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Monday, March 29, 2010

{M-H-O} My polite replies, to all hate mails and other mails



 
 
Gentlemen,
 
Hello  !   I must have received nothing less than maybe 65 - 75 replies,  in reply to my mail titled,   " The Real Story on Hinduism ".
 
There have been quite a few sensible,  responsible,  and mature replies from decent Muslim gentlemen, in the above.   I was glad to read those.   I must   especially recognise and thank   the following gentlemen for having written their point of view - politely,  though I may have a difference of opinion on a few minor points  :
Mr. Mohamed Althaf Hussain,  with e-mail ID  :  mohamedalthafhussain@yahoo.com
 
Mr. Asif Shaikh,  with e-mail ID  :  asif.matrix@yahoo.com
 
Mr. Syed Raheem,  with e-mail ID  :  syed_lead@yahoo.co.in
 
Mr. Mudassir Mohammed,  with e-mail ID  :  connect2mudassir@yahoo.com
 
Mr. Asif Shaikh,  with e-mail ID  :  ashaikh09@gmail.com
 
Mr. Hilal Hyder,  with e-mail ID  :  hilal_h@yahoo.com
 
Mr. Mohamed Ansari,  with e-mail ID  :   asim214918@yahoo.co.in   and ....
 
Mr. Afzal Rahim Khan Yusufzai,  with e-mail ID  :   arkYusufzai@gmail.com
Apart from the above,  there have been many hate-mails to me,  from Muslim members.   Some crude,  some stating white lies,  some amusingly threatening and some downright vulgar.   I have enclosed a few of those too under this mail of mine - so that all of you can see the true nature of the individuals.   Compare their contents,  with my earlier articles and you will know in your conscience,  what is right and what is wrong.   I shall neither dignify the vulgar and abusive mails,  nor will I give importance to them,  by replying to their meaningless prattle  !   They deserve to be sent to my on-line trash can - which I have done  !!!
 
But let me refer and comment upon the views expressed in the logical mails from the decent gentlemen.   Following are my comments to those  :
 
I am surprised that many of you have taken my views,  as anti-Islamic  !   No.   Not at all.   Gentlemen,  you are mistaken here.
 
If you read all my earlier mails,  you will note that I have repeatedly stressed that,  I have a great respect for Islam,  as much as I respect all the other great religions of this world - including Hinduism.  Any religion which propagates peace, spirituality and care for other human beings,  is most certainly worthy of respect.  Having quite a few decent and educated Muslim friends in my real life,  I have had an opportunity to hear and read,  a bit about some of the Islamic tenets.   Hence,  I have certainly understood that Islam is one of the great religions of this world.
 
I am also surprised that so many of you - the Muslim members,  seem to have got annoyed,  just because I stated facts on terrorists,  who keep massacring innocent women, children and men  !   Some members have even shown their true colours and beliefs,  by justifying such killings,  under various illogical pretexts  !   I am not only amused,  but confused at such psyche  !
 
Let me clarify once again - my debate or criticism,  is not against the religion of Islam, at all.
1.   My criticism and dislike,  is for those people,  who pretend to be   " Good Muslims "   and who continue to manipulate Islam,  to achieve their own selfish and psychopathic goals in life.   I am referring to the horrible scum,  who finance,  train and In-doctrinate young Muslim children and youth,  to succesfully create in-human terrorists - all in the name of Islam.   These are the people within the Muslim community,  that any and all logical decent Muslims should beware  !  Not me  !
 
2.    My criticism and dislike is for people like the power-hungry Muslim politicians,  power-hungry Arab Kings,  power-hungry Pakistani and Bangla-Deshi army generals,  power-hungry Presidents of countries,  who nurture,  train and arm terrorists - and use them to achieve power,  or maintain themselves in power.
 
3.    My criticism and dislike is for people like the crooked ..... Imaams,  Qazis,  Mullahs etc,  who bizarrely twist and turn the good humanitarian teachings of Islam,  to suit their own mad-dictats to justify massacres of innocents - just to ensure their own importance.
 
4.    My criticism and dislike is for some of the decent and educated members of the Muslim community,  who have kept totally silent and allowed all these above crooks to being dis-repute to Islam and genuinely decent Muslims.
In reality,  genuine and good Muslims have the power to at least reduce and expose these terrorists and their handlers,  by taking the right firm steps,  through their respective religious bodies.   It is because of the fact,  that the majority of them have not done so - these above crooks have hijacked Islam to such an extent,  that one is forced to think that,  there is a true and good Islam from Allah and perhaps there is a different Islam from the Mullahs  !
 
Of-course most youngsters have been brainwashed by the Mullahs and Imaams on the so called   " Israeli atrocities ",  being the reason for terrorist massacres.   Let us be realistic.   What have non-Arabic Muslims got to do with atrocities by Israel  ?   The Arabs have to have the initiative, intelligence and shrewdness to handle Israel,  themselves  !
 
We have to fight our own battles,  not expect others to come and fight our battles.   And our battle should be against - illiteracy,  poverty,  un-employment,  social evils,  food shortage,  water shortage,  shelter etc etc.  These   " battles "   itself will last us a life time.   We do not need to fight battles for others.   And we certainly do not need to fight battles for Arabs  !!!
 
Why have the terrorists,  who claim and pretend to be   " True Muslims "   massacred thousands and thousands of innocents in countries like India,  Thailand,  Philipines,  Malaysia,  Tanzania,  Kenya,  Nigeria,  Chechnya,  Russia,  Macedonia,  Bosnia,  Serbia etc etc  ?  How does planting a bomb in a bus,  flying planes into major commercial centres,  randomly spraying bullets in a crowded railway stations,  beheading innocent journalists,  or randomly killing people in hotels,  become retaliation for the so called Israeli atrocities  ?   Would such massacres solve the palestinian issue  ?   Is this not downright stupid  ?
 
I do not pretend to be a religious scholar.   Certainly not.   Yes,  I have read a bit about Hinduism and Christianity.   I have also read a few   " suras "   in the Quran.   Whatever I have read,  from whichever religious scriptures,  I have found them quite fair and quite good for its followers.
 
Some of my Muslim friends have proved to be genuinely caring human beings.   So many Muslims have been genuine patriots in the Indian freedom struggle - Maulana Azad,  Dr. Zakir Hussain,  Badshah Khan etc.   Take the example of one of modern India's greatest current sons - President Abdul Kalaam.   He will put to shame almost all the current Indian Hindu and Muslim politicians  !   I adore him.   Like others,  I not only adore such great Muslims,  but bow my head to them out of deep respect.
 
Hence,  like I wrote earlier,  I repeat that I have respect for Islam and for genuine and decent Muslims.   But, that does not mean that I have to be blind and accept all that is dished out in the name of Islam,  by crooked Mullahs and terrorists.   Being an educated and proud Indian,  there is no way of God,  in which I am going to meekly accept some inhuman animals, massacring innocents,  in the name of religion.  I have a right to talk about this wrong.   I just hope that every citizen of this great country,  finds time to talk about these crimes and act,  to cleanse our country of this   " imported "   disease  !!!
 
Yes,  I am a Hindu woman.   A Hindu woman,  proud to be born a Hindu.   That does not mean that I am blind to the evils in my own religion.   A lot of you,  have given critical references to these so called   " Babas "   !   You are not making me angry.   You are only making me amused by writing this.   Let me assure you gentlemen,  that almost none of the educated Hindus,  or even the semi-educated Hindus,  have any belief in these so called idotic Hindu priests and Babas.   We despise these pretenders.   It is only the illiterate villagers who may still believe in the nonsense dished out by these Hindu crooks.   The majority of Hindus,  simply do not follow any Baba.   We practise Hinduism,  based upon teachings by our own families.
 
