RE: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo

Dear Mr. Hannan:
 
I agree with your opinion and I guess Mr. Ahmed has erred in making judgements on contexts of the Prophet (pbuh) in allowing dolls and Mariam's picture. It is allowed in islam to for children to play with dolls and that's that because they do not develop the mental faculties of idol worshipping at that age. The bottom line is Islam does not allow any notion or path that may cause confusion and in the end may dilute the straight path. If you ask anyone who worships idols - he/she will say that the 'Murti' as per se is not the object they worship but the inner sense they worship - Hence 'Namaskar' to honour the ultimate soul. But the problem is elsewhere. If you read the history of idolatry in Idnia you can see that Hinduism flourshed in various paths - even there are Hindus who do not worship any other god or gods except Brahma or the GOD. Well, after fierce struggle Hinduism has accepted the notion that all paths lead to One and the efforts are on now to consume Islamic staunch stand against idol worshipping any form. Wine as per se is not destructive until in intoxicates and therefore we need to keep away as per Quran. Music is not haram as per se but we need to keep away as much as possible from Rock and Bewiliding Music as that may lead to the western culture of frenzy in nightclubs. We see Awami Leaguers queing to garland Mujib's image more than they want to offer Fateha - why? Well many reasons - one may be that's more convenient that going to a village and owing to the fact that many Hindus do not know how to act in Majars. You can ask a Chrisian as well as many of them do not know whether they worship God or Christ in a church or God Man.
 
If we derogate from Islam's strong stand against idol making then time will not be far when people will start justifying idol worshipping. My question: Why do many make idols? For convenience of worshipping? Then why do we close our eyes when we have the most immaculate conceptions? Like when we taste something exquisite or have a amorous moment even in a kiss? Let's be frank - to understand Allah we need to cut ourselves off from the world when we offer namaj and having eyes opened infront of a deity with musical orchesttra will never allow that sirine time between God and Man - with all respect to all who worship idols.
 
Mufassil Islam
Human Rights Advocate
President and CEO: Law Offices of Islam and Associates International
 
 
To: abdurrazzaq1949@hotmail.com; hgas@northsouth.edu
From: sahannan@sonarbangladesh.com
Date: Tuthe, 28 Oct 2008 07:56:04 -0700
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo

 

 

 

 

 

Dear members,

 

Assalamu Alaikum A question has been sent to me to give my opinion on the one -column article of Humayun Ahmad, a well-known novelist of Bangladesh I feel that Humayun ahmad sahib has done injustice to Islam, Muslim and himself.My points are as follows:-( Those who know Bangla can read the attached articlein Bangla.Those who do not know, there is no problem as I have taken his point of view  in my submissions  )

 

!.He says that some madrasah student shouted and government backed down on statue issue and removed the under-constuction statue of a  famous poet and Baul Lalon Shah.This is not true that a few Madrasah students protested..Al leasr 50 million Muslims in two hundred thousand  masjids heard Khutba ( speech of Imam) of prayer leader in Juma congregation on last friday condeming statue making.

 

As against that I have seen human chains, one of 25 people and another of 15 teachers, may be there were a few others.It clearly reflects public opinion.

 

2.He has tried to justify staue making and honoring them in the name of Islam.He says that Prophet (sm) did not erase the picture of Maryam  from the wall of Kaba when he destroyed other idols of kabah..Is it any justification for statue makinf or placing them in public places for reminding heritage?.At the most it can be said that the Prophet honored the existing picture of the mother of Isa (AS)and it will not be proper for Muslims to break  statues existing before the advent of Islam of  religious personages.

 

Mr Ahmad has said from Bukhari that Ayesha used to play with dolls and Prophet (sm ) did not stop her.It at the most proves that small dolls are permissible for children as Imam Shawkani and Dr Qaradawi have said( Al Halal wal Haram Fil Islam by Dr Qaradawi) It does not prove that statue making and honoring them are permissible.

He failed  to mention numerous Hadith in Bukhari and other Hadith books which say that those who make statue are cursed and  will not enter Jannah.

3.We do not know whether  there are half statues of three poets and saints in Iran.However we know that all statues of Shah of Iran were destroyed by the people after his fall and nostatue was made of Imam Khomeni.

Even if some statues are there, these are violations.We should take notice that there is no statue our Prophet, or Sahabi or khalifas of Rashidun or Abbasid or Umayyad period, not even of Moghul rulers or Sultans of Bengal. 

4.About Greek statue in Libiya it is also of Pre-Islamic period , may be it was not broken for some reasons but the Libiyans did not erect new statues.

5 About destruction of Buddha statue in Afganistan , Al-Azhar, OIC ,Qaradawi condemned the destruction of this old pre-islamic statue of Buddha. This does not mean that Islam likes statues and we should start making statues of our leaders, Imams and Sahabis and Khalifas and place them in public places.

 

6.Mr Humayun Ahmad's  piece is an emotional and one-sided and surely mis-interpretation of Islam.

 

Shah Abdul Hannan

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Omar

To: sahannan@sonarbangladesh.com

Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 11:27 PM

Subject: Article _Humaun Ahmed

Dear Sir

Assalamu Alaikum.

 

I am sharing with you a bangla article of Humaun Ahmed published in the Prothom Alo on 27.10.08. What is your comment on this?

 

Omar bissas.

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