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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

[ALOCHONA] Illegal,unconstitutional,incompetent and failed


Some one in his column has used these adjectives for our susil supported, onceNRB favorite CTG.
 
 The link is below
 
 

 
এরশাদ কে আবার বাংলাদেশের প্রেসিডেন্ট হিসাবে আপনার সহ্য হবে ?

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[ALOCHONA] Fw: RE: A Proven Approach to Make Bangladesh Strong and Invincible



--- On Wed, 11/26/08, Zoglul Husain <zoglul@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
Let these US-Israel-India-backed 'theories' be applied in the US, Israel and India first, so that the US, Israel and India will no longer have any internal or external enemies, and so that they no longer will need to kill tens of millions of people throughout the world in one pretext or another!!!
 
Whenever these conspirators talk about Bangladesh, they talk about terrorism and terrorism only, which itself was implanted in Bangladesh by the evil US-Israel-India axis through remote control of organisations and finance, and of course, this has been done to achieve their evil objectives in Bangladesh.
 
The people of Bangladesh will not be gullible to these 'theories', however much these are peddled by the evil axis or their lackeys, and however much these evil projects are bankrolled.


Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:24:34 -0800
From: bd_mailer@yahoo.com
Subject: A Proven Approach to Make Bangladesh Strong and Invincible
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A Proven Approach to Make Bangladesh Strong and Invincible
 
By Dr. David Leffler, USA
 

"All truth passes through three stages.
First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed.
Third, it is accepted as being self-evident."
-- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
 
Ex-premier and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina believes in building a "strong and invincible" defense system for protecting Bangladesh's independence and sovereignty. ("Armed Forces Day ," The Daily Star, November 21, 2008). This goal is noble. Bangladesh should strive to become invincible. However, ultimately the only way to become truly invincible is not to have any enemies. If there are no internal or external threats, there are no enemies. No enemies, no conflict.

But how could such an ideal goal be achieved in Bangladesh where tensions are often high? A proven scientifically validated approach is needed to reduce tensions.

Despite its advanced technology and valiant efforts, the Bangladesh armed forces struggle to eliminate violent extremism. Violent extremism is a human problem requiring human solutions. The underlying cause of extremist social violence is accumulated social stress. Therefore, to eliminate such social problems, the Bangladesh armed forces need to reduce the collective societal stress in Bangladesh.

Extensive scientific research indicates that the best way to reduce collective societal stress, eliminate extremism and thereby snuff out war and terrorism, is to adopt an ancient strategy. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi has revived the ancient Vedic technology of Invincible Defence Technology (IDT) in a non-religious manner. It has been quietly and successfully used by members of many faiths to eliminate conflict in the past.

A Prevention Wing of the Military consisting of less than 3% of the military of Bangladesh could achieve this goal. This special unit would be trained in the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and TM-Sidhi programs. The unit would practice these techniques in large groups, twice a day.

Extensive research shows that the size of the group needed to reduce social stress depends on population size. It needs to be at least the square root of 1% of the population. To calculate this number, multiply the population size by 0.01, and then take the square root of the result. For instance, the population of Bangladesh is approximately 146 million. 146,600,000 x 0.01 =1,466,000. The square root of 146,600,000 is approximately 1,211, so a group of at least 1,211 IDT experts is needed. Studies show that when the threshold is crossed, the "Maharishi Effect" takes place.

Crime goes down, quality of life indices go up, and war and terrorism abate. For instance, a Maharishi Effect intervention was studied in the US capital in 1993. Predictions were lodged in advance with government leaders and newspapers. An independent Project Review Board approved the research protocol. Crime fell 23 percent below the predicted level when the group size reached its maximum. Temperature, weekend effects, and previous trends in the data failed to account for changes. Social Indicators Research (1999, vol. 47, 153-201) published the results.

Over 50 studies have shown that IDT works. The causal mechanism for IDT is not completely understood. However, a Journal of Social Behavior and Personality (2005, vol. 17, #1, pp. 339-373) study offers a proposed explanation of causality of IDT in biological terms. Research conducted on the powerful neurotransmitter serotonin shows that it produces feelings of contentment, happiness and even euphoria. Low levels of serotonin, according to research, correlate with violence, aggression, and poor emotional moods. The IDT study showed that higher numbers of IDT experts correlated with other community members having a marked increase in serotonin production. These results were statistically significant and followed the attendance figures. This offers a plausible neurophysiologic mechanism to explain reduced hostility and aggression in society at large.

The Maharishi Effect has also been documented world-wide in a study published in the Journal of Offender Rehabilitation (2003, vol. 36., #1-4, 283-302) using data provided by the Rand Corporation. When large assemblies of IDT experts exceeded the Maharishi Effect threshold for the world during the years 1983-1985, terrorism decreased globally 72%, international conflict decreased 33%, and violence was reduced in other nations without intrusion by other governments.

The military in Mozambique used IDT to end its civil war in the 1990s. Today, The Netherlands, Bolivia, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Peru have enough practitioners of the TM-Sidhi program to create the Maharishi Effect. The United States of America is close to achieving the requisite number of IDT experts through the Invincible America Assembly in Fairfield, Iowa. And India is working on a global project. These are all civilian groups. The pilot project in Mozambique dissolved after the United Nations broke up the military as part of the civil war treaty. High school students, who will graduate and move on, make up the bulk of the practitioners in Colombia. Limited economic opportunities in Iowa have hindered the development of the group in the USA. Long-term civilian groups may not be reliable.

The armed forces of Bangladesh are responsible for protecting Bangladesh, and are obligated to thoroughly examine realistic, scientifically proven methods for ending war and terrorism.

Since the Bangladesh military is funded and its personnel are paid to perform their duties, it is not subject to the fluctuations of donors, jobs, graduations, and optional activities. Military members are paid to protect the nation. Ultimately, it is the duty of the Bangladesh military to build a Prevention Wing of the Military and make Bangladesh truly invincible.

About the author:
Dr. David Leffler, an eight-year United States Air Force veteran, is now the Executive Director at the Center for Advanced Military Science (CAMS) at the Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy www.StrongMilitary.org, an organization in the United States that advocates prevention-oriented technologies for the military.E Mail :
dr@invinciblemilitary.org



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[ALOCHONA] Will there be Elections in 2008?

This is an article from an American close to the State Department and the Israel Lobby -

Will there be Elections in 2008?

Dr. Richard L. Benkin

Mahboobur Rahman's recent article in Weekly Blitz, "Rigidity of both AL & BNP foils government's efforts," should cause readers to wonder if the caretaker government will come through on its promise to hold democratic elections before the end of 2008. Bangladeshi representatives in Washington continue to stand behind their previous assurances to the US State Department that the elections will proceed as scheduled on December 18; but one source speaking on the condition of anonymity told me that he is not so sure. He refused to say, however, how the government would explain itself if the elections were not held this year. And while there are some explanations for a postponement that the US and others might accept, the closer we get to the election date, the less likely that becomes.