One point that I must stress in Hinduism  ( and even a few other religions ),  more for the knowledge of members is that,  in our religions,  there is no force and no coercion on any follower.   If there are certain parameters of Hinduism which we do not agree to - then no one will force us.   We are free.   If we do not like a certain priest,  we are more than free to ask him to go to hell,  with his so called teachings.   If we do not agree to a certain guideline laid down in our religion,  we are free to not follow that.   Just as an example - let me point out - So many of you,  would have have seen Hindu brahmin's heartily eating non-vegetarian food.   No one will   " behead "  them in India  !
 
Gentlemen,  I agree with most of you,  that we must exchange ideas and opinions with respect.   But I do not agree with the suggestions by many members,  to Mr. Boon,  requesting such mails to be banned.   We are human beings with a mind.   Not Ostriches,  to bury our head in the sand.   The world is in a major mess,  due to religious conflicts.   Conflicts should be resolved by discussions.  And being human beings,  if we discuss this openly and frankly  ( yes - decently )   maybe we can raise some awareness.   And if by raising that awareness,  this MHO community is able to save even one life,  then in my opinion,  all of us would have done our duty to ourselves and even to God  !
 
Do spare some time,  to read some of the replies to me,  that I have attached below .....
 
Warm Regards to all .....
 
 
Jayashree
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, Md Samee <mdsamee@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Md Samee <mdsamee@yahoo.com>
Subject: Fw: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 8:22 AM

Mr Jayashree u r Idoit because muslim r not terriost , ok we r the terriost what the hole world doing now a days Americ has  GREAT  TECNOLOGYS why u people are not catching the terriost , why isreal always fighting with palestine people .
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, ajaz shaikh <ajaz_dost@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
From: ajaz shaikh <ajaz_dost@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Fw: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 8:12 AM

All your thinking is corrupted u never think of humanism wat abt wars and all religion. See i only think that we should interfere in only in our religion wat going in other religion we should never think and u r talking abt terrorism they dont have religion they just want to spread war between us. Please as a indian i request u and all my freinds not to debate on this topic.
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, alqamah qureshi <alqs.arch@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
 
One of our friend shared with us and I thought I should also pass this on.  LET US EVALUATE HOW MEDIA PORTRAYS ........ 
Muslims are Fundamentalist, Extremist and Terrorist!
What do you think…?
Let's read some news…
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, mohamed althaf hussain <mohamedalthafhussain@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: mohamed althaf hussain <mohamedalthafhussain@yahoo.com>
Subject:
To: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 3:04 AM

Dear
 
Please before commenting follow the quraan which will save you in all aspects of life and the hereafter,  "Do not abuse others Gods whom they worship besides Allah(SWT), for lest out of ignorance they will abuse Allah(SWT)" - Al Quraan.
 
So be sensible in your arguments.  A lie or a wrong practice cannot be deemed as true and correct because it is followed by majority of people;  A really shahid is an idiot for writing such stuff.  Hinduism is not a religion, it refers to the group of cultures followed by the people living in India, beyond the river sind or Indus. Hind was first coined by the persians and the Arabs for referring to the people living beyond the river sind.
 
You can refer for further details on "Hinduism" on wikepedia.
 
Argue in the most beautiful ways and come to common terms that there is only one God - Allah.  Which even the hindus(excuse for using this term as - it refers to all the people irrespective of religion living in India, as it is a geographical description not a religious one, but used commonly to refer people of the Sanatan Dharm).
 
Be wise act wisely.  No religious scripture present on the face of this world has spoken about more than one God. All preach only one God, people of understanding whom Allah has guideth can only realise not all.
 
 
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: asif shaikh <asif.matrix@yahoo.com>
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com
Cc: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Sent: Sun, 28 March, 2010 6:20:07
Subject: {M-H-O} Is this the so called " Religion of peace " ?

Dear sister,
my name is Asif Shaikh...i read your mail. apne jo bhi likha hai is mail me wo apke soch ke hisab se likh hai. ok maan liya kuch der ke liye ki  is tarah ki activities galat hai...abhi mai apse 1 question karta ho ki agar apke mummy ya dady ko koi marta hai to aap kya
karongi ya fir apko koi chedta hai to apka bhai kya karenga 100 and 1% apka bhai us insan ko marenga aur apke mummy dady ko jo koi bhi pareshan karenga to aap bhi uske khilaf koi na koi action longi isko kehte hai REACTION...agar janwaro ko bhi koi
pareshan karat hai to wo bhi uske khilaf  koi na koi REACTION karte hai...hum log hamesha 1 galti karte hai ke koi bhi chiz ko 1 side se hi dekh te hai uski dusri side ko dekhte hi nahi...sayad se U.K. aur London may muslimo ko koi preshani hongi
isliye un logo ne apna REACTION is tarah se dikha ya honga...
 
Agar meri in batose apko ya fir kisi ko bhi bura laga honga to i m really sorry from my heart aur meri ye baat agar galat hongi to plz mujko batao aur proof ke batao...
Allah tala mujko aur aap sabhi ko sahi aur galat bato ko samaj ne hidayat ataa farmaye...
Ameen...
 
 
 
SABIR........

dats how u commented as u also doing same thing which others did & doing  uffers...think & act ..& not vice verse........No one is aware of complete truth abt RELIGIONS
Yarro kab se chilla raha hun.."RELIGION IS MADE BY HUMAN & NOT VICE VERSE."

Regards,
.......RAj
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, SYED raheem <syed_lead@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

From: SYED raheem <syed_lead@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com, abhy_baby@yahoo.com
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Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 12:18 AM

Dear All
 
Boon dada, jayashree, lajporiya, punagi, aditya,krishna, haftar,shailendra kumar, sri ram s, shrimala and my muslims brothers and sisters ,What's wong with you guys hm, why you people are fighting on the name of religion is that our friendship and we proud to call as MHOians hm , please i request you all to set your minds my dear friends ,if this fight starts will never end , and the respect what we have in our hearts to each other will be finish and the unity will be damage which helps to enemies to break us.
 
The First thing i wanted to tell my muslims brother and sisters if you hearing anything wrong or misunderstanding about our religion don't get angry, Be calm and try to prove that muslims are not like that ,they have very less knowledge about muslims,  they know muslims only by media only by some bad political leaders they dont know muslims woh qareeb se nahi jantehame, aise me if you guys also behaving the same what they are doing that is absolutely wrong . First you guys educate yourself about our religion and the rights of other religion ALLAH has mentioned clearly in the HOLY QURAN that " give respect to other religion then only they will give respect to our religion" "Yes. The Qur'an states unequivocally:
"There is no compulsion in religion. Truth stands out clearly from falsehood…" (Qur'an 2:256)
Freedom of conscience is an essential tenant of Islam. Truth can only be seen if it is not clouded by coercion. Protection of the rights of non-Muslims is an intrinsic part of Islamic law. The Prophet Muhammad is reported to have said:
"He who hurts a non-Muslim citizen of a Muslim State - I am his adversary and I shall be his adversary on the Day of Judgment."
"Beware on the Day of Judgment, I shall, myself, be the accuser against him who wrongs a non-Muslim citizen (of a Muslim State) or Lays on him a responsibility greater than he can bear, or deprives him of anything that belongs to him."
History provides many examples of Muslims' respect towards other faiths. For instance, prior to the Spanish Inquisition, Jews and Christians lived and prospered in Spain for centuries under Muslim rule. Another well known example is when Omar, the second successor to Prophet Muhammad, entered Jerusalem. He refused to pray inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. He was concerned that some overzealous Muslim in the future might destroy the Church and build a Mosque in his honor.
My dear friends gusse se kam bante nahi bigadte hain unhe samjhao jis tareeqe se samjhana hai
 
