THE
DISPUTE OVER RAM-TEMPLE IN AYODHYA
By S.P. Attri (USA)
Wed, 19 Feb 2003
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1. At this point in time, the construction of Ram Temple in the
city of Ayodhya ( in the state of Uttar Pradesh), is the biggest
Hot-Potato in India, this temple has completely altered the course
of politics in India. This is because Lord Ram's Temple-Site, is a
bone of contention between Hindus and Moslems in India. The city
of Ayodhya, in which the temple is located, is very
closely-connected with the life-story of Lord Ram. Lord Ram's
story is described in the timeless Indian Epic
"Ramayana." Amongst the seven Muktistalams identified by
the Hindus, the city of Ayodhya is at the top of this list.
2. Acknowledged as one of the holiest cities of India, the city of
Ayodhya has been venerated since times immemorial. Because of its
recognition as Ram Janam-Bhoomi (Birth-Place of Ram), the city of
Ayodhya is also known as "The Holy Land," Lord Ram is
believed by Hindus to be the Seventh Incarnation of Vishnu. At the
present time, the Hindus are planning to construct a temple in
honor of Bhagwan (Lord) Ram. Though Ayodhya has at least 55 other
Hindu Temples, none of them has the esteem of Ram Temple, we
seldom hear a word about them. The attention of Indian and Western
Media is focussed on Ayodhya and Ram Temple alone, the milestones
on Ayodhya and on Ram-Temple unfold themselves, almost on a daily
basis. Many experts have shared their opinions and investigations
on this subject. However, inspite of plenteous information on the
subject, there is no shortage of controversial-issues on the topic
of Lord Ram's Temple.
3. Who is Bhagwan (Lord) Ram?
Lord Ram is believed by Hindus, to be the Seventh-Incarnation of
Vishnu (Vishnu is the Preserver and Maintainer of this Universe).
Ramayan, which describes the story of Bhagwan (Lord) Ram, also
includes teachings of Lord Ram as practical solutions to the
problems of life. Festivals of Ram-Navami, Dewali, and Dussehra,
are all related to the life of Lord Ram. In the entire Hindu
spiritual literature, Bhagwan (Lord) Ram stands out as an
outstanding and most glorious of all persons. No other person has
been described with such perfection in all phases, and in all
aspects of life, as Lord Ram has been.
The famous sage Valmiki describes Lord Ram, as an Ideal Of
Perfection, as Maryada-Purshottam (the Most Perfect Man Who Has
Ever Walked On This Earth). In India, Lord Ram is spoken about,
every day of the week, as Maryada-Purshottam. To symbolize
properly, the emotional attachment of Hindus to the name Ram is
intense. So perfect is Lord Ram, and so perfect is his system of
government, that virtually every political party in India swears
by the name of Lord Ram, they declare openly that they are working
to bring about the system of Ram-Raaj (the reign of Lord Ram/the
ideal government) into India.
4. Another description of Lord Ram appears in Ramacharitamanas,
written by Tulsidas. Tulsidas describes Lord Ram as the Universal
Spirit, as the Creator (Brahma), Sustainer/Maintainer (Vishnu),
and Destroyer (Mahesh/Shiva), all rolled into one, besides being
Maryada-Purshottam (the Most Perfect Man Who Has Ever Walked On
This Earth). Says Tulsidas, "Lord Ram is the
Compassionate-Lord of Beauty, Power, and Virtue. The true nature
and being of Ram, transcends anybody's capacity to visualize, it
transcends all utterance, wisdom, and knowledge. He is
beginningless, endless, limitless, changeless, and beyond all
description. He is pure consciousness, pure bliss, the very light
untouched by illusion."
5. Lord Ram is also the slayer of the evil (demon) king Ravan, who
held his wife Sita as captive. Lord Ram is regarded by millions of
Hindus as an example of Moral Excellence. He has become an
integral part of the culture not only of India, but also beyond
the frontiers of India, in the Far East, where he is regarded as
the Universal Spirit as well as a Personal God, who manifests
himself in human form, for the well-being and guidance of his
devotees on earth. No other person has been associated with so
many characteristics of idealistic perfection, throughout his
entire life-time, from infancy onwards up through all ages, and in
all aspects of his life, in a single individual. Only Lord Ram
fills this bill, that is why he is labelled as Maryada-Purshottam,
which translates as "The Most Perfect Man Who Has Ever Walked
On This Earth."
6. In addition to these qualities of Moral Excellence, Lord Ram is
also the World's First Democrat, and the Inventor Of Democracy.