Since the spring, I had been counseling a proactive course to prepare the international community—and especially the United States whose imports drive the Bangladeshi economy—for the possibility of no elections in 2008. That course also involves a measure of transparency and honesty, qualities that Washingtonians do not associate with Bangladesh's representatives. That was not heeded, and now any postponement would now be laid at the feet of the current government. When western powers pressed for a commitment to hold elections in 2008, the government assented instead of taking a stand as, for instance, the Turkish military has in several similar situations and making it clear that genuine elections might not be possible by the end of 2008. In other words, it over promised. The caretaker government committed itself to accomplishing something that was not within its control. The problem is made even larger since Bangladesh's track record in Washington is one of broken promise after broken promise regardless of individual ambassadors and governments. Many in DC were hoping that the current government was bringing something new to the table.

And so were most Bangladeshis. It was impossible to find any Bangladeshi not happy about the military intervention of January 11, 2007—except for those who had reason to fear being called to account for their past misdeeds. I had arrived in the capital three days earlier with just under two weeks before scheduled elections. The situation was chaotic with Awami League head Sheikh Hasina publicly calling for her followers to "shut down the country," with violence if necessary; and her followers were listening to her. She did this even though the international community already supported her contention that rival Bangladesh National Party (BNP) had rigged the upcoming elections in their favor. In fact, in a historically unparalleled move, every western democracy was urging the Bangladeshis not to hold their election, so transparent was BNP's fraud. With both major parties now out of control and a far more dangerous situation looming for Bangladeshis, the military intervened.

The new government started out with a pledge to sweep away the corruption that was preventing truly free elections. It fearlessly arrested former corrupt officials who had been robbing the people of Bangladesh for decades with complete impunity. With the arrests of Hasina and BNP leader Khaleda Zia, it looked like the government was trying to create an entirely new political dynamic in the country and exclude the old parties from any new elections. Donor and importing nations were quiet at first, speaking in general platitudes about "speedy" elections, and left it to the government to define what speedy is. The government could have referred to its gargantuan task of undoing decades of corruption, inefficiency, and sponsorship of radical Islam; but rather than insisting on Bangladesh's sovereign right to determine when elections would bring real democracy to the people, it scurried to placate the international community. Nor did it take any action when groups with ties to both BNP and especially Awami labeled it as a military dictatorship in many of those capitals. Once that happened, the same powers that called for the 2007 election halted insisted on holding them now. Thus was squandered a great deal of time and Bangladesh's ability to control its own destiny.

Recent negotiations with the two major parties have brought the process full circle. There no evidence that either party is any different today than they were on in January 2007, but the caretaker government has tacitly let the parties know that their participation is critical for the election's credibility. How bizarre is that? The two parties responsible for a halt to elections are now told they are necessary for elections. Nor has their participation been made contingent on actions to end their corruption, sponsorship of radicals, and oppression of minorities. What assurances do the people of Bangladesh have that they will not see a return to the previous status quo when Awami and BNP both used the Bangladeshi treasury as their personal ATM machines? How can the tens of millions of minorities see any hope for them in either party? There also is no evidence that the caretaker government tried to make a case for itself with the international community. Its Anti-Corruption Committee had uncovered piles of evidence indicting the parties and their leaders with massive corruption. Figures on the amount of spoils Awami and BNP reaped from the racist Vested Property Act are alone enough to discredit them before the international community; but that was never done.

Fixing the mess is not impossible, but time is running out for this government to avoid the inevitable consequences of its inaction. Bangladeshis now face a twin dilemma: either postpone the promised elections—and face potential sanctions from nations whose aid and imports are critical for the economy; or saddle the people of Bangladesh with the same bad government and massive corruption they had know for decades.

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[ALOCHONA] Re: Sufism

Mr. Mufassil Islam,

You have said, "Any school of Islamic thought which goes directly against Holy Quran and Sahih 6 Hadiths - I do not and will not accept that individual to be Islamic."  I heard it from many scholars (Sunni) in their lectures that to be a perfect Muslim, you have to accept the Holy Qura'n and the sahih Hadiths (since in these hadiths the Prophet (SA) didn't say anything on his own) in your heart.  We may not understand some, but we should not reject any.

Now can you tell us who made the following remarks?

"The Messenger of Allah (SA) used to think that the Dajjaal (Anti-Christ) would come out in his time, or close to his time. However, 1350 years passed away and many long generations came and went, yet the Dajjaal did not come out. So it is confirmed that what the Prophet (SA) thought did not prove true!!"

Later he added:  "Indeed, 1350 years have passed…yet the Dajjaal has not come out, so this is the reality."

(The above is a clear rejection of the emergence of the Dajjaal, whose emergence has been narrated concurrently in authentic hadiths.)

And He further said: "It is confirmed that everything which is related in the hadith of the Prophet (SA) concerning the Dajjaal is the opinion and analogical deduction of the Prophet (SA), and it is a doubtful misgiving from his affair."

So is this not a rejection of the Dajjaal? Is this not a denial of the narration of the Messenger (SA), about which Allah said:

"And he does not speak from his own desire. It is revelation inspired to him." (Sura Najm 53:3-4)

Furthermore, that person had the arrogance to make audacious remark about the Prophet (SA):

"Allah the Glorified commanded him (the Prophet) in Sura Nasr to repent to his Lord due to what emanated from him in deficiencies and shortcomings in distributing the deen." 

What do you think about that person?  Do you now know who that person was?

Thanks,

Mohammad Musa Sarkar

 

