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Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha : The Muslim Viewpoint

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New Delhi, 12 January 2024

Syed Khalique Ahmed

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The 55-year-old Iqbal Ansari, who was the chief litigant in the Babri Masjid case that was decided by the Supreme Court in November 2019 in favour of the Ram Janmamabhoomi Temple, has received an invitation to attend the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ or consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya to be held on January 22. He is among more than 8,000 persons who have been extended invitation to participate in the temple’s inauguration. However, it is not immediately known for certain about any other Muslim activist, political or religious leader having been extended the invitation.

But the important question is: Should Muslims attend the inauguration of the temple?

There are two reasons why any self-respecting and devout Muslim will avoid to attend the ceremony even if invited. The First: The Supreme Court handed over the site of the mosque to the temple party despite all material evidence being in favour of the mosque. The court decided in favour of the temple based on “aastha” (religious belief of the majority), and not on evidence. So, it was a “decision” of the court, not justice with the Muslim party.

It is quite natural for Muslims to feel aggrieved over the court’s decision. However, they had no option but to accept it because the judgement came from the highest Court of the land and there is no appellate authority over it.

So, it was an  injustice heaped on the Muslim minority of the country Could any self-respecting individual or a community that has been humiliated like this will agree to attend the inauguration?

The Second reason is related to Islamic ideology of Oneness of Allah, or God in English language, and Prabhu and Ishwar in Sanskrit language. According to Islam, which is based on the teachings of the Quran revealed by Allah and the statements of Prophet Mohammed, no one is worthy of worship except Allah. Muslims respect all the prophets like Ibrahim, Moses, Jesus and Mohammed but they don’t worship them. Worship is exclusively for Allah alone though Muslims profoundly honour all the prophets. Worshipping any human being, his/her image, statue, idol, trees, animals, river, mountains or any other thing, or raising someone to the status of Allah, is called ‘shirk’, which means idolatry, polytheism, and the association of Allah with other deities. In Islam, “shirk” is the biggest sin in the eyes of Allah and doers of ‘shirk’ will never be pardoned. The only place for them in the life Hereafter is hell from where they will never come out. This is Islamic belief.

While Lord Ram was an ideal human being and an obedient son  and spent 14 years of his life in exile on the dictates of his father, as per Islamic belief no amount of virtue in him could raise him to the status of Allah, God or Ishwar and Prabhu. According to the Quran, Allah is One and Only One. He is Eternal and Absolute. He is the Creator of everything. He has not begotten anyone through the process of reproduction nor was He begotten through the process of reproduction. This absolutely makes clear that no human being or any other being can be Allah or God, and, therefore, cannot be worshipped.

 Since the consecration ceremony of  Ram temple is about worshipping some one who, as per Islamic belief is not God, this is not acceptable to Muslims. That is why Muslims will personally avoid such events and programmes in which there is any element of “shirk”.

But Muslims have no objection to the temple or the ceremony that is taking place. Moreover it should not be construed that Muslims don’t have faith in co-existence. The Quran in verse number 108 of Chapter 6 (Al-Anam) clearly asks Muslims not to insult those whom non-Muslims invoke or turn to worship other than Allah. So Muslims and non-Muslims, all have full autonomy in this world to choose about whom and what to worship.

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