Lord Ram Invented the concept of Raj-Dharam (generally known as
Ram-Raaj or the Reign of Ram). The unique feat of Lord Ram's
Democracy is, that in Lord Ram's Democracy, even the poorest and
the humblest person has an effective voice in the government. Lord
Ram also recognized, that people have a right to make mistakes,
and learn from them. To determine people's opinions, Lord Ram and
his agents used to go out in disguise, at night-time, and listened
to what people were talking about. Lord Ram was a superb keeper of
tabs on public opinions.
As a practical example of Lord Ram's Democracy, a humble Dhobi's (Washerman)
opinion went against Lord Ram (the ruler). The opinion of the
Dhobi was looked upon as more-momentous, and Lord Ram had to
banish his own wife Sita, to the forests to uphold the principle
of his Democracy. It was pointed out to Lord Ram that Sita was
totally-innocent, and that people can make mistakes. Lord Ram
replied that he is aware that Sita is totally innocent, and also
that people can make mistakes, but insisted that people have a
right to make mistakes, and to learn from them.
Says Lord Ram," The job of a king is not to use his ruler's
position, for his own pleasure and comfort. The first duty of a
king is to his subjects ( and not to his own personal needs and
desires), to protect their welfare, pleasure, and comfort. The
king should subordinate his own desires and wishes, to those of
his subjects."
Lord Ram never ceased and desisted, from making personal
sacrifices to uphold his principles, regardless of how heavy the
price is. To characterize honorably and in a fair manner, Lord Ram
is Hinduism and Democracy at its Excellence-Best.
7. Throughout his life-time, Lord Ram carried his bow and arrows
"At All Times." Continuous-Wearing of this Armed-Attire
symbolises Lord Ram's ever-present-alertness, and
eternal-readiness to fight against Adharma (Un-Righteousness), to
assure justice and peace. Lord Ram insisted that Adharma and Evil
will always be there in this world, and they shall continue
appearing in terrifying new forms.
By his own example, Lord Ram gives mankind a code of fortitude,
moral strength, and steadfastness of conviction to fight
Unrighteousness (Adharma), for the well-being of society as a
whole. Man "ought not" to be weak and accept
Unrighteousness Passively. He has to rise actively and forcefully,
against anything that is contrary to Dharma (Righteousness). That
is Lord Ram's Approach of "Aggressive Goodness" and
"Aggressive Righteousness."
To put it simply and succintly, Lord Ram stands for Dharma
(Righteousness), he opposes and destroys, all that is Adharma.
Throughout the epic of Ramayan, there are many many examples of
Lord Ram's fights against Adharma, that demonstrate irrefutably,
the divine brilliance of Lord Ram's ideal personality, and Lord
Ram takes his place in the history of the Noble-Land of Bharat-Varsha
(India) as Maryada-Purshottam.
NOTE: A thousand years of peace followed the reign of Lord Ram(
known to every Hindu as Ram-Raaj).
8. IMPORTANCE OF LORD RAM IN HINDU CIVILIZATION:
a. At least 95% of the Hindus when they meet each other, they
greet each other by saying "Jai Shri Ram" and "Jai
Sita Ram"
b. At funeral times, when the dead body is being carried to the
crematory-grounds, every body in the funeral procession chants
again and again "Bolo Ram (that is Speak Ram),"
"Ram Nam Sat Hai (Ram's Name Is Truth)," and so on.
c. Every year, for a period of approximately three weeks, between
the holidays of Dussehra and Dewali, Ram Lilas (dramas on the
story of Lord Ram's life) are played in every city of India.
d. Amongst the seven sacred places of pilgrimage in India, the
birth-place of Lord Ram is the Absolute-First.
e. Beyond the frontiers of India, in the cultures of Thailand,
Cambodia, and even in Indonesia, the stories of Ramayana, are
displayed in art and in folk-dramas.
f. The Hindu Societies world-wide, including the Hindu Diospora,
read and practise the rituals described in Tulsi-Ramayana.
g. A few years ago, the Indian Television serialized the epic
story of Lord Ram. People stopped on roads and elsewhere to watch
Lord Ram's Story. Normal social activities of the Hindu Society
came to a grinding halt, during the display of Lord Ram's Story.
(There is no equivalent of this observation in either the Bible or
the Quran.
h. No matter how you look at it, and no matter which standard you
employ, Lord Ram plays much more momentous, and much more
imperative role in the Hindu Civilization, than Jesus does in
Christianity, or Mohammad does in Islam. This is even more
distinctive, when it is realized that Hinduism is not an organized
religion at all. It has no Pope nor any Ayatolla, but the
collective Hindu Culture is symbolized by the name of Lord Ram.