--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, mufassil islam <mufassili@...> wrote:
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> Cyrus..
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> I am used to this type of forgone conclusions. My understanding of Islam does not require drumming up. I come from a family of hundreds of years of Sufism and my direct forefathers have a lineage of Sufy thinkers which are well known in Bangladesh. I am the direct generation of Soleman Shah Fakir of Baltoli, Murad Nagar, Comilla (ask any Bangladeshi from the region) where millions of sufi fakirs - lalon vaktas gather every year. This trend is followed by Urs of my grandfather's majar at Araihazar as well. I have had my fair share of learning in Sufism, Marefater gopon kotha, Gajjali and so on. Let me ask you a straight question and do please answer honestly - no pretext please. And do let the readers know as well. Do you know the meaning of the word 'Sufism' and the etymology of this word? Please don't check and tell me that you know it even though I wish you to know about it. It seems the word Sufism is being abused without a bridle in Islam now a days. Some people have even gone too far to give up salah in the name of Sufi Islam. I request you to study the history of Khelafat Andolon and also the history of Dudu Miah in our part of the world. Bukhari Sharif talks about Fanah Fillah as the highest Sakin stage of Shariah where salah becomes only a part of all time ebadah in Islam - a momeen's final stage. Muslim - Momeen and Ehsan. Yes brother in Islam, I have no intentions to create any conflicts amongst Islamic idelologies and schools but I do accept Tablig efforts and Dawah efforts but I will not agree with the fact of compromising basic Islamic beliefs in the name of Islamic dicersity. Any school of Islamic thought which goes directly against Holy Quran and Sahih 6 Hadiths - I do not and will not accept that individual to be Islamic. As of my nature - I will never compromise with irrationality and will not coil away. I you can counter logic - please do so. As to self-proclaimed 'Human Rights Advocate' issue. Sir, this is not a title which can be sold and this is being used by some of the so called experts in Bangladesh. I was the first individual who had appeared with this title in major Bangladeshi and international medias. I have had helped Christians, Muslism alike around the world which have had been widely publicised in major medias around the globe including BBC, Daily Star etc. I don't think you have had the chance to read about me. I welcome you to spend a bit of your valuable time to read the Encyclopaedia about me online. You can kindly just type my name on google. I am not like Mr.Turkman who will throw abuses behind nick names or from hideouts and secret locations. I have had studied in various Universities around the world and am a lawyer of international standing and I had to work hard to lift this title. Nevertheless, I am always ready to accept any logic - not abuse by which you can prove me wrong. Please forward references as I always do in my letters.
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> Sincerely,
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> Mufassil M M Islam
> Human Rights Advocate
> President and CEO
> Law Offices of Islam and Associates International
> Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Australia, UK, Ireland
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> To: alochona@...: IndianJustice@yahoogroups.com; reform-bd@yahoogroups.com; tritiomatra@yahoogroups.com; dhakamails@...: turkman@...: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:49:59 -0800Subject: [ALOCHONA] Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo
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> Bangladesh has a lot higher Literacy Rate than Pakistan if a Mosque Imam can be 8th Grade pass. I watched on TV in USA, a Western Journalist with a Translator in a Religious School (MuDrissaa) in Pakistan, asking the Teacher, "What's 8 x 8 ?"The Teacher could not tell.Allaho Akbar ...! Pakistan ZinDaabaaD ...!--- On Thu, 11/20/08, Cyrus thoughtocrat@... wrote:
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> Mr. Iqbal...I really enjoyed reading your response!!
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> The self-proclaimed Human Rights Advocate, whose opinions show utter lack of knowledge of history, both Islamic as well as of other civilizations, and no realization that Lalon was a great Sufi mystic, a criminalized and persecuted Muslim group. Sufiism is part of our history....it is a part of Islamic history, and must be protected at all costs.
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> "Blind uncultured mass"? Oh the audacity! The only one blinded by ignorance disguised as "faith" is Mr. Mufassil Islam, who obviously doesn't understand much about Islam or its rich and diverse culture. I find it amusing and ironic that Mr. Islam's lacks any understanding of Islamic history and the Islamic philosphy. That's a thought!
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> From: ANWAR IQBAL Anwariqbal@yahoo. com>To: alochona@yahoogroup s.comSent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:32:26 PMSubject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo
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> At the end of this letter, I have pasted a copy of an article that was sent to me by a friend who lives in Germany . This is related to the subject of your conversation. Please review this and give us your words of wisdom on that article.
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> Beyond that, I would like to add some of my own thoughts on this.
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> So called Islamic intellectuals with their bigotry, myopic visions and immense disrespect to other civilizations and cultures have given Islam and the Muslims a bad name today. Many of those intellectuals grew up receiving Islamic teachings from Class 8 pass mullahs. Some of them obviously obtained higher education beyond village Moktobs. That however, did not clear the brain washing they received during their childhood. These are the people who we find relentlessly trying to force their version of Islam through our throats.
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> View points expressed by intellectuals such as yourself strikes me to the fact that you all believe your perception is always superior to that of the rest who hold a different opinion on the same subject matter. I do not know you and you surely do not know me. Therefore, in reading my writing you can always blow me away as another idiot trying to sound smart. But in the case of Humayun Ahmed who is a PhD, an established author and a respected retired university teacher, how could you even think that you can surpass his intellectual abilities with yours? Why makes you think you know better than him? Yet better why do think you know better than anyone else. Your mindset suggests that all those people who are in favor of the statues are nothing but ignorant morons. What makes you develop such disrespect for others around you? You are asking people to not to do something that other people want to do. And in doing so they are not even harming anyone. This shows the general intolerance from people of your types to the rest who holds harmless opposing views. This is the root of all problems for the entire civilization today. This is the cause of all the wars (justified or not) and this is the cause why there is the continuous tension between your type of Muslims and the rest of World.
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> Let's go back to your mail; Egypt may not be a good (!) Islamic Country in your definition, but have you thought about the Holy land of Saudi Arabia and how blindly we perform some acts in our religion that supports idolatry. Think about the ritual of stoning the "Iblis" during Hajj? Are those stone models of "Iblis" not idols in your definition? Do not forget that this ritual of stoning is a mere carry over of the traditional Hajj ritual celebrated in Mecca prior to Islam when they worshiped the Statue of Allah inside the Harem Sharif.
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> People like you keep people like us scared and makes us worried about the future of our dear motherland. Not too long ago, Mullah Omar came to power with Taliban in Afghanistan with your type of values and ideas. Besides other valuable relics and artifacts of immense historic importance, they destroyed 2000 years old statue of Buddha which is not only a loss of History and tradition for the Afghans but also an irreparable loss for the whole mankind. In your letter, you said, "Human nature does not evolve with time. It is static", if you really feel that to be true, you and your types should move into the caves and "Be modern and seal all means of deviation and use your intellect to worship the Almighty - not using dead idols."
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> While reading your mail, I took a curious interest in your title "A human Rights Advocate". Based on the contents of your typical writings, I think you believe "your type of fundamentalist Muslims" is the only humans as you continuously advocate for them. Please do not forget there are other humans who follow the same religion with a much open mind or of different cultures and some of different religions. I think you should separate yourself from those "inferior" humans and revise your title slightly to call yourself "A Mullah and a fundamentalist Muslim Human Rights Advocate."
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> Lalon sculpture at Dhaka Airport : Demolition fanfare by the bigots ......
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> Lalon src="http:// media1.somewhere inblog.net/ /images/thumbs/ banglarjoy_ 1224248015_ 1-lalon_statue. jpg" width=400>The statues being pulled down: Image credit BanglarChokh
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> Mannequins in Macca
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> This picture is from a store in a mall located within 100 yrds of Kabba Sharif. Many stores
> in this mall displys different kinds of Mannequins to attract customes to sell products, just
> as you would see in any modern mall all over the world. [some even shows "naked"
> female breasts to display bra & brief sets, similar to the picture:
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> If you have visited Macca lately, you must have noticed that space around Kabba at
> Masjid-al-Haram is now sorrounded by world class 5-star hotels and a very large western
> style shopping malls. Now when you walk out of the Al-haram, all you see is malls and big
> hotels. Makkah is supposed to be a place of spirituality, not materialism. Any kind of
> spiritual benefit one gets from the Kaba gets easily lost the second he/she step out and
> walk into these buildings. All you see is people eating, buying, selling, you totally don't
> feel like you are in Mecca. Many people, go to Hajj taking it as if it is some kind of
> vacation area, people want the best hotel, the best food, drink, comfort etc. You must be
> personally knowing Hajis who took advantages of cheaper gold in Makka and Madina.
> Masjid al-Haram in May 2007, Mecca [ see the high rise malls and hotels in the
> background skyline] Have you ever seen the Jamaatis and bigots like Mufti Fazlul
> Hoq Amini or Saikhul Hadis Ajijul Haq ever protesting these "un-Islamic" practices
> in Macca [Saudi arabia] ?
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> The Lalon sculpture is very much consistent with the tradition and culture of
> Bangladesh. If use of Mannequins can be approved in Macca Malls, why there is
> so much fuss about the Lalon Sculpture at the Air Port? It is another FACE of
> POLITICAL ISLAM i.e the use of religion for political purposes !--- On Sun, 11/9/08, mufassil islam mufassili@hotmail. com> wrote:
> From: mufassil islam mufassili@hotmail. com>Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom AloTo: alochona@yahoogroup s.comDate: Sunday, November 9, 2008, 8:05 AM
> Again..the statutes are not representative of any modern art. This is the most ancient form of art in human history which culminated from idol worshipping pagan societies. We do not want people - especially naitives of a simple-minded society to be dragged into the vortex of justifying idolatry in any form or shape. The regime in Egypt is not any way Islamic and human rights record in suppressing democratic norms in that country is appalling. The Islamic scholars of Bengal is way far wiser than many Arabs and exceptions do not make laws. When world is moving ahead in art and culture in various electronic medias - we are bogged down in static idolisation of so called great leaders. When Moses was away - the Bible and Quran (Exodus and Bakara) say that the followers started worshipping the Cow. Please read the context. Human nature does not evolve with time. It is static. Be modern and seal all means of deviation and use your intellect to worship the Almighty - not using dead idols. You idolise Greats in minds - not by building statutes. The right salute to them is to fight and strive for the cause they are respected for. You democratic modern people - let's suggest a final solution - democratically. Let's have a poll. I bet most of us will condemn this culture. Now will you condemn our blind uncultured mass? Well - that's democracy - mass rules - learn to live with it. Mufassil IslamHuman Rights Advocate
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> To: alochona@yahoogroup s.comFrom: anwarshafqat@ hotmail.comDate: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 08:40:34 +0000Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo
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> I live in Cairo, the capital of an important Muslim country and there are statues of many Egyptian personalities of the Islamic era in various street junctions. The same I have seen in Malaysia where statues of the national personalitiesare erected in various places. I do not think that a close minded conservative approach will take us anywhere ! The world is moving ahead whereas we are thinking backwards. The sermons of ill informed and almost uneducated religious preachers cannot be the yardstick of judging what is right or wrong in a modern 21st century society. Regards,Shafqat
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> To: abdurrazzaq1949@ hotmail.com; hgas@northsouth. eduFrom: sahannan@sonarbangl adesh.comDate: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:56:04 -0700Subject: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo
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> 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 )
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> !.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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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[ALOCHONA] Terrorists of Campuses

