Islam does not separate religion from politics

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Islam does not separate religion from politics; in fact, the concept
of religion in Islam emerged first, the state was 'an after-thought'.
The additional Islamic law does not acknowledge 'the independent
existence of state, nor is state regarded as a primary condition of
human society. It makes the State completely subservient to the
religion of the Prophet. According to the Islamic law, the state is
only an instrument to serve the creed in the attainment of its
objectives or fulfilment of ideals of the muslim brotherhood. The
Islamic theory of state was, therefore, based on a three fold idea of
one scripture, one sovereign and one nation; scripture was the holy
Quran, sovereign was the imam (leader), also called Khalifa (the
caliph)- political successor to the Prophet, and nation was the millat-
the muslim brotherhood. The basic feature of the state, according to
this theory, was its 'indivisibility' in all the three aspects. It
contemplated the establishment of a theocratic state based on the
Islamic law, and recommended only one sovereign, the caliph, to rule
over the whole of the muslim world. The caliph was styled as the amir
ul momnin-'the leader of the faithful'; his office was thus a
political institution based on Islamic injunctions. The sovereignty
resided in the millat which elected their imam or the caliph, and the
latter was under religious obligation to implement the Islamic law on
and for the benefit of his muslim subjects. The Islamic government
was, therefore, one which was composed of the muslims, by the muslims
and existed for the happiness and welfare of the muslims alone."
That according to the Islamic belief, Koran ( Quran ) is regarded as a
divine book containing the words revealed by prophet Mohammad. The
verses of Quran were in relations to the happening taken place during
the particular events and the connotation of it has a different and
separate back grounds , than the present scenario based upon the
logical perceptions and that of intellectual property rights.That in
the society, wherein the Rule of Law is supreme, the perceptions of
authenticity is based upon the truthfulment of the statements and the
orthodox superstitions with the ideological confrontation be wiped out
in collaboration with harmony between other sections of the
society.That the Muslims in India have seldom invited their own people
for the public discussions of their creed in general. The effect of
the preaching made by their prophet and most of them have idolized the
verses of Quran at par with their religion. The result of such
pressure being exerted by vociferous activities upon rest of citizens
in case one may convince to have the introspection of the
repercussions of such preaching which ultimately lead its followers
and act of terrorism.
That such activities have been broadened to include the memberships,
support, assistance or furthering the activities of some terrorists'
organizations. The raising of funds intended for the purposes of
`Terrorist Act' has always provided an enumerable loss to the life and
property of the people worshiping the other religion than
Islam. Thus in a secular estate such activities of terror may provide
a considerable loss to national assessed by declining in the terrorist
participation in promotion of the financial assessed to out nation.
That the petitioner is seeking the direction from the Central
Government to declare such preaching of `ZIHAD' for converting out
nation as DARUL-E-ISLAM by the recital of verses of Quran as
detrimental to the interest of the nation.
That the citizens having following of the other religion of Hinduism,
Buddhist and Jainism including Jews, who are regarded to be "infidels"
at the hands of "believer" of Quran, have their right to know in
respect of their fault being committed by them on account of their non-
violent and peaceful a domination of every religion.
Thus there is no moral and spiritual import except by a free and
fourth right discussion and the interpretation of verses of Quran in
its rights prospectives to the followers of the Islam.
That a citizen who is properly informed regarding the public opinion
can only decide in the long run, as to whether the Quran qualifies or
not as a religion scripture.
That by the mere reading of a few sayings of Quran – which proclaims
" Preach cruelty, incite violence and disturbs" public peace, while
verse –17 saying which " Promote on ground of religion, feeling of
enmity, hatred and ill-will between different religious communities in
India". The 31 saying further proclaim, " Insult other religious as
also the religious belief of other communities.
That secular pattern in behaviour of Muslim majority in Bangladesh and
Pakistan towards the Hindu minority simply demonstrates the cruelty
and feelings of hatred amongst the fellow citizens in
keeping with the tenets of Islam.That it is submitted that recent
photos of Bangladesh Hindus, who have been systematically uprooted
from their ancestral home land, even after India had made great
sacrifice for speculating liberation
for Bangladesh are mesirable, which is apparent from perusal of
photographs of Mass-killing and gang-rapes conducted in Bangladesh.
