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[mukto-mona] FW: Why read Nazrul?




 

Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 10:27:45 +0600
Subject: Why read Nazrul?
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Why read Nazrul?

Ayesha Kabir

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ENGLISH schoolchildren are prone to ask, with a groan of exaggerated pain, "Why read Shakespeare?" Of course, once one actually reads William Shakespeare and is immersed in the depth of his works, and then falls in love with his plays and poetry, then the question becomes more of a rhetorical one. But it is still a question with which teachers struggle. The standard answer is, "Shakespeare is good for you!" as if the bard is a nasty-tasting tonic the children have to swallow whether they like it or not. The more persevering teacher will try to convince their students Shakespeare is not a bitter pill of literary twaddle to swallow and get over with, but a nectar to sip, savour and absorb in the bloodstream. I am not sure whether that argument will make Shakespeare homework any more welcome, but immersion in the works of the bard gradually makes him an indispensable part of anyone's life — anyone with a minimum of literary interest. The fact that he is one of the most quoted persons down till today indicates there must be a good reason to read him!

But today I am not writing about William Shakespeare. In fact, I am not writing about any English writer. I am writing about a most versatile poet, a poet of a myriad of hues, a man of passion, poetry, music and a free spirit of Bohemia. I am writing about Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Why read Nazrul? Yes, that is a valid question, particularly if one is not familiar with the man and his works. This is a question of which the answers are many… his language, his music, his visions, his thoughts, his passion, his words, his spirit, his psyche… there hardly is an end to the reasons which can be offered by a lover of Nazrul. However, how do we explain this to someone to whom Nazrul is relatively a stranger? What relevance can he have to someone not versed in Bengali literature?
This question, leads to yet another vital one — why translate Nazrul? Since he has written in Bengali and is the national poet of Bangladesh, is loved and venerated by speakers and readers of Bengali, the depth and greatness of his work remains, to a greater part, lost to those not familiar with the Bengali language, that is, Bangla.

Nazrul has not been translated, unfortunately, as expansively as deserved and not as comprehensively as he should have been. But before we venture into those waters, let's go back to the first question — why read Nazrul? After all, only if he is worth reading, will he be worth translating.

Let's compare reading Nazrul to music. There is music that is easy on the ears. Surf the TV channels and there is always some loud bubbly music with rhythm that has your feet tapping and has you singing along. You like the music the very first time you hear it, popular songs of Hindi films, local bands, and such. After you've heard it hundreds of times, repeated again and again on TV, the radio and wherever you go, it can drive you crazy.

Then, if you are a layman like myself, there also is music that may not immediately grab your attention the first time you hear it. It is pleasing to the senses, but you don't find yourself humming along. It may be of a more elevated classical nature. It may be a symphony of Mozart or may be Pundit Jasraj rendering a raga. However, if you give it a chance, if you listen to it, its appeal grows on you. In complex classical music you discover something new each time you hear it. It is wonderful, an experience that enriches you every time you listen to it. It is something that stays with you the rest of your life, long after those toe-tapping cacophonic pop numbers have faded in appeal. That is how one may think of Nazrul.