Dear Sir:
 
I am one of the hundreds of victims of session jams which took away valuable times from my life during my tenure as a student at Dhaka University in the 80s. I am proud that the general students of my University did played pivotal role in ridding the nation of the autocratic regime of Mr. Ershad's military junta. I do applaud the leadership of several political leaders at Dhaka University at that time. But I also do recall the killings that took place owing to several gun-battles during that time. The whole nation knows the names of several groups that were actively involved in arms politics at Dhaka University campus during that time. Many of the leaders of so called arms-groups are now engaged in national politics openly. No cases were sustained against them and serious arguments are there against such inactive role of the police against those forgotten cases of criminal nature. We have forgotten names like Mamun, Mirza, Boshunia, Shaheed and many others who are now dead. Law might have forgotten to take actions against the perpetrators of such criminal activities but we, as the students of the then Dhaka University have not and will not forget. There are several names of well known terrorists of that time who had set trend of hooliganism from BNP, Jamaat, Awami league and Jatiyo Party at several campuses of the country inclduing Jagannath University, Rajshahi University, Chittagong University and others. The future Government, I am sure, will not take actions against such party criminals of erstwhile student leaders for their own interests and I, out of desperation and moral obligation to the nation, do earnselty request the present Government to take the terrorit names into account and to initiate honest investigation against the well-feared names in the student community of that time so that the future of student politics can at least be saved from the unbridled rule of the armed conflicts in future. This is our obligation to the future youths of this resilient nation.
 
Mufassil Islam
Human Rights Advocate
UK



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Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:28:56 -0600
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Re: [khabor.com] Voters should vote for honest/qualified candidates

MY REQUEST TO ALL VOTERS TO VOTE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BANGLADESH ORIENTED AND NEGATE THOSE WHO PRO-INDIAN DALALS AND JANWAR JAMATIS.
FOR SURVIVAL AS A DIGNIFIED AND INDEPENDENT N SOVEREIGN COUNTRY WE NEED PATRIOT BANGLADESHIS TO BE IN THE STEERING ELSE WE BECOME A SUBSERVIENT NATION OF HINDU  STAAAAAAAAN AS CONSPIRACIES ARE HATCHED.

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   Bangladesh's next  election for an elected government has been scheduled for December 29, 2008. In the past voters were misguided and vindicated by the cadres of the influencial candidates. As a result we could not elect the most competent/honest candidates to the parliament. Voters learned the lasson on 9/11, and we saw how peoples trust had been violated by so called 'Jonodorodi popular elected M.P.'s of various parties. Nation paid a heavy price for their misjudgement and lost millions of Taka to the dishonest public representatives. Most of the dishonest politicians  coming out of the prison to continue their 'jonosheba' again. This time we have to be very careful to elect the known thives of all parties. Without considering party affiliation, voters should elect the best/honest politicians to represent them in the parliament,. If the voters do the same old mistake ,they will suffer again and again from those Jonodordi thives.


