The phenomenon of insecurity about religion most likely occurs in a conservative society whenever people try to praise the good deeds while keeping the religious affiliation aside.

Recently on demise of Abdul Sitar Edhi; his saying, “no religion is higher than humanity” was endorsed globally through sharing and making profile photo on Facebook. And later on I found the most expected reaction of people in the form of two rhetoric statements regarding their insecurity about beliefs as they started to examine the Edhi’s quote under the microscope of religion.

“Religion always comes first”
The deluded examiners projected the goodwill in Edhi’s message as some threat to religious doctrines. After asserting the fear through their entheomaniac minds, they further preached that religion comes first; humanity is basic entity of religion; follow the religion to build humanitarian values and so on. Well I really feel sorry for them and their utter ignorance. If they are assuming that Edhi’s quote could manipulate someone to quit the religion because it sounds more liberal and distracting; then you “Sir” are totally siding with those (clerics) Mullahs who tried to segregate Edhi by declaring him well-wisher of “Ahmadis”. Yes it is a bitter truth for ignorant conservatives to swallow that Edhi was not affiliated with any sect because of his liberal as well as revolutionist mind set. He did that practically which is only bragged by the religious conservatives. It’s a dilemma of our society that we connect every moral characteristic at individual or collective level with lack of religious following. Religion is not a chip that once inserted in the body would autocorrect our thoughts, intentions and actions. Religion is an idea and we are the one who have to materialize it by living a practical life. Edhi’s work was neither for fame of world nor for the gains of afterlife and even he did not take his job as a religious obligation. His work was purely the call of his consciousness or inner self to help his fellow humans. His humanitarianism surmounted the religious obligations as it was not a product of religious doctrine. It’s because humanitarianism is an innately embedded feature in every human soul and it is nourished by embracing the path of selflessness, lowliness and kindness. It is evident that cultivation and refinement of human attributes does not require the adoption of dogmas.