And yet Nazrul has an advantage. His poetry may be elevated in thought, but like his songs, the appeal is immediate. He does not come in a pedantic package of pedagogy. So his works do beckon you and the more your read, the more worlds are opened in your soul. He can take you to the heights of the Himalayas, he can have you frolicking around Brindavan with Radha and Krishna, he can guide you to the mosque at the sweet call of azaan, have you up in arms against the domination of tyrants, or simply immerse you in the search for the meaning of life. That is Nazrul. He can't be tied down. He is at one playful and pensive, gentle and rough, the lover and the fighter, he is the ultimate paradox. It this paradoxical nature of his that makes him so appealing. After all, none of us are black or white; we traverse in the gray areas of life. Nazrul goes beyond that. He is a prism, reflecting life in all its subtle (and not-so subtle) shades.
Let's start at the very beginning
Having said all of the above, why will a child want to read Nazrul? It is almost a universal truth that children take an instinctive dislike to whatever they are forced to read, particularly if it is in school and from a textbook. There must be something inherently wrong in the education system in general, but that is a topic for an entirely different article altogether. But actually parents, teachers and guardians from an early age can inculcate a love for poetry and literature in the children. The best way is by example. A child hearing her mother read about the naughty lichu chor (litchi thief) or the sprightly kathbirali (squirrel), will automatically enjoy the fun of poetry, of Nazrul. Standing and reciting the memorised poem, swaying back and forth mechanically, does not bring the same joy. Alas, that is too often how we force Nazrul (and Tagore and all the rest) down their young throats! They need to learn to love the written word from an early age; that is an investment that will have returns all through their life. Like Wordsworth's daffodils, a good story, a poem or a nursery rhyme, can bring a flash on joy to one even in the darkest day.
Inspiration
While our nation struggles hard to emerge from the throes of the "developing-world syndrome", while our society is confused by the silent corrosion of values, while injustice can overwhelm a person at times, there is dire need for inspiration. We often hear people say, "We need at Mahathir", or "We need a Lee Kuan Yew", but naturally such wishes are all too often Utopian. I don't mean we should give up hope, but while waiting for the perfect leader to appear out of thin air, let's just flip the pages of our books for inspiration. While others played safe and sycophantic, who stood up to the British and roared out, "Bolo Bir, Bolo Unnoto Momo Shir"?

Proclaim, Hero
Proclaim, I raise my head high!
Before me bow down Himalayan peaks!
I am ever indomitable, arrogant, and cruel
I am the Dance King of the Day of Doom
I am the cyclone, the destruction!
I am the tempest, I am the cyclone
I destroy everything I find in my path.
I am the dance-loving rhythm...
[Translation: Sajed Kamal, The Rebel, Poetry of Kazi Nazrul Islam, edited by Mohammed Nurul Huda, published 1997, Nazrul Institute]

The poem continues climbing in a frenzied burst of rebellion, reaching a crescendo of defiance and rebellion. So many more poems of Nazrul have similar inspirational exuberance that can lift the youth out of their ennui and indifference and motivate them to action.
Blurring the lines of communalism
Nazrul was crticised by fundamentalists of both the Hindu faith and those of Islam. The former did not appreciate this young Muslim man marrying a Hindu girl, while at the same time creating an entirely new genre of Islamic song. The former could not conceive how a Muslim poet could create poetry of the Hindu deities. But the fact of the matter was that Nazrul had taken up his pen and used it as an eraser to rub out the harsh lines that separated the Hindus and Muslims at the time.
On one hand he wrote shyama sangeet, Hindu devotional songs, and on the other hand he wrote hamd and naat, Islamic hymns. And he could be critical of religion and religious hypocrisy too. In Anandamoyeer Agomane [The Coming of Anandamoyee], he admonishes both the Hindu deities for their negligence towards the plight of man and he also castigates the Muslim holy men for their subservience to evil:

How much longer will you hide, woman, behind the statue of clay!
The cruel oppressing tyrants, over Heaven now hold sway.
……………..
Brahma, released from the demons, is now making merry
Sprinkling water from his urn, on the river so silvery.
Surendra now gives advice to the wicked demon king,
His pride and his honour, for five thousand he's selling.
…………………….
They shake their beards, recite fatwa, go to the mosque to pray,
But forget that they are simply slaves, imprisoned all the way.
These slaves with curses round their neck, see evil as their deity,
With sinful lips they read Quran, their beards a show of piety.
So Nazrul both upholds the purity of Faith, but decries religious hypocrisy in no uncertain terms.
There are so many other ways in which Nazrul moulds our soul. His marching tempo of Chol Chol Chol is a soul-stirring martial anthem, his patriotic songs fill one with love for the mother land, he has humorous rhymes much on the lines of Edward Lear's nonsense verse and more.
Poetry in motion
Nazrul's poetry is music to the ears. When he writes of waterfalls, one can hear the water cascading down the side of the steep hill; when he writes of the birds, one hears them call out in melodious calls of bou kotha kou, or kuhu kuhu… the leaves rustle in his poems, as do the boots pound the ground.
He conjures up images before our eyes. When he describes a woman, you see her long black hair tied up in chignon, pinned with a flower. You see the tremble of her lips, of the sweep of her lashes as she looks up… In his landscapes you see the golden sands of Egypt, the lush greenery of Bengal.
The Lover
Nazrul is a sensuous lover, replete with romance and passionate ardour:
Oh my beloved
Come to me quietly in my dreams
Just as the moon comes to the quiet night
It seems
…………………..
Come to my heart
Like a garland on the wedding night
When I am in deep sleep
Come and kiss my eyes quietly
Just as the bee comes stealthily
To the mallika, the chameli
[Translation: Nashid Kamal, The Return of Laili, published March 2010, Adorn Publications]
Who is Nazrul?
Someone should have asked Nazrul that question during his lifetime. Perhaps he would lift up his pen and write a poem on Who is Nazrul? We don't know what he may have written, but we can make believe and imagine how he would see himself. Perhaps he would write:
I am a poet, a singer, a lover
A rebel, a saint and a sinner;
My sins I neither hide nor cover
I fight to be a winner.
I am Nazrul, I crave for freedom
In my verses I build my kingdom
I never sleep, I see all out there
Who sees me? I do not care.
I fear no one, nothing at all
Liberate mankind, that's my call!

