Ramzan Dukaan Transmission... Real Spirit of Ramzan Is Gone- Article by Shoby

Ramzan Dukaan Transmission... Real Spirit of Ramzan Is Gone- Article by Shoby

I entered the room just after Aftaar where my younger (11 years old) brother was watching a very popular Ramzan Transmission which he told me was one of the best being on air. Without naming the TV channel & anchor, let me give you a glimpse of what was actually happening there in the show which was supposed to be a noble show considering it to be attached with name of holy month of Ramzan.

Host: Agar tum naach ke dikhao ge to main tumhain bike du ga (I shall give you a bike if you show me your dance moves)... Hearing this, the participant started dancing like he was born to dance and that too in front of hundreds of people present at the studio while thousands watching live on TV. Watching him dance like a crazy, a few others (with mix ages & some of them even with beards & looking religious) joined him in the dance and there it started a hoo-la-la for no reason whatsoever. After a few minutes, the host (full of wickedness & arrogance in his eyes) almost scolded the singer & ordered him to stop the song. Afterwards he gave few smart phones to all the other dances whereas bike was presented to the first participant as per commitment.

To tell you honestly I have not watched even a single complete show on any channel in this Ramzan but what I come across through Social Media, it is enough to prove that we as a nation have declined badly as far as our moral, cultural, ethical & most importantly religious values are concerned. At one channel, they are inviting female guests to touch & lift creepy animals and on another place, they are asking women & men to sing, dance or to utter tongue twisters & to perform various other stupid activities that have no relationship with Islam & Ramzan by any mean. You literally feel that morality is taking the last sighs in these sows being aired on national TV channels.

Now what is this??? Can any sane person clarifies what sort of Ramzan transmission is this. As a reasonable respected Muslim & Pakistani, can we justify our deeds??? Is it what Ramzan teaches us & is this what we were supposed to do in Ramzan.

Ramzan, a month full of blessings. Ramzan which is considered to be the most pious month of the year. Ramzan which is the month associated with ALLAH HIMSELF. Ramzan which was bestowed upon us so that we may increase our prayers & ibaadat so that we may become pious. Ramzan which is considered to be the spring of reciting QURAN PAK. But alas, we literally forgot what the actual meaning of Ramzan is. We have lost the true spirit of this sacred month.

When I was young, I have been watching such great people hosting Ramzan transmission on national TV channel with utmost grace. The primary objective of this transmission was not only to synchronize you with the holiness of the month but was also to provide us with the doze of information & entertainment in just the right volumes. There were religious scholars who used to spread true face of Islam highlighting the spirits of brotherhood and focusing on love, peace & harmony. They used to enhance knowledge by providing information related to the religion & other important stuff. And now this all is converted into shows crazy for ratings.

Now we witness hosts with no or very little Islamic information, guests who are not allowed to speak what they really are capable of or what should have been said in these days, audience which I am sorry to say tries its level best to prove themselves worse than beggars. And this is infecting our coming generations. I shall repeat we are heading towards nowhere as far as our moral & religious values are concerned and I am afraid our coming generation  will be spoiled watching these senseless & meaningless shows. Let me tell you these programs are doing no good for the public and they are just exploiting the hungry nature of human creed. They are pulling out the beggars embedded within them.

For one moment, if we go with their mindset that we are helping the poor public and making the best out of Ramzan by giving these gifts as charity in these shows, my point is, is it necessary to murder the due respect of men & women participating in your shows? Cant you arrange some sober some graceful little quiz segments or something like this which not only helps the public to increase their knowledge but also become a solid & respectful reason to give some gifts or presets to the audience. I mean what is the creative team of these shows thinking before mapping the stupid ideas being implemented now a days.

Someone has to stop it unless it becomes out of control. Someone has to bring out some positive thing which can turn the table around. Someone has to tone down this war of ratings which is compelling media houses to produce these meaningless shows. Someone has to produce something positive, something entertaining without compromising the quality & without disrespecting the audience & without deterring the holiness of Ramzan. Till the said time comes, I am disappointed.