Reply to Ruzan shah

Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Yuu are right when you said that there are leaders and business heads who make a difference to the world, but in total they don't make an impact on the community as does the clerics who rouse communl passions as is evident from the situation in Lal Masjid in Pakistan.Take the case of the doctors and engineers who were preyed by the communal elements, even after receiving the best education and possessing a good mind.Where is the menace?
Of course the western influence during cold war has done to invigorate the problem of terrorism?But were they not willing prey to western influence and continue to blame?May be thats the way history catches up with the sinners?But this is also true when the sinned become sinners?
The religion has co-existed with many different communities where the community is not under the clutches of the clerics.Its retrospection time for the community and the world to look for a peaceful way forward?
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K.Venugopal Wednesday, July 4, 2007 9:34:24 AM
Dear Vinod, There is an aspect of Islam that is not accounted for seriously by many commentators and that is, Islam cannot be applied satisfactorily to a Muslim's life unless the shariat is enforced. Since shariat is the Islamic constitution, it can be imposed only by a State. Clerics form part of the surrogate state in almost all countries till they move centre stage like the Taliban did. Hence their importance. The same situation (of needing external imposition to complete the practice of religion) does not prevail in Hinduism because Hinduism is about seeking the divinity within ourselves whereas Islam is about being a perfect slave to Allah, an external force.