Back then treating Muslims like crap was "Business as usual". Not letting Muslims to touch Hindus, not letting Muslims into houses (Even kids), Not eating from Muslims and many other flavors of oppression was common.
However (My personal opinion) calling Rabindranath "Enemy of humanity" is a bit harsh. In many other respect, he had loads of good qualities as well. Ignoring your tax paying subjects was the norm than exception. If you look at our leading political parties of today, they ignore tax paying people like us but I do not consider them enemy of humanity (Only cold blooded murderers are enemy of humanity). ;-)
I think core teaching of Islam is to be forgiving and having faith in Allah (SWT). Even when someone treated us like crap. Our history is victim of our political flavor of the day. One day Rabindranath is answer to all problems and next day everyone forgets him!!
I feel Rabindranath was a positive part of our history and culture. He was man of his day and his day was mostly hell for Bengali Muslims.
Considering everything happened to our forfathers. It is more important that, we learn from mistakes of the past. We should never use history as justification to treat fellow human being badly in our time. No matter what background he/she comes from.
May peace be unto all of you.
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"And if you punished (By others), let your punishment be proportionate to the wrong that has been done to you; but if you show patience, that is indeed the best course."
[Al Qur'an 16:126]
"O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do."
[Al Qur'an 5:8]
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Subject: [ALOCHONA] Rabindranath: enemy of Bangladesh People n humanity
Rabindranath: enemy of Bangladesh People n humanity Dear All, Do you know that Poet" Bshakobi " rabindranath 1 )compelled his Muslim subjects Giving Chanda For Puja 2) compelled his Muslim subjects giving Tax for Bared ( Lari rakharv jonno kor Adai korto) 3)He never established a single school in his jomidari in Bangladesh( silaidoh , shajatpur or potisosr) 4)He opposed and protested the establishment of Dhaka University 5)oppression on subjects by Rabindranath is a well established Truth. He was getting Khetabs , as supported the British colonial regime when nazrul was jailed for his role against the British regime. But sometimes some so called manobotabadi ask for establish the ideal of This rabindranath. What kind of "Manobotabadi was Rabindranath n his supporters? |