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Re: [ALOCHONA] Sufism

Mr. Islam:
 
Apologies for the delay in responding. I have been traveling restlessly and didn't get a chance to read this. Anyways, thanks for your well-thought of response. Before I get into the details of the question that you pose for me, I should say that I have nothing but utter respect for the Sufis, and those who follow them. Lineage is a different story. Sometimes apples do fall far from the tree. I, too, have long lineage going back sometime around 1200 AD, and yes, I have 800 year old documents to prove it. But I would rather not get into the details of my predecessors.
 
You ask for the etymology of the word "sufiism", and even if I answer it right, I am sure that you would be prompt to say that I am wrong or have looked it up somewhere. Regardless of what you think of the answer, here is what I do know about the word "sufiism":
 
Some historians believe that the word "Sufi" is actually a derivation of the word "Sufiya", which is in turn is a derivation of the Greek word Sophia (meaning Knowledge). For centuries, before the advent of Islam, the Arab and scholars have been referred to as Sufiya. Others say that the word Sufi, and Saf are derivations from the ancient Hebrew word "Sofer", which means "teachers". Most people think that the word "sufi" comes from the Arabic word Suf, which literally means Wool. Why wool? Well, back in the days, the Sufis used to wear woolen cloaks, and people used to refer them as the mystics who were woolen cloaks. But there are other explanations of the word Sufi. For example, the Arabic word for purity is "Safa", and some people claim that since Sufis are concerned with the "purity of the heart", so to speak, then the word sufi must come from the word Safa. Later, many Muslim scholars claimed that the word Sufi has no Greek, Arabic, or Hebrew origin. Instead, the people who used to sit on the veranda or yard of the mosque first built by Prophet Mohammed in Medina, were called Ash-hab Al-Suffa....hence the word Sufi. Personally, I think the word's origin is in Hebrew or Aramaic, just like most Arabic words. So, I am voting for "Sofer" or teacher..
 
Now to more serious concerns:
 
You say that "I will not agree with the fact of compromising basic Islamic beliefs in the name of Islamic dicersity. Any school of Islamic thought which goes directly against Holy Quran and Sahih 6 Hadiths - I do not and will not accept that individual to be Islamic." Could you clarify what you mean by "basic Islamic beliefs", because those "basics" vary from country to country, culture to culture, and by schools of thoughts. Assuming that your set of "basic Islamic beliefs" is the right beliefs, and any other interpretation of these basics are falsehood and unislamic, is irrational, if not outright unislamic. Even god dictates all muslims in Quran not to judge or call others unislamic, as it is not our place or right to do so. You not considering someone to be Islamic, well...is fundamentally unislamic.You see the irony here?
 
The "unislamic" practices that you decray have been named "unislamic" by the Sunni and Shiite priests over the course of 1,000 or so years. That is well-written history, supported by both Western and Islamic scholars. If you know your family history, and it appears that you do, you should also know that your family line of Solomon Shah was a member of a group that came from the Central Asia. This group was savagely persecuted by Sunni and Shiite priests in the Middle-East, Iran, and current day Central Asian countries. They had to move to the south and re-settle. Those Sunni and Shiite priests labeled all Sufi practices, including the songs, dances, chanting, prayers, and everything else "unislamic". It is ironic that a descendent of the Sufis would do the same to others.
 
I don't believe that Sufiism or the practice of Sufiism goes against the Holy Quran, although I don't believe that Hadith is a practical or even truthful guide. I have very little faith in a book that has been compiled 300 years after Prophet's death, detailing what the prophet might have said. Not to mention, there are different variations of Hadith, and they mean different things to different people. I don't need a guide to read the manual. Well, that's just me.
 
As for your Human Rights credentials, I am sure that you are well qualified and acclaimed in your field, and I have no doubt that you are very good at what you do. What I do have problems with is your version or interpretation of "human rights". I have been reading your posts for a while, and some of the things you say contradict your profession of "human rights". It is obvious to me that you either do not consider everyone a "human", or you don't believe that all humans have equal rights. Hence the word "self-proclaimed". Then again, that's just my prerogative.
 
I am not trying to prove you wrong (although I think you are trying to prove yourself right). I have merely challenged some of the comments posted by you. Nothing more. I don't know you and I have nothing personal against you.
 
Oh...do let me know if I passed your test of my knowledge of Sufiism.  I am not seeking your validation. It would be fun to read your side of the story.
 
Keep writing.
 
Cyrus
 


From: mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 4:21:09 PM
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Sufism


Cyrus..
 
I am used to this type of forgone conclusions. My understanding of Islam does not require drumming up. I come from a family of hundreds of years of Sufism and my direct forefathers have a lineage of Sufy thinkers which are well known in Bangladesh. I am the direct generation of Soleman Shah Fakir of Baltoli, Murad Nagar, Comilla (ask any Bangladeshi from the region) where millions of sufi fakirs - lalon vaktas gather every year. This trend is followed by Urs of my grandfather' s majar at Araihazar as well. I have had my fair share of learning in Sufism, Marefater gopon kotha, Gajjali and so on. Let me ask you a straight question and do please answer honestly - no pretext please. And do let the readers know as well. Do you know the meaning of the word 'Sufism' and the etymology of this word? Please don't check and tell me that you know it even though I wish you to know about it. It seems the word Sufism is being abused without a bridle in Islam now a days. Some people have even gone too far to give up salah in the name of Sufi Islam. I request you to study the history of Khelafat Andolon and also the history of Dudu Miah in our part of the world. Bukhari Sharif talks about Fanah Fillah as the highest Sakin stage of Shariah where salah becomes only a part of all time ebadah in Islam - a momeen's final stage. Muslim - Momeen and Ehsan. Yes brother in Islam, I have no intentions to create any conflicts amongst Islamic idelologies and schools but I do accept Tablig efforts and Dawah efforts but I will not agree with the fact of compromising basic Islamic beliefs in the name of Islamic dicersity. Any school of Islamic thought which goes directly against Holy Quran and Sahih 6 Hadiths - I do not and will not accept that individual to be Islamic. As of my nature - I will never compromise with irrationality and will not coil away. I you can counter logic - please do so. As to self-proclaimed 'Human Rights Advocate' issue. Sir, this is not a title which can be sold and this is being used by some of the so called experts in Bangladesh. I was the first individual who had appeared with this title in major Bangladeshi and international medias. I have had helped Christians, Muslism alike around the world which have had been widely publicised in major medias around the globe including BBC, Daily Star etc. I don't think you have had the chance to read about me. I welcome you to spend a bit of your valuable time to read the Encyclopaedia about me online. You can kindly just type my name on google. I am not like Mr.Turkman who will throw abuses behind nick names or from hideouts and secret locations. I have had studied in various Universities around the world and am a lawyer of international standing and I had to work hard to lift this title. Nevertheless, I am always ready to accept any logic - not abuse by which you can prove me wrong. Please forward references as I always do in my letters.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mufassil M M Islam
Human Rights Advocate
President and CEO
Law Offices of Islam and Associates International
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Australia, UK, Ireland



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From: turkman@sbcglobal. net
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:49:59 -0800
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo


Bangladesh has a lot higher Literacy Rate than Pakistan if a Mosque Imam can be 8th Grade pass. I watched on TV in USA, a Western Journalist with a Translator in a Religious School (MuDrissaa) in Pakistan, asking the Teacher, "What's 8 x 8 ?"
The Teacher could not tell.
Allaho Akbar ...!
Pakistan ZinDaabaaD ...!

