Islam Khatre Mein Hay..
We are customer to hearing these lines Islam Khatre may hai Every Election, any local Trades union election we hear the above lines. We all know which party use this line most in there election memorandum.
Do you know who used these lines first? Let me shed some light on this topic.
Allamah Shibli Nomani born 3rd June 1857 .. Died 1914. Was the person who gave these lines to Muslim ummah. Shibli was the first Indian Muslim of Modern times who discovered the value of making the basis of political appeal.
He is the original author of the war cry , Islam in Danger
Shibli said in an annual meeting of the Nadvah:: For the last thirty years, efforts have been made to uplift the Muslims in the name of Nationhood but the failure of these efforts is only too obvious. The followers of the Prophet do not respond to the call of nationhood. Appeal to them in the name of religion, and you will see what a splendid response you get.
Referance taken from Quotes in Syed Sulemans biography of Shibli p 502
Now we know the source of our Current doings. We are still haunted by our Great Grand fathers ideology.
Further just for information sake, Shibli created an Anjuman of Authors called Dar-ul-Musannifin. In Azamgarh He endowed his family bungalow and garden of the house to the Academy also donated his personal library.
Down a few years this same institute was the greatest opponent for Muslim league. This Anjuman was a strong voice against Muslim League. All Politically minded Ulama headed by
Mualana Abul Kalam Azad and Mualana Husain Ahmned Madani ranged themselves against the Muslim League. The political policy and ideology of Shibli and his successors got enshrined in Iqbal Potery further hard core resistance came from
Maulana Abul Ala Maududi who though his concept of Islamic State, hoped to get all the authority and influence for the ulama for which Shibli labored in vain.
Shibli, Abul Kalam Azad and Abul Ala Maududi form an unbroken chain.
Now here is my Punch line. Fast forward to 2011, May I ask what is similar between Abual Ala Maududi and Current leadership of Taliban. Do you see any link between these two?