Of course he wouldn't write anything so trite! But who wouldn't like to try on Nazrul's shoes just once? No, our feet will never fit into his shoes, but at least we can try to follow in his footsteps. Can't we rid our selves of bias? Can't we have pristine faith in our own religion and respect that of others? Can we not fight for our rights, for humanity? Can we not learn to live, love and strive for a better world? That was what Nazrul was all about.

Surely a poet of such stature needs to be shared with the rest of the world! Scholars need to come forward to present Nazrul in translation par excellence. Shoddy poor translations can do more harm than good. We must do him justice. We owe it to him.

Back to the first question: Why should we read Nazrul? Correction! The question should be, why shouldn't we read Nazrul?
Ayesha Kabir is a journalist, Editor of PROBE, and her focus of interest is security and politics. However, having been a student of literature and having existed on a diet of an array of books since early childhood, literature is her first true love and remains so!
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[mukto-mona] Why Evolution is True and Why Many People Still Don't Believe It



"Faith" is a dangerous thing,  it blunts our intellect and cognitive ability of rational thinking.  It took Humans more than four hundred years (since the time of Copernicus ) to get ride of our Geocentric belief - in spite of all the scientific evidences against this age old belief.  At present, billions of people are perfectly comfortable believing 'Adam and Eve story' of creation, but they have trouble accepting scientific truth of Evolution - though every comfort of our today's life  is the product of  'scientific invention /discoveries' in one form or another.  

Their is a "inverse co-relation between religiosity and acceptance of evolution regardless of our affluence  and/ or academic/educational background". The greatest example  is the USA.  Though the US is one of the most developed countries of the world with very high literacy rate, because of 'it's" religiosity, the acceptance rate of  "evolution" among  general public in the US is ranked "33"  - just ahead of Turkey (ranked 34). The  US is one of the most religious country of the developed world,.

Please take your time and watch this wonderful lecture  of Professor Jerry Coyne: 

Why Evolution is True and Why Many People Still Don't Believe It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW9G2YVtBYc



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[mukto-mona] Asur tribals mourn ‘martyr’ Mahishasur : Times of India




Asur tribals mourn 'martyr' Mahishasur

Jaideep Deogharia, TNN Oct 11, 2013, 01.12AM IST


RANCHI: As Hindus across the world observes Durga Puja or Navratri, a small group of tribals in Jharkhand are in mourning. While most celebrate Goddess Durga slaying the Demon King, the Asur tribe from Jharkhand and West Bengal will observe Mahishasur Martyrdom Day on Mahanavami and remember how an "outsider" used trickery and illusion to kill their ancestor.

Asurs believe they are descendants of 'Hudur-Durga' -- the Santhal name for Mahishasur -- and do not worship any god. They say that the Devi Mahatmya story of the Markandeya Purana, which describes the birth of Durga and her nine-day battle with Mahishasura, is biased. According to them, the birth of Durga from the conjoined powers of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva was a "crooked conspiracy".

