To Know about ISI Officer

أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَةَ رَبِّكَ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ مَعِيشَتَهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ لِيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا وَرَحْمَةُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

Is it they who would portion out the Mercy of thy Lord? It is We Who portion out between them their livelihood in the life of this world: and We raise some of them above others in ranks, so that some may command work from others. But the Mercy of thy Lord is better than the (wealth) which they amass.

Al-Qur'an, (Az-Zukhruf [Ornaments of Gold, Luxury]) Ayah 32

He could be posing as a "rayrhi wala", coming everyday around your area, and you wouldn't note.

He could be someone unloading the luggage from a busy bus terminal.

He could be as professional in his undercover espionage, as can be.

Who is it?

An ISI officer.

Since the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Allah Has been sending forth pious, humble men from amongst our own ranks to watch over us, take care of us. We never bother to note. Since the inception of the "awaara" (not azaad) media in 2002 onwards, the Pakistani masses have been constantly fed a combination of mixed emotions, stories. All either confusing, sometimes plain provocative, some very bizarre.

Behind all these facades, are those men. In ordinary kameez shalwar, they often roam about gathering information from sensitive points for reconaissance and updates. They do not care about "fame" or "fortune".

And from the most part of them, 5 waqt k namaazi, jo Allah k huzoor girgira kar Pakistan k liye din raat duaen maangte hain aur undercover rehte huwe hi iske liye din raat apna waqt aur apni koshishein sarf karte hain. In one diplomatic and bureaucratic circle, we had an astounding personality of Qudratullah Shahab, a faqeer of Allah who was amongst the echelons but his true identity and status was noticed and fully realized after he passed away.

Kitne hi log hain, Institute mein, kuch maujooda, kuch retired, jo naik niyyati se aur jazbe se mulk o qaum ki khidmat kar rahe hain. Jin ki shaklein aap ne TV pe nahin dekhi hongi, jin ki awaz aap ne kabhi suni nai hogi. So much and more. Maybe you did come across them, or they happened to pass you by in their regular clothes and kameez shalwaar, and you would never have even hinted or noticed who they really are.

They are those who do not want a name. All they know is that for you to sleep peacefully at night and be alive the next day to spend time with your loved ones, to make this possible they have to sacrifice their time for you. Even at 3 a.m. early morning, when everyone is sound asleep, they observe and monitor internal/external threats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all round the year. Their existence is our living. Allah Has blessed many of them with the power of special insight and caution.

The Armed Forces operate by devising strategies based on information gathered from the ISI and MI (Military Intelligence). And today, these same UNNOTICED, UNSUNG HEROES, are also being targeted and getting martyred by those who claim to be "Muslims", whereas their sole intent is nothing but fasaad.

They can be among you, and you wouldn't know. Unsung heroes, determined to protect you all and Pakistan from vile enemies

There are GOOD AND BAD people in every organisation. BOTH.

What people forget, is that as long as even a handful of few noble and dedicated Men of Allah are in the ranks of an institute, Allah will never abandon or punish that jamaat. Alhamdulillah, so is the Institute and it's officers.

They are humans too. They fail sometimes, but that does not mean they have made mistakes after which people should start wrongfully cursing them or doubting their loyalty and jazba.

Ask the officer who is near the border at 2 a.m. night-time in frosting cold, posing undercover as a member of some group who are against Pakistan, and he stays with them just so that he can get firsthand information to transmit.

Espionage (spying) is not a crime.

There are wonderful examples in Islamic History:

> RasulAllah sallallaho alayhi wasallam used informants in most of his expeditions. As Abu Sufyan's caravan, that was coming from Damascus, was approaching, RasulAllah sallallaho alayhi wasallam wanted to know the caravan's destination. While the prophet was in Madina, he sent Talha Ibn Obaidallah and Said Ibn Zaid to the Damascus route to gather information about the caravan. On their way back to Madina, and at the conclusion of the Badr battle, they met RasulAllah sallallaho alayhi wassallam in Terban, as he was descending from Badr to take Madina.

> Omar Ibn Al-Khattab radi allaho ta'ala anho advised his commander Saad Ibn Abi Waqqas -may Allah be pleased with him -saying, “If you step foot on your enemies’ land, get spies for them. Choose those whom you count on for their truthfulness and advice, whether Arabs or inhabitants of that land. Liars' accounts would not benefit you, even if some of them were true; the deceiver is a spy against you and not for you. "Khaled Ibn Al-Walid -may Allah be pleased with him -used to take informants and spies with him in each of his wars against the Christian Orthodox. He chose them carefully and treated them well.

> Concerning the issue of clothing and appearance (appearance of true religion), Ibn Taymiyyah said, "If a Muslim is in a combat or godless area, he is not obligated to have a different appearance from [those around him ].The [Muslim] man may prefer or even be obligated to look like them, provided his action brings a religious benefit of preaching to them, learning their secrets and informing Muslims, preventing their harm, or some other beneficial goal."

At the end, I would like to say, if you disagree with the Institute as a whole, you are being ungrateful from your part. You should always remember those in prayer who are sincere and just. And as long as there are hidden gems of Allah in the land, you cannot point fingers at them as a whole.

Learn to be grateful, appreciative and helpful.


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