--- On Thu, 11/20/08, Cyrus <thoughtocrat@ yahoo.com> wrote:


Mr. Iqbal...I really enjoyed reading your response!!
 
The self-proclaimed Human Rights Advocate, whose opinions show utter lack of knowledge of history, both Islamic as well as of other civilizations, and no realization that Lalon was a great Sufi mystic, a criminalized and persecuted Muslim group. Sufiism is part of our history....it is a part of Islamic history, and must be protected at all costs.
 
"Blind uncultured mass"? Oh the audacity! The only one blinded by ignorance disguised as "faith" is Mr. Mufassil Islam, who obviously doesn't understand much about Islam or its rich and diverse culture. I find it amusing and ironic that Mr. Islam's lacks any understanding of Islamic history and the Islamic philosphy. That's a thought! 
 
Anyways....keep writing Mr. Iqbal.
 
Cheers,
Cyrus


From: ANWAR IQBAL <Anwariqbal@yahoo. com>
To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:32:26 PM
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo

Mr. Mufassil Islam;

At the end of this letter, I have pasted a copy of an article that was sent to me by a friend who lives in Germany . This is related to the subject of your conversation.  Please review this and give us your words of wisdom on that article.

 

Beyond that, I would like to add some of my own thoughts on this.

 

So called Islamic intellectuals with their bigotry, myopic visions and immense disrespect to other civilizations and cultures have given Islam and the Muslims a bad name today. Many of those intellectuals grew up receiving Islamic teachings from Class 8 pass mullahs. Some of them obviously obtained higher education beyond village Moktobs. That however, did not clear the brain washing they received during their childhood. These are the people who we find relentlessly trying to force their version of Islam through our throats.

 

View points expressed by intellectuals such as yourself strikes me to the fact that you all believe your perception is always superior to that of the rest who hold a different opinion on the same subject matter. I do not know you and you surely do not know me. Therefore, in reading my writing you can always blow me away as another idiot trying to sound smart. But in the case of Humayun Ahmed who is a PhD, an established author and a respected retired university teacher, how could you even think that you can surpass his intellectual abilities with yours? Why makes you think you know better than him? Yet better why do think you know better than anyone else. Your mindset suggests that all those people who are in favor of the statues are nothing but ignorant morons. What makes you develop such disrespect for others around you? You are asking people to not to do something that other people want to do. And in doing so they are not even harming anyone. This shows the general intolerance from people of your types to the rest who holds harmless opposing views. This is the root of all problems for the entire civilization today. This is the cause of all the wars (justified or not) and this is the cause why there is the continuous tension between your type of Muslims and the rest of World.

 

Let's go back to your mail; Egypt may not be a good (!) Islamic Country in your definition, but have you thought about the Holy land of Saudi Arabia and how blindly we perform some acts in our religion that supports idolatry. Think about the ritual of stoning the "Iblis" during Hajj? Are those stone models of "Iblis" not idols in your definition? Do not forget that this ritual of stoning is a mere carry over of the traditional Hajj ritual celebrated in Mecca prior to Islam when they worshiped the Statue of Allah inside the Harem Sharif.  

 

People like you keep people like us scared and makes us worried about the future of our dear motherland. Not too long ago, Mullah Omar came to power with Taliban in Afghanistan with your type of values and ideas. Besides other valuable relics and artifacts of immense historic importance, they destroyed 2000 years old statue of Buddha which is not only a loss of History and tradition for the Afghans but also an irreparable loss for the whole mankind. In your letter, you said, "Human nature does not evolve with time. It is static", if you really feel that to be true, you and your types should move into the caves and "Be modern and seal all means of deviation and use your intellect to worship the Almighty - not using dead idols."

 

While reading your mail, I took a curious interest in your title "A human Rights Advocate". Based on the contents of your typical writings, I think you believe "your type of fundamentalist Muslims" is the only humans as you continuously advocate for them. Please do not forget there are other humans who follow the same religion with a much open mind or of different cultures and some of different religions. I think you should separate yourself from those "inferior" humans and revise your title slightly to call yourself "A Mullah and a fundamentalist Muslim Human Rights Advocate."

 

Anwar

 
Lalon sculpture at Dhaka Airport : Demolition fanfare by the bigots ......
 
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The statues being pulled down: Image credit BanglarChokh
 
 Mannequins in Macca
This picture is from a store in a mall located within 100 yrds of  Kabba Sharif. Many stores
in this mall displys different kinds of  Mannequins to attract customes to sell products, just
as you would see in any modern mall all over the world. [some even shows  "naked"
female breasts to display bra & brief sets, similar to the picture:
 
If you have visited Macca lately, you must have noticed that space around Kabba at
Masjid-al-Haram is now sorrounded by world class 5-star hotels and a very large western
style shopping malls. Now when you walk out of the Al-haram, all you see is malls and big
hotels.  Makkah is supposed to be a place of spirituality, not materialism.  Any kind of
spiritual benefit one gets from the Kaba gets easily lost the second he/she step out and
walk into these buildings.  All you see is people eating, buying, selling, you totally don't
feel like you are in Mecca.  Many people, go to Hajj taking it as if it is some kind of
vacation area, people want the best hotel, the best food, drink, comfort etc.  You must be
personally knowing Hajis who took advantages of cheaper gold in Makka and Madina.  

Masjid al-Haram in May 2007, Mecca [ see the high rise malls and hotels in the
background skyline] Have you ever seen the Jamaatis and bigots like  Mufti Fazlul
Hoq Amini or Saikhul Hadis Ajijul Haq ever protesting these "un-Islamic" practices
in Macca [Saudi arabia] ?
 
The Lalon sculpture is very much consistent with the tradition and culture of
Bangladesh. If use of  Mannequins can be approved in Macca Malls, why there is
so much fuss about the Lalon Sculpture at the Air Port? It is another FACE of
POLITICAL ISLAM i.e the use of religion for political purposes !


