Religious Cure of Satan Created Evil of Racism and Casteism

By Arman Neyazi, New Age Islam 1 March 2025 Every Religion On Earth Says Human Beings Are Symbol Of Oneness And The Best Of All Creations And The World Is Beautifully Surrounded By Mountains, Rivers, And Trees Laden With Healthy Fruits For Men To Live A Life Of Peaceful Co-Existence Main Points: 1. If there is discrimination among us, there will not be humanistic ethos and our coming generation will have to live a life where there will be no Oneness, no positive vibes. 2. This beautiful world is mired in social evils of various sorts like racism, casteism, and other social discriminations. 3. The world's beauty lies in humane ethics and brotherly ethos that come into our lives from spiritual upbringing. ------ This beautiful world is mired in social evils of various sorts like racism, casteism, and other social discriminations. The world's beauty lies in humane ethics and brotherly ethos that come into our lives from spiritual upbringing. Spiritualism came into being through the lessons of our religious guides – Sufis and Saints. These Sufis and saints had large followings. Their followers played the role of messengers and torchbearers of the society. They travelled to nooks and corners of the countries they belonged to and spread the teachings of their gurus and religious guides. These spiritual teachings created an atmosphere of human ethics that consisted of mutual love and brotherhood. This universe, of which this world is a tiny part, was created by the Creator for its best creation, as He says in the Holy Quran: Indeed, Allah has created humans in the best of forms. (Surah Teen, verse 4) but human beings did not respect it and created as many evils on earth as they could have created. Every religion says human beings are symbol of oneness and the best of all creations and the world is beautifully surrounded by mountains, rivers, and trees laden with healthy fruits for men to live a life of peaceful co-existence as the following verses of the Holy Quran, Bhagwad Gita and the Bible say: “He causes to grow for you thereby herbage, and the olives, and the palm trees, and the grapes, and of all the fruits; most surely there is a sign in this for a people who reflect.” (Surat Al-Nahl: 11) Oh Arjun! Satvagun (Vishnu), Rajogun (Brahma), and Tamogun (Shiv), these three gunas born of Prakriti bind the eternal soul to body. (Bhagwad Gita: Chapter 14 Verse 5) “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.” – Genesis 1:31 Divided into Races, Castes, Creeds but United in the Oneness of Humanity Allah, the most Gracious says in the Holy Quran: O people, be mindful of your Lord who created you from a single soul and from it created its mate, and from it spread many men and women. Be mindful of Allah, by whom you ask each other and maintain family ties. Verily, Allah is ever watching over you. Surat al-Nisa’ 4:1 The above mentioned holy verse indicates the fact that all human beings belong to the same family. He also orders in this verse to maintain our family ties so that a peaceful and trustworthy society is created. Human beings were created from a single soul and distributed in nations and tribes so that we get to know each other as the Holy Quran precisely says: O humanity! …… made you into peoples and tribes so that you may ˹get to˺ know one another. (49-13) Satan’s Evil Inclination of Discrimination at Work There is a bit of Satan inside all of the human beings. Allah, the most Gracious asks angels and Iblis (Satan) to prostrate before mankind. Angels did but Satan refused saying that he is better than men so he will not bow before mankind. See the following Ayat of the Holy Quran: (Allah) said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?" [Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him from clay." (Quran: 7- 12) When Allah, the All-Knowing, granted Iblis a life till the Day of Judgement he promised Allah to aggressively ambush humankind to stray them from their righteous path on the path of destruction, as the following verses confirm: (Allah) said, "Descend from Paradise, for it is not for you to be arrogant therein. So get out; indeed, you are of the debased. [Satan] said, "Reprieve me until the Day they are resurrected." [Allah] said, "Indeed, you are of those reprieved." (Quran Surat Al-'A`rāf: 13, 14, 15) He said, “For leaving me to stray I will lie in ambush for them on Your Straight Path. I will approach them from their front, their back, their right, their left, and then You will find most of them ungrateful.” (Quran: 7- 16, 17) The righteous among us face and defeat Satan’s evil designs and those among us, who fall in his trap are misguided. Those misguided among them are the ones who play tricks on their brothers and sisters in the name of religion among other things. The people who discriminate against