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You have raised a very pertinent point.
But remember those Hindus who could be united are already united.
BJP has come to power because of that.
So fear of Hindus uniting is not anymore an argument against Muslim consolidation in India.
And honestly speaking we Muslims must have been the first one to get united once democratic system of rule came into force in independent India. Is that not the mandate of Islam? Why are we scared?
But I know the answer already. We assume that because of numerical minority we will always be outnumbered in polling and hence in practical results on political stage as well as in governance.
And I think this is not the correct assessment.
Think of Parsis in India and Jewish people in the US.
Why is so difficult to emulate either of them in our country?
Because we do not have the will power.
I am glad ya akhi that you have started seeing some of the aspects of our current political situation. If you maintain the requsite Islamic moderation in things then it will be both productive and enjoyable to pursue similar things.
I also agree with your second observation.
People like Socrates, Plato and Aristotle were not such giants that Europe has made them out to be.
They were very good and bold in their own right but not that high as even we Muslims have accepted. We should understand that. Europe jacked them up in order to have a one up on us Muslims. Indeed even some Muslims of past jacked them up - a very silly thing to do.
But we can not ignore the fact that scholars can play a very significant role in the scheme of things. And we also must agree that our scholars are failing us today. But I must hasten to add that they are not failing us completely. I'll give only one example - can you count how many scholars have laid down their lives in Pakistan? Let us just think about that.
The problem is with the actual leaderships - the Salahuddins and Zanghis are the ones who are conspicuous in their absence.
For the young and enthusiastic the moral can be only this one: You might not be a Salahuddin Ayyubi or a Nuruddin Zanghi but you must try to be a miniature version. There is no excuse for not trying.
Scholars who ultimately lead to the foundation of the Dar-ul-Uloom at Deoband participated in active ground battles with the British forces.
Then they dispersed to go either underground or migrate to foreign lands to avoid repercussions from British Empire.
Then their successors organized once again against the British, most prominant of their operations being the silken letters movement.
And then India became free and got divided.
In independent India our scholars have not been able to utilize the opportunity presented by democracy to take care of social, cultural, economic and political interests of Muslims.
This is really sad because this opportunity was ours for asking.
Many arguments will be presented against my assertion.
Someone will say that there is Jamiat-e-Ulema.
Some people will say that our job is to explain Islam only.
Some even will say that we have protected all interests of Muslims using Muslim Personal Law Board and the like.
But the fact remains that Muslims in India have effectively become second class citizen.
Their social, cultural, economic and political interests have been heavily compromised.
And if the so called modern Muslim leadership has failed them then so has the religious leadership.
In my view the former is scared of being called communal while latter is simply mortally scared because in 1857 the British killed about a fifty thousand scholars - many by hanging.
A community should not take that long to come out of its hybernation.
1: 31% mandate doesn't stand for polarization, technically fractured mandate ensued the victory for BJP.
2: can Emergence of AIUDF and Asam riots be correlated?. Intruding from Bangladesh may cause such problems; but if the same intruders cum Indian voters eke out the vote bank of other main stream parties in other parts then it's not a big problem !
3: Ulama are sitting in madaris. They don't give us political wing in true sense whereas Political - Ulama have no voice because of opportunistic approach e.g. Imam Bukhari sb etc.
4: I hope you remember that some ulama of Azamgargh and surrounding area formed a political party and contested in assembly elections but what happened with them I don't know, however, their initiative is praiseworthy.
But the fact stands thus that until big group of ulama like deoband (with the help of other groups) take interest in it political scenario for Muslims will not be changed.
5: Jamiat ulama e hind is irrelevant.
6: Molvi Ajmal sb should take all the groups of Muslims in confidence and should introduce his party in the next election in U.P
Out of 70 assembly seats in Delhi the Common People's Party (Aam Admi Party or AAP) snatched away 67 while the RSS inspired Hundutva party managed only three and the mighty Congress simply did the vanishing trick.
The Delhi public has shown a vehment reaction not only to Congress corruption but Hindutva bigotry too.
Before and after last general election in India BJP and associates have shown extremely obnoxious behaviour and people in India capital gave an extremely brutal answer.
(1) Several Churches were vandalised in Delhi in last few months.
(2) There was a Home Return ( Ghar Wapahi in Hindi) drama in which Muslims and Christians were supposed to return to the Hindu fold.
(3) There was this hype about Love Jihad where the accusation was that Muslim boys are using love affairs to lure Hindu girls.
(4) Various so called Hindu holymen and women were randomly issuing nasty statements about Muslims.
(5) There was this ridiculous talk about producing large number of children.
(6) Idiotic fashion statements by the Prime Minister.
(7) Government not delivering about the money stashed in foreign banks.
And the list goes on.
I was in a marriage reception yesterday and it was pleasant to see Muslims in a relaxed mood after many months of last general election results.
BJP has taken the people for granted but this election shows that tantalizing and tall talks are of no value.
Also AAP has to win the confidence of the people by fulfilling all the promises. Their future is totally depend on their performance.
Next 5 years will prove that either they'll give a historical governance or they'll become a part of history because their image in the eyes of people is of honest and sincere politicians. Voters have dreamed that now true democracy has come.
The problem is to identify purpose of life.
Solution is to recognize one true God.
It is not possible to reach this truth without divine revelation.
And even after revelation the amount of ambiguity is large enough.
It is a fifty-fifty sort of situation in the sense that one can argue both ways.
Evidencewise one can not decide one way or other.
Of course the situation is different in presence of a Prophet.
But somewhere faith enters into the picture. And after that nothing is same.
Then everything is clear and is decided in favour of faith.
So no believer should be dosconcerted when someone does not accept Islam.
It is a personal decision and everyone is responsible for his or her decision.
But we got to keep offering Islam.
Dawah is never irrelevant till believers are there on the face of the earth.
How did it happen that we lost such a wonderful opportunity?
In modern world we Muslims did not demand our legitimate rights.
Earlier I had written about the same in India but the malaise is global.
You can talk about social, cultural and economic space of Muslims.
But we do not.
As if scared of being called a conservative, fundamentalist or worse a radical.
I suppose with little bit of try we can talk about our rights in social, cultural, economic and political matters.
Honestly speaking we have been carrying an unnecessary burden where we have to be ashamed of our religious identity.
That is what has lead to our hesitation in demanding our due right.
And that is where we got to pick up from.
As and when we choose to.
When you do not assert your social, cultural, economic and political independence then you slowly lose ground in each of these sectors. People encroach upon your legitimate space and ultimately reduce you to a slave in your own home.
What is wrong with you? Have you forgotten that every Friday you are taught that this world was made for you and you were made for hereafter?
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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