"Nobody has a right to criticise religion. I am a Muslim but I have no right to criticize Hindus or Hindu Gods or Sikhs or Christians. In the Holy Quran, there is a verse which says you respect your religion and you respect other religions also. Now, when she has done this (blasphemous writing), she has been turned out of her country. India has given her asylum. If she wants to stay in peace and if she wants India to be in peace, she must not continue with that sort of dialogue," Dr Abdullah added.
Biplab's addition:
India is a liberal country because Hindu reformers like Ram Mohan, Vidyasagar, Vivekanda dared to criticize their religion and took to moderation as well as modernization. Religion is a product of social evolution --that's why it is dynamic--there can never be a static form of a religion. Unless a religion is criticized, it can never be made vibrant and useful to meet the need of current time. Prof Abdus Salam said-greatest crime against Islam has been committed by not allowing it to subject to criticism--it is only criticism that would be taking out better interpretation of Islam.
According to Bhagbad Gita, it is duty of every Hindu to exterminate 'Bidharmi' in war--by all fair assessment, Muslims are aginst Sanatan dharma. Then according to Hinduism, all Hindus must exterminate Muslim population of India. Does Dr Abdullah want this? Or say, given the amount of hatred against idolators in Quran, how a Muslim can love a Hindu if he has to go by scripture?
A religion must be continuously reformed to meet the standard of time.
Libreral democracy needs criticism of religion as essential oxygen for its meaningful evolution to a productive society.
Looks to me, people like Abdullah wants to convert India into Pakistan. However, good news is, yesterday West Bengal Govt officially declared that they are ready with security for Taslima and she can stay in Calcutta if she wishes. This has happened because even today, there are still a lot of idealists are left in CPM and they have saved the party from ideological bankruptcy. Minister Subhash Chaktrabarty said, Taslima can stay in his house. Given the political clout of Subhash, I am sure nobody would dare to vandalize Taslima's stay in Calcutta again. We need a leftist strongman like Subhash to combat Islamists.
Biplab
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