--- On Sun, 11/9/08, mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail. com> wrote:
From: mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail. com>
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo
To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008, 8:05 AM

Again..the statutes are not representative of any modern art. This is the most ancient form of art in human history which culminated from idol worshipping pagan societies. We do not want people - especially naitives of a simple-minded society to be dragged into the vortex of justifying idolatry in any form or shape. The regime in Egypt is not any way Islamic and human rights record in suppressing democratic norms in that country is appalling. The Islamic scholars of Bengal is way far wiser than many Arabs and exceptions do not make laws. When world is moving ahead in art and culture in various electronic medias - we are bogged down in static idolisation of so called great leaders. When Moses was away - the Bible and Quran (Exodus and Bakara) say that the followers started worshipping the Cow. Please read the context. Human nature does not evolve with time. It is static. Be modern and seal all means of deviation and use your intellect to worship the Almighty - not using dead idols. You idolise Greats in minds - not by building statutes. The right salute to them is to fight and strive for the cause they are respected for. You democratic modern people - let's suggest a final solution - democratically. Let's have a poll. I bet most of us will condemn this culture. Now will you condemn our blind uncultured mass? Well - that's democracy - mass rules - learn to live with it.
 
Mufassil Islam
Human Rights Advocate




To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
From: anwarshafqat@ hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 08:40:34 +0000
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo


I live in Cairo, the capital of an important Muslim country and there are statues of many Egyptian personalities of
the Islamic era in various street junctions. The same I have seen in Malaysia where statues of the national personalities
are erected in various places.  

I do not think that a close minded conservative approach will take us anywhere ! The world is moving ahead whereas
we are thinking backwards. The sermons of ill informed and almost uneducated religious preachers cannot be the
yardstick of judging what is right or wrong in a modern 21st century society.

Regards,
Shafqat

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From: sahannan@sonarbangl adesh.com
Date: Tue, 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
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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RE: [ALOCHONA] Sufism

for your attention
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http://www.islamfortoday.com/karenarmstrong02.htm

http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/20511.htm

http://www.astrolabe.com/contributor/210/Karen_Armstrong.html

http://www.fonsvitae.com/maneri.html


http://www.fonsvitae.com/martinlings.html

http://www.fonsvitae.com/meandrumichittick.html

http://www.fonsvitae.com/divine.html


Hope it will be useful to some of the readers.

dr. maqsud omar




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From: mufassili@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:21:09 +0000
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Sufism


Cyrus..
 
I am used to this type of forgone conclusions. My understanding of Islam does not require drumming up. I come from a family of hundreds of years of Sufism and my direct forefathers have a lineage of Sufy thinkers which are well known in Bangladesh. I am the direct generation of Soleman Shah Fakir of Baltoli, Murad Nagar, Comilla (ask any Bangladeshi from the region) where millions of sufi fakirs - lalon vaktas gather every year. This trend is followed by Urs of my grandfather's majar at Araihazar as well. I have had my fair share of learning in Sufism, Marefater gopon kotha, Gajjali and so on. Let me ask you a straight question and do please answer honestly - no pretext please. And do let the readers know as well. Do you know the meaning of the word 'Sufism' and the etymology of this word? Please don't check and tell me that you know it even though I wish you to know about it. It seems the word Sufism is being abused without a bridle in Islam now a days. Some people have even gone too far to give up salah in the name of Sufi Islam. I request you to study the history of Khelafat Andolon and also the history of Dudu Miah in our part of the world. Bukhari Sharif talks about Fanah Fillah as the highest Sakin stage of Shariah where salah becomes only a part of all time ebadah in Islam - a momeen's final stage. Muslim - Momeen and Ehsan. Yes brother in Islam, I have no intentions to create any conflicts amongst Islamic idelologies and schools but I do accept Tablig efforts and Dawah efforts but I will not agree with the fact of compromising basic Islamic beliefs in the name of Islamic dicersity. Any school of Islamic thought which goes directly against Holy Quran and Sahih 6 Hadiths - I do not and will not accept that individual to be Islamic. As of my nature - I will never compromise with irrationality and will not coil away. I you can counter logic - please do so. As to self-proclaimed 'Human Rights Advocate' issue. Sir, this is not a title which can be sold and this is being used by some of the so called experts in Bangladesh. I was the first individual who had appeared with this title in major Bangladeshi and international medias. I have had helped Christians, Muslism alike around the world which have had been widely publicised in major medias around the globe including BBC, Daily Star etc. I don't think you have had the chance to read about me. I welcome you to spend a bit of your valuable time to read the Encyclopaedia about me online. You can kindly just type my name on google. I am not like Mr.Turkman who will throw abuses behind nick names or from hideouts and secret locations. I have had studied in various Universities around the world and am a lawyer of international standing and I had to work hard to lift this title. Nevertheless, I am always ready to accept any logic - not abuse by which you can prove me wrong. Please forward references as I always do in my letters.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mufassil M M Islam
Human Rights Advocate
President and CEO
Law Offices of Islam and Associates International
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Australia, UK, Ireland



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From: turkman@sbcglobal.net
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:49:59 -0800
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo


Bangladesh has a lot higher Literacy Rate than Pakistan if a Mosque Imam can be 8th Grade pass. I watched on TV in USA, a Western Journalist with a Translator in a Religious School (MuDrissaa) in Pakistan, asking the Teacher, "What's 8 x 8 ?"
The Teacher could not tell.
Allaho Akbar ...!
Pakistan ZinDaabaaD ...!

--- On Thu, 11/20/08, Cyrus <thoughtocrat@yahoo.com> wrote:


Mr. Iqbal...I really enjoyed reading your response!!
 
The self-proclaimed Human Rights Advocate, whose opinions show utter lack of knowledge of history, both Islamic as well as of other civilizations, and no realization that Lalon was a great Sufi mystic, a criminalized and persecuted Muslim group. Sufiism is part of our history....it is a part of Islamic history, and must be protected at all costs.
 
"Blind uncultured mass"? Oh the audacity! The only one blinded by ignorance disguised as "faith" is Mr. Mufassil Islam, who obviously doesn't understand much about Islam or its rich and diverse culture. I find it amusing and ironic that Mr. Islam's lacks any understanding of Islamic history and the Islamic philosphy. That's a thought! 
 
Anyways....keep writing Mr. Iqbal.
 
Cheers,
Cyrus


From: ANWAR IQBAL <Anwariqbal@yahoo. com>
To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:32:26 PM
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo

Mr. Mufassil Islam;

At the end of this letter, I have pasted a copy of an article that was sent to me by a friend who lives in Germany . This is related to the subject of your conversation.  Please review this and give us your words of wisdom on that article.

 

Beyond that, I would like to add some of my own thoughts on this.

