Freedom of Expression and Mr. Julian Assange

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

Some incidents expose the truth and clear the air on what our leaders, representatives of common man, and what a section of National and International media, which proclaims of freedom of expression across the glob say and do before the people.

It is confirmed that there are a very few who go against oppressors or support truth at any rate.

Mr. Julian Assange is on of them who is doing jihad against tyrant countries and trying to remove the silver cover from the faces of those who are behind the despotic system which is continued on International level.

Mr. Julian Assange's determination to expose the truth and to remove the mask of so-called civilised countries and what he is suffering due to the exposure of hundreds and thousands of secret cables, actually expose the original enemies of the world and its peace.

Releasing of these secret cables landed Mr. Julian Assange to jail. Now, he is facing a threat to his life.

According to a report, his site has been come under attack and the efforts have been made to block it. Donators of Wikileaks are facing problems in transferring the amount to the site.

These headlines can be seen in International and National Media. This Institution discusses everyday in its columns on what is happening against the founder of WikiLeaks or what have been revealed in these secret cables.

A few organisations and a very small group of people demonstrated on the arrest of Julian Assange, however, the Media in all over the world neither condemned the arrest of WikiLeaks' founder nor defended him as these institutions appear a big supporter in anti-Islamic and anti-Muslims' campaign.

These are the media and these are the world leaders who had defended the cursed Danish cartoonist who had made the cartoon on our Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, and when the demonstration were erupted across the world and Muslims used violence to express their anger and hatred against defiled cartoons, so these were the faces and these were the Institutions of Media who were lecturing to Muslims to respect the right of freedom of expression and what Danish Cartoonist or others did against Islam or Muslims all are part of freedom of expressions, but when Mr. Julian Assange taking the shelter of freedom of expression exposed the heinous faces, International police, government and the advocators of freedom of speech were trying to get any clue or evidence to paw a way for the arrest of this brave person so that he has been granted life imprisonment or to be put in the jail for long term.

Why the world leaders and powerful countries cannot keep patience on this exposure? Why Mr. Julian Assange's move not termed as freedom of expression? Everyone who writes against Islam, makes cartoon on Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him, defames the image of Islam and Muslims, spread anti-Islamic remarks and feelings, finds a best place in American and western society. Such kind of people are being praised by Western and International Media, even any move of condemnation or the arrest of such kind of persons seen as anti-freedom of expression and termed it anti- democracy.

What is wrong if Julian Assange tries to bring out the truth? What is wrong if WikiLeaks reveals the original face of these so-called civilised leaders and powerful countries? Why these leaders and police came to move and arrest Mr. Julian Assange? Why his brilliant work not seen in the light of democracy, where everyone has right to express what he thinks, as western Media and their friends in government express their views when Muslims show their anger against anti-Islamic or anti-Muslims' slogan.

Everything against Muslims and Islam is acceptable and need to be protected, but if someone says about them or reveals the truth and expose their conspiracies so these leaders and the protectors of Anti-Islamic movements across the glob create obstacles and use force to shutdown them or make the efforts to close this voice

German Chancellor Angela Markel gives honor and award to the cursed Cartoonist despite having knowledge that this cartoonist defamed the image of Prophet Mohammad and this honor will send a wave of anger and hatred to Muslim world, at that time, Muslim's concern ignored in the light of freedom of expression, but this time when a person from her community reveals some truth, whole world went against him, even they became success in making a false case against the founder of WikiLeaks.

This is an open injustice by the monopolists of democracy. They made all efforts to shutdown this kind of voices expose a very disgusting face of those leaders who claim that the war on terror and killing of hundreds and thousands of people in Iraq, Afghanistan and in other Muslim countries or where Muslims are in majority is an effort to bring democracy and justice there, actually, they all are the messengers of violence and injustice and a symbol of despotic system.

America and others say that revealing these secret cables will put the life of American soldiers and American citizens across the world on threat, as well as, it will harm their diplomatic relations with other countries, hence there are efforts to stop the voice of WikiLeaks.

There is a question, America and its allies are not ready to do any compromise on truth that harm it or bring bad name to their country, so is the lives of other nations and communities not important? Is the life of our Prophet Mohammad worthless? Is the privacy of our Prophet Mohammad's life is not a privacy? Are the lives of Muslims not demand respect form all corners? Is their privacy is privacy and Muslim's privacy is not privacy? Do Muslims and the Messengers of Allah have not the right to be respected?

How long these leaders, their friends, and agents will be proclaiming about democracy and freedom of expression while they, themselves not respect this men mad rules?

22-12-2010

Aligarh, India

Crime and society

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

Crime against women and girls is on rise in Delhi, capital of India. The incidences of abductions and rapes forced us to think on what is happening in so-called educated society.

Recently, three incidents, one of them took place on 30th November, when a 22 year old woman raped and second happened on 24th November when a 23 year old call center staff sexually assaulted by five persons, and the third incident was occurred on 11th December when a 18 year old girl came under target by some goons, in all these three incidents it appears that security personals despite their heavy and intensive patrolling and coordination with all police stations of that areas, such inhuman act finds a place.

It is true that security personals succeeded to arrest the culprits but their arrest cannot be a substitute of the dignity of these girls. Trauma, mental pain, social alienation and shame a girl suffers whole life are except of it.

According to a report, 433 incidents of rape took place in Delhi this year. Sexual harassment, sexual exploitation, physical torture and misbehavior are being suffered by every woman and girl in every public place, even in offices are a matter where security agencies find themselves helplessness.

The failure of state government in providing atmosphere free from violence to the women forced P.C. Chidambaram to say that outsiders are responsible for increasing of crime against women.

Reacting on recent incident, Chairperson of the National Commission for Women Dr. Girja Viyas insisted on the implementation of sexual harassment bill and said that police patrolling should be more active.

After Dhula Kuan rape incident, police issued guidelines and asked to companies to take strong action for the safety of its female staff.

Above advises, demands and the reactions of our leaders can be seen in a good step but these things cannot help in eliminating the crime.

I would like to say to those leaders that only placing of law and increasing police patrolling is not the solution.

