Sunday, January 21, 2007

Why Muslims should themself dismantle the mosques at Mathura and Kashi.

This winter vacation I went on a trip to Agra and Mathura.
The two places which are completely distinct from one other or I would say diametrically opposite to each other. One was the center of Islamic power for over three hundred years and The other one of the major cultural center for Hindus since the begining of the Hindu culture. The difference was clearly visible.
While Agra stood in its magnificent glory , Mathura stood defaced and humiliated.
What a stark contrast.
The Moti masjid adjacent to the place of the birth of Lord Krishna tells the whole story.
Mathura is one of the holiest place for the Hindus and destruction of the temple their amounted to the humiliation of the whole Hindu community.Though I will never advocate the forcible removal of the mosque from there ,but I strongly feel that it would be good if the Masjid is removed from that place by Muslims themselves. By now u must be thinking that I share the views of like of Praveen Togadia and company. But the fact is that my views are not guided by some religious jeleosity or madness. I am advocating what is right for India's future ,our future.
From the time when Mahmud Ghazni started plundering of Hindu temples( for whatever reasons) till the death of the great tyrant Aurangzeb, Hindu temples have been razed to ground . Throughout this Islamic rule over a Hindu India ,the rulers made it a point to suppress the Hindus( again for whatever reasons).This treatment of Hindus has created a rift between the Hindu and the Muslim community.The communal tension which we see nowadays is not a result of the actions of some Narendra Modi or RSS but is a direct result of the bad blood which has always existed between the two religions in India. The Muslim rulers had scant regard for the religious sentiments of others.Now I don't want to discuss the crimes perpetrated by the rulers.If u are ignorant about history then please refer to some good history book( but not those written by some communist).The names of Babur and Aurangzeb should find a special place in this discussion.Their acts have made a scar on the Hindu mindset which will not go easily. The destruction of the Ram temple by Babur and the cruel rule of the great Aurangzeb altered the mindset of the Indian society for ever. Somnath temple was destroyed and rebuilt six times in a span of 700 hundred years.No community however peaceful can tolerate such deliberate humiliation of their Gods. Ayodhya and Mathura are to Hindus what Mecca and Medina are to Muslims. Can a Muslim( no matter how tolerant he is) sit quite if same treatment is meted out to their religious places by say...United States of America. They are making such a hue and cry over the hanging of Saddam Hussein.The protest is not because Saddam Hussein was innocent but because he has been hanged by an aggressor of some other religion. The whole Islamic umah was up in arms when one newspaper printed a photograph of The Prophet .And when it comes to respecting others sentiments they destroy the Bamiyan , The Somnath ,The Ram Mandir and kill innocent people in Sudan and single out non Muslims for ill treatment in Afghanistan and so on.
The point is that why should Muslims themselves dismantle the mosques in Mathura and Kashi.I am not a religious person but still I strongly feel that those two places rightly belong to the Hindus. The whole foundation of religion is based on belief and my Muslim brothers too would agree with me on this point.Hence if Hindus have the strong belief over these place then it makes those places important for them.As I said earlier those places are the most holy sites in the Hindu religion.But whats the importance of those two mosques for the Muslims. They are like any other place of worship for them. Mecca is special for Muslims because they believe that Prophet was born there.But like Hindus they too believe that god is every where.Hence even if the mosques at those two places are shifted to some nearby places then it would not make much difference for them. But for Hindus it would mean finally getting a place where they can worship their god in the place of his birth.

Politically it will have far reaching change on our society. The Hindu hardliners will be left powerless without an issue .
But the most important thing would be undoing the some misdeeds of our past rulers like Babur and Aurangzeb. It could begin the process of heeling of the wound of Hindu psychology. A wound which has there since past many century and threatens to create problems for our future and India stability.

5 comments:

Voice said...

achhi baat yeh hai ki tumhara opinion kisi se biased nhi hai. it is based on what u saw at those places and ur interpretation.

Keep writing [:)]

Anonymous said...

Good site.

Anonymous said...

Hmm... a nice thought... could be feasible..but it is very tough to explain these things to a preoccupied(complacent) person(muslims).

Nirav Sinha said...

Good thought, but quiet ahead of its time. Given the latest amarnath controvery and its aftermath less remains to be said about tolerance of either of them.

Anonymous said...

Who will explain this to the muslims???????? You don't even try doing that.Otherwsie half of the Islamic ummah will be after you.