I was reading some scholarly articles on the Muslims in India and history clearly shows that 99% of the Muslims in India have been converted from Hindus. There is nothing wrong in admitting this fact. Once you admit this fact, perhaps there will be more understanding between the religions. These Muslims converted mostly out of fear and persecution. So okay. They do not have to think that Hindus are their enemies. Their enemies were those who forced them at one stage. As India is still secular, they have every choice over religion but must learn to tolerate and respect other religions and not indulge in bombings and all.
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by rishi on Feb 19, 2007 11:19 PM Permalink
Leela, you are very right. In fact, people of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh were Hindus and Buddhists too and were mostly converted between 10th and 13th century.
The sad fact is that inspite of knowing that their forefathers were converted by force (a few by murder and rape and most by imposing unbearable taxes called Jazia), very few Muslims show the courage to oppose Islam.
Some brave individuals like Anwar Sheikh (later Aniruddha Gyan Shikha), Tasleema Nasreen, Shaharyar Kabir etc have come out of Islam.
We should help our Muslim brothers/sisters who have the courage to reject this enslaving and hateful religion as much as possible and help them assimilate back into Hinduism.
Hindus who really support peace and secularism should think about this.
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by Shameer on Feb 21, 2007 05:00 PM Permalink
Another Genocide plans in the making ... but leela , rishi, pradip..nobody will be spared....
Whtz good there in ur religion....CASTS... First clean urself...then advice others....
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by dr munish raizada on Feb 20, 2007 12:51 AM Permalink
Absolutely right. Encourage 'shudhi' and ghar vaapsi (return home). The muslims of India are not decendants of Muguls, they were Hindus. The Hindu saints should take the initiative. I have nothing against Islam and all religions are good, but know one thing, India will be better with such 'reconversions'. India has suffered because of Islamic invaders and thus lost the territories also ( Pakistan, Bangladesh).
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by on Feb 20, 2007 10:41 AM Permalink
"ghar vaapsi" - so should the UK and the USA also apply this principle and send all the desis back to India? In the west, "ghar vaapsi" is called racism. The concept of a "nation state" which you are buying into was a colonial invention. Talk of "losing territories" is pure colonialism - India was *never* a nation state (politically united territory) before colonialism. This colonial concept is the cause of the problem. There will never be such a thing as a shuddh / pure society - others have tried it before (Hitler, Rwanda) - it is called "genocide".
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by Wellwisher on Feb 20, 2007 09:05 AM Permalink
Do you or your religion have anything good to offer to the world. You have only terrorism and hatred to give to others. Shut up and get lost.
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by shankar on Feb 20, 2007 02:09 PM Permalink
Ur religion has been created to end the human race one day. It is a blot on the human civilization