It is known to all of us that police, any administration, state or central government or any system cannot provide or offer 24 hours full security to every woman and girl. It is impossible.

What we experienced in the last incident in which 18 year old girl picked up forcefully in the car and raped is that 600 hundred police personals were involved in tracing the car. After 2 hours and when the police got correct information from other sources then they were in condition to trace the car and arrest the culprit, until then the dignity of the girl had been crushed.

This incident shows that only law, police patrolling and awareness or giving telephone number of police to every woman and girl cannot be a part of solution.

Second, we have to look on all aspects are leading to such heinous act. This is the tragedy of modern world that we instill the jails with criminals and ready to make new big jails, however, every one of us not ready to see that what is happening in the society and why youths are becoming criminals. What are the reasons behind it? In this regard, we can say that Islamic perspective, teachings and Islamic system to handle with such perpetrators and the punishment awarded by Islam for the rapists is the correct answer of such heinous act.

Security agencies must study the guidelines of the Qura’an which will help them in handling the situation.

I have no hesitation to say that only Islamic teachings, its guidelines and the punishment offered by Islam can keep safe women and help police to eliminate such criminals from the society.

Today, what we are experiencing is that police most time and their work is being spent in searching the culprits or bringing them before the court. In many cases it is seen that rapists got the bail and do same again.

There is a very interesting point and I think this is the main reason behind the failure of safety of women is that we always try to find out and arrest the culprits, after that we forget that what was happened and what are the actions should be taken to reduce it in future.

Actually, in the society where we are living, the atmosphere, education, system, films, serials and other cheap books all are playing a greater role in increasing the crime, whether it is against the women or anti- human being.

Condemning the crime is a different thing but seeing of all aspects leading towards the crime is a different thing.

Third, we take a look on the Qura’an and see what it says in this regard.

Before going to condemn or mention the punishment or to say any thing on it, Qura’an says, “and come not to near to unlawful sex, verily it is a immoral sin and an evil way”

In this verse, Allah uses the word come not to near to unlawful sex, Allah does not say; not do unlawful sex, everyone knows that rape or unlawful sex is an act which is being did by forcefully or by mutual willingness.

By using this term, Qura’an first bans on all actions, work and systems landed to unlawful sex, whether it is rape.

Regardless to go into the details that which action leads to unlawful sex and which not, because everyone who has little knowledge or capability of understanding knows very well that our society where going is, and what is the reason behind it? It is not a hidden matter. It is like an open book.

As for as the punishment to be given to the rapists, looking towards various punishments granted by various courts to the rapists shows the term of punishment is 6 or 7 year or life imprisonment.

In many cases, the criminals and rapists got the bail or be free after completion their punishment term, and again they do same crime and another girl falls as a victim.

In that situation, we find that Qura’an grants very harsh punishment. Qura’an expresses no pity to such criminals and says;

The fornicatoress and the fornicator, flog each of them with a hundred stripes, let no pity withhold you in their case in a punishment prescribed by Allah (Surah Al-Nur, 2)

I do not know that what is wrong if police or state government study Qura’an and to look on how Islam tells to deal with the crime is taking place in the society.

In an era when everyone takes advantages from others and when the intelligence agencies are sharing information on international level to check the crime, it is not wisdom to avoid Islamic teachings which are very reliable and fruitful for all human beings and for all nations, instead of relied on other untrustworthy sources and to be wasted energy, time, money and at last, it appears that everyone faces failure while the brokers of law become success in terrorizing the society.

16-12-2010

Arrested innocent Muslim youths; are we feel their afflictions

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

Human being learns and gets experiences from every incident, and adventure takes place in the society. These incidents tell our maturity in dealing of it.

One of the incidents which got the attention of the world was occurred in Australia, where Indian youths were on target by some goons.

Indian Media called the attacks on Indian youths as racial attacks. Australian government was under extreme pressure to take severe step to prevent such assaults on Indian students who were living there.

Indian Media was continuous reporting every incident. Joint efforts of Australian government, Indian Media and Indian government helped to reduce these attacks but still every one is on alert to halt such attack if it occurs again.

This is the story of one incident in which Indians were on target outside the country. There is one thing which is missed by all of us. There is one incident is also related to Indian students and youths, but the place of incident, assaulters, and the handlers of these Indians are different. This time this incident never took place in Australia or in any other country. It happened in India itself. The assaulters are not outsiders; these are our own security agencies.

There is the incident related to thousands of Indian youths who are facing brutal torture in the custody of security agencies.

Their crime is not serious, but the crime in which their arrests have been made is serious. Their innocence has become a giant enemy against them.

The advocates, who have been hired for them by some Muslim organizations, are not trying to get them free from the grip of law or from stern punishment, but their efforts are to defend them in the court to prove their innocence and to could prove that the incident or crime in which their arrest has been made is not carried out by them.

Pleads, cries, pain and afflictions of these innocent youths, and accidentally all are Indians, who have been picked up by the security agencies on suspicious basis, are not worthy for others. No one is ready to lessen their innocence. Being a Muslim is enough to understand the gravity of their crime.

Is Indian Media, Central and State governments of India played any role in preventing of those Muslim youths who are rotting in jails and facing brutal and inhuman torture by our security agencies, such as the matter of Indian students handled by the government.

Youths, whether they are in Australia or in India and what is their identity, are paramount, strength and power of every nation and for every country. These youths set the future of nation and future of the country. Time takes u-turn, but these are the youths who transpose the countries’ fate by their own extraordinary powers.

I want to ask from UPA government that, what is the future of those young boys and youths who want to do something for the country and for the nation but their dream remains a dream when the protectors of law arrest them, torture them and force them to say as they want from them.

Their dream, love for the country, respect of constitution and an excitement to lay down their precious life for the country, have been crushed, when they find themselves in a hell where law becomes helpless and protectors of law turns into brokers of law and treat them as animals, though, in so-called educated society animals have the right too.

It is noted that Salman Khan, famous film actor, has spent some nights in jail due to his involvement in killing of an animal.