The tribals now have help from experts and academics to bring their perspective to the forefront. Started three years ago in Kassipore area of Purulia district in West Bengal to search for tribal roots of Indian mythology, an organization called 'Shikar Dishum Kherwal Veer Lokachar Committee' has gone from strength to strength and now invites tribal counterparts from neighbouring states to Purulia later this month to help out with their mission.

A team from Jharkhand -- comprising Sushma Asur, Vandana Tete, Ashwining Pankaj and other new-age activists researching tribal literature -- are set to participate in the programme this year. Sushma, a member of the primitive tribe group (PTG), features prominently on a Facebook page titled 'Asur Aadivasi Documentation Initiative'. She urged other communities - particularly those in the power corridors from 'Akhra', a platform for tribals to promote their art, culture and literature -- to stop celebrating the assassination of their ancestor with "such grandeur".

"Ravan and Mahishasur are our ancestors and the celebration of their killing by trickery must not continue the way it has for centuries," she said. "The so-called upper caste always had a grip over documentation of Indian mythology and that is the reason why the tribal perspective never got highlighted."

The tribal belief is part of an oral tradition. Vandana Tete, who has been documenting unwritten tribal folklore, said: "Tribal tales are mostly in oral form and from various Santhal, Asur and Porku folktales we have figured out that Mahishasur was a king and he was killed by Durga. The incident has never been revered in our community. Civilized society should give equal place to all perspectives."

Admitting that comprehensive research has not been done to look into the real history of mythological events, Tete said the ritual of Durga Puja was sponsored by the erstwhile East India Company for the zamindar families of Bengal to create a socio-religious divide among the tribals and the upper caste.

Today, few Asurs, especially the younger generation, know who Mahishasura was and what he means to their community and the activists hope to change that. Soon after the gathering in Purulia, the tribals will congregate at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi on October 26 to raise their voice against the "centuries-old systematic repression of their culture and religion".

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Re: [mukto-mona] Religious Conversion



"Faith" is a dangerous thing,  it blunts our intellect and cognitive ability of rational thinking. 



On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Shah Deeldar <shahdeeldar@yahoo.com> wrote:
 

Look, you are responding to a congenital dickhead, who defies all forms of logic, human history and science that are widely accepted by academicians, scientists and philosophers. Why bother even to respond? What have we learned from this neanderthal man? The man will come up with more bizarre stories with no substance to prove his another untenable point. What a waste of time and resource!

 
"I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."
-Seuss



On Saturday, October 19, 2013 6:56 PM, subimal chakrabarty <subimal@yahoo.com> wrote:
 
1. The belief that "...the religion of Islam started with the first couple on earth (Adam and Eve)" defies the theory of evolution and hence is not tenable in the eyes of the scientific community. Use this as a faith based assertion and look for a transcendental meaning to make modern sense out of it. You may approach a Muslim scientist (there are some in this forum) for an explanation.
2. Regardless of what a religion says about forced conversion, history says it has occurred all the time. Many non-Muslims converted to Islam during 1971 occupation period.
3. "Therefore, the notion Islam is the newest religion is factually WRONG." Are you sure or you are making up a theory to prove the eternality of Islam? Has the prophet ever said that? I think the Koran was revealed to him in the sixth century.   
4. "If Muslims wanted to use force (Like Hindus did with Buddhists), they had more than ample opportunities to do so. They ruled India nearly a thousand years. They also ruled Southern Europe for 800 years and NO scholars ever said Muslims forced people to convert.   This was a practice in European Christians but not Muslims." It all depends on who is ruling or ruled and when, how, and where (in what circumstances) he is ruling or ruled. Atrocities committed by some Muslim invaders of India are historical facts. Why do you have to ignore or justify their heinous crimes. Many princes in India were liberal and had minimum or no preaching zeal at all. Priority of some of the rulers was to rule in collaboration with non-Hindus; preaching was not their primary goal. Because of the higher majority of non-Muslims in India, they could only jeopardize their position as rulers by angering the Hindus. In the modern world, it has now become lot harder to convert unless in chaotic situation that prevailed, for example, in 1971 in East Pakistan.           
From: QR <qrahman@netscape.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Religious Conversion
 