and next to my non muslims brothers and sisters what happen to you guys you people are not like that you people are great, managing  such a big family by name MHOians. suddenly what happen that every buddy turns on religion fight, please don't misunderstood ISLAM & MUSLIMS my dear frinends, we also human beings like you guys aap logon k uper kuch julm nahi ho rah iska matlab yeh to nahi k kisi ke uper bhi nahi horaha hai ,thoda apne dil ke darwaje khol k dekho kahan kahan muslims pe julm ho raha hai kabhi aap logon ne socha k kyun muslims is duniyan me badnam hain kabhi socha k ya kabhi kisi innocent musalman se poocha k agar use terrorist kah jaye to uspe kya gujarti hai , Are dostun hamar desh hindustan hai iska matlab yeh nahi k hindustan sirf hindu's ka hai jitna aap logon ne ajadi k liye khoon bahaya hai utna humne bhi bahaya hai hamara bhi poora poora huq banta hai hindustan pe hum hindustani hain, kabhi aap logon ne suna k musalman ne jaan di hai apne desh k liye nahi na kaise jane ge aap jab hum ko hisab me hi na rakah ho, jis tarha se aap log independence day celebrate karte hain usse kayee jyada khushi se hum log karte hain magar kabhi musalman ko desh bhagt nahi kaha gaya , society me hum logon ko buri najar se dekhte hain kabhi humne shikayath nahi ki, hamari education thik se nahi ho pati kyun k hum muslim hain agar ho bhi gayee tho hame partiality ka shikar banaya jata hai mera khud ka experience hai jab meri education finish hone k bad when i attained one interview iam very disappointed why? you guys know ,The person who took my interview he passed me but he was not ready to accept me when i asked him why he replied we are not looking for muslims, tell how bad is that kitna hurt hua hoga mujhe mere khud k desh me mere sath aisa behave huwa hai to ,Hum ne bhi bahut dosti ki sab se jyada mere dost non muslims hain magar meri dosti me maine khuch farq nahi kiya kabhi bhi mere dil me bhi yeh khayal nahi hua k yeh hindu hai yeh musalman har ek k sath maine accha hi bartawo kiya, abhi aisa sirf mere hi sath nahi hindustan k har ek musalman k sath ho rha hai jobless hain , uneducated hain resposibilities hain aise me agar unhe bura bhala kahenge to iski misal aisi hai jaise ke soye huye sher ko jagana, Ghalti hamari bhi hai hum logon ne khud aap logon ko mauqa diya hai kyun k hum khud sahi nahi hain musalman ki jindagi aisi nahi hoti musalman ki jindagi ek dum seedhe sadhee jo ALLAH ke bataye huye raste par ho, aaj jo musalman hai woh apne raste se hat gaya hai isiliye woh har jagah badnam hai, Iam again requsting to my muslim brothers and sisters if we are in right path no need to worry first bring ourself to the right path which Allah says and Muhammad (pbuh) showed to us then we can proov our self and my non muslims brothers and sisters please try to understand us and i have mentioned about ISLAM below read it and understand what is wrong and what is correct and dont appriciate your friends if they give any comments on religion matter think hundred times before taking a wrong step. you guys dont know the MHOians family members both Hindus and Muslims hurts a lot because of this unneccessary issue
 
WHY IS ISLAM OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD ?
In today's turbulent world, Islam is often on the front page - mostly for the wrong reasons. Islam means peace; yet some have taken this peaceful way of life and hijacked it into a violent way, and distorted their ideology for personal and political gains. Seeing a faith through explosive world events, and judging it by the actions of a misguided few, is the primary reasons why Islam is often misunderstood.
Islam is sometimes, intentionally misrepresented. Some politicians, religious leaders and media have found an ideal scapegoat in Islam. By associating Islam with the inhumane acts of a handful, they have been successful in driving larger numbers of people to vote for them; to donate towards their ministries; and to read their newspapers, watch their television programs and listen to their radio shows.
However, with an increasing number of Muslims speaking out against this falsehood; the true and peaceful nature of Islam is becoming more evident. Muslims are standing up against terrorism, against the persecution and killing of innocent people, and against those who perpetrate such injustice in the name of any faith.
The very word "Islam" means peace. A fifth of the world's population is reclaiming this peace as their chosen way of life.

I HOPE BOTH SIDE IS BETTER UNDERSTAND, AND AGAIN I REQUEST YOU TO ALL STOP FIGHT AND COMMENTS ON SUCH THINGS WHICH REALY DESTROY OUR ONENESS AND FRIENDSHIP . DON'T APPRICIATE THOS PEOPLES WHO IS ARGUING AND FIGHTING ON SUCH TOPICS . IF I SAID ANY THING WRONG PLEASE FORGIVE ME
 
Thanks & Regards

syed abdul raheem
 
 

Well, the language and the words you have used and other muslim members have used shows the difference between your attitude, ethics, teachings, preachings, politeness and hatred whtever you call.

Thanks and Regards,
Fahad
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, KING Don <krish.don87@yahoo.com> wrote:

Jayashree Abhyankar : Maar daala yaar
Shahid : you are really an IDIOT
& I am not saying this to support any RELIGION......saying only because........Jayshree made it absolutely clear, while Shaihd you was really barking.. without proper theory

Regards,
.......RAj
 
 
 
WOW that's a fantastic explanation.
I BOW myself to this lady.
Mind Blowing Eye Opener
Salutes,
Ashish Shrimal
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, satya prakash <satya_prakash1984@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
 
Well done Mr. Jayashree,
 
I really appreciate your expiations about Hinduism.
I feel proud as a hindu and on Hinduism, not just because I am a hindu, because Hinduism teaches us to be a human. Concept of Great HINDUSIM is Wasudhaiw Katumbam (pura vishw ek pariwar hai) and sarwe bhawantu sukhinum, Sarwe santu niramayah ( Sabhi log shuki ho aur sabhi log swath ho).
Jo log hame hamari RAMANYAN aur MAHABHARAT ko review karne ki baat karte hai unhe phle apne andar dekhana chahiye.  Gujrat dango ki baat karne walo ko pahle is baat ke bare me sochana chahiye ki ye situation kaise aai, iski starting kaha se hui. Ayodhya mamle ki me main sirf y kahna chunga ki aap hame ye bata de ki waha pe jo masjid hai uska nam BABARI MASJID kyo hai, aap ko aap ka jawab mil jayega.
 
 
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 8:43 PM, ajit lohar <ajlo.795@gmail.com> wrote:
Bravo Jayashree !!!!.
Want such eye opener articles to realise the fact. Those who spreading terrorism all over world, they are teaching us what terrorism is? Mr. Shahid & Ppl like him continuously spreading misconceptions. This ppl are against humanity. Mr. shahid shows his stupidity. Does he know his ancestors were HINDUS, Does all Muslims know their ancestors were HINDUS, so first know your streamline.
 
Everyone in India must understand this,
Join hand against Terrorism !!!!
 
Thanks
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, sree lakshmi <aditya0233@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: sree lakshmi <aditya0233@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com
Cc: "ß๏๏ฑ" <mumbaihungama@gmail.com>, abhy_baby@yahoo.com, "Shahid" <unic_guy@yahoo.com>
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 11:41 PM

"THANK YOU MR. BOON FOR REMINDING EVERYONE THAT 'WE CAN HAVE FAIR DEBATE LIKE HUMANS' "
 
As a member of this group i request all those who gave your precious,strong opinion  in a really praiseworthy language.
 
Please consider the time period (century) when each of these epic where written Bible, Bhagawat gita,  Quran, Ramayana. 
 
Each of these epic (any religion) shows us a way to live our life,
 
EACH of the epic teaches us to RESPECT, FAITH, LOVE, SACRIFICE, DISCIPLINE
 
As humans we are free to follow the religion we believe in to lead a peaceful and happy life.
 
HERE THE POINT OF OUR DISCUSSION SHOULD NOT BE ABOUT  RELIGION
IT SHOULD BE ABOUT "TERRORISM"
RATHER THAN CONNECTING IT WITH RELIGION AND BLAMING EACH OTHER, PRAISING THE FAITH WE FOLLOW
WE SHOULD SERIOUSLY DISCUSS ABOUT THE CAUSES OF TERRORISM,
HOW WE CAN HELP THE AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC AGAINST THESE TERROR ATTACK  
 
ISN'T IT INTERESTING THAT WHEN THERE  IS SOME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER FAMILY,  OUR FAMILY UNITE TOGETHER AND FIGHT.
WE DO THE SAME WHEN THERE ARISE ANY QUESTION OR PROBLEM REGARDING OUR COMMUNITY, RELIGION, STATE, LANGUAGE, OR COUNTRY .
 