The story of Ehtesham Qutub, which appeared in “The Milli Gazette” and later published in other online Newspapers, and other youths, like Ehtesham, who are languishing in a dark chamber, is asking us as what is the worth of law, judiciary and humanity.

They find themselves under an enemy country where they are being reminded as what is happening with them is because of being a Muslim.

It is not as our Prime Minister, Chief Ministers, Defense Minister and others in the government are unaware about this kind of injustice and prejudice situations in which Muslim youth’s precious time and their dreams to serve their community and country are being shattered.

They are on high posts due to having extra knowledge, however effective and adequate steps never taken to counter communalism and inequality with Muslim youths who forced to live in jail as prisoners instead to take education and live as concerned citizens.

This kind of incidents could be stopped. Guidelines and severe instructions to the police department can be issued as well as stern punishment could be taken against those who violate such orders and instructions. But these things would take place when central and state governments show its interests and will take severe steps to prevent such brutalities against innocent Muslim youths.

These jailed Muslim youths are looking toward us with a hope as we will do something for them, and will prevent them from this hell, alas; there is nothing effective steps to restore their relies on constitutions.

Conferences have been organized only on terrorism, but nothing happened to those who are facing shame and humiliations in the name of terrorism.

To counter terrorism, Qura’anic verses used as how Islam and Qura’an denounce terrorism but there are no references of any Qura’anic verse which denounces and condemns humiliations of human beings, whether they are criminals.

Youths are our future. Youths are our strength. Muslims, as a community and India as a country cannot survive without them. Older people only can guide us and can give us the advices but the youths who make the future bright, bring the honor and dignity to the country.

The political parties and Muslim organizations have forgotten them. Human Rights organizations surely released some statements over this torture and miss-behavior, but they unable to take effective and extreme proposals in order to could save the life of those innocents who are in jail.

As soon as one acquitted, the news comes from another part of India that another one arrested. This situation is going on. Just only the nature of arrest changes every time.

Needless to say that how these youths are serving for the country. Their story tells their sacrifices against communal system. If anyone has doubt, visit Jails, read stories of torture and see that how their life has been made hell for them.

These strengths, powers and future of the country are wasting in jails and in the hand of police.

It is unfortunate of India that real terrorists and bomb makers are living freely in the society, but the innocents and the future of the country are being wasted in jails.

When an innocent Muslim youth falls in the hand of police, I think that India has lost its one and great protector who can give up his life for the sake of the country but never will go against the country and community.

This is the duty of Milli organizations to hold a conference on this issue and use all resources to bring justice for these youths who are a victim of communal system of the country.

26-10-2010

Babri Masjid; waiting for justice

by

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

Finally, AIMPLB has decided to challenge Allahabad High Court's verdict in Apex Court. This decision has been taken unanimously in the meeting held by AIMPLB in Lucknow on 16-10-2010.

Actually, Muslim community, by and large, majority of concerned citizens and historians were in favour to approach Supreme Court to hear that this High Judicial body what says in its judgment.

A section of Muslim community and some Muslim leaders were not in favour of challenging this verdict in Apex Court, as well as, they were asking through Media channels to accept the verdict of Allahabad High Court on Babri Masjid issue.

Indeed, this kind of language and surrendering themselves before fascist forces is not a right step and such kind of behavior does not solve the conflict.

When the constitution gives us a chance and provides us a substitute to appeal the verdict if we are unsatisfied with High Court's judgment so it is not the wisdom to take not the advantages from this opportunity and to be wasted this precious recourse has given by the law, especially, when the future of other hundreds and thousands of Mosques and religious places and the future of Muslims are depend on this issue.

Whether Supreme Court restores justice or not, Muslims, in both situations, are unable to get the land back, but the fight to restore Babri Masjid from the place where it was before 6th December 1992 should be continue unless the justice prevails.

I do think that this matter should go to long unless new generation appear and decide that what is better for Indians in that situation as Hindutva goons and its followers are not able to go free, revise same issue and try to target another Mosque.

The second thing is that Babri Masjid or any other Masque is waqf to Allah. Any piece of such land could not be surrender to anyone, whether they are Muslims, for other purpose.

If any Masjid or land of Masjid falls in other hands, then it is the responsibility of all Muslims to use all legal ways to take it back.

If one generation fails to get it back, then this is the responsibility of coming generation to do its best to get the land back.

So there is no question of surrendering any Mosque, whether it is Babri Masjid, to the group which is very notorious in bringing bad name to India.

Supreme Court judgment, whether it goes against Muslims too, the fight within the law and through negotiation channels, if opposition accepts it, should be continue to free this place from its occupiers.

Muslims feel that current verdict on Babri Masjid issue is far away from transparency and there is something in the verdict which will set an example for Hindtuva goons to justify their other devil interests.

The concerns of prominent columnist, writers and historians on Allahabad High Court's verdict cannot be ignored very easily.

This question is very important that Babri Mosque, where Muslims had been praying for more than 500 years, and Hindus never claimed about it, this place took back from Muslims due to a claim of a particular group, whose hands are colored with the blood of Muslims, and which thinks that it is indeed the birthplace of Ram.

This fight is for justice. This fight is for lawfulness. Every Indian citizen has right to live and build religious places in India. Indian constitution guarantees to every citizen for the protection of his rights as well as his religious places.

Muslims are not demanding another thing. Muslims are just demanding the restoration of justice in Babri Masjid issue. Muslims had not approached Allahabad High Court to prove that where Ram had been born. Their intention was only the restoration of justice and returning the land of its real owner.

Unfortunately, in Babri Masjid issue, Muslims cannot get the justice.

In all these situations, AIMPLB's approaching Supreme Court is a very positive and right step which is taken in time. It should be welcomed and to be supported by everyone to help it with all ways in getting justice.

18-10-2010

Belief, India and society

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

Is "Astha" and "Belief" above the law? Ignoring proof and facts, can Court give its verdict as per belief? If Court begins to settle every case, particularly, the cases are related to religious places, according to faith, I do not think that a country like India can survive, because here hundreds and thousands of religions are part of the society and every believer of every religion has different faith and belief in different fields of life.

