[Reader-list] RE: The construct of 'Kashmiriyat' It is a mix of two ideologies which makes it to stand somewhere outside Islam, analyses Suhail Showkeen "Kashmiriyat" is a word in vogue. Letters and articles are written regarding it. Books and magazines

Wed Sep 17 15:36:46 IST 2008

This piece is quite descriptive of the 'pan Islamic agenda' that is being pursued in Kashmir as also in rest of India now. It is this  'perceived belief 'in the 'supremacy' of a particular faith & the claim that only a particular faith seeks to unite the world across the nationalities gives rise to a parochial 'mind set' that  manifests itself in the form of the 'ethnic cleansing' of aboriginal Hindu Pandits  in Kashmir ; in the 'rabid intolerance' that was seen in the streets of Kashmir against the allotment of a mere 100 acres of land to the co state subjects for the development of the facilities for the pilgrims along the arduous Amaranth pilgrimage route & in the form of repeated 'bloody acts' of 'serial  bombings' all over India. This is the mind set that leads a Bangluru born aeronautical engineer  to go all the way & blow himself up at Glasgow. This is the mind set that drives a Birmingham born to execute suicide bombing in Srinagar (that was Bilal Ahmed on x-mas eve in 2000, long before 9/11) as well as other hordes of mercenaries to indulge in mayhem in Kashmir.
This is the mindset that refuses to accept 'coexistence' & leaves no scope for a 'dialogue'. 

And this is the mindset that 'betrayed' the much cherished Kashmiriyat when the Hindu Pandits were offered just three options -"ralliv, galliv ya čalliv" i.e "merge, perish or flee". 

This is the mindset that provokes & instigates the credulous Kashmiri masses & is responsible for the growing number of wailing mothers, widows & orphans in Kashmir.

This piece answers most of the 'hearsay' arguments & issues often heard on 'Kashmir ' on this forum.

This will also help the growing number of self acclaimed Kashmir experts like Meera Arora Nayak (in response to her posted article) understand who betrayed 'Kashmiriyat' & why? 

