Dear Brothers in Islam, There is no point arguing what Amartya Sen or Emperor Akbar said on Islam. They have their own reason for maligning other religion. Any human with good humility and respect for others would never engage in demeaning other's faith. Amartya Sen is an economist, the book that earned him the accolade most of us have read it, we also watched Satyajid Ray's movie on that famine, also seen the famine in 74 and for each of us things and issues are perceived in very different ways yet we do not challenge. What Jeoffrey Sachs says about AS's book quite opposite and India itself the proof, 60 years of its 'democracy' miserably failed to graduate its teeming millions from subsistence to middle class, we are not economists we are not in a contesting positions. Let another economist, social scientist do the job. We are ordinary, we only want to live in a congenial and accommodating society, hostile element to our culture and belief can not be our part. While they are so opposed to Islam they never speak of any other religion, is secularism only applies to Islam? And how Islam is found as hostile to secularism! Minority or non Muslim had every right to the state, they were well protected even till 12 century (think of Jews in Spain). Mohammad Bin Abdullah (PBUH) did not select his heir neither did the four Caliphs picked some one of their own without a consultative body (shoura). State and religion was separate and majority's rule was there- and that was democracy, much before Abraham Lincoln or Jeorge Washington. Today's Muslim King, Sultan who appears as despots and Christian kings of medieval period can not be the example of either religion in their true spirits. Though all the Christian majority countries have all their fundamental belief system instituted in the state and cultural and social affairs even in their politics. Canterbury priest can inaugurate the parliament, Barack Hossain Obama take oath twice because the priest could not pronounce the verses from Bible correctly these and many rituals done everyday by the state never appears as contradictory to those who try to tell us they are only human being and want to not only curtail but demean my faith. They are basically criminals with super imposed characteristics of hating fellow human who happens to have a particular faith. This is my humble understanding. When worse catastrophe befalls and corruptions induced by their peer they never bothered to open their mouth to save or stand by the millions. Who talks loudly and make lot of noise on secularism found to be dead against only Islam and today mostly in our part of the world they belong to a particular party. One can notice the similarity in their thinking patterns, what ever the leader says they all say the same thing including issues on Dr. Yunus (one can easily notice that in this blog as well). They are not normal human, they are special. Einstein believed in God, I believe in my creator and His purpose of my creation. Einstein did not attend the church but I do pray five times to satisfy my creator. I only submit to Him the way he asked and ordained which I take from His book and that is my faith, my belief and I do not come on other's way. They should leave me alone too and let me do what is pleasant to me as long as it does not come in their way, it is so simple, yet great. One should believe in his/her sovereignty and independence. I have no problem distributing new cloths during Durga Puja following Omar Bin Khattab's sunnah to respect my dead father who had some hindu acquaintances who used to call him 'dad' so their children deserves what Omar has done to his father's friend. I am pleased to spent my heard earned resources in this way only to please my creator. As I have learnt from the book and examples from Sunnah I do not disrespect disciples from other faith and by all means I will stand by and uphold my religion – Islam in my capacity. I can not make much distinction among Ben Ali and Swiss or France's democracy in terms of their dealing with Abrahamic faith, I only pity them who speak ill of my religion yet wish them peace. Thanks.
--- On Wed, 6/4/11, Faruque Alamgir <faruquealamgir@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Faruque Alamgir <faruquealamgir@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ALOCHONA] Amartya Sen on religion
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Cc: "Isha Khan" <bd_mailer@yahoo.com>
Date: Wednesday, 6 April, 2011, 3:56 PM
It is an established fact that literate(fools) and illiterate Hindus are by born against ISLAM. The reason being the wide acceptance of the basic human principles of ISLAM which caters the need of day to day life of an individual irrespective of social standing or society and the whole nation and the globe as well. It strictly teaches n instructs it's followers not to be blind and die hard and be harsh against other believers of faiths and rather respect them with right dignity. But the followers of the HINDUISM on getting any opportunity to undermine any religion specially ISLAM they do not leave any stone unturned to defame, denigrate the religion as well it's followers. Dada Amartya is no exception. As Dada Amartya was well received by the PM and BAL to undermine our great son Md. Yunus, so, he is taking opportunity to set their vicious black teeth against ISLAM and high light their religion HINDUISM which in fact preachers hatred and discriminate amongst people of the tribe just due to birth by the class distinctively made by the so-called brute upper class Brahmins to squeeze the lower class forever. Amartya dada is no different than literate(fools) and at last joined the queue of the ignorant fascist fundamentalist HINDUS and so-called secular K.Jibis supporting the rubbish bull shit so-called religion created by Akbar It is doubtful whether an warrior like Akbar that he had so much time and prudence (since he was an illiterate person + busy day in n day out to face war) to write such an attractive treatise to allure people out from an established and respected religion ISLAM. Some say that it was Akbar's one type of diplomatic endeavour to appease the majority HINDUS of then INDIA to come and rally behind him since he showed that he has left ISLAM and believes in faith other than ISLAM. This he has done with the intention that HINDUS will support him since they(HINDUS) were die hard against ISLAM considering Muslims are invaders. One wonders looking at the insular fundamentalist attitude of the Noble Laureate Amartya who is suppose to uphold the cause of the people to unite n have solidarity instead he is echoing the sentiments of the blood sucker Bal Thakre/ Adbhani who has strictly asked the Muslims of the secular(???) HINDU STAAN either become HINDU or leave HINDU STAAAN. What a tragedy of down grading in thinking of the world famous celebrity. Then what is the difference between him and the blood monger HINDU fundamentalist in secular HINDU STAAAN. The conscious people who had some iota of respect for the Noble Laureate feels very frustrated and shocked observing the insular fundamentalist face. So, it is clear that how much a HINDUSTANI talks and claims to be so-called secular overtly but in fact they do neither believe nor practices the same. At the back of their mind they have hatred against MUSLIMS and wishes to subjugate them as well followers of other religious faith within their jurisdiction. Conscious people should reject Dada Amartya's book in totality and identify him as a fundamentalist Hindu. Faruque Alamgir
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Isha Khan <bd_mailer@yahoo.com> wrote: Amartya Sen on religion
Amartya in his 'The Argumentative Indian' has repeatedly mentioned that (Islamic and Muslim) tradition should be rejected and 'rahi aqbal' theory given by Emperor Akbar should be accepted as the main principle. He has even gone to the extent of saying that this demon tradition should and must be fought and rejected by the society.'
Dr Sen says, "Akbar not only made unequivocal pronouncements on the priority of tolerance, but also laid the formal foundations of a secular legal structure and of religious neutrality of the state. ...Despite his deep interest in other religions and his brief attempt to launch a new religion, Din-ilahi (God's religion), based on a combination of good points chosen from different faiths, Akbar did remain a good Muslim himself."
"The pursuit of reason and rejection of traditionalism are so brilliantly patent as to be above the need of argument. If traditionalism were proper, the prophets would merely have followed their own elders (and not come with new messages".
Prof Dr Hasanuzzaman Chowdhury on Dr Amartya Sen's book:
http://www.amardeshonline.com/pages/details/2011/04/05/75481
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