Today three Indian Muslim doctors have been detained as suspects for the terror plot in UK. This is really shocking as it is hard to believe that one of the most respected profession in the world will, as easily fall into the hands of corrupts who are not only trying to disgrace themselves but also their society. Intellectuals of a society are supposed to be responsible for their deeds. When the world Muslim community is facing the biggest siege in its history of existence, intellectuals are expected to take away the words of peace and harmony by their actions and should restrain from violence.
This incidents has clearly shown that the community at its most troublesome period is lacking true guidance and leadership and therefore mistaken from the righteous path. The complexity of this problem, which can make an academically oriented apparently simple and spiritual person, frenzied for suicide and mass murder has to be understood in historical as well as societal context.
Muslims in the world were not expected to be like that as they are portrayed today. No Islamic country has taken active part in any of the world war. None of them were involved in supposedly the most heinous crime of human history, the mass massacre of Jews. Ironically Jews were given shelter and comfort in Islamic countries at their odd times when they were not able to find solace in most of the civilized and developed part of the world. Unfortunately now for about 60 years Palestinians are suffering the atrocities of the crime, which they didn’t do. Their plight and misery have always taken a soft corner in the hearts of Muslims all over the world. The unjust and biased foreign policy of the allegedly Imperialist State and its blindfold following by allied states has intensified this problem. This had serious repercussions in the past and sometimes this perpetual injustice has been misinterpreted by the Muslim society. For example one of the cruelest leaders of the Muslim world, Saddam Hussein who has killed more Muslims than any other has been taken as a Hero with utmost respect. Terrorism is another form of misinterpretation and shows a lack of guidance and central command of rightful resistance.
So how should a society deprived from technical and scientific developments react towards injustice in this modern world, under consistent scanning of its actions? The answer will come through the same spiritual texts, which are mistaken for the violent interpretation of Jihad. Imam Hussein at the famous battle of Karbala, more than 1400 years back, had shown the world, the path of glory without shedding any blood. He fought with unjust strongest army of that time with only 72 companions, children and women without bowing his head. The message was clear; non-violence and truth always lead to the path of victory. Mahatma Gandhi had also acknowledged this unique style of martyrdom during struggle for Indian Independence. The Muslim world at this time of crisis desperately needs a leader who can bestow vision to the society with the path of truth and non-violence. Certainly one single event of 9/11 cannot change and define the future destiny of more than one billion population of the world. Things cannot be totally reversed and state of the art problem of Middle East has to be solved in a justified manner that can help both the countries to grow and prosper.
Scientific, cultural and spiritual education is another way of developing a society, which is lacking directions. Cultural and spiritual are more important in a sense that these ingredients will affect in the optimum moral and ethical development of an individual who will make decisions based upon his conscience and will not get easily provoked.
Back to the heart breaking news, I still have a deep regard and respect of the Indian Muslim community. Given a choice between a Muslim and a secular state, they stood with the secular state and even after 60 years I feel proud of their decision. Their contribution in the building of the state cannot be ignored. I hope that misdeeds of certain individuals will not be mistaken as an action of the entire society. Somewhere the following lines of my poem echo in my heart
Har gali khush rang kahkashan si ho
Aoo buland hath karein phir dua main
“Lets pray the roads be peaceful and prosperous” (Probably a utopian dream but let it be ……. )
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