Ideology of Pakistan
Pakistan, an Ideological State
Islamic Concept of Nation and Nationality and Pakistan

INTRODUCTION:

By no streak of imagination can a life without purpose be deemed fruitful. This is true of nations as individuals. In the ultimate analysis, the raison desire of a nation is defined and determined by the ideals to which its members subscribe. And ideals alone help endow a nation with a sense and tenacity of purpose, to pursue diligently and resolutely the goal sit has set
before itself. Despite the widespread Machiavellian philosophy, few indeed, could afford to ignore the dire need, for basing a polity and the highest ideals of righteousness and justice. The democrat west, for instance has established a code of morality of its own, derived from its particular
individualistic, historical experience, notwithstanding the claim of west to a secular orientation, their code has been profusely influenced by Christian ethics and morality. Same is the case in Burma or source other countries where Buddhism has provided the ethical code to the people similarly Islam provides ethical bases of life to the Muslim nation to the Muslims; Islam is more than a religion against perception of hte west. Rather it provides a complete code of life, and addresses the individual and collective life. Thus Islam embraces social political cultural and economic of human life.

IDEOLOGY OF NATION:

Ideology of a nation may be defined as;
“The representation of its socio-politico the state of people’s mind, their emotions, feeling nut shell it reflects the touchstone on which a nation upon the extent of the people’s dedication to it”

PAKISTAN AN IDEOLOGICAL STATE:

Pakistan claims itself to be an ideological state become it is founded on a certain specific ideology, the ideology of Islam. It came into being because Muslims of the India – pak subcontinent developed a specific attitude of mind an attitude which they felt must be realized. These were the eternal spiritual and ethical values of Islam.
Islam gives an ethical basis of life to the Muslims nation. To them Islam is more than a religion as considered in the western sense. It is in fact a complete code of which embraces social, political, economic and cultural aspects of human behavior.

IDEOLOGY OF PAKISTAN:

The ideology of Pakistan, the overwhelmingly Muslim country is the ideology which comprises and sanctions which are attributed or prone to the Islamic concept of nation and that of state.

MUSLIMS NATIONHOOD:

As regards the Muslims, their basis of nationhood is neither geographical boundaries nor social or linguistic similarities but their religion. Islam all Muslims are a nation without any destination this is the first principal of Pakistan ideology on which Quaid-e-Azam demanded a separate homeland for the Muslims of the subcontinent. To Pakistan, Islam is the basis of nationalism.

ISLAMIC STATE:

The ideology of Pakistan is based on the principal and ideals Islam. Islam is the ideal for which Muslims struggled and on which the ideals of the newly born nation were based at.

ANCIENT IDEOLOGY:

Ideology of Pakistan the Islamic way of life is not something like a manifesto that Pakistani adopted on the morrow of their freedom on the contrary; it is as old as Islam itself. Indeed indo-Pakistani Muslims emerged as a new nation because they had stood fast to this ideology.
They founded a new state because they had desired to enthrone the values.
It has been sufficiently warranted by the historical facts that notwithstanding a thousand years of coexistence of the two communities. The Hindus and the Muslims, in the Indian subcontinent, they could not become harmonic, cohesive or united. Their social intercourse, for sometimes, was the pendency which was based on regionalist, but this regionalist community is own moods and methods, names and nomenclature. Legends and heroes, language and literature, this concept of co-existence between them even at the regional levels could not prove a
success. Thus, started their struggle, for a separate homeland, on the basis of Islamic ideology.

ISLAMIC IDEOLOGY:

Now the question is what is an Islamic ideology, which led the Muslims of the subcontinent to demand a separate homeland. Briefly described, it is a set of universal principle and cultural values given by Islam for the
social and moral guidance of mankind. First and foremost among them is the belief in god and his supreme sovereignty. Islam believes in the unity of mankind and brotherhood, in fundamental rights and freedom
and equality.’ Islam also stands for social and economic justice for one and all. The fortunate ones whether in wealth, knowledge, wisdom or fitness in an Islamic society have a moral responsibility towards the unfortunate ones. The relations between the nations also demand justice and morality.
These in brief, are the principle, the elemal values, underlying the Islamic ideology. For Pakistan, these are Islamic values because they have received them through the agency of Islam. On the bases of these principles the Pakistanis seek to build their national life and a food society.

ISLAMIC DEMOCRACY:

Pakistan, both at the time when it was demanded and demanded and when it became a political fact, was envisaged as an Islamic democracy. And in Pakistan, Islam is the only ethical element which alone could spell out the social significance of democratic dispensation on Pakistan. Thus , Pakistan as an Islamic and democratic country was aspired by the Muslims and is envisaged in the ideology if Pakistan, which Muslims struggled and on which the ideals of the newly born nation were based at.

ANCIENT IDEOLOGY:

Ideology of Pakistan the Islamic way of life is not something like a manifesto that Pakistani adopted on the morrow of their freedom on the contrary; it is as old as Islam itself. Indeed indo-Pakistani Muslims emerged as a new nation because they had stood fast to this ideology.
They founded a new state because they had desired to enthrone the values.
It has been sufficiently warranted by the historical facts that out with standing a thousand years of coexistence of the two communities. The Hindus and the Muslims, in the Indian subcontinent, they could not become harmonic, cohesive or united. Their social intercourse, for sometimes,
was the pendency which was based on regionalist, but this regionalist community is own moods and methods, names and nomenclature. Legends and heroes, language and literature, this concept of co-existence between them even at the regional levels could not prove a success. Thus, started their struggle, for a separate homeland, on the basis of Islamic ideology.

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