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In the darkness of a stormy night, it is not unlikely for a sailor
to lose sight and get deviated from his original course. But after
the calamity is over, it is natural for an intelligent sailor to
strive hard to return to his own course. But even then, if he
obstinately refuses to mend his way, it is needless to say that the
wrong course would lead him to a wrong destination.
Muslim Brothers of Indian Subcontinent:
It's Time for Homecoming
by Dr Radhasyam Brahmachari
09 Sep, 2008
Source: http://islam-watch.org
In the darkness of a stormy night, it is not unlikely for a sailor
to lose sight and get deviated from his original course. But after
the calamity is over, it is natural for an intelligent sailor to
strive hard to return to his own course. But even then, if he
obstinately refuses to mend his way, it is needless to say that the
wrong course would lead him to a wrong destination.
- The notion applies to the entire community of converted
Muslims of the South-East Asian countries, including India,
Pakistan and Bangladesh. Before arrival of the foreign Muslim
invaders in these countries, their ancestors were either Hindus or
Buddhists, and since, in a broader sense, Buddhism is merely a
branch of Hinduism, all of them were Hindus. Particularly for the
Muslims of the Indian subcontinent, History tells us that during
the days of Muslim onslaught almost all of them were converted to
Islam, either by coercion and torture or by allurement. And before
that, for past thousands and thousands of years, they were the
children of this ancient Hindu country, nurtured in the lap of
Hindu culture and breathed the air of this great nation of
tolerance, liberty and spiritualism. Hence there is not an iota of
doubt that that was their original course, their original way of
life.
But it is really unfortunate that they are now denying their
ancestral culture, or rather their root, by adopting Arabic or
Persian names and by several other means, like eating beef and so
on. But the question remains – Is it possible for them to disown
their Hindu ancestry by such superficial means? In fact, Hindu
culture is synonymous to Indian culture and hence every son and
daughter of this great nation is a Hindu by birth and this is the
harsh reality which each and every converted Muslim, irrespective of
his or her personal liking or disliking, has to accept. So, the poet
Rabindranath Tagore, in his essay Atma Parichay (Self
Recognition), writes, “Every Muslim of this country should be called
a Hindu-Mussalman and every Christian a Hindu-Christian, as they are
Hindu by nationality and Mussalman or Christian by religion”. Rishi
Aurovinda used to hold the same view and in his famous Uttarpara
Address, said, “I say that is the Sanatana Dharma (i.e.
Hinduism), which for us is nationalism. This Hindu nation has born
with the Sanatana Dharma; with it, it moves, and with it, it grows.”
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