Why Don't a Majority of Muslims Use Their Brains and Prudence?

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 9 December 2023 "Laughter and humour are healthy and natural. Islam is not a cult that dictates to us what we can do and what we can't do. However, mullahs have made it a cult for their empowerment." A Level-Headed, Thinking and Logical Muslim "If Islam says anything, it is right. It says laughter is permissible then it is what we need to accept. Muslims are happy with it." A Run-Of-The-Mill Follower of Islam First of all, the very article, ‘Are Jokes, Laughter and General Humour Allowed in Islam?' is strange, rather ridiculous. Does a Hindu seek Ram's permission to laugh? Does a Christian crack jokes after getting a go-ahead from Jesus or god? Does a Sikh think whether his Ten Gurus will be happy or angry before cracking his typical Sardar jokes? Do we all laugh or make a wry face because god or religion wants us to laugh or sulk? The point is: Why should any damn god, religion, prophet dictate terms to us even in the matters of laughing, cracking jokes or humour? All these things are so natural and spontaneous. Why bring in religion and Allah? Agreed, one should refrain from cracking bawdy and ribald jokes in public. But if in the confinement of four walls and in the company of close pals, one cracks naughty jokes once in a blue moon, will that anger your Allah or go against the 'teachings' of your faith? If yes, it's better to call your faith a Totalitarian religion. Islam, which isn't exactly a religion but a cult like Christianity, has been further relegated to the level of Mutawa (Arab Morality Police) by its village clerics and maulvis. Otherwise also, Islam is a totalitarian cult. Like fundamentalist Judaism and medieval Christianity, Islam is totalist. That's to say, it makes a total claim on the individual. Indeed, there's no individual; there's only the umma- the community of believers. Islam follows you everywhere, into the kitchen, into the bedroom, into the bathroom, and beyond death into eternity. Islam means- 'submission'- The surrender of independence of mind. That surrender now bears the weight of well over 60 generations and 14 centuries. The followers of Islam must use and apply their brains and prudence and stop relying on the Quran, Sunnah (Muhammad's way of life), Allah, Hadees (Muhammad's plagiarised teachings) and maulvis to live like free humans and not as religiously enslaved zombies. C G Jung rightly said, " If you want to ogle at a damsel with not much dirty intention, do that. If you feel like breaking wind, don't be afraid. All these innocuous acts amuse your god rather than make him angry." Are blinkered Muslim listening? ----- 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 the world's premier publications in several languages including Persian. URL: https://newageislam.com/spiritual-meditations/majority-muslims-brains-prudence/d/131279 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