The copies of photographs published in ------------ having naked
bodies of women lying slaughtered and victims of rape, gang-rapes in
the family of the Hindus minority at Bangladesh and the treatment
given to the personnel of Border Security Forces are filed herewith as
Annexure no.1.
That on one hand the Hindus, Buddhist, Jainism stood for non-violence,
truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity and non-covetousness, while the
preaching of Quran may puzzle them the adherents of another religion
of Islam based upon the cruelty, violence and crime. Thus the concept
of secularism as adhered by our nation has become antithesis with the
acts of terrorism and recital of preaching from Quran.That there is
the recital of the `SURAH & AYATEN', which are reproduced as Annexre
No. 1
That it was submitted that communal strife and conflicts in its
orthodoxy may be seen at Pakistan whose sizable number of Hindu
population has been obliterated through murder or through forcible
conversion. However, in the judgement passed by then Hon'ble Mr.
Justice Vimal Chandra Basak on 17th May, 1985 had observed that making
such order as prayed for would amount to abolition of Muslim religion.
That the problem is now aggravated by the facts that unlike other
communities, Muslim are highly orthodox people and follow the sayings
of Quran with fanatical zeal as a result of which even the sizable
number of Muslim population can never have been peace on the soil of
our nation.
That even the Muslim Act founded by Baha'iulah in Iran in 19th
Century, whose 1 Millions followers are living in India for
spiritual unity, which is uncomphertable with Quranic preaching has
been subjected to verse prosecution and the students have been
expelled from school and colleges in Iran. In Shia nation and Sunni
nation are themselves indulged in violent conflict resulting in
numerous death. Thus a modified version of Surah and Ayat in the
preset context of communal harmony is required to be given to its
followers if the majority of the citizens are save themselves for the
vast communal passions and religion fanaticism.
That section 295-A does penalize any and every act of insult or
attempt to insult the religion or religious belief of class of
citizen, which are not perpetrated with deliberate and malicious
intention of religious feelings of that class. It was observed by
the Hon'ble Court that in its opinion it cannot be said that Quran
offers any insult to any other religion.
That the preamble of our constitution and Article 25 and 26 of our
Constitution are providing freedom of conscience.
That the preamble proclaimed India to be secular states. However, it
has been wrongly interpreted that offending Surah and Ayate of Quran
if being forfeited from its publication and the recital may deprive a
section of people of their right of thought expression, belief,
faith and worship, such action would amount to abolition of Muslim
religion. This has been a wrong findings which are totally
inconsistent with the offended verses of its Surah and Ayat as
reproduced above.That the application of section 153-A is squarely
applicable for forfeiture and banning of the offending Surah and Ayat
enumerated in the Quran as the same generates disharmony feeling of
enmity and hatred and also the ill-will between different religion or
community.
That untoward incident has been reported till then for carrying on the
mutual enmity, hatred between section of the Muslim minority and Hindu
Majority incite violence as main aim and object of Quran.That the
petitioner most respectable submits that a lot of the terrorist
activities have been sur-phased by the followers of the Islam mainly
on account of preaching given in Quran, which has lead to the violence
of Bombay Blast case of 1993 by Daud Ibrahim and Saleem, Ankaleshwar
Temple blast, Killing the parliamentary attack, 11th September Tower
Attack in America, series of bomb blast inside the railways
compartments in Mumbai, Sankatmochan Mandir blast and complete
elimination of members of other communities for territory
of Jammu and Kashmir and Godara blast are the evidence to demonstrate
that the decision given by Justice Basak has not taken any probability
of the happening mentioned above and as such the present writ petition
requires to look into the facts of mass-acre and atrocities committed
upon the innocent Hindu citizens. It is submitted that as the last
word of prophet written in Quran the Muslims are not ready even to
enter in argument or discussion while on the other hand there has been
recent judgement of Supreme Court of Malaysia discouraging the bearing
of turban by the students, which was adopted on account of being warn
by prophet Mohammad. The true photo copy of the judgement passed by
three judges bench of Malaysia Court is being filed herewith as
Annexure no. 2 .
