Babasaheb in AoC:
“Whether the Hindu religion was or was not a missionary religion has been a controversial issue. Some hold the view that it was never a missionary religion. Others hold that it was." +
"That the Hindu religion was once a missionary religion must be admitted. It could not have spread over the face of India, if it was not a missionary religion. That today it is not a missionary religion is also a fact which must be accepted." +
"The question therefore is not whether or not the Hindu religion was a missionary religion. The real question is why did the Hindu religion cease to be a missionary religion?" +
"My answer is this. Hindu religion ceased to be a missionary religion when the Caste System grew up among the Hindus. Caste is inconsistent with conversion.” +
My question: if there was a pre-caste Hinduism, why can't there be a post-caste Hinduism?
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शिया, सुन्नी, देवबंदी, बरेलवी, अहल-ए-हदीस, अहल-ए-कुरान, सूफी, वहाबी, सलाफी, मुताज़िला, अशरी, अरबी, फारसी, अहमदिया, बोहरा, खोजा, इस्माइली, अल्वी, हज़ारा, क़रामता, खारजी, इत्यादि. यह है उम्मत की एकता का हाल. 1/n
मुहम्मद साहब की वफ़ात के बाद ज़बरदस्त संघर्ष होता है इमामत/खिलाफ़त के लिए. खुलफ़ा-ए-राशिदून में चार खलीफाओं में से तीन की अप्राकृतिक कारणों से म्रत्यु होती है. 1500 साल से मार-काट मची हुई है जिसमें मुसलमान ही एक-दूसरे को मार रहे हैं. 2/n
इस के बाद भी जब ‘मुस्लिम एकता’ की बात होती है तो फूल खिले हैं गुलशन-गुलशन हो जाता है. सब इतिहास दरी के अन्दर चला जाता है. मुसलमान की बात तो ऐसे होती है जैसे यह कोई शाश्वत श्रेणी हो. खूब कोशिश होती है रोज़-बा-रोज़ मुसलमानों को एक करने के लिए. 3/n
Remembering Maulana Ali Hussain "Asim Bihari" (15 April 1890-6 December 1953) on his birthday. Maulana Asim Bihari was one of the key members of the first wave of the Pasmanda-Muslim mobilizations in undivided India known as the Momin Movement (1913-1947). 1/n #Pasmanda
He was an excellent orator and mass organizer and was widely known as the “Gashti Safeer” (roving ambassador) of the Momin movement. Asim Bihari also edited the journal “Al-Ikram”. 2/n
The term “Momin” refers to the caste of subjugated Muslim weavers (also termed Julahas or Ansaris). The Momin movement originated with the formation of the caste association called the “Falah-ul-Momineen” in Calcutta in the year 1913-1914. 3/n
1. Lo! Allah preferred Adam and Noah and the Family of Abraham and the Family of 'Imran above (all His) creatures. They were descendants one of another. Allah is Hearer, Knower. (Quran 3:33-34) 1/n
2. And (remember) when his Lord tried Abraham with (His) commands, and he fulfilled them, He said: Lo! I have appointed thee a leader for mankind. (Abraham) said: And of my offspring (will there be leaders)? He said: My covenant includeth not wrong-doers. (Quran 2:124) 2/n
3. All the messengers We sent before you [Muhammad] were men to whom We made revelations, men chosen from the people of their towns. (Quran 12: 109) 3/n
Babasaheb Ambedkar, "Riddles in Hinduism" (Riddle#22):
"The Hindu Religious and Philosophic thought gave rise to an idea which had greater potentialities for producing social democracy than the idea of fraternity. It is the doctrine of Brahmaism […]. 1/n
The essence of Brahmaism is summed up in a dogma which is stated in three different forms. They are—(i) Sarvam Khalvidam Brahma—All this is Brahma. (ii) Aham Brahmasmi—Atmana (Self) is the same as Brahma. Therefore I am Brahma. 2/n
(iii) Tattvamasi—Atmana (Self) is the same as Brahma. Therefore thou art also Brahma. […]
The essence of Brahmaism is that the world is real and the reality behind the world is Brahma. Everything therefore is of the essence of Brahma. 3/n
**The Perilous Seductions of Dalit-Muslim Solidarity**
A few savarnas/ashrafs across religions will have no issues in embracing Bahujan/Pasmanda discourse. 1/n
The motivations could range from altruistic ones and genuine commitment to social justice on the one hand to movement capture and profiteering from a new academic/funding/political opportunity on the other. 2/n
What is the critical test that could discriminate between these two motivations? 3/n
After the Partition in 1947, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad played an extremely important role in rehabilitating the remaining high caste 'Ashraf' Muslim Leaguers in the Congress. 1/n
During his lifetime, the esteemed Maulana had left no stone unturned in ensuring that Baba-e-Qaum Abdul Qaiyum Ansari, one of the tallest leader of Pasmanda Muslims, was not made a minister in the Congress government. 2/n
After the Partition, it was due to Maulana’s efforts that the ‘Musanghis’ turned secular overnight and were accommodated in the Congress regime by chanting Nehru’s name. 3/n