Member Roy, There are some major mistakes about information (About Islam and Christianity) you posted. We have discussed these issues with web based references but it seems you stayed with wrong information. For example, the religion of Islam started with the first couple on earth (Adam and Eve). Also forced conversion is NOT permissible by the religion and there were NO major event of forced conversion.hristianity started its religious conquest through Crusade (1095-1291) to counter Islamic conversion and hegemony around the world.  Also missionary Christianity started much earlier than the time you stated (Much earlier than crusade). Crusade itself had NO link with missionaries. Within hours from now Muslims of Bangladesh will be celebrating Eid-Ul-Azha and it had NO relation to prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Rather few thousand years ago a prophet name Ibrahim or Abraham (PBUH). The whole ritual of hajj is mostly honoring  customs and events from prophet Abraham (PBUH). Therefore, the notion Islam is the newest religion is factually WRONG. You wrote...In contrast, some Islamic groups still continue forceful, coercive, and deceitful tactics for religious conversion

>>>>>>>>> Islam is the fastest growing religion in Europe and America. Kindly show in which place force was used to convert anyone. Your lack of respect to Islam was evident with many previous posts but these are distortion of facts. I hope an educated person like yourself will consider being honest with your blogs and opinions. The dream of Islamic world among many Muslims may be  polarizing the world into two poles: Islamic and non-Islamic. Many of those conversions are targeted towards younger generation.
>>>>>>>>> As I stated forced or deceitful conversion is NOT permitted in Islam. If Muslims wanted use force (Like Hindu did with Buddhists), they had more than ample opportunities to do so. They ruled India nearly a thousand years. They also ruled Southern Europe for 800 years and NO scholars ever said Muslims forced people to convert. This was a practice in European Christians but not Muslims. If you feel the information I shared was not accurate, please share your sources of information (Not another opinion but from scholars).
Shalom!
-----Original Message----- From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com> To: mukto-mona <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Mon, Oct 14, 2013 6:36 pm Subject: [mukto-mona] Religious Conversion
 
Please have a look at the blog, entitled : Religious Conversion, by clicking on the following link:


Thank you.

Jiten Roy





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Re: [mukto-mona] Democracy and Bangladesh



Good one!

While reading the article, it came to my mind that - Bangladesh may have to go through the present pseudo-democratic system for a while. The country is not ready for real democratic system with mostly corrupt political structure.

Jiten Roy



On Sunday, October 20, 2013 12:49 PM, ANISUR RAHMAN <anisur.rahman1@btinternet.com> wrote:
 

Please read the article on 'Democracy and Bangladesh' published in bdnews24.com today. I am sure you will find something useful.


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[mukto-mona] FW: Dr. Asif Nazrul on the proposal, Barrister Rafiq's position etc




 

Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 14:33:26 +0600
Subject: Dr. Asif Nazrul on the proposal, Barrister Rafiq's position etc
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Re: [mukto-mona] No room for terrorism in Islam: Grand Mufti in Hajj sermon (2013) :শান্তিময় অসাম্প্রদায়িক বিশ্ব প্রতিষ্ঠা করার জন্য সকলের প্রতি আহ্বান জানান !



Muhammad emphasized on equal treatment of all, helping the poor (Zakat), abolition of interest earnings, etc. These are all great but are still less than perfect compared to modern concepts of economic equality. For example, Muhammad emphasized on kind treatment of slaves which is a great idea, but he did not abolish the slavery. Islam's equality and fraternity concepts are great, but still a lot of improvements can be made upon these. As a general economic principle and philosophy it is fine, but is far from being an economic system that can solve the problems of the present world very efficiently. The current economic systems are very complex compared to the systems that prevailed 15 hundred years ago. Corporations, globalization, global warming, and stocks and shares are just a few examples. An Islamic system, if it really exists, cannot be exactly some thing that has been elaborated in the Koran or the sayings and practices of the prophet of Islam. It must be a product of the thoughts of some economists and entrepreneurs who want to give an Islamic color to the economic system. Islamic banking is one such example aimed at targeting and catering to a particular segment of customers for maximizing profit by the entrepreneurs. 
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On Oct 20, 2013, at 12:57 PM, Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com> wrote:

 


"You guys don't have much clue about Islam and Islamic economic system."

