How an Intelligent Indian Muslim thinks ?

After the recent blasts in Delhi, I tried to look around for any comments or reactions from the Indian muslim community. So, I came across this interesting website: http://indianmuslims.in/

First, see the funniest part of it, in the “About Us” section, this is what they say …

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Mission Statement:
A platform that engages all Indians in a constructive dialog on issues concerning Indian Muslims

If you are an Indian Muslim and interested in writing for this blog, please drop us a mail at editor[at]indianmuslims.in.

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Quite evidently, on one hand they want to engage all Indians BUT only allow Indian Muslim to blog on their site !

Now, some of the excerpts (italized) one of the leading blogs on “terrorism” written in the aftermath of Delhi blasts.:-

Blog Name:- It’s the Intelligence, Stupid!

First, blog blames the Intelligence agencies ...

"The latest terrorist act in Delhi killing more than 20 people and claimed by ‘Indian Mujahideen’ just reinforces and reminds that the whole way in which these investigations have been pursued till now are completely ineffective."

Second, as far as strong anti-terror law is concerned,  blog says they are NOT needed ...

"Narendra Modi and Sheila Dixit have called for more stringent anti-terrorist laws. It is a useless demand and any such law will end up subjugating innocents more as we have seen under POTA and TADA than stopping the terrorists. Innumerable detentions throughout India after each blast has shown most of those apprehended have nothing to do with the blasts."

Third, blog suggest some measures to improve working of Intelligence agencies ...

"The Indian intelligence system needs to build contacts with the local Muslim communities, with the imams of mosques and community leaders with honour and respect. They need to bring them on-board and give a sense to the community that we are all in it together. They also need to ensure that the focus is on stopping unlawful activities rather than making the whole community suspect."

My comments are as below one each of the above :-

First, 

If we don't listen to WHAT Intelligence agencies need, then how can we blame them ! NSA says that anti-terror law is needed. Remember these were his views before the Delhi blasts. 

Second,

You are politicizing the “war against terrorism”, Why do you associate politicians to it ? DO NOT POLITICIZE THE MATTER …. I say don’t hear what the elected representatives say! But go ahead and ask from the law enforcement agencies and if they say that anti-terror law isn’t needed then so be it.

As far as efficiency of these laws goes, I must remind here that 100 of the 129 finally accused were found to be guilty and were convicted by the specially designated TADA court. Read here . I was listening to the then Police Commissioner of Mumbai during ’93 Bomb Blasts during one of the discussion after the '93 Blasts verdict was announced in 2006 and he was strongly advocating the need for stringent laws and said that 100 out of 129 means that TADA had one of best conviction rates, without which the terrorist would have easily escaped .

Third,

“Unlawful activities” … it is not some petty crimes which we are discussing here my friend, it is the anti-national terrorist activities which are being discussed.

Is the above suggestion practical? You want the Intelligence to build publically visible contacts with the Muslim leaders … They do make contacts within the muslim community covertly and you want to steal away the stealthiest weapon of covertness from Intelligence agencies. Which side are you standing ? I am sorry to say that you don't sound naïve but certainly foolish …

Dilemma of Indian Muslims ...

I found the following as statement of Maulana Azad as the guideline of the Indian muslims, as claimed in one of the websites of the so called "moderate" and "intellectual" Indian muslims.

"I am a Muslim and profoundly conscious of the fact that I have inherited Islam's glorious tradition of the last fourteen hundred years. I am not prepared to lose even a small part of that legacy. The history and teachings of Islam, its arts and letters, its culture and civilization are part of my wealth and it is my duty to cherish and guard them. But, with all these feelings, I have another equally deep realization, born out of my life's experience which is strengthened and not hindered by the Islamic spirit. I am equally proud of the fact that I am an Indian, an essential part of the indivisible unity of the Indian nationhood, a vital factor in its total makeup, without which this noble edifice will remain incomplete."
--- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Source:-
http://www.indianmuslims.info/about_us

Now, there are couple of questions here ...

#1. Do the Indian muslims consider the Islamic aggressions (against India and elsewhere in the world, say, Iran, where they wiped off the Zoroastrians from their motherland and only a handful of Parsis today remain to tell about their rich cultural past) as part of Islam's glorious tradition and culture which they would love to cherish ? World knows that Islamic aggressors looted homes, razed cities, orphaned children, raped women and murdered men where ever they went. Can a civilized human being cherish such a legacy and history ?

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#2. Do the Indian muslims cherish the Indian culture (not to be misled by "religion" here), which has accommodated people from all across the globe irrespective of their faiths ( and religions) because it believes in the principles like ekam sat viprah bahuda vadanti ("truth can be realized in different ways") ? This has been our culture which has motivated us to protect whoever came here on Indian soil, the Parsis and Jews living harmoniously in India, preserving and flourishing their cultures is a testimony of this Indian culture.

As a true follower of Indian culture, we accept and respect Islam as religion, not because we are a secular state today, but because it is our duty. But the pan-Islamic aggressions packaged with fanatic violence, barbarism and cruelty is so unfitting to be identified with by any civilized human race and Indians in particular.