Re: [ALOCHONA] Sentimentalization of religion for political lrgitimacy

Albeit I could not find "fraudulently" in that verse
( Source: http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/quran/011.qmt.html)

 but I agree with your sentiment up to a point. [ I do not see any impact in removing "Bismillah" either but scoring some "Political" point..]

Religion has been abused in Bangladesh. Moderate Muslims of Bangladesh gave an overwhelming mandate to elect the current government (With huge popularity among minority community) who gave us commitment of "Secularism". As I mentioned before in BD context this sort of argument is "Academic" only. Apparently 'Secularism" is failing in the good old US of A as well.
[ Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/opinion/19kristof.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=global-home&adxnnlx=1284894235-4TkejYBJt8CrmG4Znjvw1A]

According to recent news minority community is in worse shape under so called "Secular" government than the right leaning previous government. As I said before Islam has "Safeguards" for minority communities and our last prophet Muhammad (PBUH) practiced it in Medina [ around1400 years ago] protecting Jews and idol worshippers by the "Medina charter".

I respect your passion about secular Bangedesh. I know you want to see a peacful country where everybody live in peace. I do not have any problem with it. I just think we can give security to our non-Muslim brothers and sisters within Islamic guideline.

I am a "Bottomline" man, who sees what works and what does not work. In Bangladesh Islam works and secularism failed our people over and over ( I admit it sounds better).

I do not care which party is in power, I want to see end of such oppression on non-Muslims in Bangladesh.


"Shalom".

--qr

-----Original Message-----
From: Farida Majid <farida_majid@hotmail.com>
Sent: Mon, Sep 20, 2010 11:30 am
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Sentimentalization of religion for political lrgitimacy

 

Sentimentalization of illegal use of "bismillah" in the Constitution is blasphemous

 

       Sentimentalization of "bismillah"s illegal placement in the Constitution has begun just as I apprehended. 

This is a familiar trick reminiscent of Hitler's campaign rhetoric stoking popular racial and ethnic sentiments

in 1930s Germany. Later the Catholic Church of Austria used religious sentiments to persecute the Jews and

oust them from Vienna, urging the congregation to do so as a national as well as a religious duty.

 

      When I raised the issue of illegality of "bismillah" above the Preamble of the Constitution of Bangladesh

in the internet forums, I got angry responses. Accused of being anti-Islam and a paid servant of Zionist

masters, I was asked sarcastically: "Why "Bismillah" is a problem for you?"

       It is not a problem for me.  'Bismillah' is my constant companion. Besides using it in prayers, I love saying it

at the commencement of any good work, and I love writing it.  Give me a minute or two, and any old pen,

and even without practice, I will write 'bismillah' in Arabic in passable Nashtaliq calligraphic style.

 

      I do have a problem though with a thing called Martial Law. There is no such thing called 'Martial Law' in the

Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.  'Bismillah' should not be put above the Preamble of

the nation's Constitution, a nation that fought a bloody battle for its birth on the principle of secularism,

by an unlawful usurper of civilian power who called himself Chief Martial Law Administrator.

 

      The use of 'bismillah' for such crass political purpose behind the clout of illegal Martial Law by

a Proclamation Order in 1977, thereby betraying the trust of 150 million people should surely count

as the most shocking and egregious blasphemy! It is kufri of the most heinous kind!

 See the Holy Qur'an for a strong interdiction very specifically against an act like this in Sura Hud: 18 --

wa man adhlamu mimman iftara 'ala Allahi kadhiban

"Who is a worse transgressor than him who constructs lies upon Allah's name fraudulently"?

 

 

             Farida Majid

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