Author: Feroz Bakht Ahmed
Publication: Punjab Kesari
Date: February 6, 2002
Imam Gazali in the 11th century
had said about terrorism that if the Muslims do not give up terrorism,
then terrorism will see their extinction. In fact it is the need of the
day that the Imams and the religious preachers should have widely and loudly
propagated this thought, but exactly reverse is what has happened.
Instead of following the path of
religion, Osama has in fact followed the path of terrorism. Following the
Al-Qaida organisation he gave birth to ten thousand Changejkhan like terrorists.
He has pushed unemployed innocent Muslim youths into the well of darkness.
His troops are more cynical, savage and atrocious than even Changejkhan's
whims. His followers can eliminate anybody by resorting to any means. At
times they enter prestigious buildings along with innocent accomplices,
some other time they spread terrorism in Bharatiya parliament under some
garb and many times they manage to boil people for some reason or the other.
Not a single call in their brain has remained without this poison. They
have been taught that Jehad mean hatred for non Muslims. How can such people
be friend of humanity or of Muslims for that matter. They call themselves
'Fidaheen' because they feel that after their death their name will be
amongst those who died during their fight for their religion and will be
called brave martyrs who will ultimately secure best position in the heaven.
In reality such a coveted position is for those who sacrifice their times
for the prestige of Islam and certainly not for those terrorists who consider
themselves a Mohammedan and yet kill the innocent people.
Like Osama bin Laden and Hasan-Al-Sab,
even Daood Ibrahim is also a horrible vulture of Sarjami-E-Hind whose black
deeds at Mumbai during 1992 explosion, killed 60 to 70 innocents, but what
does this defamed terrorist know of the amount of damage he has inflicted
on the Muslims here? Mohammedans are being known as traitors and terrorists.
So much time has lapsed and those innocent Mohammedans suspects of this
explosion booked under TADA are languishing in jails. What could be the
condition of their family members? Could it be that the tears in the eyes
of the mothers of those police men sacrificed their lives while protecting
their country or even the terrorists who got killed outside the parliament
would have dried away? After all what do those fourteen casualties during
attack on the Sansad Bhavan prove? The explosions in America, Afghanistan
or Bharat, in itself were very frightful, yet even more frightful are those
effects of those explosions, which are now revealing. War between Bharat
and Pak looks almost imminent should it really take place, we all very
well understand the plight of the common man. Terrorism is the root cause
of all this. It is time for the Muslims world over to introspect as to
why they are the target of contemptuous look from the whole world and why
are the Muslims hell bent upon adoring the image of terrorists all over.
In fact it is required for the Muslims to meticulously follow Hazrat Mohammad.
Hazrat sahab always distanced himself from terrorism and atrocities. Love
and goodwill for others at any point of time were his characteristic revelations.
Once he came to know that Masjid is being constructed by some over enthusiastic
Muslims on a piece of land belonging to a non-Muslim, he immediately went
there with a pick axe and brought down the construction and said that God
will never appreciate an act which will bring displeasure from any quarter.
Hazrat Mohammad had spiritual temperament, which had come to India through
the Sufi saints.
In this context we are reminded
of those preachings of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad when he said that it is
the duty of every Mohammedan that he should be prepared to sacrifice his
life for his country, irrespective of it is ruled by non-Muslims. In his
news papers, 'Al Hilal' and 'Albalag', Azad had from time to time (1912-16)
clarified about 'Darul Harab' and emphasised that it is the duty of every
Mohammedan that he understands the greatness of his motherland to which
he belongs. In that, it will be wrong to think that this would belittle
his faith for Islam, on the other hand it would be rather increased.
For this reason only, during partition
in 1947, responding to the call of Jinah, when Muslims had started emigrating
to Pakistan then Maulana Azad from the historical Jama Masjid of Delhi
had encouraged them by saying, "Forget those who have gone away, (you)
make India a heaven." This was his very speech, listening to which many
people had rolled back their beddings and accepted Indian soil as that
soil in which they would vanish one day. One more complex problem amongst
the Muslims in India is that there has not been a single patriotic warrior
of the stature of Maulana Azad who would sacrifice his life for his country.
The present day leaders, whether they be Hindu or Muslim, know only dying
for themselves. Nobody is bothered about where the country is going. That
is the very reason why patriotism of the Muslim community is put to test
every time.
The Muslim community has to time
and again prove its allegiance towards the country. It is possibly happening
because of some terrorists who happen to be Muslims by name, however ,such
verifications have been a practice both before and after independence.
Perhaps an ordinary Mohammedan is as much a patriot as a Hindu, may be
even more. It is unfortunate that people don't think so. Although it is
a fact that hundreds of Muslim soldiers sacrificed their lives during the
Kargil war. So long as there remains natural distrust amongst the Hindus
and the Muslims, the whole country will remain backward.
There are countless examples like
Brig. Abdul Hameed, Brig. Mohammad Usman, Col. Israr Khan etc. in India,
who served the nation in every way. Muslims played a valuable role in enrichment
of Indian culture. Hence, in the present day context, it would be a great
blunder to see every Muslim through the garb of either Osama Bin Laden
or Maulana Masood Ajhar. Similarly not only should every Muslim openly
oppose these terrorists, but as and when they see some of their own brothers
going astray or getting attracted towards terrorism, they should resort
to legal action against them.
(This article has been translated
from Hindi)
