You may like the present government or not but you have to agree that they have brought a feeling that being Hindu is okay and criticizing what is wrong in other religions is not to be afraid of!
There is all of a sudden interest in a few political parties to ban Azan with others against banning it, as usual, they are calling it dividing politics and terming Azan only as the call for prayers!
But as usual, the political parties asking to ban Azan are putting forth the wrong reason for banning it.
Azan is announced 05 times a day across India on the loudspeakers. But the issue should not be the noise that it generates but the issue should be what is spoken during Azan.
Since most of us do not understand Arabic so it is necessary to understand what is spoken through these speakers 05 times a day.
Apart from a few verses, it is announced repeatedly during Azan that – Allah is greatest and I bear the witness that there is no deity by Allah.
Now, the followers of Islam are about 12% in India, and balance 88% do not believe in this religion – so, telling these balance repeatedly in their ears that what Islamists worship is the greatest and what others follow is not worth of worshipping as they are inferior to their Allah.
Is this a call for prayers or a call for war?
Is this not a provocation?
If suppose the majority understands Arabic will they not go and argue with these announcers and will it not create a grave situation for society?
How can a religion demean other religions?
But that is what Islam is about and that is what Muslims who are followers of Islam have to do. They have to follow what Quran and their Messenger says!
From the advent of Islam, the prophet Mohamed was very much clear that Allah is the greatest. In fact as per Quran chapter 37, verse 35 there is no God except Allah. And the biggest crime in Islam is to associate anyone with Allah. This is clearly stated in Quran, Chapter 4, verse number 48.
So, the majority of this country listens to this quietly as they do not understand what is said!
Similarly one of the most important incidents of Islam was when Mohammed returned to Mecca from Medina and broke 360 idols and established the supremacy of Islam in a city that once prayed to different deities. This can be found in Quran, Chapter 17 verse 81, and is further explained in detail how Muhammed broke the idols in the hadith Shahih al-Bukhari 2478.
So, again Islam announces this repeatedly 05 times a day from the speakers to the majority of this country’s population and they listen!
Now, after understanding the above portion of Azan cant it be argued that this is against the very fundamental concept of Sarv Dharma Sama Bhava of Secular India and that is the reason Azan should be banned!