Journey to Ajmer

Spiritual journeys are performed on hard-earned legitimate earnings, not on taxes collected from the deprived.

LAHORE: Had Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf served the electorate, protected lives of the people and provided sufficient energy to keep the wheels of the industry rotating, the people of the country would themselves have prayed for divine help in ensuring victory for his political party in the forthcoming elections. Under the present trying circumstances of the country, there is absolutely no justification for undertaking the spiritual journey to Ajmer Sharif that he has embarked on. Such spiritual journeys are to be performed on hard-earned legitimate earnings, not on taxes collected to better lives of the deprived. In any case, God bestows His mercy and blessings only on those who have served humanity, delivered on their promises and sought forgiveness from the depths of their hearts. The prayers of the poor are more likely to be answered, especially if they have been wronged and ignored. Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer Sharif was a man who devoted his life to the service of God and humanity, a saint known for his compassion for the poor and downtrodden and a man who detested dishonesty and injustices.

Malik Tariq Ali

Published in The Express Tribune, March 12^th, 2013.