Brainwashed Republic: India's Controlled Systemic Deracination by Neeraj Atri & Munieshwar A Sagar

Author:Neeraj Atri & Munieshwar A Sagar [Atri, Neeraj]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Abhishek Publications
Published: 2017-05-15T22:00:00+00:00

Abrahamic view of women: what NCERT obfuscates The NCERT depiction suggests that while Vedic seers and the societal norms created by them were highly discriminatory for women and Shudras, the Abrahamic religions and their prophets subscribe to a highly egalitarian outlook. Let us separate truth from lies in this depiction.

The verses from Bible and Qu’ran, cherrypicked byNCERT(quoted earlier in the chapter) create a perception that Abrahamic gods, that is, Jehova andAllah, do not discriminate on the basis of either gender or any other consideration. According to this depiction, Abrahamic god considers only virtues of individuals and is bereft of

2 (Sarkar, Shivaji and His Times, p. 247) anykind of partisan attitude. However, in theAbrahamic scriptures, there are many verses which belie this depiction. At several places in Quran, Muslims are clearly instructed to discriminate against non-Muslims, whether men or women:

“And do not marryAl-Mushrikat (idolatresses, etc.) till they believe (worship Allah Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is better than a (free) Mushrikah (idolatress, etc.), even though she pleases you. And give not (your daughters) in marriage toAl-Mushrikun till they believe (in Allah Alone) and verily, a believing slave is better than a (free) Mushrik (idolater, etc.), even though he pleases you. Those (Al-Mushrikun) invite you to the Fire, butAllah invites (you) to Paradise and Forgiveness by His Leave, and makes HisAyat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to mankind that they may remember3.”

For those not familiar with Arabic vocabulary, the word Mushriq means all those who worship any other god except the Islamic god Allah. Mushrikah is the feminine of Mushriq. The above verse is a clear Quranic injunction against people of other belief systems. Since Mushriq is used for all those persons who worship any other god exceptAllah, ipso facto, all Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Jews and even atheists are to be discriminated against. This should give an idea that the Islamic god is not as egalitarian as he is being made out to be by NCERT authors.

In fact, contradicting the NCERT narrative, the inferior status of women in Islam in comparison to men can be best understood from the following verse according to which Allah has created men as superior beings:—

3 (Qur’an 2:221) “Men are in charge of women, as Allah has made one of them superior to the other, and because men spend their wealth for the women; so virtuous women are the reverent ones, guarding behind their husbands the way Allah has decreed guarding; and the women from whom you fear disobedience, (at first) advise them and (then) do not cohabit with them, and (lastly) beat them; then if they obey you, do not seek to do injustice to them; indeed Allah is Supreme, Great4.”

It clearly states that a husband has a right over his wife, so much so that he can beat her up even if he merely suspects her of adultery. Bear in mind that there is no such injunction for men suspected of bad behavior. This is in contrast to the Hindu concept ofArdhangini.

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