"TERRORISM IS AGAINST HUMANISM SO LETS UNITE TOGETHER  AND FIGHT AGAINST IT AND NOT AMONG OURSELF".
 
regards
sree
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, rishi kelkar <yuvabeggins@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: rishi kelkar <yuvabeggins@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com
Cc: "ß๏๏ฑ" <mumbaihungama@gmail.com>, abhy_baby@yahoo.com, "Shahid" <unic_guy@yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 10:06 AM

hello,
well i support all the member with the though that we have to maintain this decorum as always peaceful as we can...whenever we are going to be personal will end up with debating because my friends we can not jusdge anyone's loss or gain it's only that person understand...n kindly request dont have to give us here violence refrences underneeth of awareness...actualy you providing thoughts to grow much more...we are not here to judge anythng just spread luv n bond n let everyone have to descide wht we have to do n trustme, we are more than capable people here in our group...
thank you
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, Mudassir Mohammed <connect2mudassir@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Mudassir Mohammed <connect2mudassir@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 11:39 PM

Here we are...
"NO BODY IS PERFECT"
i can talk non stop about non Muslim terrorism giving instances from the happenings in India which have been forgotten and buried just coz they are non Muslim elements.
Hinduism is a religion which i respect and by god i refrain from making passes which provoke people and their sentiments...but hey why don't the others think on those lines? i fail to understand. we have had carnage's like the Sikh massacre during the 80"s i guess its forgotten becoz Muslims were not related to that.....now this ma frens i call bias at its freaking peak. others have an equal amount of woes committed as the so called Islamic terrorists....the godhra garnage my oh my the tainted scene pregnant women being slit open alive and the foetuses burnt.. this is brutality at its peak!!!! i am not here to point fingers and give references from my religious books for if i do it trust me i can prove myself 1000% true in what i mention by referring or citing from my books.

@ jayashree
 it was a good gesture to remind ppl that this forum is a non communal social web hangout but referring and taking things personal only leads to you scratch my back and i scratch yours kinda situation so lets quit and maintain decorum of this group.
@shahid
lets not get any personal and pensive...let the almighty give us all strength and endurance ....like i said before lets stop this you scratch my back and i scratch yours game from now....
for peace and brotherhood
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, ASIF SHAIKH <ashaikh09@gmail.com> wrote:
From: ASIF SHAIKH <ashaikh09@gmail.com>
Subject: MISCONCEPTION ABOUT RELIGION
To: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 11:34 PM

ASSALAMWALYKUM to you
it means (let allah peace be upon you...)
after readaing speech of both shahid and jayshree (your) i cannot stop my self because u r going wrong way.....
and definately u both are creating greater sin because not only u both have misconception but also u both are spreading this msg to people  this misconception about religion....will make ur way towards hell.......
JAYSHREE according to islamic qoran their is no moderate , good, or bad muslim............. there is only muslim....
for ur knowledge let i explain you little word
from qoran (chapter surah nehl ) ALLAH says..... o mankind i have created this good nature fruites, vegetables, animal,and other gifted nature for you so that you can live with happily with each other..like brother hood ...and with humanity.....
so jayshree where qoran talks about muslim even allah talks about all mankind... because islam (derive from arabic word salam  means peace )..
and those who submit his will towards god with peace are called muslim........
muslim doesn't mean by name...... even you can be very good muslim having name like shankar or raam....
in the whole qoran there is not a single word that say that person should have muslim name.....
but our society of living made this identity so that any one can understand from which religion u belongs to other wise islaam doesn't have any matter regarding this...
i  m little scholar in religion like islam , hinduism , bible....after struggling 2 yrs
and of course i can provide verses from vedas and qoran , bible and you can check out....easly
if you ask me why im explainig you islaam so lets explain me hinduism i want to check out your knowledge regarding hinduism
because u r responsible person who spread msg among people.........
one question i like to ask you
in your view what u think does hinduism have any relation with islam??? if have how explain me with verses if you don't let i explain you?
send me your mail at ashaikh09@gmail.com
after ur reply..
i will give u answer  with proof verses from pure bible, qoran, vedas........ and u can check it out
by take care..
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, Raken Sanghavi <ninja_gangsters@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
From: Raken Sanghavi <ninja_gangsters@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 11:20 PM
 
I think, we all boosting just the terrorism... can one please tell me why are we fighting for??? I agree to Jayashree, but her way talking was not good.. it is but simple.. we hammered about what shahid said, but think first... he wasn't knowing about hinduism... and jayashree helped her... i agree to jayashree to... as Mr. Boon said, here we are to share information and help us all to join hands against malpractices going around... but i request jayashree to please apologise not for whatever she said but for her way of telling it... it showed her aggression and that generated spark of aggression...

I understand to Jayashree also that whenever anyone blames something for what is should not be, then anyone can get angry... but i think its all fine... blaming others wont solve the problem... we always cry in the morning when we read the newspaper or watch our televisions about blasts here and there..... just think and feel... dont you all feel bad about it??? we never wanted this... We live to be happy... we always appreciate such things which we should not do and finally we go to temple, masjid, church or any holy place and ask for forgiveness... i think this is the biggest mistake of humans... where humanity gets ashamed... The past has been written and those were just written to make us feel that doing bad will harm anyone... its all about how and what we think...?

why are we fighting for?? this discussion was started to raise voice against terrorism and not against each other??

if not done this, some day, people will read our names in newspaper stating that this people were killed in the terror attack... even ISLAM prophet have disagreed to accept terrorist as of their religion... so what is harming all???

and Mr Boon, I agree to you that we should have debates and get everyone know about the fact...

I have a question,
"IS MHO MADE FOR THIS???"

Think Mr. Boon... i know i cannot stop anyone talking about it... this discussion will have no end and will obviously lead to a fight...

but i just wanted to share something which i felt was wrong...

if we cannot learn positive things from our ancestors, then we should not at least learn negative things from them...

We can start spreading love, fun, enjoyment and bring this world together on one platform just to see humanity rising...

