We have waited for 18 years for a verdict. I don’t remember the day the Mosque was brought down. But my mother tells me the whole town spent the night on their rooftops- looking for early warning of trouble. It was tense time in an otherwise idyllic little town.
A judgment is now around the corner. And I presume (and I hope) it will conclude that the Mosque was, well, a Mosque.
The lingering question is what do we do with the land afterwards? Provided we win the case.
Let us consider the facts. VHP has convinced a large number of poor, Hindu villagers that that was where Ram was born. They sincerely believe in that story, because that story gives them purpose, and something to hang on to in their misery.
We certainly have a right to rebuild the Masjid there. However, it will only strengthen the VHP.
Poor low caste Hindus are justifiably angry at their misery, and the VHP is looking for opportunity to turn their anger against other poor, marginalized communities in India.
Rebuilding the Masjid will only strengthen their (VHP’s) ranks.
Then, who will use that Masjid? The surrounding lands have been bought by VHP’s temple trust (or whatever it is called), and the city is bustling with their cadres. A Masjid there will be an easy target- the desecration of a Masjid may escalate. (they will love that.) It is almost certain that a) the masjid will be desecrated, b) it will help the VHP. In this scenario, I dare say it may not even be permissible to build a Mosque at the location.
I am, therefore, in favour of building something else in that location. What about building a Hospital there?
Just imagine bearded doctors treating Hindus and Muslims in “Shifa Hospital.”
That’s an interesting argument, one I definitely see the point in. What’s the point in fighting for building a masjid when most people are going to be intimidated about praying in it regularly?
The crucial thing though is that the judgment shouldn’t embolden VHP/BD and the rest of the Sangh Parivar to replicate this at other sites.
A hospital or some such thing is a great idea BTW.
JAK BrownS
I suppose the core of the VHP will be glad if there’s no Mosque there. But they are not my concern. I am concerned with the poor that the VHP hoodwinks into fighting with other marginalized people in India.
I would like their propaganda torpedoed.
yes u r rt.. its gud to built a hospital dr…….
yes you are right…. its good to built a hospital there…..
“Just imagine bearded doctors treating Hindus and Muslims in “Shifa Hospital”
YA JUST IMAGINE!
Dude the “bearded doctors” will SCARE the patients to death!
And God only knows what they will do to women patients(Razia Aapa are u listening?)….ogling…clit-chopping(cutting off all sources of pleasure, right?)…
And please leave us Hindus(Kafirs, Dhimmis..) out of this bearded scheme of yours!
Here’s the Koran in a tiny Islamic nutshell:
1. Praise be to Allah, the beneficent and merciful.
2. Worship him and repent and quickly rid yourself of anything remotely fun in your life, or he’ll torture you eternally.
Dear Manas,
Your information based on the babri-masjid/ ram janma bhoomi is lacking objectivity and credence. Although I appreciate the suffering of both Hindu’s and Muslims alike you’re statements are nothing but ignorant.
> VHP has convinced a large number of poor, Hindu villagers that that was where Ram was born.They sincerely believe in that story…
What a pathetic statement to make! VHP have convinced no one. Historical facts are what convinces people. There is an abundance of historical facts and Hindu scriptural evidence which proves the ground in question is without a doubt a land of sanctity for Hindus’. Also the Hindu’s of Ayodhya sincerely believe this because it is true. Your statement is like me saying ‘the muslims sincerely believe the Kaaba is the central focal point of worshipping Allah, because they believe Muhammed instructed so’. Can you not see the fundamental flaw in your statement?
> They sincerely believe in that story, because that story gives them purpose, and something to hang on to in their misery.
Doesn’t the stories of the misguided and mis-information of Islam, give you the purpose to correct the wrong notions being portrayed by the western media to the world? Similarly isn’t it the right stance of the Hindu to lay claim to that which was theirs in the first place, but barbarically taken from them as a place of worship which they are now taking back based on historical and factual evidence?
> We certainly have a right to rebuild the Masjid there.
Based on the grounds that a masjid was previous their before? What about the temple before that which the Hindu’s had the right too but was taken away from them?
> Poor low caste Hindus are justifiably angry at their misery, and the VHP is looking for opportunity to turn their anger against other poor, marginalized communities in India.
I agree that VHP would be wrong to ‘light fires’ in the name of religion and propogate hatred and animosity between an ever ending feud between Hindus and Muslims, this would in no way be constructive and helpful to anyone and something I would never support, however to suggest that they are just fabricating information to support the Hindu mission is utterly wrong, if anything they are presenting historical facts. If you can disprove it I’ll be the first to happily accept the rebuild of the masjid.
> Rebuilding the Masjid will only strengthen their (VHP’s) ranks.
Rebuilding the Masjid would only create a catastrophic reaction detrimental to the whole of India and further divide the already tense relationship.
> Then, who will use that Masjid? The surrounding lands have been bought by VHP’s temple trust (or whatever it is called), and the city is bustling with their cadres.
Ayodhya itself is regarded by all Hindu’s as a place of pilgrimage and hence has numerous amount of temples dedicated to worship of the predominant Hindu deities.
> A Masjid there will be an easy target- the desecration of a Masjid may escalate. (they will love that.) It is almost certain that a) the masjid will be desecrated, b) it will help the VHP. In this scenario, I dare say it may not even be permissible to build a Mosque at the location.
If the muslim community know this, why on earth would they want to rebuild a mosque which is creating so much animosity? For instance (I understand the constitution of both governments is different and this would never be allowed however for the sake of argument) if a Hindu wanted to build a temple in Mecca, the amount of resistance would be enormous if not impossible for him to do so and the most sanest thing for him to do would be give and concentrate his energy on something that would be both beneficial and practical.
> I am, therefore, in favour of building something else in that location. What about building a Hospital there?
I personally think this would be a great idea and something that should definitely be considered, however I don’t think the Hindus would agree taking into account the amount of efforts they are going to try and secure the land for the construction of a temple, unfortunately but also understandably.
> Just imagine bearded doctors treating Hindus and Muslims in “Shifa Hospital.”
Why not “imagine an insaan treating another insaan”
Kind regards,
Krunal