Expedition Think: Pakistan Muslim League (N) & The Transgender Bill 2017

‏قُلْ يَٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَفِرُونَ ‎

‏لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ‎

‏وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ ‎

‏وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ ‎

‏وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ ‎

‏لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ ‎

The Quran 109

A Muslim is a person who submits to Allah's DEEN (Law). The DEEN has been defined in The Quran in Q9:36, Q12:40, and Q30:30, as follows:

إِنَّ عِدَّةَ ٱلشُّهُورِ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًۭا فِى كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ مِنْهَآ أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌۭ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ ۚ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا۟ فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ كَآفَّةًۭ كَمَا يُقَـٰتِلُونَكُمْ كَآفَّةًۭ ۚ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ ٣٦

Q9:36 Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong your~~selves~~ Nafs during them. And fight against the disbelievers collectively as they fight against you collectively. And know that Allah is with the righteous [who fear Him].(translation edited for clarity; in italics)

مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءًۭ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ إِنِ ٱلْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ ۚ أَمَرَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٤٠

Q12:40 You worship not besides Him except [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has sent down no authority. Legislation is not but for Allah. He has commanded that you worship not except Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know.

فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًۭا ۚ فِطْرَتَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّتِى فَطَرَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا ۚ لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلْقَيِّمُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ٣٠

Q30:30 So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitrah (separation) of Allah upon which He has ~~created~~ separated [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know. (translation edited for clarity; in italics)

Legislation belongs to Allah only. He does not share His legislation with anyone. He has declared that there should be no change in His Creation. No word and No act should violate the DEEN.

The Transgender Bill was proposed during Pakistan Muslim League (N) government, and then The Transgender Act was also passed during their government. The Act allows for change in gender, both in official documents (CNIC) and through medical procedure (gender corrective treatment). So, in theory and in practice, the Act provides for violation of the DEEN.

Pakistan's Constitution states that:

https://pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part9.html

Part IX: Islamic Provisions
227 Provisions relating to the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah.
(1) All existing laws shall be brought in conformity with the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah, in this Part referred to as the Injunctions of Islam, and no law shall be enacted which is repugnant to such Injunctions.

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It was claimed by the Pakistan Muslim League (N) government that the proposed Transgender Bill 2017 was passed by the Senate with the approval of the Islamic Ideology Council of Pakistan. The Express Tribune reported on January 2, 2018 that:

Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Dr Qibla Ayaz, while speaking to Express Tribune said the name of his body was misused in this context. “This bill was not sent to the CII before being approved by the Senate Functional Committee on HR, but CII’s name was misused for its approval,” the chairman said.

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The Quran is very clear that Allah creates the humans' gender as He Wills. Reassigning gender based on an individual's personal preference cannot be allowed.

The Quran, Surah al-Hajj ayat 41 states that:

ٱلَّذِينَ إِن مَّكَّنَّـٰهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَوُا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَمَرُوا۟ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا۟ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْأُمُورِ ٤١

[And they are] those who, if We give them authority in the land, establish prayer and give zakāh and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. And to Allāh belongs the outcome of [all] matters.

— Saheeh International

Those who, if We give them power in the land, establish worship and pay the poor-due and enjoin kindness and forbid iniquity. And Allah's is the sequel of events.

— English Translation (Pickthall)

[Q22:41]

Potential Misuse by Homosexuals in Pakistan

Homosexuality is condemned by the Abrahamic faith. Jews, Christians and Muslims all agree on it. Homosexuality is a criminal act, and is punishable by law in Pakistan.

The fact that the Transgender Act 2018 allows for gender selection by the individual opens the path for the law to be misused by homosexuals. It allows for a loophole to legalise an illegal act.

PML (N) and other political parties of Pakistan

The Transgender Bill 2017 was proposed by representatives of almost all political parties of Pakistan, and was passed into the Transgender Act also by representatives of almost all political parties of Pakistan.

Geo News reported on May 8, 2018:

Ratified by the Senate earlier this year, in March, the "Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018" was passed in the Assembly by a majority.
Syed Naveed Qamar of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) — who, on August 8, 2017, piloted the bill to provide protection, relief, and rehabilitation of rights to transgender persons — as well as Senators Rubina Khalid, Farhatullah Babar, and Dr Karim Khwaja have been monumental in this bill's progress.
It was opposed by Naeema Kishwer, of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam - Fazal group (JUI-F), who said it should instead be referred to the standing committee for detailed deliberation. She also moved a motion and amendments to refer the bill to the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and the standing committee.
Her amendments, however, were rejected.

Most political parties in Pakistan have shown little regard or understanding of the DEEN, and have generally failed to legislate accordingly.

The Quran states:

وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ وَيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَيُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ دِينُ ٱلْقَيِّمَةِ ٥

Q98:5 And they are ordered naught else than to serve Allah, keeping religion pure for Him, as men by nature upright, and to establish worship and to pay the poor-due. That is true religion.

The word مُخْلِصِينَ translates to sincerely, لَهُ for HIS (Allah's), ٱلدِّينَ Laws.

Pakistan's Senate and Parliament have repeatedly failed, and floundered, in upholding the DEEN. This is just one example. The political parties, elected by the masses, have generally shown little to no sincerity to the DEEN. The politicians in particular, and the masses in general, have not been true to the slogan:

پاکستان کا مطلب کیا لاالہ الا اللہ‎

What is the meaning of Pakistan?

There is no god but Allah.

Pakistan & Other Countries

Self-perceived gender identity is a major goal of transgender rights movements globally. All over the world, there are efforts going on to legalise it, and remove all barriers in the way.

According to a report in Al-Jazeera on May 9, 2018:

Amnesty International’s Pakistan researcher Rabia Mehmood praised the move.
“This bill makes Pakistan one of the few countries in the world to recognise the self-perceived gender identity of transgender individuals,” Mehmood said.

This is the beginning of the End.

Consequences

The DEEN (Law) must be upheld, otherwise there will be legal consequences.

Historically, The Torah and The Quran narrate the fate of the people of Lut alaihisalam, when they refused to give up their corrupt practices. From my reading, it seems that they had legislated for it, and thus considered it legal to do as they wished. After fair warnings and preaching, they eventually suffered Divine Punishment.

The Bible foretells that end times will be like the Days of Lot and like the Days of Noah. The Hour (السَّاعَةَ) is the promised time of the terrible earthquake when this world will end, and the world of eternal consequences will begin.

That is for the disbelieving nations.

What about the believing nations?

The history of the Bani Israel is especially instructive, in that they were the chosen people, entrusted with upholding The Torah, and so they suffered destruction and exile twice in their history, due to their corruption. They were invaded, massacred, their masjid and their houses destroyed, and those left alive were exiled and made slaves.

Pakistan was prayed for as an ideal Muslim State where we would be free to practice Islam. Allah granted us an independent Muslim State. We need to worry about our fate, as regards our negligence of The DEEN.

Ignorance of The Law (DEEN) is no excuse. Believers, leaders and masses alike, must study The Quran, and live by it, not against it, lest they be 'booked' under the divine 'law'. The Believers are under a ratified covenant. It must be upheld.

References & Links

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2017

https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1502192618_626.pdf

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018

https://na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1526547582_234.pdf

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