" dechhnis
obras zayun zaneh ha - Sudras zaneh ha kedith ath
mendis
roogas vedeut zaneh ha - moodas zenim neh preneth kath".
I could disperse the southern clouds,
I could empty the waters of the oceans
I
could cure the affliction of leprosy
But I could not make an Idiot understand the truth.."Lalded.
These words of the great Kashmiri poetess speak out my mind . Whatever I write or have written, Is not for the ignorant who are out to submerge not only the Kashmiri nation but the entire subcontinent under the flood of hatred, and for their petty interests only . In doing so, they tend to become the brokers of death and destruction for human beings. I do not write for those who have been dehumanized by vested political interests; who have been made buffoons for their pecuniary benefits. Their conscience does not even permit them to think that the evil of hatred and religious bigotry foisted upon them by political motivators assume the shape of terrorism and turn into a bomb. When these bombs are hurled on roads, in mosques bazaars and houses, human beings are torn into shreds and their limbs are flung right and left.
A few days ago,
someone got to the net and proposed Kashmir's accession to Pakistan on
the basis of religion. He suggested " that since non-Muslims of Ladakh and
Jammu will have to be included into the independent Kashmir, therefore, Kashmir
minus Ladakh and Jammu, which means the valley of Kashmir, should go to
Pakistan" Such ridiculous arguments befit only those about whom the
holy Quran says, " We have bereft them of their power of hearing, seeing
and understanding "
I have been
saying for last ten years that whosoever has ever spoken of partition of
Kashmir, in one form or the other has been actually carrying on the plan of the
Pakistani rulers and its ISI . The very basis of " Operation Topac "
was the concept of taking the valley of Kashmir to Pakistan. It has now been
proved that the Pandits of Kashmir were extirpated from Kashmir Valley with the
same objective in mind. A member of a responsible organization called
Kashmir American Council, has pleaded in favour of the concept on the net. Whatever
camouflage Kashmir American Council and World Freedom Movement may assume, the
cat will be out of the bag sooner or later. The truth cannot be hidden
for all times.
Those who talk
of taking the valley to Pakistan on the basis of religion, are perhaps the
greatest enemies of the Musulmans. If the Muslim majority regions of Kashmir
are incorporated in Pakistan through proxy war and terrorism or by sending
Afghans and other people into the valley, the subcontinent will once again
become the hell as it had become in 1947 in the aftermath of partition. If this
happens then the Muslim of Ladakh, Kargil and in Jammu region will be
endangered seriously and they will be forced to migrate from their places. They
will be pushed into the valley of Kashmir. We shudder at the thought of the
treatment which the Hindu religious fanatics will mete out to the 18 crores of
Indian Muslims in such an eventuality. They will face untold hardships and
humiliation. When we decide to divide people on the basis of religion, then the
religious extremists of other faiths cast aside their thin veneer. In such a
proposition, you do not actually ask for the valley; you only ask for the water
resources which lie in the valley. And you want a strategic depth which means
securing Pakistan's borders. Thus you are using religion as a weapon to realise
your political objectives.
I am surprised
to know that those who call Pakistan a country of 99 per cent Muslims do not
look inwardly when they want Kashmir to join Pakistan. Are they not the same
Muslim who declare one another as heretics on the basis of groups and
sects? Are they not the same Muslims who undertake gunning down of people while
they are praying in mosques? Are not they the same Muslims who massacre their
own people in Karachi, who make holes in the bodies of their victims with
boring machines? Do they want to make Kashmiris as partners in these crimes by
demanding Kashmir's accession to Pakistan? Was not East Pakistan inhabited by
the Muslims who were butchered in lanes, streets, houses, schools and
universities, and as per the reports of international organizations, 2.5 lakh
of their women were raped?.
We Kashmiris
are tasting the same Islam today. Our centuries old culture of mutual love, respect
and brotherhood has been rent asunder. Our Pandit brothers and sisters have
been terrorized and extirpated from their hearths and homes to live in exile in
abject misery. Those of the Pandits who remained in Kashmir, they and their
infants and women have been butchered like animals by these so-called Mujahids.
How unfortunate that they call these acts of brutality as Islamic. Victor
Povel from Germany is right in saying : "that entire West has been
terrorized by the same people and is living in a state of constant fear".
Thus the religion of Islam, which teaches love, patience, understanding and
coexistence among all faiths has been put to disrepute by the actions of
the same pseudo Muslims.
Pakistani
rulers and those who support them for partition of Kashmir should remember one
thing. Owing to the fear of independent Kashmir, Pakistan is pursuing the
agenda of permanent partition of Kashmir. India and her stooges are also
supporting her for this agenda when they say that LOC be converted into
international border. In a situation of Independent Kashmir, both the countries
will have to take their hands off Kashmir. This is the reason why the two
countries are pressurising each other in keeping the Kashmir issue alive and
occasionally talk of partition of Kashmir. But it should be remembered that
partition of Kashmir will take place only when the Kashmiris are finished.