That the sources of Islam or Quran and Hadis, called as Sullah, the
Quran contains the prophet "rebulation" ., while Hadis are al that
prophet Mohammad did or said or enjoyed, forbade or did not forbid
approved or dis-approved. The Quran is Hadis-mutawatir i.e. the
tradition considered authentic and genuine by all Muslims from
beginning. The interpretation used by its followers even in changed
context of the present days scientific invention and in the light of 2
nuclear bomb invasions in two other centuries is not correct
interpretation, which could have been said to be last word of prophet
Mohammad as if prophet Mohammad would have been surviving today he
would have not promoted Zihad in way of prayer of Allah, nor "
infidel" so called Hindus would have been burned or slaughtered in
such a manner as the followers of Islam have started practicing in the
name of Quran.That the vary revelation of the word Islam from which
the Muslim has been formed, the same drives from " AS-LAM' meaning
solution to other and peace. Thus the meaning of infidel does not mean
the fellow of other religion, but those who does not believe in any
God and have indulged in the ruthless killing of animals and other
fellow citizens, the true perceptions of the correct proposition of
Surah and Ayat may be understood by healthy discussions in the matter.
Thus every Hindu citizen has got the right to know the meaning of the
infidel and status of Zimmis on which the Zaziya or capitation tax,
was realised by the force of arms during period of slavery under the
Mughals sub-ordination,That there is another aspect of the matter
regarding the creation of quite painting by M.F. Hussain proclaiming
himself to he follower of Islam. In the aforesaid paintings which have
published and may be seen by any Hindu citizen, there has been naked
goddess Durga and
goddess Saraswati, Lord Rama without his head and naked Goddess Sita
sitting on the thee of Raman and also on the tail of Hanuman. Goddess
Durgaji has been shown to the in coupling with the tiger, while
goddess Parwati is shown in the union with the Elephant, while Lord
Shiva is said to have been watching upon them. Can it be assumed that
M.F. Hussain is a cynic or infidel, who is suffering from seizophrenia
with the sadistic pleasure by assailing the sentiments of Hindu
citizen of our country. The naked photographs of our goddess
demonstrated in oil painting by M.F. Hussain are filed as Annexure no.
2.
That on one hand the Hindu is considered to be tolerant for whom the
misrepresentation is given to be co-ordis by the Muslims, if the
Hindus may start their counter aggressism by preparing the
suicidal Bomber upon Zama-Maszid and other mosque, the repercussion
may be much serious resulting in the situation of riotes arson and
genocide. Thus in order to provide a curve upon such happening
judicial review is required to be done regarding the interpretation of
offending Surah and offending Ayate of Quran as the same may not be
misunderstood by its followers.
That the example of counter aggression has been seen at Iraq wherein
Saddam has been executed by the American in his own country. It is
submitted that there may be vested interest of other nations who
remained opportunist to rule India on the policy of divide and rule
amongst its citizens. Thus the ------given by Britishers for
interpreting the Surah and Ayate of Quran is neither beneficial for
our nation, nor the same is beneficial for Pakistan and Bangladesh to
demonstrate their displeasure on the question of revaluation of truth
amongst our fellow citizens.
That it has been brought to the notice of the Most of citizens that
N.D.P.S. is used for providing the illusionary atmosphere of Zannat
for preparing suicide bombers. It has been found that the individual
under going through brain-drain through such illusionary perception
was smiling just before few seconds of the blast. Thus the conclusion
is in-escapable that the preaching of Quran to its followers by some
time generate themselves the illusionary perceptions of providing the
attainment to the heaven if they voluntary sacrifice their life in the
name of Zihad as Allah ordered them for killng of infidels. Thus the
judicial activism is required to be done for positive interpretation
of such recital, otherwise slaughtering and thereby plundering of
innocent people may lead to the counter aggression, which is not
congenial for the development
of a Nation.
That in this manner Quran may never be regarded as the holy book, nor
the Muslim religion based upon misconception of Zihad and Darul-E-
Islam may never be able to get the generation in the mind of Hindus.
The slogan of secularism and Sarvadharm Sambhawa, it is submitted that
the individual Afzal who attached upon the Parliament has yet not been
hanged under the guise of getting the protection as a repercussion of
such hanging may not lead to the mob violence, which was seen during
the period, when the cartoon of Mohammad was made in the remote
country at Denmark.
