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Understanding Moderationand Extremism, Part-1In this connection it will bepertinent to point out theb l u n d e r t h a t h a s b e e ncommitted by some so-calledphilosophers. When they noticedthat human life was continuallyrunning between two extremes,t h e y c a m e t o t h e w r o n gconclusion that the Dialecticalprocess was the natural way oft h e e v o l u t i o n o f h u m a nprogress. According to them,internal contradictions areinherent in all things and thes t r u g g l e b e t w e e n t h e s eopposites and their synthesisconstitutes the contents of theprocess of development. Theyapply the Dialectical methods tothe study of social life and cometo the wrong conclusion that thesame is the right way ofevolution. Accordingly they startwith a thesis of an extremenature for the solution of aproblem and go on rushing awayfrom the Right Way towards oneextreme till they discover, totheir dismay, that in this processgross injustice has been done tosome other equally importantproblems. Then they turn backwith the antithesis of the firsttheory and presume that thesynthesis of the two will helpevolve its rightsolution. Though it is true thatthe struggle between the twoopposite theories helps themapproach the Right Way, yet theycross it rapidly towards the otherextreme because they do notbelieve in Divine Guidance whichalone can make one firmlyadhere to it. Then they do grossjustice to some other problemsand the same process is repeatedover and over again. If such shortsighted philosophers had notrejected God and religion andtrade an impartial study of theQ u r ' a n , t h e y w o u l d h a v ediscovered to their joy that theRight Way is the straight path,leading to the human evolution,and not the myriad crooked andcurved paths. Thus they wouldhave saved mankind fromcontinually rushing aimlesslybetween extremes. (Source:Tafheemulquran)New Dawn is waitingfor youIndian Muslim becomes speechless when someone points shortcoming of them. Muslimcommunity living in India, ruled more than 700 years over India? The percentage of populationwhich started with less than 20 percent remained that throughout the rule of this community.No planning for future, no planning for converting the Indian people into faith of Islam. Therewere numerous ways to convert the whole India into an Islamic nation. With sword, the whole ofNorthern India would be Muslim dominated. Who stopped the Muslim rulers to do so? Wasthere UNO? Was there Amnesty International? Was there European Union? Was there America?But this did not happen because Indian Muslim rulers never thought on that line. They were theGod fearing people. They were the people who knew how to care for their subjects irrespectiveof caste, creed, colour, region etc.For them all the people were theirsubjects. And thus the entirehistory of 900 years of Muslim rulesremained witness of no change indemographic domination ofMuslims in India.With the mass level of conversionas it happened when ever Islamreached into Arab world( Syria, Iraqetc),Central Asia(Afghanistan,Azarbyzan, Turkmenistan etc) and Africa(Egypt, Libya etc).The reasons were the honesty of therulers of India and the liberal tradition of Indian people. As a result, the peninsula of India did notwitness the mass conversion of the people in Islamic faith. The relation of mutual respect andlove for the religion with fear of God from both sides melted two communities different inculture, social set up, different political set up into a single community of diversity. This gavenew strength to India. In spite of different political regions, cultural trends, sects, language etcthe country emerged into a single entity known as India. This notion of India remained more orless till coming of the British.The British played a destructive role for the communities of India in general and Muslims inparticular. They destroyed the very secular fabric of India in 1857, parted the paths of Muslimsand other communities in post-1857 period. The community which was a ruler of all, turned intoevil for all in 1947.History has never seen the largest migration of human beings, never seenthe killing and destruction.After more than sixty years of discrimination, destruction of society, economy and religion innumerous riots all over India, the morale of Indian Muslims remains high. The reason was theattitude of all those people who remained secular like their forefather and the provisions of theconstitution based on the call for welfare of all the people of India.The Indian Muslims were speechless due to their shortcomings. A large number of people ofMuslim community are illiterate, a large number of people are unemployed, a large number ofpeople living below poverty line, a large number of people are deprived from power gallery, anda large number of people are living under fear of tag of terror. And rest of the community ismarginalized. In spite of all these short comings, the forefather of young Indian Muslims,worked as a labor in Middle East and played an important role in reconstruction of Arab world.They strengthened the relationship between India and Arab world. They are sending Billions ofDollars to India. Their sons and daughters are getting respected positions after educatingthemselves. The boon of education for Indian Muslims are manifesting in different forms. Thetime has come when new generation of youth must enter in the great field of central Asia andreconstruct this region for the welfare of humanity, for the start of new age. The time has cometo prove the prediction of swami Vivekananda to put India in the service of humanity.The youth of Indian Muslims should move to the region of central Asia, settled down there andstart serving the people of this region by expanding the trade and commerce, culture andpeople to people contact. They could help in expanding of Indian reach and benefit to thepeople of this region with growing economic power of India.Now let see what the youth of Indian Muslims do? Would they be ambassadors of peace and ofIndia or would be mute spectators?Bakhabar8