I m sorry if anyone is hurted from my saying... but i said what i felt could be much better...
~~~RAKEN~~~
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, Tanveer Nawaz <tanveer@wassup.co.in> wrote:
From: Tanveer Nawaz <tanveer@wassup.co.in>
Subject: Please stop it... RE: {M-H-O} Babri Masjid fell.. Advani Celebrated ...
To: mumbaihangout@yahoogroups.com, sriram.savarkar@yahoo.co.in, "Boon" <boon119@gmail.com>
Cc: azharabbas@masoodtextile.com, mailsyedhyd@yahoo.com, asif.matrix@yahoo.com, abhy_baby@yahoo.com, dmvyas30@hotmail.com, tuli@mumbaihangout.org, abdul_waheed1970@yahoo.com, justchintu@yahoo.co.in, gandabacha@mumbaihangout.org, anuj@mumbaihangout.org, imcool_kabir@yahoo.com, srikantrawas@gmail.com, sriram.savarkar@gmail.com, shailendrakumarsingh_et@yahoo.co.in, princedev@mumbaihangout.org, swtsr8@gmail.com, chessilcherian@gmail.com, nitin@mumbaihangout.org, svolam@gmail.com, angelsdeevil@gmail.com, b_raval11@yahoo.com, shipping@bernardbotejue.com, priyadarshani50@yahoo.com, kritarthpatel@mumbaihangout.org, azmatk007@gmail.com, sneharao9@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 11:06 PM
 
Boon,
 
this is what sriram has stated in his mail...

"There are some 1.4 billion Muslims in the world and each one could be a suicide bomber if they read and understand the Koran which is noting but a war manual of Arab primitive people as per Pentagon"
 
Boon, are you a nutcase??... dont u have brains.. I thought you are doing a good job running this group. why do u encourage fanatic person like sriram??  I have nothing to say to him... he just knows only one thing.. spreading hatred by using the name of religion. he speaks as if his mother has taught him koran as a war manual.. and bloody psycho, taking Pertagon as courtesy as if pentagon is his sasural. sick sick sick... ask him to read at least few things about Koran and what people say about Koran.. not mentally sick people like him... then probably he will understand what koran is... There are other religion's religous books which say only about war..  I can also comment on it... but i won't do that... bcoz I m not sick like sriram... let me ask these questions to this sick guy... tell me
 
how many chapters are there in koran?
what does koran say about God?
what does Koran say about creation of world?
what does it say about Prophet jesus, Prophet Moses, prophet Noah and Adam (Peace be upon them all)??
which is the name of the first surah in Koran?
what does it say about cheating, dowry, murdering, innocent killing, backbiting?.. the list is endless
 
and the most important is about Jihad.. he speaks as though he knows the exact meaning of Jihad and has done a research on it...
 
ask him to first wash his @$$ properly before commenting without knowledge...
 
Boon, if you dont stop these Bullshit mails from your group then I will have to seriously think something about MHO... I mean it..and FYI boon.. update your knowledge about what Indian Laws and IT laws and Cyber Laws and specially Defamation Law under Cyber Law say about speaking and typing abusive information against a person or religion.
 
Hope you understand.. this fiend person may be your good friend.. but his thoughts are really sick... this is not the first time he is doing like this.. all his mails are against Islam.. i dont understand that why u approve all his mails.. u still approve all his mails... at least read and understand before approving.. its really upsetting... this mail of him has crossed all the limits stating that Koran is a war manual.. and he calls prayer halls as blank halls... how does he know what the meaning of prayer hall is????
 
I appreciate if you stop approving this sort of mails, may it be from any body from any religion.
 
Please stop it.. nobody is gonna gain anything from this sort of arguments...
 
whatever is happening is not good.. act on it now.. else will be very late.. you are running this group from so long ... hope u have read and understood the terms and conditions about Yahoo Groups as well...
 
No Regards,
Tanveer
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, Hilal Hyder <hilal_h@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Hilal Hyder <hilal_h@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 11:05 PM
 
Hi Boon,
 
Agreed to your comment below. I had also mentioned in my earlier mail about not criticizing any religion nor using abusive language to any individual, just because your thoughts are different form the others.
Owner's of MHO group should not upload the mail, which uses any kind of abusive language nor any mail which is hurting the sentiments about any individual or any religion.
Yes, definately disucss any issue, to improve your knowledge & to know what is going around the world.
 
Mails sent by Shahid and Jayashree are really disheartening. Folks as long as the debate is healthy it's fine, once it goes beyond the ethics, it should be stopped.
 
Any conclusion about any topic should consider the following points in order to understand the nature of the subject:
 
a) Recaptitulate all the background about the topic
b) If not a thorough, atleast little in-depth analysis
c) Be completely unbiased, considering yourself a third party, who is not related to the topic at all.
d) Understand the nature of the situation at the time the incident happened & the thought process of people during that era/period
e) And above all, root cause analysis of the scenario, meaning why, where, how, when did this happened, under what situation.
If the root cause analysis is done properly, then we will get an answer which will be correct to quite an extent.
 
Apart from the points, you can include a lot of other points as well.
 
Guys, please do let me know if I have missed any other points. I would really appreciate your comments on the above & do share your thoughts, so that even I may gain some knowledge from you.
 
Hilal
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, rajiv patel <rjvnptl@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: rajiv patel <rjvnptl@yahoo.com>
Subject: Fw: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: "MumbaiHangOut@ yahoogroups." <MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com>, abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 11:00 PM

Dear Jayshreeben
Realy Realy we bow and selutes you
You are the right strong wooman in the world
we all are with you
Hindus even never think to fight somebody ( vrey kind peoples that worl's opinions )
Hindus respects all religions in the world (whole world knows )
and world knows them what they are doing with the others in whole world, who likes these peoples and their activities???
Do they know the value of wooman???????  they don't have their own real mother and sisters??
They never obey their own religion truely, they are absolitly harmfull for all on the earth..........
Be strong and never be hagitate we all and whole world with you and your great opinion.
Thanks for everything
If this group have this kind of activities then members will think to keep going....
I am one of our strong group member
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, rohit verma <snigdha9@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: rohit verma <snigdha9@hotmail.com>
Subject: Well being
To: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 11:00 PM

Most,most and very most respected one,
 
May Lord Ram Ji Bless you  May you live for 100 years healthy and wealthy Your letter to MHO is really eye opener even to our Hindus. I salute you. This is personally I am sendind this mail to you. I am Rohit Kumar Verma from Oman. Basically I am from UP Saharanpur.
 
Thank you very very much.
 
Your
 
ROHIT
 
 
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 8:30 PM, SABIR <sabiralisameja@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

First of all STOP COMMENTING ON ISLAM. Who are you to decide about the one you don`t know. First of all LEARN ABOUT THE ISLAM. then open your mouth because once you open your mouth GOLD will become SAND.

HINDUISM history is full of violence. Ramayan & Mahabharat your books are based on wars. Your every god goddess is always with arms. Is this not a violence.

You IDIOT what about your DONGI BABAs .... If i will write their names at least 100 of mails to be sent to you. Self made GOD ... Is it your religion who can`t do for himself AND YOUR BULLSHITS are saying them your GOD.

AND what about MAOIST, NAXALIST  aren`t they terrorist. They are not killing women, children...

Just think about what you are saying.....

Regards

SABIR ALI
 
 

first of all we are forgetting that we are all humans.
we are the sons and daughters of this mother earth.
we shouldn't be fighting in the name of religion of caste or whatever it is
we are humans and human race is on the verge of extinction .
grow your intellect and come out of that mess
yes every religion has some pro's and con's
but all religion lead to the same god
respect every person as a human and not on his religion or faith
only humans can save this world which is on the verge of extinction
we are the only surviving life form with most gifted qualities in this entire solar system or galaxy or universe
 
 

Dear all and my dear brother Boon ...
I would suggest you all to stop this debate on MHO forum ... These people should know the true meaning of multiculturalism and must respect each others' religious beliefs. MHO is a forum of friendship not religious debates ...
Best personal regards to all ...
Azhar Abbas
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, Shaikh Mohammed Rayees <shibbi10@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Shaikh Mohammed Rayees <shibbi10@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com, unic_guy@yahoo.com
Cc: abhy_baby@yahoo.com, unic_guy@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 10:31 AM

Dear all MHO Family members, pls. pls. pls; Stop this useless topic right here - there is no sense in blaming each other and involving religions, this is not fair. Please stop this nonsense at once. All religions are great and honorable because all religions teach us to worship God almighty and treat others as your own brother and sister. Mr. Shahid, pls, show your patience (Ghussa Haram Hai) by ignoring this article and calling you an Idiot and prove that you and our religion is truely a religion of forgiveness. At the same time you can see the height of mental level of the article writer who has choosen her email ID as "Baby"! just let it go as it is. Our sister seems highly educated and have very deep knowledge on "Hinduism" she could be a "Sadhvi" too but she still is a "Baby". So just condider her as your younger sister and don't get upset when she is calling you an Idiot. All these sisters are same, whether younger or elder!
 