Neither do you!


On Sunday, October 20, 2013 1:49 PM, Mohammad Khan <mak_285@yahoo.com> wrote:
 
I feel sorry for you guys. You guys don't have much clue about Islam and Islamic economic system. But you put your time to write about it. Do you guys really work ? I don 't get time to even talk to my  bodies.

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On Oct 19, 2013, at 2:55 PM, subimal chakrabarty <subimal@yahoo.com> wrote:

 
Peace activists will find the speech to be too general and will not find much real guidance in it. One big issue facing the Muslim Ummah now is the terrorists belonging to a Sunni sect terrorizing the Shia people and his country calling a neighboring country a serpent whose head needs to be slashed. A real interfaith dialogue is a must. 
Advising the Muslim world to adopt the Islamic economic system exclusively cannot be treated as an open minded gesture. 
Any way, no terrorists will be paying any attention to the speech. 
Common people will be inspired by the speech no doubt. But the so called educated and politicized people with strong sectarian belief. Oone Sunni Muslim sees Hazrat Ali simply as a muscle man (that's all he could say about this companion of Muhammed). This kind of attitude has to be shaken off for peace.      

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No room for terrorism in Islam: Grand Mufti in Hajj sermon

Monday, 14 October 2013
গতকাল আরাফার ময়দানে বিশ্বের লাখ লাখ আল্লাহ প্রেমিকের এক মহাসম্মিলন অনুষ্ঠিত হয়েছে। এ সম্মিলনে চলমান বিশ্বের প্রেক্ষাপট তুলে ধরে খুতবা প্রদান করেন সৌদি আরবের গ্রান্ড মুফতি শেখ আব্দুল আজিজ বিন আব্দুল্লাহ আলে শায়খ । খুতবায় তিনি সিরিয়াসহ আরববিশ্বের বিভিন্ন দেশের সহিংসতার বর্ণনা তুলে ধরেন। তিনি মুসলমানদের উদ্দেশ্যে বলেন, বিভক্তি, বিশৃঙ্খলা এবং সাম্প্রদায়িকতা ত্যাগ করতে হবে কুরআন হাদীসের মূলনীতির ভিত্তিতে বিশ্বমুসলিমকে ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়ার জন্য তিনি আহ্বান জানান। ধর্মের শিক্ষার অনুসরণ ছাড়া কোন শান্তি মিলবে না উল্লেখ করে তিনি পরস্পর ভেদাভেদ ভুলে গিয়ে শান্তিময় অসাম্প্রদায়িক বিশ্ব প্রতিষ্ঠা করার জন্য সকলের প্রতি আহ্বান জানান। ............
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Makkah, October 14:
Delivering the Haj sermon from Masjid-e-Nimra, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz on Monday said Islam was a religion of peace and condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
"Hell is the final abode for those spilling the blood of innocent human beings. Islam doesn't allow terrorism at any cost. Islam condemns violence and terrorism plaguing the world today. Muslims should demonstrate love for peace and unity," the Grand Mufti said.
He said Muslims throughout the world were going through difficult times and stressed that the global economic crisis could be controlled if the Islamic economic system was adopted. "Muslims should support the community by investing in their businesses," he urged.
According to the Grand Mufti, Muslims were facing problems because they had forgotten the teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). He said the life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) carried a solution to every problem. He called upon the Muslims to remain united, as success lay in their unity.
The Grand Mufti said: "The Holy Quran is the ultimate guidance for the entire humanity which should be implemented and acted upon.""Oh Muslims be God-fearing, adopt taqwa (fear of Allah), shun earning money through un-Islamic means, hold fast to the rope of Allah and don't divide into diverse schools of thought, get united against injustice," the chief mufti urged hundreds of thousands of pilgrims.
Regarding the prevailing world economic crisis, he said Islam had given a comprehensive system of economy and urged the international comm


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Re: [mukto-mona] No room for terrorism in Islam: Grand Mufti in Hajj sermon (2013) :শান্তিময় অসাম্প্রদায়িক বিশ্ব প্রতিষ্ঠা করার জন্য সকলের প্রতি আহ্বান জানান !