So what every part of India to be divided into pieces as different believers of different religion have different belief about every part of the country.

What the outcome appeared from the verdict of Allahabad High Court in Babri Masjid title suite, as most scholars, historians, columnists, some politicians and concerned class of Indian society believes that it will set a wrong precedent and will appoint a green signal to fascist and anti-peace forces to do what they want and get legal support from the court due to having belief, if this precedent not quashed by the Apex Court.

Allahabad High Court's verdict is not a reconciliation move as others believe. But in the garb of reconciliation, this verdict has opened an endless conflict between two communities in which fascist forces will use it for their political interests and will put the country on communal line, as "Mr. Ravi Kant Garg, a BJP member of the Uttar Pradesh state assembly from Mathura, said he shared Mr Kishore's enthusiasm. "Our cadres are upbeat following the Ayodhya verdict. A new slogan is doing the rounds among them now: 'Ayodhya ho gayee hamari, ab Kashi-Mathura ki bari'," ( Ayodhya has become ours, now it is the turn of Kashi-Mathura)

This verdict legalizes of every move, claiming of belief, did by the fascist forces in past and have the intention to do it more.

Every Indian is in shock due to High court's conclusion about the birth place of Ram. Because if a group from Hindu community claims that it is the birthplace of Ram, so there are other groups and classes in Hindu community which not believe so, and, according to them, such claim is baseless. Then how Court arrived at conclusion that the place under central tomb of Babri Masjid indeed a birthplace of Ram.

We can say it that may court's verdict helped a group which wants to keep maintain the gulf between two communities relying on lie and hatred policies.

A country like India, where faith had been used to be made human being as slave, and where women had been treated like animals and where the doors of temples had been shut down on common man on low and high caste ground, which is still in practice in most of part of India, if every judicial judgment to be settled according to belief, so it is unable to imagine that how India like country can stand as a strong country, especially in a time, when particular organizations and political parties dominate on every corner of Indian society which uses faith and religion for their devilish interest and this kind of practice which is continue since independence has become a threat to other communities in India

If faith finds a place in legal document in India like country, then how those victims, who take shelter of law and police to get ride from the pundits and Sadhoos, who cheats and exploit them will get justice as this kind of pundits and Sadhoos can say that what they did is as per belief.

In a country, where burning of women on her husband's funeral pyre was very common in the name of faith and there were no ray of hope for that women to protect themselves from these cannibalistic activities but to follow the role of society and faith, at that time, it was the law which came forward and banned these inhuman acts which were being continue for centuries, how can a woman gets justice as per law instead of belief, if society force her to do that again.

Once again, court's verdict is reviewing barbaric old age by giving its judgment on the base of faith, not on evidences and proofs which are pillars of judicial process.

In that situation, judiciary's judgment one the basis of belief will set unimagined consequences for every community.

If belief becomes law then what is the need of Police, Judicial Institutions, System and Temple too? Because belief can does everything.

I saw a report on Internet in which claimed that African people kill their children in the name of belief. Could killing of children and human being be justified?

Court must review its verdict and this must be challenged in Apex Court. If Apex Court too delivers same then Parliament must come forward, and pass act in which getting justice as per legal proof to be easy for everyone, not on the basis of faith.

13-10-2010

Don’t ask justice; don’t ask fair investigation because India is moving on

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

As soon as Allahabad High Court Lucknow Branch pronounced its verdict on Babri Masjid title suite case on 30 September 2010 and when Muslim's defeat had been confirmed in this legal fight, some Media personals were on the way to hunt appropriate persons from Muslim community to know their opinions and ideas.

Meanwhile, some Muslim leaders and so-called liberal leaders from other communities have been seen advising Muslim community to forget this issue, close this chapter here and not to approach Supreme Court, even if they surrender 1/3 of land which is given to them by the court, it will set a great example of communal harmony because, according to them, India is moving on.

They were saying that Muslims and others have no interest to see the incident of 1992 again, because this is the year of 2010

As the news of legal defeat of Muslims escalated, the voices increased from every corner of the society that India is moving on, common man has forgotten that what had happened in the past. Muslims must forget it, leave this issue and surrender this land to Hindutva organizations because India is moving on.

It is said that people of India have become mature, they have left their past. They have forgotten what had happened in 1949.

There is a question, Is India moving on only for Muslims? Is India moving on only when the matter of Muslims comes to light? Is India moving on only when Muslims demand fair and correct justice?

Hundreds and thousands year old case is being discussed in 2010 only because India is moving on

If Hindutva organizations are not ready to surrender the land of Babri Masjid to its real owner, it is not matter, but Muslims must surrender their land and others too, to them because it will decide their patriotism and because India is moving on.

If it is being understand that the idols which were kept in the night of 22-23 December of 1949 inside Babri Masjid is indeed the birthplace of Ram, though, great and big Hindu pundits and Hindu scholars still are not in condition to say firmly that which place is exact birthplace of Ram, but we have to accept that the place of Babri Masjid is the birthplace of Ram, because India is moving on.

All innocent Muslim youths still are languishing in different Indian jails in fabricated terrorism charges, because India is moving on

State and Central government is not ready to clear the air surrounded on Batla House encounter, because India is moving on.

Muslim religious personalities are being subjected of discrimination and harassment in broad daylight only because this is 2010.

Yeddyurappa government passed a bill to ban on Cow slaughter in Karnataka because India is moving on.

A particular community in India feels itself a second class citizen because India is moving on.

Court's verdicts, government systems, mode of political parties and the way of nature of fundamentalist organizations always disclose to Muslims that they are second class citizens or their position is as there is nothing to be given to them because India is moving on.

RSS is similar as SIMI, as Mr. Rahul Gandhi said, but one is free and second one has been banned because India is moving on.

When Muslims demanded from concerned class of the country to debate on Gujarat pogrom and its consequences, and when it was demanded from the government to take stern action against the perpetrators, then this demand had been ignored and avoided saying that action against the perpetrators and debate on that pogrom could trigger more violence and hatred between two communities, but the perpetrators, conspirators and rapists of Indian constitutions had been given green signal to move freely in every part of India and take part in election, because India is moving on.