Shabnam Hashmi & her associates could also find certain answers (in response to her appeal to the PM posted here). 
Consequences of the quest for 'azadi -bara -e- Islam' (freedom through Islam) are apparent.
LA
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> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:54:23 +0500> From: kauladityaraj at gmail.com> To: reader-list at sarai.net> Subject: [Reader-list] The construct of 'Kashmiriyat' It is a mix of two ideologies which makes it to stand somewhere outside Islam, analyses Suhail Showkeen "Kashmiriyat" is a word in vogue. Letters and articles are written regarding it. Books and magazines are published> > <http://greaterkashmir.com/Home/Newsdetails.asp?newsid=4413&Issueid=157&Arch=>> *The construct of 'Kashmiriyat'*> > It is a mix of two ideologies which makes it to stand somewhere outside> Islam, analyses Suhail Showkeen> > "Kashmiriyat" is a word in vogue. Letters and articles are written> regarding it. Books and magazines are published for its promotion and> propagation and media is also used to disseminate the theory of> "Kashmiriyat". A number of articles have appeared and are still appearing in> this newspaper by different authors giving different definitions of this> term. But one thing which is common in all these definitions is that the> very term "Kashmiriyat consists of the inevitable elements-secularism and> nationalism and without these two constituent elements the "concept of> Kashmiriyat" cannot be conceived. In other words, "Kashmiriyat" is nothing> but a hotchpotch of these two ideologies. As Muslims it is obligatory on us> to judge both of these ideologies with true Islamic perspective so that we> may be in a position to accept or reject the same. So in order to form any> opinion regarding "Kashmiriyat", it is necessary that the above-mentioned> two ideologies should be dealt with in detail.> > First comes the ideology of "Secularism". In simple words, secularism is a> principle of separation of religion from politics and this separation is one> of the greatest tragedies in human life. It has reduced religion to become a> private affair between an individual and God. It has also deprived man of> the invaluable guidance of religion in social and collective affairs. It> made ruthless inroads into religion.> > It gainsays all the moral values and declares them to be only relative in> character. By virtue of this "Ism", the man lost the real hold of things and> began to shape his own career with complete disregard to the divine guidance> and thus, became an objective slave of his own passions and desires.> Renaissance brought in its wake this concept of "secularism". What was done> actually is that a line of demarcation was drawn arbitrarily by the men at> the helm of renaissance forces, cynically allotting to Christianity merely a> tiny niche of human life in the shape of Sunday service in the Church and of> the rites of birth and marriage and of burial on death. This new concept of> "secularism" was liberal enough to allow Christianity only a peripheral> existence, and too a din, pale and divorced existence from the storm and> stress of life.> > Consequently, Christianity lost its hold and grip for the political and> collective affairs of man and was left merely as a dogma and a ritual. On> the contrary Islam as a complete divine way of life i.e. "Ad-Deen" demands> full and complete subservience on part of its followers. It strongly negates> rather condemns this so-called separation of religion from politics. It> demands complete implementation in every aspect of life whether private,> collective, social, economic or political. As Allah (SWT) says: "The> religion before Allah is only Islam" (Al-Qur'an, 3:19).> > "If anyone desires a Deen other than Islam, never will it be accepted of> him; and in the hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost"> (Al-Qur'an, 3:85). "O you who believe! Enter into Islam wholeheartedly; and> do not follow the footsteps of the evil one" (AL-Baqarah, 2:208). "This day> I have perfected your Deen for you, completed my favour upon you and have> chosen for you Islam as your Deen". (Al-Maidah, 5:3). Allama Iqbal (RA) has> rightly said: "I behold the politics of secularism, the maid of evil, of low> nature an dead conscience". The great scholar and jurist of contemporary> times Dr. Allama Yousuf-Al Qardawi regards belief in secularism as blasphemy> (Fatawa, Vol: 1, page No. 70).> > The second fundamental element of this "Kashmiriyat" is nationalism.> Nationalism, in simple words is a social attitude, which makes nation and> nationality the over-mastering, centripetal force, to which must gravitate> the whole fabric of society. In nationalism, nation is the master of the> people. Sovereignty vests in nation. The greatest virtue is to sacrifice for> the nation and the greatest crime is to go against it. The expression "my> nation, right or wrong" is redolent of a nationalist mind. This redolence we> can clearly see in the following sayings - Mazzini, the protagonist of> romantic or liberal nationalism, could not refrain from asserting that "the> destinies of Italy are the destinies of the world". Fichte went much further> about Germany and said: "It is first of all the Germans who are called upon> to begin the new era as pioneers and models for the rest of mankind."> (Freedom and Organization by Bertrand Russell, pp 405). He further says: "to> have character and to be German undoubtedly mean one and the some thing".