What makes you such a genius that you can't even elaborate your new thinking about Islam or its enigmatic unearthly economic system. Why this ageold kool-aid has not been adopted by any modern country? Who are these topnotch Islamic economists? How has their knowledge helped any Islamic country to excel in this global economy? If you are claiming yourself as an expert, maybe, you should send your critical analysis about it to a peer reviewed journal to make your mark?
"I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues."
-Seuss



On Sunday, October 20, 2013 1:00 PM, Mohammad Khan <mak_285@yahoo.com> wrote:
 
I feel sorry for you guys. You guys don't have much clue about Islam and Islamic economic system. But you put your time to write about it. Do you guys really work ? I don 't get time to even talk to my  bodies.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 19, 2013, at 2:55 PM, subimal chakrabarty <subimal@yahoo.com> wrote:

 
Peace activists will find the speech to be too general and will not find much real guidance in it. One big issue facing the Muslim Ummah now is the terrorists belonging to a Sunni sect terrorizing the Shia people and his country calling a neighboring country a serpent whose head needs to be slashed. A real interfaith dialogue is a must. 
Advising the Muslim world to adopt the Islamic economic system exclusively cannot be treated as an open minded gesture. 
Any way, no terrorists will be paying any attention to the speech. 
Common people will be inspired by the speech no doubt. But the so called educated and politicized people with strong sectarian belief. Oone Sunni Muslim sees Hazrat Ali simply as a muscle man (that's all he could say about this companion of Muhammed). This kind of attitude has to be shaken off for peace.      

From: SyedAslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 8:53 PM
Subject: [mukto-mona] No room for terrorism in Islam: Grand Mufti in Hajj sermon (2013) :শান্তিময় অসাম্প্রদায়িক বিশ্ব প্রতিষ্ঠা করার জন্য সকলের প্রতি আহ্বান জানান !
 

