It is indeed very sad and disheartening to see that we are losing the very fabric of our Secular Nation to the Fanatics. Fanatics are Fanatics, be it VHP or Shiv Sena or SIMI or HUJI or whatever we prefer calling them. The end result is, that the entire community stands condemned for the action of few radical fanatics and misguided people. Whether it was demolition of Babri Masjid, or Bombay Blasts or riots in Ahmedabad, or attack on Akshardham temple or killing of innocents in Godhra, it is an innocent Indian who bears the brunt of it all just because he was a Hindu at the time of Akshardham Attack and a Muslim at the time of Ahmedabad riots. The Nation bleeds, the India, the Hindustan..... for freedom of which so many people sacrificed their lives continues to BLEED....
Nothing can be more regretful than the hatred and violence in the name of GOD and Religion, that too, when not even a single Religion in this whole wide world has ever professed violence against unarmed and the weak. I really wonder where did all this start then? Who are these fanatics, where did they come from? Do they actually understand anything about the religion in the name of which they kill innocents in various bomb blasts and riots. If someone is so found of fighting, they are welcome to fight but please fight against the enemies of peace, fight with enemy soldiers, fight against equals, because a true soldier never attacks the weak and unarmed. On the contrary, here are the gruesome incidents to the likes of the ones already mentioned above which only remind us of Religious Fanatics who not only kill innocent harmless civilian population and also feel great about it, calling themselves “Believers” and “Jehadis”. I used to wonder a lot about these words like "Jehad", "Kafir", "Fatwa", "Islam" etc which have been often used by fanatics and radical groups while attempting to justify their armed and violent activities in India and across the world. These very people consider themselves fighting for protection and propagation of Islam and call it "JEHAD". Do these people really understand what all these words really stand for?? For information of all readers, I quote few lines from a book called "The Quranic Concept of War" written by Brigadier SK Malik from the Pakistan Army and it reads...
“The Muslims when they are engaged in fighting are not to transgress the limits within which war is allowed to be waged and, in principle, they are not to be cruel or become revengeful. The general command to be just and fair is discernable from Chapter V. Verse 8:
"Oh, ye who believe
stand out firmly for God as witness
To fair dealings,
And let not the hatred of other people to you
make you swerve to wrong and depart from Justice.
Be just, that is next to piety.
And fear God. Surely, Allah is aware of what you do"
Then there is that famous directive issued by the first Caliph of Islam, Hazrat Abu Bakr which seems to reflect the spirit of moderation and Humanitarian approach of the Law of Islam. Said he, "Remember that you are always under the gaze of God and on the eve of your death; that you will have to reckon on the Last Day....... When you fight for the glory of God behave like men, without turning your back, but let not the blood of women or that of children or the aged tarnish your victory. Do not destroy palm trees; do not burn dwellings or wheat fields; never cut down fruit trees; only kill cattle when you need it for food...........”
I really wonder if this is the same “Islam” these fanatics are following so passionately or are they following some kind of a, more evolved version!!!! Is it the same religion for protection of which the Jehad is being waged at the cost of blood of these very innocent women, children and aged?? Why the message of peace and love given in Quran remains incomprehensible to them? As far as I can reason out, it is the difference of perceptions....But Alas!! This perception has cost too many innocent lives already, Allah only knows how many more.......
Are all the Muslims alike?.......Misinformed Fanatics!! Should we categorize all the Muslims in the same class and condemn them and frame them as Anti Nationals? No, Definitely Not. The reason is plain and simple. Just like all Hindus do not belong to the same class of fanatic Hindus who demolished Babri Masjid, similarly all Muslims do not belong to the types of Abu Bashirs or Afzal Gurus.... Before you start condemning all the Muslim citizen’s of India next time just ask yourself this question:-
“Why do we tend to forget that the following people mentioned below, after all are, but........................ Muslims”
Dr Abdul Kalam Azad, Dr Zakir Hussain, Maulana Azad, Amir Khan, Feroz Khan, A R Rehman, MF Hussain, Sania Mirza, Irfan Pathan, Zahir Khan, Ustad Bismillah khan, Ustad Zakir Hussain (Tabla)....etc
Have they done anything lesser for the country than you and I as Hindus have done? Do you think these very people were any less an Indian when they spoke to the world as Presidents of India, or.......when they played for Team India? Were they any less an Indian when they composed the music and video of “Vande Matram”or.......... when they acted in the movies like “Lagaan” or “Mangal Pandey”?? I ask, was Captain Hanif-U-Din any less an Indian when be was braving the bullets at Kargil and finally gave up his life fighting for the Nation at the young age of 24 yrs. (For those who would like to know who he was, please visit http://www.kashmir-information.com/Heroes/hanif.html) There is a endless list of the Indian Muslims who were no less an Indian when it came to the Deeds......
I feel like quoting an personal experience here. I am a Hindu and very recently I came across a very lively young Muslim girl who addressed me as “Bhaiya” and today while I write this article, I have a rakhi on my wrist tied by my that very Muslim sister. Rakhi is a festival of Hindus right? Is there an explanation for this with our great “Professor’s of Religion” the VHP’s or SIMI’s ?
We are Indians first and later Hindus or Muslims and we have to resist the communal forces from dividing this great nation on the lines of Religion. Just Imagine....if you would be able to count the small little parts of India, if it was to be divided on the lines of Religions, languages, Cultures and Communities. As a Nation, we have to stand together in these trying times and resist all efforts of communal forces to raise and mislead us to bringing our religious sentiments before our love for the Nation. As a Nation we have to fight against the Anti Nationals and NOT...........the Muslims. An anti national is a Anti National and he does not follow any religion, for that matter, he does not even believe in Humanity at the very first place. We cannot afford to alienate Muslim minority of India, any further. Communalism and Fanaticism will break the very fabric of nationhood in this great nation. Let’s try and understand this and know for sure, As a Nation..........where actually we want to go........?
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