That it is true that Hindus have fought Muslim invaders, who had
locally established the Muslim dynasties. However our previous rulers
have neglected to study the religious and ideological motives of such
invaders and speculation remained unmindful of new phenomenon in their
midst. Thus scullery dissertation of disciples of great learning may
demonstrate the awareness--- ----
That the problem of Muslim fanatics who are the followers of offending
Surah and Ayate of Quran by generating the concept of
Zihad and Darul-e-Islam is further magnified from the event of having
the parliament attack. It is submitted that on one hand there is
psychological fear generated in the mind of people from such attack
and Godhara killing, but when in retaliation of act of terrorism, the
counter aggressism was adopted by Hindu citizens in State of Gujrat
then the entire word including appeasement policy of Government could
not muster the courage of depreciating the Godhara killing, but the
retrial after the acquittal of innocent citizens was further ordered
to have been taken place in different State of Maharastra. In the
course of the Moplah riot of 1921 anything was practised from arson to
conversion to pregnant women being cut into pieces with unborn babies
protruding from the mothers' corpses. Smt Annie Besant, the Irish
lady, and the 1913 president of the Congress, after her
visit to Malabar, exhorted Gandhiji to see for himself the ghastly
horrors. Since 9/11, Islamic terrorists have perpetrated any numbers
of blasts and explosions. On record since October 2001 are 13 bomb
blasts in the different cities of India from New Delhi in the north,
to Bangalore in the south, to Gandhinagar in the west to Guwahati in
the east. The terrorists could well be misguided youth but what is
particularly disturbing is that hardly ever does a responsible Muslim
leader condemn the barbaric action. Nor does he apologize for any of
them. For the people of India, that is rubbing salt by the Muslim
elite on the wounds inflicted by their misguided fellow religionists.
A time has come when the major crimes of Islamists are enumerated and
Muslim leaders are confronted with them along with a demand for their
apology. There are nine mega crimes for which apologies are called
for.
The governments in India have taken the boycott of vande mataram
lightly although, in effect, the Muslims refusing to participate is an
insult to the nation. Vande mataram was the song of the Independence
movement and would have been the national anthem but for Jawaharlal
Nehru's weakness for Muslim prejudices, Jana gana mana was therefore
chosen although it was originally written as a tribute to King George
V.
Over the decades, Hindu Muslim riots were mostly started by the
latter. If this were not so, why have there not been Hindu Christian
riots even in districts where the latter are dominant as in Nagarcoil?
Until the political advent of the British, the communal equation was
so loaded that the Muslims felt secure. Once the Muslims were also
reduced to subject status, their insecurity began the corollary of
which were riots. In the course of the Moplah riot of 1921 anything
was practiced from arson to conversion to pregnant women being cut
into pieces with unborn babies protruding from the mothers' corpses.
Smt Annie Besant, the Irish lady and the 1913 president of the
Congress, after her visit to Malabar, exhorted Gandhiji to see for
himself the ghastly horrors, which had been created by his beloved
brothers, Mohammad and Shaukat Ali.
The success of an Islamic expedition to non-Muslim land was also
judged on the basis of the number of slaves made and sold. But for the
late Dr K.S. Lal who wrote his magnum opus Legacy of Muslim Rule in
India and Muslim Slave System in Medieval India, this aspect of Muslim
atrocity might have been completely forgotten. It began with the
despatch of Parimal Devi and Suraj Devi, the two daughters of Raja
Dahir to the harem of the Caliph, soon after he was defeated by
Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 D. This was carried forward by Muhammad
Ghauri, Khilji and Tughlaq. Even Emperor Jehangir traded in this
export business. The imposition of jazia on the Hindus on the excuse
of protecting
their life and property is legendary. The object of protection was
called a zimmi. The subject was dealt at length by Dr P. Saran in his
book Studies in Medieval Indian History whose introduction was
written by Prof. Mohammad Habib. The purpose of jazia was three fold:
to raise money for the state, to impoverish the Hindu and to remind
him that he was an inferior subject.
London could not persuade either the Congress Party or the Muslim
League to accept the 1946 Cabinet Mission plan of a loose federation
to be created in the wake of the British departure from India. It was
equally clear that the Muslim League could not dominate the all India
political scene, nor could Mohammed Ali Jinnah be the prime minister
of an undivided India. If therefore, he had to be the head of the
government or the state; Partition of the country was essential. The
surest way to precipitate Partition, in the wisdom of the League led
by Jinnah, was to engineer riots. They would frighten the Hindus into
realising that it would be wise of them to let go the Muslim League
dominated areas into Pakistan. The riots would demonstrate to the
British that the Hindus and the Muslims were incompatible co-
citizens. They had to be allowed to go their separate ways.