Mr. Boon pls. do not allow such articles on MHO now on wards.
 
Regards,
 
S. M. Rayees
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, abdul quader <adnan_whocares@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

An literate person will never follow other religion rather than Islam.  Sumitting our will in front of Allah is islam.
And Allah is the creator of the universe
example: if i ask you who invented light , then your answer will be "Edison"
              if i ask you who invented computer , then your answer will be "Charles babage"
 
like wise every thing which is in formation has a creator - so if i ask you who created the universe then the answer will be Allah , if you are a literate person or you will give some bullshit answer which dosent have any weightage.
 
So dear come to Islam , and if you still want to follow the same idolism please go ahead u will still b my good friend .
 
answer me who created this idols , so the answer will be "its created by any individuals hand" so think logically does the creator of whole universe needs to be created by an individuals hand to reflect/ show his presence, he he he he he
 
think think
Abdul quader
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, Kanhirathingal Surendran <ksurenfmq@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Kanhirathingal Surendran <ksurenfmq@yahoo.com>
Subject: Fw: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: "MHO" <mumbaihangout@yahoo.com>
Cc: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 9:37 PM

Dear all,
Please be patient and do not loose your tember and abuse our other readers like brother Shahid.  Both are standing on their own attitude and do not want to understand the peace.  This world is going to ruin just because of hates between Religions.  All  Religions teach us to reach god and peace.  But here what we really need is to fight each other for loss only and not for any gain; the result is that we are ruining the future of our babies.  If you think others are 'barking', why should you too follow the same.  All these will lead us to the ruins of the world and so if you really beleive in god, leave the matter to the supernatural power who is really showing his patience to hear all of you.  But you people are going to save the God and acting that my religion only has the power to save god!  Ha... ha    I have nothing to pen more.  Think brothers and calm down.  Please save the lives of innocent human beings in the sake of god.
Thank you brothers (of all religions) .... with best wishes   K. Surendran
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, Tlipsneha Gill <qxz_zxq@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Tlipsneha Gill <qxz_zxq@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com
Cc: abhy_baby@yahoo.com, sriram.savarkar@gmail.com, shailendrakumarsingh_et@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 9:30 PM

hi
 
i read your mail you seem to be a very educated person your english proves that but my dear i pity you for your base for collecting information google, so u decided that the infomation available in google is correct this is not convincing 
 
ek baar us bechare ne aapke kitabon ke baare me kya bol diya aap ka to khoon hi khaul gaya aur aapke savarkar sahab hamesha islam ke baare me quran ko mullah ki kitab bolte rehte hai to hamara khoon nahi khaule ga kya
 
kyon ke use(shahid)  nahi maloom aapki ramayana aur mahabharata me kya hai usne keh diya aur aapne clarify kardiya
 
usi tarha aap bhi quran ke baare me aur islam ke baare me nahi jaante phir kyon islaam ke aur quran ke baare me anaap shanaap bolte rehte hai
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, mohsin ali <mohsin_78683@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: mohsin ali <mohsin_78683@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com, abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 9:25 PM

Dear All
don't abuse each other just mail to mail only & truth is truth always everyone has to accept this
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, saqib iqbal <saqib_iqbal777@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
From: saqib iqbal <saqib_iqbal777@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com
Cc: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 9:21 PM

mr jayashree mati ji
 
u r such a idiot and stpppppppppp guy wath u have need to write about religions at m h o
here so many muslams meber at m h o so next time b care full other waise i use bad words for u understand and dont write about mullahs if u write then i write about pandats and know bater then u about pandats and the hinduism if u want debate then u meet me and we talk face to face
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, Ashish Shrimal <shrimalashish@yahoo.com> wrote:
 
WOW that's a fantastic explanation.
I BOW myself to this lady.
Mind Blowing Eye Opener
Salutes,
Ashish Shrimal
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, mohd ansari <asim214918@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

Dear Jayashree abhyankar and friends
 
Have a good day to all
 
Firstly i will introduce myself i am an Indian, a civil engineer from India, presently working in Dubai.( fed up with the current India situation where corrupt people using poor people on the name of religion, caste, state, etc)
 
Please all people do not spread this all matters at web i am very very frustrated after reading all this materials on net why we Indian are fighting with each others and the some corrupt politician using our emotions for their benefits by giving very very bad statements to others religions. Please stop it.
 
Note: if some one have any question about any things about islam then go through and research (Life of Prophet mohammmad S.A and their 4 companion , Try to find mistakes and good thing in Quraan and then compare it to others religion after then make any conclusion on as per your research, knowledge and materials then mail me on this e mail. insha Allah i will give you answer of all dough about Islam. ( you will easily find on net), Do not try to tell that religion is very bad on the basis of follower of that religion as people thinks as per their wish and surrounding, But read that religions
 
Dear all please follow Ur religion and do not fight for nothing.
 
Some points to be discuss
 
1=How many people in India not getting meal per day that bothers me they do not have     house to live no education we have to fight for real cause of humanity
 
2= Give death penalty to to all terrorist as soon as possible no mercy , if found guilty after verification
3= very tough punishment ( even death penalty )to all criminals even they belong to any politician groups if they are terrorist in respect to be behind communal right, if found guilty 
 
Best Regards
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, vishal sharma <vishal_bhatele@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: vishal sharma <vishal_bhatele@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 10:52 AM

Great

Thanks & Regards
Vishal Sharma
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, Afzal Rahim Khan Yusufzai <arkYusufzai@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Afzal Rahim Khan Yusufzai <arkYusufzai@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} Is this the so called " Religion of peace " ?
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com
Cc: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 8:51 PM

According to the Qur'an, war represents an "unwanted obligation" which has to be carried out with strict observance of particular humane and moral guidelines and which must not be resorted to except when it is absolutely inevitable.
In one Qur'anic verse, it is explained that those who start wars are the disbelievers and that God does not approve of wars:
…Each time they kindle the fire of war, God extinguishes it. They rush about the earth corrupting it. God does not love corrupters. (Qur'an, 5:64)
In the case of a conflict, before engaging in a war, believers must wait until fighting becomes compulsory. Believers are allowed to fight only when the other party attacks and no other alternative except war remains:
But if they cease (fighting), God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Qur'an, 2:192)

A closer examination of the Prophet Muhammad's life reveals that war was a method resorted for defensive purposes only in unavoidable situations.
The revelation of the Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad continued for a period of 23 years. During the first 13 years of this period, Muslims lived as a minority under a pagan order in Mecca and faced much oppression. Many Muslims were harassed, abused, tortured, and even murdered, their houses and possessions plundered. Despite this, however, Muslims led their lives without resorting to violence and always called the pagans to peace.
When the oppression of the pagans escalated unbearably, the Muslims emigrated to the town of Yathrib, which was later to be renamed Madinah, where they could establish their own order in a freer and more friendly environment. Even establishing their own system did not prompt them to take up weapons against the aggressive pagans of Mecca. Only after the following revelation, the Prophet commanded his people to prepare for war:
Permission to fight is given to those who are fought against because they have been wronged - truly God has the power to come to their support - those who were expelled from their homes without any right, merely for saying, "Our Lord is God"… (Qur'an, 22:39-40)
In brief, Muslims were allowed to wage war only because they were oppressed and subjected to violence. To put it in another way, God granted permission for war only for defensive purposes. In other verses, Muslims are warned against the use of unnecessary provocation or violence:
Fight in the Way of God against those who fight you, but do not go beyond the limits. God does not love those who go beyond the limits. (Qur'an, 2:190)

