I hope this message of religious tolerance could be delivered to reactionary Khaleda Zia who has now become a great threat to AL's secular politics. As has been pointed out by Prof. Ajoy Roy, the post 1975 politics of Bangladesh has caused a great degeneracy to AL secular politics. The desire to be in power even at the cost of it's basic party principles is also to blame.
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To me, non-Muslims are not necessarily Nastiks as most of the Non-Muslims believe in the creator in their own ways
>>>>>>>>>>>> " Nastik" (English_Atheist) is totally different concept from being "Non-Muslim". There are billions of people who are not Muslims but have faith in God. I am sharing a little bit below...
Concept of "One unseen God" can be seen in most religious scriptures.........From
the OT (Judaism)......"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD!" (Source:Deut. 6:4)
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..From the NT (Christian Bible)..............'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. ( Source: <<Spoken by Jesus~~~~~~~~~~ Mark 12:29 >>)...........
From ...Hindu Scriptures: "The Formless Supreme Spirit that pervades the universe
can have no material representation, likeness or image." --
(Source: Yajur Veda 32:3)
From the house of Islam .................................."There is no true god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God," ( First article of faith in Islam)
If you do a dispassionate analysis you will see that, every major religion has concept of "One unseen God". Yes even the holiest scripture of Sanatana Dharma (Also known as Hinduism) speaks of One God in Vedas. There are sects among Hindus and Christians who strongly feel about "One unseen God".
Jews are firm believer of "One God" concept and rejects the practice of making partner with God.
Even being "Nastik" or atheist is NOT a problem. There are people like Dr. Jafar Iqbal who is atheist but respected by a wide variety of people. There are others who keep their atheism as their personal business. No one bothers them about it.
However I feel some religious people are making a mistake by calling them nastik. Islam does discourage people from insulting people of faith (Of all faiths), religious figures, religion and God. There are people who go out of their ways to attack and insult people. As per Islamic concept they are "Rebels against God" or "Fasiq"(In Arabic).
Islam denounce fasiqs in order keep peace to prevail in communities. As it is prohibited to insult or attack places of worship of all religions. It is also strongly discourages people to create violence among people of faith.
In short, non-Muslims are NOT "Nastiqs". Even among "Nastiqs" most of them don't go out to insult others. Only few perverts make it their obsession to go out to hurt people.
From my experience it is pretty difficult to have open discussions about these topics. I have consistently tried to help others to have some basic knowledge of Islam. So my non-Muslim friends do not feel isolated when people discuss religion. There are enough "Safe-guards" in Islam for non-Muslims. Even the staunch Muslims cannot ignore those once they are reminded of it.
But most people (With some education) feel they know everything and no more knowledge is needed.
I have actively (As a hobby) mixed with people of many faiths and nationalities. It was not difficult to find "Common grounds" among us. So I visited by Hindu friends and offered my Salat in his home and he offered his prayers in my presence as well. Prophet himself allowed Christians to have frank religious discussions inside the holy mosque at Medina.
So unless we as people know enough about our respective religions, we'll keep this disturbing "Trust-deficit" among people of faith.
Ignorance and arrogance are in abundance in my country and I am anxiously wishing for end of politics lead violence in Banlgadesh.
Shalom!
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. Em Pannah <epannah@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat, Apr 6, 2013 4:51 am
Subject: [mukto-mona] Who is a Nastik? Are all non-muslims really Nastik?
Dear Readers,
To me, non-Muslims are not necessarily Nastiks as most of the Non-Muslims believe in the creator in their own ways. Please let us STOP fighting with each other in the name of religion. Please let people live harmoniously in Bangladesh and in the world.
............................................................................................................................................................1. Please STOP profanity and do not attack any religion - religions are sacred and must be honored2. Please let region be peoples' private affair and don't mingled sacred Religions with State affairs3. Bangladesh belongs to all Bangladeshis - Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, and others alike4. Please maintain good but mutually respectable relationship with all the neighboring countries5. Please do not destroy the hard earned freedom of Bangladesh - save it jointly at any cost6. Please drop extremism and be MODERATE - establish your right and honor the right of others7. Please promote the freedom of speech - everybody has the right to speak but not to hurt others8. Please promote the technical education - do not stay behind - world is moving fast in technology9. Please STOP hortal - it is OK if you do not want to work but you can't violate others' right to work............................................................................................................................................................
With best regards,
Em
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Dr. Em Pannah
Doctor of Management (Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Identity Theft), MS, MSc., CISSP, CAP, CISM, NSA-IAM, NSA-IEM, Foundations of CybersecurityCybersecurity Professional, Textbook Writer/Publisher, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in USA
Primary email: epannah@yahoo.com | Secondary email: em.pannah@faculty.umuc.edu
Primary phone: (443) 690-3955 | Secondary phone: (301) 358-9232
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From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2013 7:39 PM
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