Muslim Leader:RSS is not fundamentalist

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RSS is not a fundamentalist organisation

'When his attention was drawn towards the observation of RSS Chief

K.S. Sudarshan that Bharat is `Dar-ul-Islam' in real sense of the

term as all the 73 sects of Muslims live here in peace..."

 

Baba Sayyed Hashmi Maharaj catregorically refused to call Rashtriya

Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) a fundamentalist organisation.

 

In reply to a question regarding RSS' efforts to clear the misgivings

from among the Muslims and seek their cooperation in developing this

nation, he said that it was wrong to brand the RSS as fundamentalist

organisation. To have strong faith and belief in any ideology cannot

make them fundamentalist. Only those are fundamentalists who try to

impose their ideology on others by using force. The RSS people do not

indulge in this kind of imposition of thoughts and ideology on

others, therefore they cannot be described as fundamentalists, he

clarified.

 

When his attention was drawn towards the observation of RSS Chief

K.S. Sudarshan that Bharat is `Dar-ul-Islam' in real sense of the

term as all the 73 sects of Muslims live here in peace and

tranquility, which he made at Jaipur conference of Muslims, Baba

Hashmi Maharaj appreciated this view but said that Bharat could be

more aptly described as `Dar-ul-Aman', Land of peace.

 

Later addressing a congregation of Muslims at Milan hall, Baba Hashmi

started his discourse with invocation in Sanskrit. He said, "I shall

begin this discourse with invocation from the world's oldest language

that is Sanskrit", and he began with Sanskrit verse `Twamekam

varenyam, twamekam sharenyam'."

 

He said that God has created entire universe for the use of mankind

but man has not realised the purpose of his own creation. Therefore,

God has sent prophets or Nabis to earth from time to time to teach

them about the mission of their life. Adam was the first Prophet and

Mohammed was the last. In between the God sent many nabis or prophets

including Moses, Jesus, Ram, Krishna, Nanak etc., he said, adding

that these prophets came to guide the mankind, to purify their hearts

and to show the ultimate reality of life to them.

 

Islam advises against abusing any religion because the Almighty had

said: "I send prophets for every community", he said.

 

He further said that Bharat has already established its supremacy in

the fields of Dharma and adhyatma, and very soon it will emerge as a

super power in the field of economy and other such aspects of human

life.

 

He advised the congregation not to get involved in the old, outdated

things and move further with changing times but without changing the

basic tenets of Dharma.

 

Stating that the self-submission before the creator is the supreme

Dharma, Baba Hashmi said that those who do not follow this path are

mere animals in human form and body.