After the revelation of these verses, several wars occurred between the Muslims and the pagan Arabs. In none of these wars, however, were the Muslims the inciting party. Furthermore, the Prophet Muhammad established a secure and peaceful social environment for Muslims and pagans alike by signing the peace agreement of Hudaybiya which conceded to the pagans most of their requests. The party who violated the terms of the agreement and started hostilities once again were the pagans. With rapid conversions into Islam, the Islamic armies mustered a great force against the pagan Arabs. However, Muhammad conquered Mecca without bloodshed and in a spirit of tolerance. If he wished, Muhammad could have taken revenge on pagan leaders in the city. Yet, he did not do harm to any one of them, forgave them and treated them with the utmost tolerance. In the words of John Esposito, a Western expert on Islam, "eschewing vengeance and the plunder of conquest, the Prophet instead accepted a settlement, granting amnesty rather than wielding the sword toward his former enemies." 2
Pagans, who would later convert to Islam of their own free will, could not help admiring such nobility of character in the Prophet.
Not only during Mecca's conquest, but also in the course of all the battles and conquests made in the time of the Prophet Muhammad, the rights of innocent and defenceless people were meticulously protected. The Prophet Muhammad reminded believers numerous times about this subject and by his own practice became a role model for others to follow. Indeed, he addressed believers who were about to go to war in the following terms: "Go to war in adherence to the religion of God. Never touch the elderly, women or children. Always improve their situation and be kind to them. God loves those who are sincere." The Messenger of God also clarified the attitude Muslims must adopt even when they are in the middle of a raging battle:
Do not kill children. Avoid touching people who devote themselves to worship in churches! Never murder women and the elderly. Do not set trees on fire or cut them down. Never destroy houses!
The Islamic principles God proclaims in the Qur'an account for this peaceful and temperate policy of the Prophet Muhammad. In the Qur'an, God commands believers to treat the non-Muslims kindly and justly:
God does not forbid you from being good to those who have not fought you over religion or driven you from your homes, or from being just towards them. God loves those who are just. God merely forbids you from taking as friends those who have fought you over religion and driven you from your homes and who supported your expulsion... (Qur'an, 60:8-9)
The verses above clarify how Muslims should behave towards non-Muslims: A Muslim should treat all non-Muslims kindly and only avoid making friends with those who show enmity towards Islam. In a case where this enmity causes violent attacks against Muslims, that is, where they wage a war against them, then Muslims should respond to them justly by considering the humane dimensions of the situation. All forms of barbarism, unnecessary acts of violence and unjust aggression are forbidden by Islam. In another verse, God warns Muslims against this and explains that rage felt towards enemies should not cause them to fall into injustice:
You who believe! Show integrity for the sake of God, bearing witness with justice. Do not let hatred for a people incite you into not being just. Be just. That is closer to heedfulness. Heed God (alone). God is aware of what you do. (Qur'an, 5:8)
The Meaning of the Concept of "Jihad"
Another concept that deserves clarification due in the context of our discussion is that of "jihad".
The exact meaning of "Jihad" is "effort". Thus, in Islam, "to carry out jihad" is "to show effort, to struggle". The Prophet Muhammad explained that "the greatest jihad is the one a person carries out against his lower soul". What is meant by "lower soul" here is selfish desires and ambitions.
Assessed from the Qur'anic point of view, the word "jihad" can also mean a struggle carried out on intellectual grounds against those who oppress people, treat them unjustly, subject them to torture and cruelty and violate legitimate human rights. The purpose of this struggle is to bring about justice, peace and equality.
Apart from these ideological and spiritual meanings, struggle in the physical sense is also considered as "jihad". However, as explained above, this has to be a struggle carried out solely for defensive purposes. The use of the concept of "jihad" for acts of aggression against innocent people, that is for terror, would be unjust and a great distortion of the true meaning of the term.

Killing Oneself (Committing Suicide) is Forbidden in the Qur'an
Another important matter that arose in the wake of the latest terrorist assaults against the United States is that of suicide attacks. Some people who are ill-informed on Islam have made utterly erroneous statements to the effect that this religion of peace allows suicide attacks, whereas in Islam killing oneself and killing other people are both prohibited. In the words, "Do not kill yourselves." (Qur'an, 4:29) God has declared suicide to be a sin. In Islam it is forbidden for anyone to kill himself or herself, for no matter what reason.
The Prophet reveals suicide to be a sin in a parable, when he says that those who commit suicide will be punished:
Indeed, whoever (intentionally) kills himself, then certainly he will be punished in the Fire of Hell, wherein he shall dwell forever.
As this makes clear, committing suicide, and thus carrying out suicide attacks, and causing the deaths of thousands of innocent people while doing so, is a total violation of Islamic morality. God says in the Qur'an that it is a sin to put an end to one's own life. For that reason, it is quite impossible for someone who believes in God and says he abides by the Qur'an to do such a thing. The only people who can do such things are those who have a very mistaken perception of religion, have no idea of true Qur'anic morality, fail to use their reason and conscience, are under the influence of atheist ideologies, and who have been brainwashed with feelings of hatred and revenge. Everybody must oppose such actions
Compassion, Tolerance and Humanity in the History of Islam
To sum up the facts we have seen so far, we can say that the political doctrine of Islam (in other words, Islamic rules and principles regarding political matters) is exceedingly moderate and peace-loving. This truth is accepted by many non-Muslim historians and theologians. One of these is the British historian Karen Armstrong, a former nun and an expert on Middle East history. In her book Holy War, which examines the history of the three divine religions, she makes the following comments:
... The word 'Islam' comes from the same Arabic root as the word 'peace' and the Qur'an condemns war as an abnormal state of affairs opposed to God's will… Islam does not justify a total aggressive war of extermination… Islam recognises that war is inevitable and sometimes a positive duty in order to end oppression and suffering. The Qur'an teaches that war must be limited and be conducted in as humane a way as possible. Mohammad had to fight not only the Meccans but also the Jewish tribes in the area and Christian tribes in Syria who planned on offensive against him in alliance with the Jews. Yet this did not make Mohammed denounce the People of the Book. His Muslims were forced to defend themselves but they were not fighting a 'holy war' against the religion of their enemies. When Mohammad sent his freedman Zaid against the Christians at the head of a Muslim army, he told them to fight in the cause of God bravely but humanely. They must not molest priests, monks and nuns nor the weak and helpless people who were unable to fight. There must be no massacre of civilians nor should they cut down a single tree nor pull down any building.
After the death of the Prophet, the Caliphs who succeeded him were also very sensitive in exercising justice. In conquered countries, both the indigenous people and the newcomers led their lives in peace and security. Abu Bakr, the first Caliph, demanded his people adopt just and tolerant attitudes in these lands. All these attitudes were in compliance with the values of the Qur'an. Abu Bakr gave the following command to his army before the first Syrian expedition:
Stop, O people, that I may give you ten rules to keep by heart: Do not commit treachery, nor depart from the right path. You must not mutilate, neither kill a child or aged man or woman. Do not destroy a palm tree, nor burn it with fire and do not cut any fruitful tree. You must not slay any of the flock or herds or the camels, save for your subsistence. You are likely to pass by people who have devoted their lives to monastic services; leave them to that to which they have devoted their lives. You are likely, likewise, to find people who will present to you meals of many kinds. You may eat; but do no forget to mention the name of Allah.
Umar ibn al-Khattab, who succeeded Abu Bakr, was famous for the way he exercised justice and made contracts with the indigenous people of the conquered countries. Each one of these contracts proved to be an example of tolerance and justice. For instance, in his declaration granting protection to Christians in Jerusalem and Lod, he ensured that churches would not be demolished and guaranteed that Muslims would not worship in churches in groups. Umar granted the same conditions to the Christians of Bethlehem. During the conquest of Medain, the declaration of protection given to the Nestorian Patriarch Isho'yab III (650 - 660 AD) again guaranteed that churches would not be demolished and that no building would be converted into a house or a mosque. The letter written by the patriarch to the bishop of Fars (Persia) after the conquest is most striking, in the sense that it depicts the tolerance and compassion shown by Muslim rulers to the People of the Book in the words of a Christian:
The Arabs to whom God has given at this time the government of the world... do not persecute the Christian religion. Indeed, they favour it, honour our priests and the saints of the Lord and confer benefits on churches and monasteries.
All these are very important examples revealing the understanding of justice and tolerance of true believers. In a verse God commands the following:
God commands you to return to their owners the things you hold on trust and, when you judge between people, to judge with justice. How excellent is what God exhorts you to do! God is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. (Qur'an, 4:58)