The Muslim League Supreme Council met in Bombay and on July 29
declared for "Direct Action", August 16 was fixed as the day for the
initiation of the movement. Fiery speeches containing thinly veiled
threats of Civil War and drastic action against "Quislings" followed.
The League Press and the League spokesmen started a tirade against the
Congress in particular and Hindus in general in Calcutta, the League
papers started stepping up their programme of incitement causing
great apprehension amongst all national circles. The uneasy dawn of
the 16th found large bands of "processionists" armed with long
sticks, iron rods, bludgeons and sharp weapons parading the city all
over with League flags. Any shop that was even partially open was
immediately stoned and the shopkeepers belabored. Vehicular traffic
was forcibly stopped and the passengers beaten up. Sikh taxi-drivers
were a special target and even lone cyclists did not escape. Any
resistance merely increased the fury of the "peaceful rocessionists,"
looted shops, cracked heads and stab-wounds being the reply given to
protests or remonstrance's. Police were significantly inactive; indeed
the city was totally innocent of police protection.
Soon the city was ablaze from North to South and from East to West.The
telephone wires were jammed with frantic appeals for police-aid from
Hindus of all sections of the city, but these appeals were disregarded
in toto. Even where by chance there were some police, they seldom did
lift a finger, excepting in certain instances where they bestirred
themselves in gleaning some loot. In some cases the police present are
alleged to have said that they had orders not to interfere in such
political demonstrations.
Mass butchery started with the early dawn of Saturday, while loot and
arson spread like wild fire all over the city. The police had let the
situation deteriorate till it was completely out of control and yet
military aid was not called for. The carnage continued for two more
days until the military took matters entirely into their own hands and
very large forces were employed in penetrating deep over a widespread
area. The situation was brought under control only after the
direction and control of affairs relating to law and order had
virtually passed out of the hands of the League Minister-in-charge of
Law and Order, Mr. H.S. Suhrawardy, and his henchmen in officialdom.
Iconoclasm is a face of barbarism in the name of God. Which divine
likes or dislikes icons or idols is a matter of opinion based on
imagination or inculcation. But one thing is certain, for anyone to
impose one opinion or the other is inhuman. My God is supreme as the
Ten Commandments ordain in the Old Testament. My God is the only god
and there can be no other god, the holy Quran contends. Both are
wrong. Simply because there flourished civilizations for long before
the holy Bible was penned and well before Prophet Muhammad had his
visions, which means that either there are other Gods or there is no
god.
God or no god, it is desirable for men and women to switch off from
the material and to pray or meditate about the spiritual. To enable
ordinary people to focus on the spiritual, it is useful to provide
icons, idols or walls. A Hindu idol, a Parsee fire, a crucifix over an
altar for the Christian or a mimbar for the Muslim are helpful. For a
mimbar to claim that it is sacred but an idol is profane deserving to
be destroyed, is patently wrong. Similarly for an Imam to feel
fulfilled because a temple or a church has been desecrated is
reprehensible. For him to worship in a mandir so converted to a masjid
is more immoral.
Ignorant scholars often dismiss iconoclasm as being medieval; no point
in wasting discussion on what happened centuries ago. If that be
so,what is the need for pursuit of history which is always about
centuries past. Medieval history is not myth. Iconoclasm is equally
contemporary. A Buddha statue was destroyed at Swat in Pakistan as
recently as September 2007 (red letters). The tragic fate of the
Bamiyan Buddhas as late as 2001 is well known. The 20th century
especially in its latter half has witnessed hundreds of
desecrations.Unless the perpetrators are punished or retaliatory
action taken, this barbarism will continue to prevail.
The biggest on going crime is terrorism. Since October 2001, post
9/11, there have been 13 major bomb blasts in India which have
butchered hundreds of innocent people, women, children, ordinary
citizens et al. The officially reported figures are low because they
are announced soon after the incident and can only be based on dead
bodies found. Those that are not recorded are not taken into
account.What is shameful is that the acts of terrorism are seldom
condemned by Muslim leaders probably because they are looked upon as
episodes in jihad. How can anything sacred be condemned?