The same format repeated in current Babri Masjid case and said that this is 2010 and Indian citizen is not in condition to bear a chain of violence once again, but the country can bear injustice and atrocities because India is moving on.

Indian generation has much matured, despite of it, if it is silent on this big injustice its mean only that this is 2010.

Others are allowed to make bombs, to say and write what they want, ASI is allowed to confirm that an ancient, old and grand temple was inside central tomb of Babri Masjid after hundreds and thousands years, because India is moving on.

What happened if Muslims beheaded in Gujarat in 2002 but Muslim community must not demand justice in 2010 because India is moving on

Muslims must forget that what had happened on 6th December 1992 in Ayodhya, because India is moving on.

Most of the part of India shuts its doors when Maoists call one day or two day strike, but when Muslims ask justice, fair investigations, then said that India is moving on and people of India is not in favour to open old wounds.

Their terrorism is avoidable and much unimportant for most, but our talking on mobile can be considered as part of terrorism because India is moving on and this is 2010.

08-10-2010

Court, Babri Masjid and Faith

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

Finally, Allahabad High Court has pronounced the verdict in long awaited Babri Masjid title suite case.

Instead to resolve the conflict and gives the justice to the victims, this verdict complicated the case more and raised other questions rather paves a way for true justice.

It would be a true justice, if the land of Masjid to be returned to Muslims who are the real owner of this land and the punishment to be pronounced for those who acted this criminal act, but it didn't happen so.

It was not asked the Court to divide the land, but was asked to clarify the ownership of the land. Instead to be clarified and ending the case in favour of its real owner, the Court divided the land into three parts.

The main question raised by various scholars is that how the court reached to the point which confirms the birthplace of Ram while there are other groups of Hindus who claim that it is not a specific birthplace of Ram.

This verdict which is based on faith and beliefs, I think, it will create big problems in the future for Muslims and others also.

Interestingly, that someone place idols inside the Masjid overnight, then their leaders start a movement in the name of religion to build a temple there claiming that Ram Lalla has appeared there, supported by administration and court on every step, one day Court gives its verdict in their favour because Hindus believe it, so what would be happened if Hindtuva leaders claim about every Masjid and about every institution in future and use same model played by them in Babri Masjid case.

If any court begins to pronounce verdicts according to faith, all Masjids, religious places and all institutions of Muslims will turn into temple and their captivity will be prevailed because court can confirm it on the base of faith, as we have seen in this case.

Then such cases will become an easy weapon for Hindutva organizations to take over of very Masjid and of every historical place of Muslims.

This kind of verdict can become a cancer for Muslim community in future.

Current Court’s verdict forced us to explore our minds to think of all the positive aspects for a better future.

This verdict may accepted by Muslims as a whole and they never think to approach Supreme Court, if it was given on the base of the evidences presented before the Court. But the judgment has been made in the sense in which it is not easy to say that such kind of verdict will not take place in the future if same incident is being framed about other Masjids.

In all situations, approaching Supreme Court is very necessary in order to be clear the real issue, though there is too little hope that Muslims will get the justice from Supreme Court too, if Supreme Court rejects the verdict taken on the base of faith, so I think that it will be a great victory for Muslims.

Looking towards the past, there is too little hope of success for Muslims in this case. But this issue or any other issue should not be leaved very easily, as some Muslim scholars are advising Muslims to surrender this land to those Hindutva organizations which are a threat for integration and unification of the country.

This Court’s verdict is a wake up call for Muslims that fight to get justice is not an easy step in current India.

In the light of this Court’s judgment, it is a clear indication for Muslims that only relying on Court cannot bring any ray of hope for them.

It is the need of the hour that Muslim leadership and Muslim political parties concentrate on all aspects and on those political ways can help them in getting a better place in the society where they do not feel that they have betrayed or they cannot get justice.

05-10-2010

Court, Babri Masjid and faith

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

Finally, Allahabad High Court has pronounced the verdict in long awaited Babri Masjid title suite case.

Instead to resolve the conflict and gives the justice to the victims, this verdict complicated the case more and raised other questions rather paves a way for true justice.

It would be a true justice, if the land of Masjid to be returned to Muslims who are the real owner of this land and the punishment to be pronounced for those who acted this criminal act, but it didn't happen so.

It was not asked the Court to divide the land, but was asked to clarify the ownership of the land. Instead to be clarified and ending the case in favor of its real owner, the Court divided the land into three parts.

The main question raised by various scholars is that how the court reached to the point which confirms the birthplace of Ram while there are other groups of Hindus who claim that it is not a specific birthplace of Ram.

This verdict which is based on faith and beliefs, I think, it will create big problems in the future for Muslims and others also.

Interestingly, that someone place idols inside the Masjid overnight, then their leaders start a movement in the name of religion to build the temple there claiming that Ram Lalla has appeared there, supported by administration and court on every step, one day Court gives its verdict in their favour because Hindus believe it, so what would be happened if Hindtuva leaders claim about every Masjid and about every institution in future and use same model played by them in Babri Masjid case.

If any court begins to pronounce verdicts according to faith, all Masjids, religious places and all institutions of Muslims will turn into temple and their captivity will be prevailed because court can confirm their captivity on the base of faith, as we have seen in this case.

Then such cases will become an easy weapon for Hindutva organizations to take over of very Masjid and of every historical place of Muslims.

This kind of verdict can become a cancer for the Muslim community in future.

Current Court’s verdict forced us to explore our minds to think of all the positive aspects for a better future.

This verdict may accepted by Muslims as a whole and they never think to approach Supreme Court, if it was given on the base of the evidences presented before the court. But the judgment has been made in the sense in which it is not easy to say that such kind of verdict will not take place in the future if same incident is being framed about other Masjids.

In all situations, approaching Supreme Court is very necessary in order to be clear the real issue, though there is too little hope that Muslims will get the justice from Supreme Court too, if Supreme Court rejects the verdict taken on the base of faith, so I think that it will be a great victory for Muslims.