Canon Taylor, one of the mission leaders of the Anglican Church, expresses the beauty revealed by the Islamic morality in one of his speeches as follows:
It [Islam] brought out the fundamental dogmas of religion - the unity and greatness of God, that He is merciful and righteous, that He claims obedience to His will, resignation and faith. It proclaimed the responsibility of man, a future life, a day of judgment, and stern retribution to fall upon the wicked; and enforced the duties of prayer, almsgiving, fasting and benevolence. It thrust aside the artificial virtues, the religious frauds and follies, the perverted moral sentiments, and the verbal subtleties of theological disputants… It gave hope to the slave, brotherhood to mankind, and recognition to the fundamental facts of human nature.
The false assertion that people in conquered countries converted to Islam under threat has also been disproved by Western researchers, and the justice and tolerant attitude of Muslims has been confirmed. L.Browne, a Western researcher, expresses this situation in the following words:
Incidentally these well-established facts dispose of the idea so widely fostered in Christian writings that the Muslims, wherever they went, forced people to accept Islam at the point of the sword.
In his book The Prospects of Islam, Browne goes on to say that the real motive behind the Muslims' conquests was the brotherhood of Islam. The vast majority of Muslim administrators who have reigned over the Muslim lands throughout history continued to treat the members of other religions with the utmost tolerance and respect. Within the borders of all Islamic states, both Jews and Christians lived in safety and enjoyed freedom.
Georgetown University's Professor of Religion and International Relations John L. Esposito describes how Jews and Christians who came under the administration of Muslim states met with enormous tolerance:
Muslim armies proved to be formidable conquerors and effective rulers, builders rather than destroyers. They replaced the indigenous rulers and armies of the conquered countries, but preserved much of their goverment, bureaucracy, and culture. For many in the conquered territories, it was no more than an exchange of masters, one that brought peace to peoples demoralized and disaffected by the casualties and heavy taxation that resulted from the years of Byzantine-Persian warfare. Local communities were free to continue to follow their own way of life in internal, domestic affairs. In many ways, local populations found Muslim rule more flexible and tolerant than that of Byzantium and Persia. Religious communities were free to practice their faith - to worship and be governed by their religious leaders and laws in such areas as marriage, divorce, and inheritance. In exchange, they were required to pay tribute, a poll tax (jizya) that entitled them to Muslim protection from outside aggression and exempted them from military service. They were therefore called the ''protected ones'' (dhimmmi). In effect, this often meant lower taxes, grater local autonomy, rule by fellow Semites with closer linguistic and cultural ties than the hellenized, Greco-Roman elites of Byzantium, and greater religious freedom for Jews and indigenous Christians. Most of the Christian churches, such as the Nestorians, Monophysites, Jacobites, and Copts, had been persecuted as heretics and schismatics by Christian orthodoxy. For these reasons, some Jewish and Christian communities aided the invading armies, regarding them as less oppressive than their imperial masters. In many ways, the conquests brought a Pax Islamica to an embattled area.
As is clear from these facts, Muslims have at no time in history been oppressive. On the contrary, they have brought peace and security to all nations and beliefs wherever they have gone. They have abided by God's verse which says: "Worship God and do not associate anything with Him. Be good to your parents and relatives and to orphans and the very poor, and to neighbours who are related to you and neighbours who are not related to you, and to companions and travellers and your slaves. God does not love anyone vain or boastful." (Qur'an, 4:36) and have behaved well to all people.
In short, friendship, brotherhood, peace and love are the bases of Qur'anic morality, and it is to these superior virtues that Muslims try to adhere.
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, ajit lohar <ajlo.795@gmail.com> wrote:
From: ajit lohar <ajlo.795@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 8:43 PM
 
Bravo Jayashree !!!!.
Want such eye opener articles to realise the fact. Those who spreading terrorism all over world, they are teaching us what terrorism is? Mr. Shahid & Ppl like him continuously spreading misconceptions. This ppl are against humanity. Mr. shahid shows his stupidity. Does he know his ancestors were HINDUS, Does all Muslims know their ancestors were HINDUS, so first know your streamline.
 
Everyone in India must understand this,
Join hand against Terrorism !!!!
 
Thanks
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, kashif shaikh <kashifshai@gmail.com> wrote:

Asak all my Muslim Friends,
Requesting you pls stop debating there is no sense to debate .

On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Ravi Maheto <mahatoravi@gmail.com> wrote:
You people deserve to b screwed.
Don't tell us to read ur Quran, go and read first and think it positively.
 
U people r complaining abt godhra incident, will u tell me who started it?
 We are keeping silent until its under limit.
 
Now abt my holy books, i think u need to read jayashree's mail again. But bcoz of ur narrow thinking, u will never understand that.
 
I agree , we have some Dhongi BABAs, but we r not going to kill and one like ur MULLAS drawing u.
 
I m working in Muslim countries and i met so many Islami peoples. So many tried to convert me in muslim by their baseless thinkings.
For example :- 1 if u will accept islam, god will forgive u for ur all sins , u did before
2- only muslim can go in heaven.
 
Wht a nonsence believe and they r making me trust tht its written in Quran.
 
Is it true? If yes, please let me know tht page or article, so i can check there also.
 
I agree, maoist and naxalist r terrorist, they r killing people, they had injustice and they r fighting for tht. We r not supporting them bcoz they r on wrong way.
Do u muslim people r doing same with talibani's or terrorist?
You r still supporting them,
U all r demanding reservation in all field, all facilities, but wht u r doing in return, helping terrorist for attack in tht country who gave u land to survive.
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, Jaan 009 <midiaking@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Jaan 009 <midiaking@gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: thnx
To: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 11:36 AM
 
aapki jai ho aapne muh tod jawab dia hai
 jayshree ji
 
jaan 009
mumbai
 
 
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, alqamah qureshi <alqs.arch@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
Assalam u alailkum brother and sisters,
Jayshree sister, reply for your email is loan on me. I will surely reply to you. But as I am busy in submissions nowadayz I apologize on behalf of all MHO brothers and sisters for delaying reply. Jayshree dear, u need to mind ur language how one should speak in forum. Your attitude to Shahid, who may be an idiot as pointed by you agn n agn, was worst attitude sister. At one place u wrote so very good things abt Ramayana and Mahabharata, which to my knowledge came for the first time, I appreciated. But on the other side, ur slang language made it neglectable essay of so very good scripture. In your last email sister, u clearly mentioned if every muslim started following Quran, they will be terrorist. Wot Idiotic thing Shahid wrote was wrong, bt wot u wrote ws not appreciable. U also proved urself idiot. U wrote continously idiot over n over agn, at one point I thought u looking at the mirror and commenting. Sorry to say, bt itz wrong to point on each others scriptures if u knw nothing. So pl brothers and sisters, dnt blame each others religious scriptures. Accoding to u Shahid should think before he write, bt according to me sister, be human and more to dis be a girl, before u write any comments in forum.
I dnt knw why Mr. Boon allowed such language to be used in forum which spread violence.
 
Jazakallah u khair,
Allah hafiz
Everybody's Indian Muslim brother,
Alqamah
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, mohammed fatha <mhmmdfatha@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
From: mohammed fatha <mhmmdfatha@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Re : The real story on Hinduism@@@1
To: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 3:43 PM

sister jayashree,

please do not comment any thing on islam, since you are unaware of it, our fight is with terrorists not islamist, you are directly or indirectly hurting our patriotism, i want you to first understand "ALL TERRORIST MAY BE MUSLIMS BUT ALL MUSLIMS ARE NOT TERRORISTS"

for further clarrifications you can post as many as explainations you want
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, Sameer Tamboli <sameer.tamboli@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
From: Sameer Tamboli <sameer.tamboli@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Re: {M-H-O} The real story on Hinduism !
To: abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 3:01 PM

Dear Ms Abhyankar,
 
I think Sabir Ali is right.
 
First we have solve problems like  Maoist, naxiliest, Baba's,& Modi, Padnya Sinh,Bajarang Dal, SIMMI, RSS etc.
than probably we will talk about external tesrrorist & Pakis.
 
RGDS,
Tamboli
 
 
--- On Mon, 3/29/10, Ali K.R. <ali@godolo.com> wrote:
From: Ali K.R. <ali@godolo.com>
Subject: RE: {M-H-O} Appology.....to all my MHO family(regarding religion)...
To: MumbaiHangOut@yahoogroups.com, abhy_baby@yahoo.com
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 4:15 PM

Hey Shahid
 
I really loved what you have written in your last two lines.
 
Regards
Ali.K.R.
"It is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong."
                                                                                                                                                                &n bsp;                                                                 
 



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