Salaam Sri Krishna, Ram Ram Aleikum.
For a few years there has been a steady rise of one topic- ISLAAM! And attached alongwith are hundreds of sub-topics. The rise of the radical muslims all the world over have brought a bad name to the whole religion and some opine that it's less of a religion but more of a cult. All sorts of derogatory comments are passed by the non-Islaams all over the globe. But it baffles me no ends. I see people around me looking down upon the muslims, not accepting even a glass of water from a muslim's hand, hurling abuses even at their sight etc. but why?
As far as I remember I have a lot of muslim friends and I do not remember them hurting me or harming me or even bearing a wish to do so.
It's the global politics that has created the distinction between human beings. I accept that terrorists are ruining mankind and creating a crISIS, but that does not mean that my muslim friend is a culprit too.
When will we start thinking out of the box? One might say that it's easy for me to say all these since I havn't been victimised. But for them I have an answer. I could not get a chance in Jamia Milia Islamia University, Delhi for two reasons- 1) I wasn't upto the mark and, 2) Maximum muslims were chosen. But that did not irk me. Rather I see people who simply have no reasons whatsoever blurting out their displeasure.
The biggest part is, I do not understand why do we at all create a distinction between human beings?
I listen to a baul and get mesmerised by the words spoken by him. At the same time a qawal's praises for a khwaja or a peer is equally meaningful and beautiful. After all, all religions have said more or less the same things. Let me give you a testimonial.
The song maula maula maula mere maula has a stanza
Ek khusboo aati thi, ooo ek khushboo aati thi
Main bhatakta jata tha
Reshmi si maya thi
Aur main takta jata tha
Jab teri gali aya sach tabhi nazar aya (2)
Mujh mein hi woh khushboo thi
Jisse tu milwaya
And there is this doha which says the same thing
Kasturi kundal base
Mrig dhoonde ban mahi
Aisi ghati ghati ram
Duniya dekhi nahi
And trust me I could not find a difference. All religions make a person to believe that God resides within him and that we fail to realise and go in search of Him in mandirs, masjids and girjaas. We create a distinction between people but forget that a muslim or a christian or a hindu are but a human being. We claim our intelligence to be the best but then why do we fail to understand one siimple fact that religions are but just paths, different, but end at one place- GOD. And God cannot be named, he can only be felt. If you do not believe in what I say then listen to the bauls and qawals. They truly bear sense and whatever is going all the world over is nothing more than a political foolery.
Have a big heart and please stop this nonsense of looking down at some other religion. I have been straight enough in this note, want to punish me for that? I am ready for your punishments.
I believe we all are same... But that's what they say !!
For a few years there has been a steady rise of one topic- ISLAAM! And attached alongwith are hundreds of sub-topics. The rise of the radical muslims all the world over have brought a bad name to the whole religion and some opine that it's less of a religion but more of a cult. All sorts of derogatory comments are passed by the non-Islaams all over the globe. But it baffles me no ends. I see people around me looking down upon the muslims, not accepting even a glass of water from a muslim's hand, hurling abuses even at their sight etc. but why?
As far as I remember I have a lot of muslim friends and I do not remember them hurting me or harming me or even bearing a wish to do so.
It's the global politics that has created the distinction between human beings. I accept that terrorists are ruining mankind and creating a crISIS, but that does not mean that my muslim friend is a culprit too.
When will we start thinking out of the box? One might say that it's easy for me to say all these since I havn't been victimised. But for them I have an answer. I could not get a chance in Jamia Milia Islamia University, Delhi for two reasons- 1) I wasn't upto the mark and, 2) Maximum muslims were chosen. But that did not irk me. Rather I see people who simply have no reasons whatsoever blurting out their displeasure.
The biggest part is, I do not understand why do we at all create a distinction between human beings?
I listen to a baul and get mesmerised by the words spoken by him. At the same time a qawal's praises for a khwaja or a peer is equally meaningful and beautiful. After all, all religions have said more or less the same things. Let me give you a testimonial.
The song maula maula maula mere maula has a stanza
Ek khusboo aati thi, ooo ek khushboo aati thi
Main bhatakta jata tha
Reshmi si maya thi
Aur main takta jata tha
Jab teri gali aya sach tabhi nazar aya (2)
Mujh mein hi woh khushboo thi
Jisse tu milwaya
And there is this doha which says the same thing
Kasturi kundal base
Mrig dhoonde ban mahi
Aisi ghati ghati ram
Duniya dekhi nahi
And trust me I could not find a difference. All religions make a person to believe that God resides within him and that we fail to realise and go in search of Him in mandirs, masjids and girjaas. We create a distinction between people but forget that a muslim or a christian or a hindu are but a human being. We claim our intelligence to be the best but then why do we fail to understand one siimple fact that religions are but just paths, different, but end at one place- GOD. And God cannot be named, he can only be felt. If you do not believe in what I say then listen to the bauls and qawals. They truly bear sense and whatever is going all the world over is nothing more than a political foolery.
Have a big heart and please stop this nonsense of looking down at some other religion. I have been straight enough in this note, want to punish me for that? I am ready for your punishments.
I believe we all are same... But that's what they say !!
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