us on our colours and social disabilities and regions are in the Satanic grip of a superiority complex. The discriminators think they are better in wealth, colour, or region hence they are empowered to discriminate among brothers. World Religions on Racism, Casteism, and Other Ways of Discrimination Following verses from the Holy Quran, Bhagwad Gita and the Bible assert that discrimination of every kind among the creation of God is the most heinous humanistic crime of all. All the human beings inhabiting this earth are brothers and sisters hence if any of us discriminates it is a discrimination of humanity. Following are the lessons for us, no matter what religion we follow or even if do not follow any religion except that of ‘humanity’, to spread among the people and nations to bring back spiritual longings among us is the most important job of all. If there is discrimination among us, there will not be humanistic ethos and our coming generations will have to live a life where there will be no Oneness, no positive vibes. Quranic Teachings for the Establishment of Oneness in the World And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive.” (Quran 76:8) “What will make you understand what the steep path is? It is the freeing of a slave or giving food on a day of hunger to an orphan near of kin or to a needy person in distress.” (Quran 90:11-16) “What is the matter with you that you do not fight in the cause of God and for the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, ‘Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper.’” (Quran 4:75) “Live with them in kindness. For if you dislike them – perhaps you dislike something and God makes therein much good.” (Quran 4:19) Lessons from Ahadees (Prophet Muhammad (SAW)’s Sayings O’ people, your Lord is one and your father Adam is one. There is no favor of an Arab over a foreigner, nor a foreigner over an Arab, and neither white skin over black skin, nor black skin over white skin, except by righteousness. Have I not delivered the message? (Final sermon, Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)) Source: Musnad Aḥmad 23489, Grade: Sahih The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Help your brother, whether he is an oppressor or is oppressed." The companions asked, "O Messenger of Allah, we help the oppressed, but how do we help the oppressor?" He replied: "By preventing him from oppressing others." (Sahih al-Bukhari 6952 The Prophet (ṣ) said: The people are only two kinds: either a righteous, God-fearing believer dignified to Allah, or a wicked, miserable sinner insignificant to Allah. The people are all the children of Adam and Adam was created from dust. Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 3270, Grade: Sahih Lord Krishna’s Teachings to Arjuna in Bhagwad Gita on the Evil of Racism One who is beyond duality and doubt, whose mind is engaged within, who is always busy working for the welfare of all sentient beings, and who is free from all sins, achieves liberation in the Supreme.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 5.25) The self-effulgent Vaikuntha planets, by whose illumination alone all the illuminating planets within this material world give off reflected light, cannot be reached by those who are not merciful to other living entities. Only persons who constantly engage in welfare activities for other living entities can reach the Vaikuntha planets. (Shrimad-Bhagavatam 4.12.36) “The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquillity, aversion to fault-finding, compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and steady determination; vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy and the passion for honour—these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.” (Lord Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita 16.1-3) Biblical Lessons on the Racial and Social Equality “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” – Galatians 3:28 “After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.” – Revelation 7:9 “Then Peter began to speak: ‘I now realize how true it is that God does not show favouritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.’” – Acts 10:34-35 “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” – Ephesians 4:4-6 All of us are well read, well versed in what is happening in India and the world on the front of discrimination but to throw some more light on this disease, the following research articles and observations may be of some help to understand more: India's "Untouchables" Face Violence, Discrimination India: Increased Violence, Harassment Against Minorities India Sees Huge Spike In Hate Speech In 2024, Says Report Religion in India: Tolerance and Segregation And Allah Knows the Best ---- Arman Neyazi is a columnist with NewAgeIslam.com. 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