Looking towards the past, there is too little hope of success for Muslims in this case. But this issue or any other issue should not be leaved very easily, as some Muslim scholars are advising Muslims to surrender this land to those Hindutva organizations which are a threat for integration and unification of the country.

This Court’s verdict is a wake up call for Muslims that fight to get justice is not an easy step in current India.

In the light of this Court’s judgment, it is a clear indication for Muslims that only relying on Court cannot bring any ray of hope for them.

It is the need of the hour that Muslim leadership and Muslim political parties concentrate on all aspects and on those political ways can help them in getting a better place in the society where they do not feel that they betrayed or they cannot get justice.

05-10-2010

How is Islam the solution?

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

It is said in Muslims and none- Muslim’s world that Islam presents the solution to every problem.

It is very easy for every Muslim to say that Islam is a solution. Sometimes, it is claimed too, that solution of today’s world’s problems lies in Islam.

Here is a question; How is Islam the solution? How Islam solves the problems? Though, the experiences in daily life describe Islam only a religion, just others, such as Jews, Christianity and Buddhism etc.

Looking toward Muslim’s difficulties in their own countries, increasing the number of cases of Human Rights violation in Muslim world, worsening situation of Muslim women, especially, those who have been divorced, poverty, illiteracy and crime rates contrary with the idea in which Islam known as a solution.

This question strikes to every mind of us. None-Muslims ask the question from us that if Islam presents solution so why Muslim countries and Muslims themselves unable to stop Human rights violation; why they are unable to resolve their most of the problems?

Sometimes, we see that the condition of None-Muslim countries and none-Muslims is better than Muslims in every field.

Current Muslim countries attitude clears that man mad laws are more effective than the laws stated in the Qura’an and Ahadeith.

Today, it is not a question that Islam is a solution, but question is how Islam a solution? How none-Muslims agree to this idea? How they able to understand that which kind of abilities Islam has?

Our none-Muslim friends ask us that if Islam is a solution so why most workers are being exploited in most Arab countries? Why Muslims and their Arab kafeels (Sponsors) do not give them their real rights which were promised to them when they had been selected? Why Muslims and none-Muslims have similar problems in most Arab countries over their jobs and salaries?

What is the need of Human Rights organizations in Muslim countries, though, Islam itself protector of Human Rights and advocates the respecting of Human values, rights and the duties of others.

We are ready to accept that the beauty of Islamic banking brings solution but why Muslim countries did not apply Islamic banking in their own countries? And why the sounds of Islamic banking came to know in Muslim countries only after the current financial collapse in America and in other countries.

Why current Banking systems are being applied in Muslim world, as it is clear for all of us that current banking system in which “sude” (interest) is allowed, totally banned in Islam.

How Islam a solution is a crucial issue for none-Muslims and a wakeup call for Muslims, as well as, for Muslim countries?

The time has gone to say about Islam or to be stated the adjectives of Islam, today’s world and today’s nations in different countries want to see Islam in real. They had tired from their past and from their freedoms. They want to see the changes. They want to see, how Islam can solve their problems. How Islam can bring solution to their problems.

How Islamic teaching can help them in reducing the crime rates in the society? How Islam gives the solution to eliminate the poverty from the society?

If Islam a solution so why most Muslim countries are suffering from poverty, violence and bad health situations. Why corruption has become a part and parcel of Muslim society?

One single Muslim country, where Islamic laws are being applied and where Darul-Qada delivers its judgments according to teaching and the conditions of Qura’an, cannot be given as an example.

Are five time prayers, performing Hajj & Umrah and keeping fast during the month of Ramzan is enough to say that we are Muslims and it is Islam?

Increasing of Islam in Western society is not for Muslims, but adjectives of Islam, teaching of Qura’an and the guaranties of rights, which are given to men and women, as stated in the Qura’an, led to spread Islam in European and Western society.

The system of Qada, justice system, as stated in Islam, the punishment to rapists, killers and thieves, property dispute cases, incidents of Talaq and others are the fields which are unpracticed in Muslim country according to Islamic law. Because the system of Darul Qada is not exit as it was the symbol of Islamic periods.

The actions and works, which are forbidden in Islam and Qura’an condemns it strongly, not only allowed in Muslim countries but also covered it with the support of governments and administrations.

Such movements raise question if these crimes and actions find a way to be operated in Muslim countries so how it can be said that Islam presents the solution?

It is a very crucial issue and an important question for Muslims as well as for Muslim governments.

Islam is a way of life. Islam states every thing which is related to daily life of every common man.

Executing Islamic laws in the society is the accountability of Muslim rulers and moving on the path of Islam as stated in Qura’an and Ahadeith is the accountability of every Muslim.

Now, it is their accountability to prove who damaged the image of Islam, and who is the obstacle in the way of Islam which announces clearly to solve every problem the world facing it today?

28-09-2010

Islam and Muslim world

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

The number of cases of hatred and discrimination against Muslims and Islam has increased in past few years in European and Western countries.

The hatred against Muslims can be bear in any society. It can be reduced by presenting the adjectives of Islam and by teachings of Qura’an.

In multi-cultural society, such kind of incidents can make a way. This is not a serious matter. Government’s honest efforts and stern action of police can help to reduce such feelings.

There is another subject. The issue is to target directly Islam and Islamic laws. This issue is very serious and beyond from pity incidents periodically happen with Muslims in none-Muslim society.

Targeting Islamic law, or forcing Muslims to what they can wear and what not, making cartoons of our Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) and bids to desecrate the copies of Qura’an all are very serious, ugly and strenuous actions.

It was a very positive effort by Obama to put pressure on Rev. Terry Jones to stop him from his destructive work and to defend Islam within the law.

This initiative steps taken by Obama and his administration following the announcement of burning Qura’an by Rev. Terry Jones in Florida provided an open air for Muslims and others to come close, discus on conflict issues and try to solve every problem and difference through dialogue, positive approach and good behavior during the discussion of the conflict.