Kashmir has a bright and shining future but only when she is independent.
The way in
which people of varying opinions inside Kashmir are being killed by the forces
on both sides, will not help them achieve their objectives. Only more blood
will be spilled. To discard all religions except Islam is in fact to betray
ignorance of Islam. The Quran is very clear in saying " lekum
dinakum waliyum din" (every body to his faith). What is
more, the pseudo-Islamists and tormentors brandish the name or Islam before us,
the suppressed people, but they beg economic aims from the Christians and the
Jewish economical forums. They ask for loans from Jewish organizations. One
could also cast a glance on Islamic countries which sometimes join the
Americans to launch an attack on Iraq. ln Afghanistan, Musalman is killing
Musalman .If you intend introducing Kashmiris to this Islam, then let us say
with all humility that this kind of Islam is not acceptable to us. For us the
Islam brought by the Holy Prophet of Arabia (PBUH) and his lieutenants is good
enough. The Prophet's Islam teaches mutual love, tolerance, good character and
mutual respect.
In conclusion,
I want to speak a word to those who have engaged themselves in
politics in Kashmir and are fighting for Pakistan's cause. Stop calling those
people who differ with you in their view points as Indian agents
notwithstanding to whichever group they belong -- political activists or armed
groups, Stop killing them (Dr. Ghulam Qadir Wani)otherwise it is
just possible you force their supporters to pay you back in the same coin. Is
it not a fact that those who have had ideological differences with the Hurriyat
and dissident leadership were branded as Indian agents? When it Suited them,
these ideological opponents were liquidated and then their detractors
joined their funeral processions to express their condolence. Maulana Masudi
fell to the bullets of the Hizbul Mujahideen activists. Then the leadership of
the same group attended on his grave for FATHE. Is it not hypocrisy? No fewer
than 14 charges were brought against Hilal Beig. But when the security forces
killed him brutally the entire Hurriyat joined his funeral procession, Is it Islam
or hypocrisy? A situation was created in which Dr. Ghulam Qadir Wani was
projected as an enemy. He was dubbed as Indian agent. But when he was killed,
the same detractors joined his funeral procession. Azam Inquilabi devoted his
entire life to the service of the nation. When he was spending most or
his days in the jails, some of the present - day Hurriyat leaders had become
ministers. While he is fighting the battle for freedom, he is also being dubbed
as Indian agent.. He should also know that now may be his turn and his
detractors will join his funeral as in the case of others. Shabbir Shah may
also be targeted. Those who are behaving like ostrich and think they are safe
at all. All these leaders and their followers shall have to stand up against this
wanton destruction and killing.
I have been
saying for last ten years that the way in which the movement has been launched,
is most unproductive. It is not the movement for freedom but a movement for
destruction. It is a movement to fragment our nation and our country Kashmir
into pieces. The basis of our movement has to be:
1, SAVE
THE NATION.
2. STRENGTHEN
AND REBUILD THE NATION. (NOT THE BUILDINGS; BUT THE FOUNDATIONS OF
OUR SOCIETY)
3, UNITE
ALL THE NATIONALITIES FROM LADAKH TO JAMMU AND FROM GILGIT TO BHIMBER.
4, REJECT
ANY CONSPIRACY OR PLAN OF DIVIDING KASHMIR.
5, CARRY
ALL THE PEOPLE LIVING IN JAMMU & KASHMIR WITH YOU FOR A UNITED STATE OF
KASHMIR.
6, LAUNCH
A NON - VIOLENT INTIFADA WHICH WOULD AIM AT PUTTING AND END TO INIMICAL
RELATIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN NOT THROUGH HATRED BUT ON THE BASIS OF
HAPPINESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF KASHMIR.
The
subcontinent has seen enough of destruction of life in the name of religion. We
need to unite, one and all. We need to renounce EGOISM. We need to be prepared
to die for the TRUTH, and we need to liberate ourselves from the fear of death.
Lastly I want
to inform all the concerned people, on the basis of a very dependable source
that ISI and its cronies have begun their nefarious designs of targeting
Shabbir Shah and Azam Inquilabi by calling them " India's people".
Apart from them, I am also being served warning through various sources to keep
in sight the fate of Ghulam Qadir Wani and that my family cannot remain safe in
the valley. BUT WHO WILL MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND THAT LIFE AND DEATH OF A PERSON
IS IN THE HANDS OF ALLAH.
This article is published in my book "Kashmir: The unveiling of
truth", 1998