No room for terrorism in Islam: Grand Mufti in Hajj sermon

Monday, 14 October 2013
গতকাল আরাফার ময়দানে বিশ্বের লাখ লাখ আল্লাহ প্রেমিকের এক মহাসম্মিলন অনুষ্ঠিত হয়েছে। এ সম্মিলনে চলমান বিশ্বের প্রেক্ষাপট তুলে ধরে খুতবা প্রদান করেন সৌদি আরবের গ্রান্ড মুফতি শেখ আব্দুল আজিজ বিন আব্দুল্লাহ আলে শায়খ । খুতবায় তিনি সিরিয়াসহ আরববিশ্বের বিভিন্ন দেশের সহিংসতার বর্ণনা তুলে ধরেন। তিনি মুসলমানদের উদ্দেশ্যে বলেন, বিভক্তি, বিশৃঙ্খলা এবং সাম্প্রদায়িকতা ত্যাগ করতে হবে কুরআন হাদীসের মূলনীতির ভিত্তিতে বিশ্বমুসলিমকে ঐক্যবদ্ধ হওয়ার জন্য তিনি আহ্বান জানান। ধর্মের শিক্ষার অনুসরণ ছাড়া কোন শান্তি মিলবে না উল্লেখ করে তিনি পরস্পর ভেদাভেদ ভুলে গিয়ে শান্তিময় অসাম্প্রদায়িক বিশ্ব প্রতিষ্ঠা করার জন্য সকলের প্রতি আহ্বান জানান। ............
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Makkah, October 14:
Delivering the Haj sermon from Masjid-e-Nimra, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz on Monday said Islam was a religion of peace and condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
"Hell is the final abode for those spilling the blood of innocent human beings. Islam doesn't allow terrorism at any cost. Islam condemns violence and terrorism plaguing the world today. Muslims should demonstrate love for peace and unity," the Grand Mufti said.
He said Muslims throughout the world were going through difficult times and stressed that the global economic crisis could be controlled if the Islamic economic system was adopted. "Muslims should support the community by investing in their businesses," he urged.
According to the Grand Mufti, Muslims were facing problems because they had forgotten the teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). He said the life of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) carried a solution to every problem. He called upon the Muslims to remain united, as success lay in their unity.
The Grand Mufti said: "The Holy Quran is the ultimate guidance for the entire humanity which should be implemented and acted upon.""Oh Muslims be God-fearing, adopt taqwa (fear of Allah), shun earning money through un-Islamic means, hold fast to the rope of Allah and don't divide into diverse schools of thought, get united against injustice," the chief mufti urged hundreds of thousands of pilgrims.
Regarding the prevailing world economic crisis, he said Islam had given a comprehensive system of economy and urged the international community to strictly follow the Islamic economic system to resolve the crisis.
The Grand Mufti asked the leaders of the Muslim world to do their duties efficiently in line with Islamic teachings and spend all their resources on the welfare of their nations. He also urged the Muslim states to strengthen their military institutions. — INP
AFP adds: Some 1.5 million pilgrims thronged Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the high point of the annual Haj, praying for an end to disputes and bloodshed.Helicopters hovered overhead and thousands of troops stood guard to organise roads flooded with men, women and children.
Chanting "Labbaik Allahuma Labaik" (I am responding to your call, God), many of them camped in small colourful tents and took shelter undertrees to escape temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). Special sprinklers were set up to help cool the pilgrims.
In his annual sermon, top Saudi cleric Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh urged Muslims to avoid divisions, chaos and sectarianism, without explicitly speaking of the turmoil unleashed by the Arab Spring.
"Your nation is a trust with you. You must safeguard its security, stability and resources," the cleric, who heads Saudi Arabia's highest religious body, said in an address to the Muslim world.
"You should know that you are targeted by your enemy... who wants to spread chaos among you ... It's time to confront this."Attendance is sharply down from last year, due to fears linked to the MERS virus and to multi-billion-dollar expansion work at the Grand Mosque to almost double its capacity to around 2.2 million worshippers.
Governor of Mecca province and head of the central Haj committee Prince Khaled al-Faisal said 1.38 million pilgrims had arrived from outside of the kingdom while only 117,000 permits were issued for domestic pilgrims.
This puts the total number of pilgrims this year at almost 1.5 million, less than half of last year's 3.2 million, after Riyadh slashed Haj quotas.
Prince Khaled told the official SPA news agency late Sunday that authorities had ousted 70,000 nationals and expatriates for not carrying legal permits and had arrested 38,000 others for performing Haj without a permit.
Authorities have also seized as many as 138,000 vehicles for violating the Haj rules, and owners will be penalised, the prince said.Saudi health authorities have stressed that no cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus have been detected so far this pilgrimage.
The disease has killed 60 people worldwide, 51 of them in Saudi Arabia.The pilgrims arrived at Arafat from nearby Mina where most of them spent the night following the traditions of the Prophet Mohammed, who performed the rituals 14 centuries ago.
They had moved to Mina on Sunday from the holy city of Mecca, home to the Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest place of worship, which houses the cube-shaped Kaaba towards which all Muslims pray five times daily.
On reaching Arafat, they crowded onto the hill and the vast plain surrounding it to pray until sunset, when they are due to set off for Muzdalifah for a ritual on Monday symbolising the stoning of the devil.
'End to disputes and bloodshed'"I will pray the whole day for God to improve the situation for Muslims worldwide and an end to disputes and bloodshed in Arab countries," 61-year-old Algerian pensioner Saeed Dherari said.
"I hope that God will grace all Muslims with security and stability," said 75-year-old Ahmad Khader, who hails from the southern Syrian province of Daraa.
"The regime is tyrannical and I pray for God to help the oppressed people," he said, referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's embattled government.
Egyptian Ahmad Ali, who is performing Haj for the first time, prayed for peace after hundreds were killed in recent months in fighting between the security forces and the supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
"I pray for Egypt to enjoy security and stability and for the people to reach understanding and reconciliation," Ali told AFP.The Haj, which officially ends on Friday, is one of the five pillars of Islam that every capable Muslim must perform at least once.





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