Smita Pani: [World Malayali Club] Being Human: The Right to Question my God/Allah

Friday 15 July 2016

[World Malayali Club] Being Human: The Right to Question my God/Allah

For me the most beautiful part of Being Human is to ASK QUESTION and delve relentlessly for answers. I am GOD. We all are, as Adi Sankracharya has taught that the God resides within you, as your Atman or conscience. ....Discovering universe is discovering self and vice versa. I am also a creation of the so called God or Allah.If I have to be punished for questioning Him, then let Allah do it, instead of some butchers usurping that right to themselves. Life is such a beautiful journey. Never allow people any fundamentalist to rob this beauty.

This is my earnest plea to all the Youths, especially from Islam. If any Holy Book does not permit me to question the validity of any revelation and allow me to form my own opinion, that book is not for me. My religion gives me full liberty on this count. Therefore, in India, the Indians will definitely question as to why they are being branded as 'kafirs' or ' non believers', by an outside religion. By the same token, 18 % of the Muslims who constitute our population, can be branded as non believers by the 80 % Hindus who live here. Because, they do not believe in Hinduism. This is roughly the same situation almost all over the rest of the world except in the Islamic Middle East including Turkey, and a few African countries. Such Muslims, where they are minorities, can also be charged under Blasphemy against other religions. But, it is neither in the teaching nor tradition of these majority nations, other than the Islamic ones. Moreover, we as peace loving people, will never even consider such an option. But, there is a limit to ones patience. I hope the fundamentalists understand that.

Srikants