> (Ibid, pp 407). Now every sane person can assess what sort of disaster this> type of biased and fanatic ideology can bring to the humanity, as it did in> the past. This concept of nationalism proved a deathblow to the moral code> and humanitarian view in one's individual and collective affairs. The idea> of the unity of man was completely exploded. Humanity was divided into> innumerable units and groups on the basis of homeland, language, colour,> caste, race, class and community. This helped to create a number of> prejudices. To quote Hans Kohan: "For nationalism represents "vested> interests", not only political and economic but also intellectual and> emotional, of an intensity and extent shown by no previous idea. In the face> of the omnipotence of nationality, humanity seems a distant idea, a pale> theory or a poetic dream through which the red blood of life does not> pulsate". (The idea of nationalism, pp 21-22).> > Now, a far as the two systems - Islam and nationalism are concerned they> stand poles apart. The idea of oneness of man is foreign to the modern> society engulfed by nationalism. It has divided mankind into innumerable> tiny compartments of nation, caste, colour, race etc. on the other hand> Islam strongly believes in the oneness of man. According to Islam all men> are the children of the same parents, Adam and Eve and hence, they are all> brothers. The whole humanity is one family and the whole world is one home.> The artificial walls erected by nationalism between man and man must> therefore be razed to the ground and man must be freed from the tyrannies of> division. Islam frees man from the bondage of his own passions and desires,> from the tradition and customs and from the clutches of other men, nation or> other demigods. In short it frees man from the bondage of man. Allah (SWT)> says: "O mankind! Be careful to your duty to your lord who created you from> a single soul and from it created its mate and from them twain hath spread> abroad a multitude of men and women." (An-Nisa 4:1)> > "And He it is who hath produced you from a single being, and (hath given> you) a habitation and repository." (Al An'aam 6:98) say (O Muhammad): O> mankind! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah to you all". (Al-Aa'raf 7:158). "O> mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations> and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! The noblest of you, in the> sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. (Al-Hujrat 49:13).> > In word and deed, our most respected and beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was> the perfect embodiment of the Qur'an and the final guide to the whole> humanity (Kaafatan Naas). His sermon on the occasion of the last pilgrimage> was a remarkable epitome of his ceaseless and indefatigable endeavour. He> reminded the mammoth gathering before him that all human beings were born of> Adam and Adam was born of dust, that the Arab and vice versa and that white> people had no superiority over black people and vice-versa. He commissioned> the concourse present there to convey this message to those who where not> there. It was an address to humanity at large and it constituted the first> and finest character of liberty, equality and freedom of man. May blessing> of Allah and peace be upon Muhammad (SAW) - the real benefactor of humanity?> > It must be clear by now beyond any shadow of doubt that Islam stands of> humanity, super-nationalism, internationalism and nationalism and> categorically negates and opposes this "new European god" of Nationalism> whether it is Racial, Linguistic, Roman, Democratic, Totalitarian or of any> other type. Allama Iqbal (RA) is cent percent right when he says: "The> greatest among fresh Gods is country, its apparel is the shroud of> religion." (Bang-e-Dara).> I have taken pains to discuss extensively these two modern ideologies so> that we may be able to form an opinion about "Kashmiriyat" which is the> hotch-potch of both these ideologies and is being foisted upon the minds of> Kashmiri Muslims through electronic and print media. It is now proved beyond> any doubt that this "Kashmiriyat" is an alien concept and it undoubtedly> undermines the basic concepts of Islam on the one hand and on the other hand> it is this tool of "Kashmiriyat" which has been used to sabotage the concept> of unity among Muslims of the sub-continent.> > As "Kashmiryat" is undoubtedly an un-Islamic rather anti-Islamic ideology,> so it is very strange on part of those "Muslims" who have devoted and are> utilizing their capabilities in promotion and dissemination of this alien> "secular and nationalistic" idea. I would like to conclude with the excerpt> taken from the prophetic and pathetic speech delivered by Moulana Muhammad> Ali Jauhar (RA) at the Round Table Conference in London in 1930, just a few> days before death so that it may serve as an eye-opener for all the secular> and nationalists of the world:> > "Many people in England ask us why this question of Hindu and Muslim comes> into politics and what it has to do with these things. I reply, it is a> wrong conception of religion that you have, it you exclude politics from it.> It is not dogma, it is not ritual! Religion, to my mind, means the> interpretation of life". I have a culture, a polity, an outlook on life - a> complete synthesis which is Islam. Where God commands. I am a Muslim first,> a Muslim second, and a Muslim last, and nothing but a Muslim. we are not> nationalists but super-nationalists, and I as a Muslim say that "God made> man and the devil made the nation." Nationalism divides, our religion binds.> No religious wars, no crusades, have been such holocausts and have been so> cruel as your last war, and that was a war of your nationalism and not my> Jehad"> > (Pakistan Movement Historic Documents by G Allama 1968 Edition, Pages> 81-832)> > Seeing Kashmiriyat through this perspective will not mislead us any further.> _________________________________________> reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city.> Critiques & Collaborations> To subscribe: send an email to reader-list-request at sarai.net with subscribe in the subject header.> To unsubscribe: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-list > List archive: &lt;https://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/>
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