Dear Silenzer, I totally agree with you except your last comment. But still I would like to share my views. 1. Any religion is made good or bad by the followers. Followers often interprete the religion as per their own convinience & benefit. Our religion was unfortunately used by the then kings & military leaders & they used it for the expansion of their power & crushing the civilization of the other kingdoms. It is true that India was hit worst in this process. 2.Religion should not be forced on anybody, rather it should be embraced. Unfortunately the protectors & followers of our religion ignored this basic principle & converted most of the people by force by using military power. My ancestors may be one of them. But this has happened with every religion since the time of Romans & our religion is no exception to this. 3. Religion does not change the life style of the people. The same thing happened in the Indian subcontinent. So after conversion also we follow the same traditions & practices like dance, music, etc. though it is not acceptable in the religion as it was originated in the desert where such traditions were not a part social life in the pre-islamic period. The best example is the Haj ritual which is practiced since the pre-islamic age. 4. Reform is required in every field of life including religion. All other major religions have already gone through phase. Ours is a relatively new one & hence it will take some more time to reform.