This kind of approach led to cancellation of desecration of Qura’an that was announced earlier by Terry Jones in Florida.

In other developments, France also approved a ban on veil. France’s parliament passed a bill to execute it on all Muslim women who will be found violating this act.

Most Muslim organizations condemned this step and said that it is an open interference in Islamic matter.

How we can forget the issue of cartoon of our Prophet Mohammad (Peace be upon him) made by a Danish cartoonist who received recently an award by Angela Merkel, the German chancellor.

In these all steps in which Qura’an, Prophet, and Islamic laws were came into target by various people and organizations in different countries, Muslim countries role seen nothing.

Most countries in Muslim world did not react on such actions. They did not say a single word over such kind of discrimination against Islam and its Holy Book Qura’an.

Why these Muslim countries keep mute silent on such issues. Whey they did not register their objections on such matters?

We see other reasons of not responding Muslim countries over this issue.

We find that Muslims face more restrictions and conditions on Islamic values in their own countries while they experience more freedom, independence, and autonomy in building of religious places and applying Islamic values in none- Muslim countries.

Human Rights situation is more worsen in Muslim countries. Muslim women condition and increasing the number of divorced women is not less than from any other none-Muslim countries.

Most Muslim countries are wasting their power and wealth on how to prevent Islamic influence from Muslim’s lives. One the other hand, they are unable to address country’s security, worsening of country’s economic situation, increasing the amounts of illiteracy and how to be secure the rights of eligible people and how to be established the educational institutions.

The failure of Muslim countries in applying Islamic teachings there and their none-response to empower their citizens with education, confidence and jobs increased insecurity and disparity among them.

Today, what we are experiencing a chain of violence in Muslim countries and advanced weapons in the hands of Muslim boys, who are threatening Muslim and none-Muslim countries is a result of these countries failure in addressing their problems, restrictions on Islamic laws and applying western culture in their countries.

Slapping various kinds of conditions and ban in Muslim countries block Muslim youths and citizens to explore their God gifted power and to show their ability in changing the country’s educational and economic conditions.

In today’s scenario, when the world has become a small village, Muslim youths and boys unable to express their views and to participate in the programs assist them in building the country due to restrictions imposed in various Muslim countries because their rulers comprehend that empowering citizens will snatch the power from their hands and they do not want to happen such thing in future.

The experience of Israel in these 60 years where it achieved everything, made stronger its border and saved itself and its country by advanced and modern weapons, on the other hand, Muslim countries still are backward in every filed. There is no change in their situation what it was before 60 years and what is after 60 years.

The reason of joining of Muslim youths, most of them from Arab world, to terrorist outfits or instituting terrorist organizations is not that they have lessen from Islam or they are hardliner or fundamentalists from the beginning.

The true reason of it is that these youths are unable to find a free and an independence society to show their talent, prove their skills in construction of society and participate in the ways to give new faces to the country.

When the most of countries in none-Muslim world have experienced various presidents, Prime Ministers and these new faces brought various changes in their countries in different fields, we see that most Muslim countries are experiencing same faces since sixty years, there is no changes in government’s system, in educational field, and in other fields due to ban, restrictions and emergency imposed by the rulers.

These unlimited periods, bans and emergency frustrated some of them. They began to understand that there is no option but only to fight and to be used violent actions to destroy or to force the government to change their policies.

American war on terror gave new name. Muslim countries used this name to arrest them. This situation is going on. When current Muslim rulers will lessen their country’s needs, when they will response, when they will free their nation and when they will lift the ban and emergency from their countries no one knows.

Most countries in Muslim world shown their more interest on reducing Islamic influence from the society but they have failed to take stern steps in health, education and economic conditions of the country.

Time will remain same till long times. It is any opportunity for them to open their minds, society and their rigid world. They have to express their response on all developments are happening around the world. As well as, as a Muslim this is their responsibility to take first step in reducing the hatred against Muslims. Spread and defend Islam in a way as stated in the Qura’an.

Allah says in His Holy Book: Invite (Mankind, O Muhammad) to the way of your Allah with wisdom and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better, (Surah Al Nahal 125)

20-09-2010

Muslims are the losers in both situations in Babri Masjid case

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

Everyone’s eyes are on High court’s verdict which will be pronounced on 24th September 2010.

What Court says in this case; we have to wait few days more. However, country’s fate is based on this verdict.

This case may a longest case in Indian judiciary. It is not only Mandir Masjid case; it will decide the fate of India.

Muslims have much paid in this case due to relying on political parties over solving this issue respecting the Indian constitutions.

The result is before us. Everything has been ripped off from Muslims. Every institution and everyone has been sold out in the hand of communal forces. There was no hope for justice; at that time it was the judiciary which revived the ray of hope of Muslims.

It was not an easy decision for Muslims but they have the nothing except to rely on the judiciary which did not bow down their head in shame.

Muslims have much paid due to deep faith on Indian constitution. Since independence, Muslim’s faith on judiciary and on Indian constitution left them as helpless in various fields.

But the Judiciary is sole institution in India; Muslim’s have not lost their faith on it. This faith is not based on myth.

Indian Judiciary has proved it many times. When Muslim youths and educated class of Muslim community were on target by security agencies and when they were being called terrorists and when suspicious eyes were pursuing them in every corner of India, it was the Indian judiciary which established by its honest and fair judgments that most Muslim youths and Muslim community, as a whole, were implicated in false and wrong cases.

Indian judiciary’s verdicts in most cases gave a new life to Indian Muslims and empowered them to face the challenges whether they are much serious.

Once again, the time has come which will decide that Indian judiciary how much is honest in its jobs.

This verdict will decide the place of Muslims in Indian democratic society and Hindutva force’s attitude too.

If we take a look on this issue as Masjid and Mandir, the Muslim’s stand is strongest. But when we try to see this issue in Indian political phenomenon we find it that it is not an essay issue.

Hindutva leaders began to say that it is not a matter of Hindu and Muslims but it is a matter of Astha and man made laws cannot decide the matter of belief.

If this is a matter of Astha for Hindutva forces, so it is a matter of Astha for Muslims as well.

