The War within Islam: An ode to debate in Islam!
T HE War within Islam: Niyaz Fatehpuri’s struggle against Islamic
Fundamentalism by Juhi Shahin is a collection of writings by one Niyaz
Fatehpuri (1884-1966). Fatehpuri was the publisher of a monthly magazine
called Nigar, which became a hot pot of literary and religious discussion in
its time. The book is an attempt to bring to light the unique and forward
thinking views of Fatehpuri to a generation far removed from its own
intellectual heritage and its own language, Urdu. The book walks the reader
through the life of Niyaz Fatehpuri, but dwells much more so on his
religious views. …
The book recalls a time when there was such a thing as debate in Islam; not
just restricted to what the most appropriate punishment for an adulterer
was, but the fundamental nature of belief, the very metaphysics at the heart
of any religion. And with time, as Muslims have been reduced to the very
scourge of humanity, it is the death of this very debate that stands at the
core of our downfall. It must be noted that though Fatehpuri reasoned very
radical ideals, at no time were fatwas pronounced against him, nor were the
recipients of his harshest criticism, the ulema, able to dent his reputation
in any major way. However, in recent times people like Fatehpuri have all
but disappeared and the ulema have grown in ranks, such that no one can
criticise them without fear of a backlash any more.
Of the readers of this review, only a handful might have read the works of
Niyaz Fatehpuri, and likely none of them would be under age 30. This is
primarily because in our culture of romanticism, the rational intellectual
is rarely applauded. Even those who have honed both romantic and rational
aspects of their intellect are seen mostly in the paradigm of their romantic
pursuits. Such is the fate of our intellectuals, dead or alive. -- HAIDER
WARRAICH in The Dawn, Karachi.
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Islam and Sectarianism
Don’t promote new divisions among Indian Muslims
A New Evil is knocking at the Door
The reality is that-the entire community is affected by backwardness but
some people are identifying a few castes and declaring them as backward to
initiate efforts for the promotion of
their social and political rights. This convention
is not a good omen from the point of view of unity and integrity of the
Muslim community. To differentiate Muslims on account of backward and
forward classes by dividing them into different groups is totally against
the Islamic concept of unity in the Muslim fraternity. ... Muslim leaders
should surely try to unite the Ummat-e-Islamiah on the basis of
Kalmah-e-Tauheed, not to conspire to divide them on the basis of caste,
colour, creed and region. -- Maulana Nadeem Al-Wajidee
Translated from Urdu by Syed Raihan Ahmad Nezami
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