 

So called Islamic intellectuals with their bigotry, myopic visions and immense disrespect to other civilizations and cultures have given Islam and the Muslims a bad name today. Many of those intellectuals grew up receiving Islamic teachings from Class 8 pass mullahs. Some of them obviously obtained higher education beyond village Moktobs. That however, did not clear the brain washing they received during their childhood. These are the people who we find relentlessly trying to force their version of Islam through our throats.

 

View points expressed by intellectuals such as yourself strikes me to the fact that you all believe your perception is always superior to that of the rest who hold a different opinion on the same subject matter. I do not know you and you surely do not know me. Therefore, in reading my writing you can always blow me away as another idiot trying to sound smart. But in the case of Humayun Ahmed who is a PhD, an established author and a respected retired university teacher, how could you even think that you can surpass his intellectual abilities with yours? Why makes you think you know better than him? Yet better why do think you know better than anyone else. Your mindset suggests that all those people who are in favor of the statues are nothing but ignorant morons. What makes you develop such disrespect for others around you? You are asking people to not to do something that other people want to do. And in doing so they are not even harming anyone. This shows the general intolerance from people of your types to the rest who holds harmless opposing views. This is the root of all problems for the entire civilization today. This is the cause of all the wars (justified or not) and this is the cause why there is the continuous tension between your type of Muslims and the rest of World.

 

Let's go back to your mail; Egypt may not be a good (!) Islamic Country in your definition, but have you thought about the Holy land of Saudi Arabia and how blindly we perform some acts in our religion that supports idolatry. Think about the ritual of stoning the "Iblis" during Hajj? Are those stone models of "Iblis" not idols in your definition? Do not forget that this ritual of stoning is a mere carry over of the traditional Hajj ritual celebrated in Mecca prior to Islam when they worshiped the Statue of Allah inside the Harem Sharif.  

 

People like you keep people like us scared and makes us worried about the future of our dear motherland. Not too long ago, Mullah Omar came to power with Taliban in Afghanistan with your type of values and ideas. Besides other valuable relics and artifacts of immense historic importance, they destroyed 2000 years old statue of Buddha which is not only a loss of History and tradition for the Afghans but also an irreparable loss for the whole mankind. In your letter, you said, "Human nature does not evolve with time. It is static", if you really feel that to be true, you and your types should move into the caves and "Be modern and seal all means of deviation and use your intellect to worship the Almighty - not using dead idols."

 

While reading your mail, I took a curious interest in your title "A human Rights Advocate". Based on the contents of your typical writings, I think you believe "your type of fundamentalist Muslims" is the only humans as you continuously advocate for them. Please do not forget there are other humans who follow the same religion with a much open mind or of different cultures and some of different religions. I think you should separate yourself from those "inferior" humans and revise your title slightly to call yourself "A Mullah and a fundamentalist Muslim Human Rights Advocate."

 

Anwar

 
Lalon sculpture at Dhaka Airport : Demolition fanfare by the bigots ......
 
<SPANLalon src="http:// media1.somewhere inblog.net/ /images/thumbs/ banglarjoy_ 1224248015_ 1-lalon_statue. jpg" width=400>
The statues being pulled down: Image credit BanglarChokh
 
 Mannequins in Macca
This picture is from a store in a mall located within 100 yrds of  Kabba Sharif. Many stores
in this mall displys different kinds of  Mannequins to attract customes to sell products, just
as you would see in any modern mall all over the world. [some even shows  "naked"
female breasts to display bra & brief sets, similar to the picture:
 
If you have visited Macca lately, you must have noticed that space around Kabba at
Masjid-al-Haram is now sorrounded by world class 5-star hotels and a very large western
style shopping malls. Now when you walk out of the Al-haram, all you see is malls and big
hotels.  Makkah is supposed to be a place of spirituality, not materialism.  Any kind of
spiritual benefit one gets from the Kaba gets easily lost the second he/she step out and
walk into these buildings.  All you see is people eating, buying, selling, you totally don't
feel like you are in Mecca.  Many people, go to Hajj taking it as if it is some kind of
vacation area, people want the best hotel, the best food, drink, comfort etc.  You must be
personally knowing Hajis who took advantages of cheaper gold in Makka and Madina.  

Masjid al-Haram in May 2007, Mecca [ see the high rise malls and hotels in the
background skyline] Have you ever seen the Jamaatis and bigots like  Mufti Fazlul
Hoq Amini or Saikhul Hadis Ajijul Haq ever protesting these "un-Islamic" practices
in Macca [Saudi arabia] ?
 
The Lalon sculpture is very much consistent with the tradition and culture of
Bangladesh. If use of  Mannequins can be approved in Macca Malls, why there is
so much fuss about the Lalon Sculpture at the Air Port? It is another FACE of
POLITICAL ISLAM i.e the use of religion for political purposes !


--- On Sun, 11/9/08, mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail. com> wrote:
From: mufassil islam <mufassili@hotmail. com>
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo
To: alochona@yahoogroup s.com
Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008, 8:05 AM

Again..the statutes are not representative of any modern art. This is the most ancient form of art in human history which culminated from idol worshipping pagan societies. We do not want people - especially naitives of a simple-minded society to be dragged into the vortex of justifying idolatry in any form or shape. The regime in Egypt is not any way Islamic and human rights record in suppressing democratic norms in that country is appalling. The Islamic scholars of Bengal is way far wiser than many Arabs and exceptions do not make laws. When world is moving ahead in art and culture in various electronic medias - we are bogged down in static idolisation of so called great leaders. When Moses was away - the Bible and Quran (Exodus and Bakara) say that the followers started worshipping the Cow. Please read the context. Human nature does not evolve with time. It is static. Be modern and seal all means of deviation and use your intellect to worship the Almighty - not using dead idols. You idolise Greats in minds - not by building statutes. The right salute to them is to fight and strive for the cause they are respected for. You democratic modern people - let's suggest a final solution - democratically. Let's have a poll. I bet most of us will condemn this culture. Now will you condemn our blind uncultured mass? Well - that's democracy - mass rules - learn to live with it.
 
Mufassil Islam
Human Rights Advocate




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From: anwarshafqat@ hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 08:40:34 +0000
Subject: RE: [ALOCHONA] Fw: Misinterpretation of Islam by Humayun Ahmad in his column in Prothom Alo


I live in Cairo, the capital of an important Muslim country and there are statues of many Egyptian personalities of
the Islamic era in various street junctions. The same I have seen in Malaysia where statues of the national personalities
are erected in various places.  

I do not think that a close minded conservative approach will take us anywhere ! The world is moving ahead whereas
we are thinking backwards. The sermons of ill informed and almost uneducated religious preachers cannot be the
yardstick of judging what is right or wrong in a modern 21st century society.

Regards,
Shafqat

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From: sahannan@sonarbangl adesh.com
Date: Tue, 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
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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