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Zuljana and The Muslim Nation

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Zuljana  the replica of the Steed of Hazrat Imam Hussain is an integral part of any Shia Juloos , along with Alams , the Zari, the Amary it is the Zuljana  that plays a pivotal role, women adore him, children love him, every city has its own individualistic peculiarity of the Zuljana , you might think I am making this up, but an ordinary horse playing the role of Zuljana actually starts reliving  the role of Hazrat Imam Hussains valiant steed , that while the Imam was being showered with arrows  by the Yazidi forces, with his head in Sajdah, it was Zuljana that stood like a Wall trying to protect his Master.I have seen the Zuljana weep in some Juloos, I have seen new born babies in Sealdah Kolkatta placed at the feet of the Zuljana during Ashura, but he tramples them not, milk fed to him, that falls on the ground is collected by Hindu mothers in vials , that they give their children in severe sickness, the milk does not curdle I am told .
The handler of the Zuljana , every body cannot just become its handler, I have seeen at the Almeida Park Juloos the Zuljana turned fiery , ill tempered but calmed down the moment he saw Mamdu the old handler in the crowd.Mamdu was not given the job , internal politics are rife in Shia religious events too.
Well that is not the subject of this post, politics is everywhere from the cradle to the grave.
I had by accident gone on a post of a Muslim gent who wants all Muslim from various countries to form a Muslim Nation , something like the European Nation.
I commented on his post also giving him the choice to delete my comment.
This thought that he has is commendable for its positivity, but it is so far fetched, if such a thing could happen it should have happened long time back.
We inherited a great religion from the Arabs , unfortunately we inherited their narrow mindedness , their myopic vision, their inter tribal rivalry, their pettiness, their hate , no ordinary Hate , yes we inherited Hussainiyat we inherited Yazidiyat too.
We inherited their Bigotry, their sheer disregard for Womanhood, today the Arab world is splintered, divisions of mistrust all holding on to their kingdoms , their petro dollars , they treat the Muslims of the Far East as second class citizens.Their Caliphate was a total sham, politically powered to oppress under the Mask of Islam.The Mughal rulers too followed the same rules set by these so called tribal warlords.
Terrorism ,was tolerated for the greater good of Islam, the Jihadis were nurtured , a new order was born that earlier never existed the Talibanisation of  Central Asian Islam..
I dont think anyone from the Holy Cities of Mecca or Medina ever condemned these cowardly attacks, instead it is alleged gave them financial and moral support, today the target is the people that funded them..the Americans , the so called Heretics pork eaters, are the bulwark of their survival..This is what I see ..the world is a Chess Board, the Whites are the ones calling the shots from the White House , the Blacks well they are checkmated every time..
Maybe I am not a political student , talking from my hat.. but can Islam unify.Never.
Simple the Mullahs will starve , the weapon manufacturers will starve, the suicide bombers well they will be million years away from their Instant Jannat.
Muslim Nation makes me really rethink the options.
I told him in my comment  the Shias wont forget Karbala , the Sunnis want to erase Karbala , the Kurds want all the petrol for themselves , the Wahhabis want this entire planet populated with chequered scarves.
I hate sectarian violence but it does not stop me from saying it again and again Muslims love killing Muslims.There are lot of holes in the Umbrella under which Shia Sunnis and other sects that call themselves collectively Muslims.The Umbrella of Islam  has too many patches Hate percolates like drops of Rain.Though we believe in the same Allah, the same Holy Prophet the same Holy Koran, the same Allah ho Akbar the same La Illaha Illal Lah.
Fatwas, sheer misinterpretation of Holy Scriptues to create sensationalism, two penny Mullahs seeking 3 second s fame of TV channel arc lights.
What happened how come no Fawa was given for Yazid  Shimr.
Why the Silence ?
Muslim Nation.A dream in human blood shed of sectarian hate ..Kill Kill ..
I too want to see Peace but we are caught up in misguided defiance , misplaced martyrdom…
I did not know I would write all this on a post of Zuljana.
But yes he  Zuljana, was more faithful than the Namazis, who were shooting arrows of Hate on the body of the beloved grandson of the Holy Prophet.
This was Cartoons drawn in Blood on the Sands of Karbala.
You have coveniently forgotten it , we remind you year after Year ..With our blood sweat and Tears .
Ya Hussain Ya Hussain.

Posted by photographerno1 on 08 May 2007
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Fatwa on Prophet Toon Creators

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I am copying an article ad verbatim from this mornings Times of India Mumbai India 21st Feb 2006 with the above title :

lucknow:Three days after an Uttar Pradesh minister announced a bounty for beheading a Danish cartoonist, an influential cleric on Monday issued a fatwa echoing a call and adding fuel to the simmering cauldron of hatred.

Qazi of Firangi Mahal Taksal Maulana IrfanulHaleem, issued a fatwa calling upon devout Muslims to ensure that the artists who penned cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in a Danish daily “paid with their lives”.

Haleem said thhough the Koran disapproved of killing a human beings the holy books also spoke of inflicting unbearable pain to those who tried to damage the name of the Holy Prophet or his teachings…

Haleems logic wa simple ,”What do you do when faced with a rogue elephant or a poisonous snake .The most obvious reason is to finish it off before it causes seious damage .So how can you let go of a person who has defamed the name of the Prophet.?”

I Firoze Shakir Photographerno1 wont read further about retribution..and justification.. but at the moment each Friday congregational prayers will be rhetorics in vitriolic phrases.. and every Maulana unheard of will be in the 3 second of lime light on news channels.. specially those upnorth, and as it is this issue is a slap on the face of certain segment of the Deobabdi sect that see the Prophet as Allahs messenger and nothing else..and a neighbour Tabbliki also went as far to call him Ummi meaning uneducated,.. of course he keeps away from me  my liberalism to human life he took as my ignorance.

 We are believers of The Ahlul Bayt..any one who hurts the Holy Prophet hurts us and the entire Muslim Community.. irrespective of its sectarian sores..An idle mind is a Devils Workshop and all this inciting and rabble rousing is harmful..  what realy hurts me is the stupid and brainless attitude of the Cartoonist in this case.. he single handedly standing on a newsprint of a Giant beanstalk wants to take a swing at all that is Holier than Holy in Islam or any other religion through freedom of expression.. he could even go f**** his mother under the guise of freedom of expression.,the world would turn a blind eye but here it is Islam and behind it is a religious righteousness..  this is the kind of defiance that the militants look foward to.. an excuse to make a bonfire to warm their wounded souls… you can do nothing about it.. not even a body count of Innocence

Posted by photographerno1 on 05 Mar 2007
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