Shun Such People Like Gentiles!

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 22 September 2022 A few years ago, one of the most notorious preachers, Dr Zakir Naik audaciously said that every infant in the world is born as a Muslim but later the child's parents impose their respective religions upon him/her. Great! Allah-hu-Akbar! A couple of years ago, I met a senior priest of ISKCON in Calcutta. He was also as brainless as Dr Zakir Naik. He told me that every child is born with Krishna consciousness even if he's born in a Muslim or Christian household. In other words, Krishna resides in his core consciousness even if he calls himself a Muslim or a Parsi. Overwhelmed by his transcendental wisdom, I felt like touching his feet, of course, ironically! That ISKCON priest had a Doctorate degree in Philosophy from Calcutta University! Jay Sri Krishna! There's yet another legend on this forum. He is also quite 'educated.' He too believes that Allah is all pervasive and Islam is it’s (no his/her) favourite Deen (faith). All other faiths are offshoots of Islam and even a Jew is technically a Muslim! The followers of polytheistic religions are also subservient to Allah and Islam! In other words, this ' Dushman-E-Aql ' (enemy of wisdom) is cocksure that there's only one REAL faith and its real god: Islam and its Allah. This reminds me of Oscar Wilde's famous and sarcastic epigram: Where do all the lovely children go to? / Are these stupid people what they grow to? Such religious monomania is a potential threat to a pluralistic society. That this comes from those who've received a semblance of education and are doctors, engineers and 'philosophers' is all the more worrisome. Foolishly thinking that your god is the Supreme Deity and your faith is the only spiritual antidote to the afflicted world is a sign of delusion and serious mental disorder. We condemn brainless terrorists and suicide bombers for their gruesome acts. But do we ever think as to who're those people who instigate these lumpen elements? Long ago, The Dawn (Karachi, Pakistan) carried an editorial that condemned the so-called educated but pathologically religious Muslims whose insistence on the supreme greatness of Islam was responsible for instigating terrorists and religious zombies. It's, therefore, time for all sane people to question the deluded observations and statements of educated fools regarding religion/s and shun them like Gentiles and Heathens. Exile them to St. Helena or Robben Island but unfortunately they're nowhere near the greats like Napoleon Bonaparte and Dr Nelson Mandela. So, drown them into the ocean. But they can pollute the marine life as well! ----- A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul is a researcher in comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He has contributed articles to world's premier publications in several languages including Persian. URL: https://newageislam.com/spiritual-meditations/shun-gentiles-pluralistic-society/d/128001 New Age Islam, Islam Online, Islamic Website, African Muslim News, Arab World News, South Asia News, Indian Muslim News, World Muslim News, Women in Islam, Islamic Feminism, Arab Women, Women In Arab, Islamophobia in America, Muslim Women in West, Islam Women and Feminism