being faced by Pakistan. It is an obstacle in the way of development, peace and prosperity due to which Pakistan has espoused various constitutional/legal steps in order to overcome the wave of extremism. Many steps including National Action Plan, National Counter Terrorism Authority act 2013, Operation Zarb-e-Azab, Operation Rad-ul-Fasad and National counter Extremism Policy (NCEP) has been taken by the authorities in this regard. Yet tolerance, respect for others and anti-violence needs to be promulgated up to greater extant. Current study is an effort to analyse the problem and find-out its solutions in the light of Quran, Sunnah and Constitution of Pakistan. 

Keywords: Extremism, Quran, Sunnah, Constitution, inter-religion harmony, Charter of Madinah, Tolerance