Author: Dr K. P. Agarwal, Lucknow
Publication: BJP Today
Date: April 16-30, 2001
Apropos of Syed Shahabuddin's letter
the world is feeling outraged at the Taliban's destruction of two statues
of Buddha in Afghanistan. But even a cursory reading of Quran shall tell
us in clearest terms that Taliban is simply complying with the commands
of Allah as contained in it. This is precisely the reason as to why the
response to this outrage from Muslim countries is muted, half-hearted and
totally ineffective. The approach of Taliban is in total consonance with
the approach of Islam towards non-Islamic countries and their culture and
civilization. The. examples of Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey etc. are
before the whole world. Islam while converting the masses of these countries
through violence also utterly destroyed all vestiges of their culture and
heritage. A large Part of India survived because Hindus faced the fury
and onslaught of Islam with unrivalled courage and sacrifice, with blood
and armed resistance.
It will be in the utmost interest
of all non-Islamic civilization if they understand the foreboding message
of Islam in the words of one of the greatest world level scholars of Islam,
S Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi popularly known as Ali Mian, to whom the present
and the past Prime Ministers have been showing great respect by their visits
to his house in Lucknow. In his book titled 'Islamic Concept of Prophethood'
published by Academy of Islamic Research and Publications, Lucknow (2nd
and 3rd Edition 1979) he writes thus on page 115:
"The life stories of the Prophets
related in the Scripture, often briefly, often in detail, but repeated
over and over again, lead to the same conclusion which is neither dubious
nor changing; and this is that they always emerge victorious against their
enemies despite all hurdles and seemingly insurmountable difficulties.
This happens in two ways; either the opponents are converted into faithful
believers and obedient followers of the prophet or they are defeated and
destroyed".
Ali Mian farther adds (P 116):
"For the salvation of humanity depends
on its submission to the prophetic biddings.... apart from great cause
of prophets, no other interest or issue whether individual or national
has the least importance in the eyes of God".
It is clear from above that what
is happening in Afghanistan is not confined to Taliban, but is a deeprooted
psychic phenomenon of the Islamic world.
