What does his death tell us?

 

Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s sudden demise shocked everyone. As a journalist, social activist, TV personality, politician, and Islamic speaker, he became a household name in Pakistan. He was admired throughout the world. The admiration, his inclusion in the list of 500 most influential Muslim personalities, and his other achievements were purely the result of his caliber. No one can disagree with the fact that he rose in popularity as an influential TV host, scholar, and intellectual and reached to corridors of power by dint of his hard work and charisma.
However, it is said that ‘every rise has a fall’. The Aamir Liaquat became a prominent example of this adage. The most coveted TV personality regularly fell into controversies. His careless attitude on the screen, political somersaulting, along with marital issues provided ammo to his critics without a break. His behavior even incited others as well to cast aspersions on him and time and again, he was discussed negatively. And when his third wife leaked some indecent videos and shared other disparaging information about him, a negative campaign against Aamir intensified. He grabbed headlines and on social media, he was trolled 'too harshly'.
People believe in what they see and hear. Unlike Creator, they cannot read the mind and heart and importantly, the intention of the person. Therefore, they began to take him lightly and would not buy his opinion anymore. He was sacked from the TV channel; he worked for and did not find space on other channels. His political party ignored him and his personality was reduced to a mere memer.
‌According to his acquaintances, all this had frustrated Aamir. He appeared on media and repeatedly denied the charges. But, to no avail. The story about his third wife continued to be discussed. This led teary-eyed Aamir to announce in a video last month that he had decided to leave Pakistan for good.

"Once a facetious always a facetious" - going by this logic, nobody listened to him. He was trolled and ridiculed even for his announcement of leaving Pakistan. However, critics, especially social media trolls, did not realize that they were acting as sadists - getting joy out of his misery. Finally, on 9 June 2022, he breathed his last in mysterious circumstances. If depression has a role in his death, there is nothing wrong with saying that the ‘popular media personality was partly eaten by the media and partly by personal issues.

Tailpiece:- If Allah has blessed you and has bestowed qualities on you, value his blessings and employ those qualities in the best way possible. Use them for good, for the betterment of your life, society, and country. Also, stoking a controversy makes you controversial, sometimes even dubious in the public view. It puts your credibility at stake. It is never helpful but always unwholesome. Furthermore, ‘criticism for the sake of criticism’ is wrong. Constructive criticism is good, but even in that proper way needs to be followed. At the same time, there is a limit to every kind of criticism - positive criticism or negative criticism. Human is fragile. It can take criticism, but up to some levels. ‘Too much’ criticism can take a toll on the recipient, cause depression, and can harm him/her adversely without the knowledge of the critic. Moreover, not every act of a person can be ill-intentioned and insincere. If a person pleads, he necessarily may not be feigning. Even if you doubt his/her action, caviling is still uncalled for, because you are not free from faults, your doubt about someone may be your fault, not wisdom. We all need to understand this. And this is what his death tells us.

Writer:- ZEESHAN RASOOL KHAN is a columnist and he can be mailed at mohdzeeshan605@gmail.com