Why it was not a matter of Astha in past? Why they are confusing the world and Hindu community.

Their recent statements about Astha and dialogue indicate their failure on legal ground and they are on a mission for new theory to make fool Hindu community once again for long times.

If this verdict comes in Muslim’s favor, question arises who will implement court’s order. Will congress implement it, while it tried not to be closed this issue in the past, or other local parties who will prefer to see their votes instead to execute the court’s judgment?

Muslims have left this issue on the court for the sake of the country and its safety. Though, everyone knows that according to Islamic law, any Muslim, Ulema or any Muslim organization cannot sell out or give the land of Masjid to Muslims or others, so how it is possible for them to leave this Masjid in the hand of those whose existence a threat to Indian security.

To avoid any disturbance and abstaining from bloodshed in the country, Muslims decided to leave this issue on court and what it will say, Muslims, by and large, are agreed with to accept court’s order, whether it is in their favor or not.

After all, it is a very crucial issue for others not for Muslims, because, whether this case goes in their favor or not they are the losers in both situations.

We have to wait till court delivers its verdict. It is a time for Muslims to pray to Allah for success. Because, violence, provocative speeches, and inflammatory statements cannot be a part of solution and these cannot bring Babri Masjid to Muslims.

We have to pray and keep peace in their areas and in their cities. If Muslims, as a whole can left this very important issue on Court so what Muslim cannot live peaceful in the society?

Let us see what it comes from the Court on 24th September 2010.

19-09-2010

When the advocators of justice will leave their double standard?

By

Abdul Hannan Siwani Nadvi

There are two stories. Both are related to women. But how world reacts on these two stories, a matter to judge it.

One story is related to 500 women who have been systemically raped and were subjected of violence in DR Congo.

This incident took place since 30 July to 2nd August of 2010. In these three days around five hundred women have been raped.

The victims included 21 children, all girls aged between seven and 15.

According to the report, 242 rapes had earlier been reported in and around Luvungi. 260 more rapes had come to light in the Uvira area and other regions of North and South Kivu.

According to UN report, at least 8,300 rapes were reported in 2009 and it is believed that many more attacks go unreported.

Above static and reports are just only for an example. There are other horror stories of women who are being slaved or being kept them as wife by the Rebels of Congo.

Above static is enough to understand the gravity of heinous crimes carried out against women whose life has become a hell and who are deploring on their fate of being a woman.

The more seriousness of this crime is that Luvungi, where 242 cases of rape are reported is not far from UN peacekeeper’s camp.

On above incidents, we see that world not reacted much as it ululates on the situation of women of Afghanistan or of other Muslim countries.

The leaders of the world and the Presidents of world’s most powerful countries may have arguments, reasons and difference of opinions on above heinous crimes, but they cannot deny their failure as a head of the world in protecting the women in Congo and providing them all necessary assistance to save their dignity and nobility.

Now, we see other story of another woman. This is the story of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, 43 year old woman, who is facing stoned to death sentence for her crime in Iran.

Ashtiani convicted of adultery and unwitting accomplice in her husband’s killing, as Media report says.

The story of this woman is unclear for most of us. We just rely on the story stated in the Media. Is she did this crime or she falsely convicted no one knows the correct situation.

As per Media reports she convicted by an Iranian court. What’s the situation is in real we are unaware about it.

We can only say that if she convicted falsely she has right to get justice and affirming justice to her is the responsibility of Iranian government and Iranian court.

European Union official called this sentence to Iranian woman as a barbaric. Various Human rights activists and organizations came in her support.

Carla Brouni, First lady of France, came openly in her support. She says in an open letter to Ashtiani: "Spill your blood, deprive your children of their mother, why? Because you have lived? Because you have loved? Because you are a woman? Your judges should know, Sakineh, that your name has become a symbol for the entire planet...I assure you that my husband will plead your cause...and France will not abandon you."

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has offered asylum to Ashtiani in his country.

What are the differences in above two stories? Both stories expose the hue and cry of western countries and so called human rights organizations across the world.

The story of women of Congo who have been sexually exploited and their lives still in danger cannot catch the attention of world as Ashtiani’s story got much attention of all walks of life.

There is a question why it happens so? Are the pain, agony and cramp of 500 women who have been subjected of rape in July and August in 2010 and those 8,300 who have been sexually exploited in 2009 worthless?

Are these women not human being? Are they have no right to get justice? Are they not human being?

Why world, human right activists and those who extended their helping hands to Ashtiani did not come out to help these women? Why they did not much reacted as we see their voice in Ashtiani’s issue? Why world not responded as it heard the news that such kind of inhuman violence took place in DR Congo? Why the world is not ready to arrest and send special troops to counter these rapists and murderers? Why the tears of these women cannot succeed to turn the world towards them?

What happens if these incidents against women take place in Afghanistan or in any other Muslim countries?

By saying “What happens if we leave Afghanistan” Time Magazine publishes a picture of an Afghan girl whose nose and ears have been mutilated by Taliban, as Time Magazine claims, Now there is question what Time Magazine utters on those 500 hundred women who have been sexually exploited between 30 July to 2nd August, 2010 while UN peacekeepers mission was not far away from the brutal incident site.

For just only mutilating of nose and ears, Time Magazine makes hue and cry while it becomes mute spectators on the incidents are more brutal, cruel and barbarous than the incident takes place in any Muslim country.

These double standards of western Media and its followers in the government tore their horrifying pictures and show that how they are murderers and cruel. They understand only political language. They play every time political game. They have no sympathy for Ashtiani or women of Congo.

Their sympathy for Ashtiani is just a political game. In the name of Ashtiani, they are targeting Iran and trying to slap more bans.

Time has come that Western countries, Media and advocators of lie leave their hostile attitude towards Muslims and Muslim countries. If they speak about justice, human rights and human values, they should apply it equally.

Bringing murderers and rapists of these DR Congo women before the court to get what they did is a test of those European leaders whose voice arises for Ashtiani but they become speechless when the demand of justice rises from other countries.

Let us see what they do for them.

12-09-2010