Prof. Dr. Vipin Kr. Tripathi's reply to Bajrang Dal activist on Surah Tauba's 26 Quran verses

[Shakeel Ahmad]

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From: Vipin Kumar Tripathi <tripat...@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, May 6, 2022 at 1:16 PM
Subject: Fw: VKT on 26 Quran verses

Friends,

4 months ago, during the disruption of Friday Namaz in Gurugram, a Bajrang Dal activist said to me, "Ask Muslims to remove 26 verses of Quran that talk of killing kafirs". Yesterday I received a mail form Hemant Patel, settled in USA attaching Waseem Rizvi's note making the original demand. Rizvi has converted to Hiduism and is a disciple of Narsinghanand who made the call for taking arms for genocide of Muslims from the platform of Dharam Sansad. 

I am sending the reply I have just sent to Patel on this issue. It is a sinister move to whip up sectarian passions. 

Sadbhav Mission Meetings

(1) Hasan Kamal Sahib has fixed Atlanta meeting on  May 27, 2022, Friday evening. I wish all Atlanta friends and like minded people join.

(2) He has also fixed, Birmingham meeting  on May 28, 2022, Saturday.  I wish all friends and like minded people join.

(3) Pradeep Jian and Manorama T. Jain have fixed Houston (Texas) meeting on May 29, 2022 Sunday. I will be there for additional 2 days.

(4) Prof. Imtiazuddin has fixed Chicago meeting on June 5, 2022. I would request friends in the area to join. 

Next weekend, Shri Khaderv Basha Syed and friends organizing an informal Sadbhav meeting in Gaithersburg Maryland. 

Best regards

Vipin Tripathi 

Sent: Friday, 6 May, 2022, 01:32:09 am GMT-4

Subject: Re: 'The Holy Month and the Pursuit of Jihad' by Robert Spencer

Dear Hemant,

I looked into the verses you have sent. I wish to say two things. 

(1) These verses are secondary instructions for those who have followed the primary and central instructions of Quran. The primary instruction is overcome your self or ego (surrender to God), never showoff authority or muscle power, never oppress, never exploit, see the pain of others, don't get work done without due payment of labor, be compassionate. I would give four examples. 

A) In the war of Badr, Prophet Mohummad's uncle Hamza was cut into pieces. When Mohammad saw his body, he said, "If they attacked again, I will do the same thing to 13 people." Immediately, a verse (aayat) descended on him "Muhammad, take as much revenge as the injustice is done. And if you could forgive, that is dearer to Allah" . The idea of revenge went off his head and soul. He lived every word and spirit of it in his life.

B)  In a fight Ali empowered his bitter foe. When he was about to kill him, the foe spit on Ali's face. Ali left him. When his companions asked him why did he let the enemy go. He said, "I felt angry, it would have been an act of self."   

C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan came from Peshawar to Delhi by train. Gandhi sent some one to receive him at the station. He searched for Khan  all over. When he entered his compartment, he saw him sitting in a corner and in sleep. He woke up Ghaffar Khan  and asked why did you not lie down on the berth, it was empty. He said, "I had paid only for a seat, not for the berth? Qoran infused in him highest form of nonviolence and satyagraha.

D) Hanuman and vanar sena were searching for Sita. When Giddha Sampati provided the information that Sita is in Lanka, in the middle of the sea, Angad and others stated their physical capabilities but Hanuman kept silent. Jamvant then saw at Hanuman and asked, "Why are you silent" Then he said, "I am ready to go". Hanuman never asserted self. 

(2) Kafir is not the person of other religion. The one who is driven by self, by arrogance and authoritarianism and is oppressive or part of the oppressive regime. Kabir has given a very appropriate definition of kafir.

Kabira so nar peer hai, jo jane par peer

Jo par peer na jaane so kafir bepeer. 

The one who does not understand the pain of others is kafir. Over 80% Muslims and Hindus in our country are in hardships. They are truthful, compassionate and cooperate with each other. They are living Islam and Vedas for us.

Best regards

Vipin Tripathi

On Thursday, 5 May, 2022, 06:10:50 pm GMT-4, Hemant Patel <hpate...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Vipin Tripathi ji, 

Attaching 26 verses of the Holy Quran that instructs to kill kaffirs with maximum pain. Please read and decide if Vedas, Quran, and Bible teach the same. One teaches, "Whole world is my family" other teaches, "The rest of the world is my enemy and must be killed with maximum pain". Is there anything common?