Islam and Pluralism *VHP's view of Hindu Rashtra and Darul Harb <http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1280>*
The terms Darul Amn and Darul Harb are neither found in the Quran nor are they authentic sayings of the Prophet. This artificial division was introduced by Muslim jurists decades after the death of the Prophet to identify nations that were hostile to Islam. Darul Harb thus refers to a “nation at war” with an Islamic state, and Darul Amn is that nation which, even while not being an Islamic state, allows Muslims the freedom to profess and practice their religion as a matter of right. This makes India Darul Amn without any doubt. Unfortunately, some extremist theologians have exploited the concept of Darul Harb to refer to all states and countries that are not under Islamic rule though they may enjoy peaceful relations with the Muslims. This position, which has been one of the major causes of disunity between Muslims and non-Muslims, is not in consonance with the egalitarian ideology of the Quran and must rejected as a supremacist interpretation of Islam. ... But in the case of the VHP it is its own guilt that makes it suspect the loyalty of the Muslims as a reaction to the communal hatred perpetrated by some Hindu extremist outfits. The truth is that Muslims have always considered themselves as equal citizens of India and therefore the question of designating their own country as hostile to them does not arise. On the contrary, it is the Hindutva groups who must prove their loyalty to our constitution by issuing a ‘fatwa’ that India is not for the Hindus alone. The idea of Hindu Rashtra must be given up and Hindu institutions should condemn the anti-social activities of organisations such as the MNS, the Sri Ram Sene, the Abhinav Bharati and a host of others. -- *A. Faizur Rahman* More...<http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1280> Islam,Terrorism and Jihad *Muslim Indians are Warriors Against Terror <http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1277>* *Muslims consider India as their own country to love, to live in and to die for.* The terror groups’ interpretation of the verses of Quran and definition of Jihad are being fiercely disputed by Muslim communities all over the world and Muslim Indians are at the forefront of such anti-terror campaign. Muslim Indians’ role in challenging the terrorist group’s interpretation of Islamic scriptures has been acknowledged and lauded internationally. The condemnation of terrorists and statements and fatwas against them is ceaseless. Muslim Indians have always been maintaining that what these terror groups have been calling jihad is no jihad at all. In fact, Muslims in India have coined the word “fasad” for their murderous doings. Every act of these fasadis has been squarely condemned by Muslim Indians. Muslims of Mumbai have ostracized the Pakistani terrorists who attacked their city on 26/11 and refused to bury them. Denial of a burial to the dead is considered reprehensible in Islam and participating in the burial of even a stranger is considered noble. Perhaps the Muslim Indian community has risked the wrath of the world Muslim community for passing this harshest castigation of the felled Muslims. The fury of Mumbai Muslims was too fierce to care. -- *Dr.Mookhi Amir Ali, Mumbai* 4 Comments More...<http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1277> Spiritual Meditations *Humanistic Approaches in Gita and Quran <http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1278>* *The fundamental principles of religion and ethics are quite the same in both Holy Books* Islam, as enunciated in the holy Quran, is all for international understanding and unity of mankind for the great purpose of realization of human destiny. It does not recognize any barriers of racialism and all such aggressive ‘isms’ which are affronts to human dignity and worth, as the holy Quran regards men as the best creation. The message of Islam is that they should all go back to the true faith which may be designated Deen (religion), or Islam (surrender and submission to the will of God). The root Slm in Arabic means "to be in peace, to be an integral whole." From this root comes Islam, meaning to surrender to God’s law and thus to be an integral whole. It asserts that religion does not teach that man should hate man. The object of religion is to increase love and unity among human beings by the recognition that "we are all the children of the one and only God." This is Humanism. The message of Islam, as depicted in the holy Quran is the "unity of mankind under the fatherhood of God." It is opposed to all forms of grouping –– racial, national, sectarian, or other. This then is the True Path, and for this we ask God’s grace. The right path is essentially one of sympathy and love for those human beings who are most in need of them – the orphan, the slaves, the deprived, those who are poor or those who are lonely. Having minutely gone through the Gita and the Quran, one may easily realize that both these sacred volumes are so similar in their intrinsic nature that they stand as a neck-vein to each other. Truly speaking, a true believer of 7th and 8th verses of the 4th chapter (Jnanayoga) of the Gita as well as the 48th verse of the Quranic Surah "Al-Maidah" will find no point of dissimilarity between these holy volumes. Both of these scriptures intend to establish religion on a firm footing for the protection of the virtuous, for the destruction of the evil-doers and for restoring order and peace in the society. The fundamental principles of religion and ethics are quite the same, in all respects in both. The similarity between the Gita and Quran extends on a larger scale, as most of the verses of the Quran were preached under similar circumstances in which the Gita was preached. -- *Dr. Debabrata Das* 1 Comments More...<http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1278> War on Terror *I S I Agents of Pakistan aiding Taliban: U.S <http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1279>* Support for the Taliban, as well as other militant groups, is coordinated by operatives inside the shadowy S Wing of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence. The Taliban’s widening campaign in southern Afghanistan is made possible in part by direct support from operatives in Pakistan’s military intelligence agency, despite Pakistani government promises to sever ties with militant groups fighting in Afghanistan, according to American government officials. The support consists of money, military supplies and strategic planning guidance to Taliban commanders who are gearing up to confront the international force in Afghanistan that will soon include some 17,000 American reinforcements. Support for the Taliban, as well as other militant groups, is coordinated by operatives inside the shadowy S Wing of Pakistan’s spy service, the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence, the officials said. There is even evidence that ISI operatives meet regularly with Taliban commanders to discuss whether to intensify or scale back violence before the Afghan elections. - *Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt* 3 Comments More..<http://www.newageislam.com/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1279> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Asalam o Alaikum, You Are Receiving This Message, Because You Are A Member Of FOCUS ON ISLAM, A Google Group [..:: The Best Group For Nice Islamic Mails ::..] \/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<>\/ You can Post Your Comments and Suggestions to Me [Moderator of this Group] on this email address: [email protected] To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.google.com/group/focusonislam/ To post messages/mails to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Please forward our Mails to Your friends, and convence them to join our Group. 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