There is no Christian or Moslem equivalent, and not on such a
massive scale.
i. Inside the villages of India, where the majority of Indians
live, the story and folk-tales of Lord Ram, are recited more often
than any other personality.
j. The three great saints of India, Guru Nanak (the founder of
Sikh Religion), Kabir, and Tulsidas, refer extensively to the name
of Lord Ram, they also write devotional poems, honoring and
glorifying the name of Lord Ram.
k. In the villages of India, the couplets of Guru Nanak, Kabir,
and Tulsidas, refering to the name of Lord Ram, are used as
standards of excellence, as bench-marks of morality and
spirituality.
NOTE: Can you imagine Chrisitanity without the name of Bethlehem?
Can you imagine Islam without the name of Mecca/Kaaba? So how can
you imagine Hinduism without Ayodhya, and without Ram's Temple in
Ayodhya?
l. When Gandhi was hit by the assassin's bullets, his dying words
were "Hey Ram (Oh Ram)"
9. Ram Navmi (The Birth-Date of Rama):
Navmi means the number 9. Tusidas (The Author of the Ram-Charit-
Manas- Ramayan), tells us that Shri Ram was born on this day. He
goes on to state that he who sings Shri Ram's praise on this day,
has all the Pilgrimage Centres come to his door-step.
Shri Ram is connected with the number 9. The No 9 is the Highest
number. After the number 9, comes the 0.
Shri Morari Bapu tells us that in order to truly worship Shri Ram,
either become complete like the number 9, or empty like the 0.
Also the Number 9, if you multiply it with any number, and total
the sum, it will always be 9.
First Example: 3 x 9 = 27. 2 + 7 =9
Second Example: 9 X 11 = 99. 9+9 = 18. 8+1 = 9
TRY IT WITH ANY NUMBER, and Multiply by 9, and you will get the
same result.
Therefore, it is also said that the perfect time to remember Lord
Ram, is either at 9 AM or 9 PM.
10. What is the nature of controversy/conflict relative to the
site of the Ram-Temple at Ayodhya? The conflict arises because the
site is claimed both by Hindus and Muslims. Hindus say the
disputed site is the Birth-Place of their Bhagwan (Lord) Ram.
Moslems say that it belongs to them, since a mosque built by the
Mughal Emperor Babar in the 16th century stood at this site.
Hindus believe that Lord Ram was born in Ayodhya, as described in
the Holy Book of Ramayan, and had a Ram Temple built in Ayodhya.
Babur was the first Moghul Emperor, who invaded India and soon
after destroyed this temple, and built a mosque in its place
(known as the Babri-Masjid ), in the year of 1528. But Hindus
never forgot the site of Lord Ram's Temple, they continued their
efforts to regain this site. After trying un-successfully for
centuries, the Hindus finally destroyed Babar's Mosque in 1992,
and now want to re-build Lord Ram's Temple at this site. This is
not acceptable to the Moslems who want to re-build the mosque of
Babur, whom they regard as their hero, because he defeated and
destroyed the Kafir (Infidel) Hindus and their examplars. The
situation is much more intense than any one can anticipate, strong
emotions are involved.
Just ask yourself a simple question: How would the Christians feel
if the mosque in Mecca had been contructed after destroying a
Christian Shrine at this site, or if the Wailing-Wall had been
constructed right where Mohammad had been born?
The Hindu's Wounds run deep, because Ram Temple is not the only
site of Islamic Destruction of Hindu Temples. Tens of thousands of
other Hindu Temples have been demolised, and mosques built on top
of them, by the Moslem Rulers of India. This action was part and
parcel of " Conversion By The Sword" policy that the
Moslem Rulers of India followed. Any recollection of these events,
re-opens these wounds of the past, in the mind of the Hindus.
European Historians can further support the Hindu Argument, by
provding examples of Christian Churches, that were converted into
mosques, in Turkey, Spain, and in other European countries, in
fact in every European country where the Moslem Invaders went. The
Moslem Invaders were sustained by their intense sense of Islamic
Triumph, convinced as they were, that they would eliminate the
Christian Kafirs (Christian Infidels) from Europe.
11. Is this a matter of faith?
You decide this for yourself, but notice this that:
Christians believe that Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem,
Moslems believe that Mohammad was born in the city of Mecca.
Similarly, Hindus believe that Lord Ram was born in the city of
Ayodhya. Commonsense, therefore, dictates that we should respect
each other's beliefs, in the interest of peace. Hindus have
accepted Bethlehem as the site of Christ's birth-place. Hindus
have also accepted Mecca as the site of Mohammad's birth-place.
But the peace is not on the mind of the Moslems. They have decided
that they are not going to respect the beliefs of the Kafir-Hindu,
and would build Babar's Mosque, in place of Lord Ram's Temple, in
order to show to the Hindu, the inferiority of his Hindu-Faith.
Hindus cannot accept this Moslem Belief, they do not buy the
argument that Moslems have special rights against the Kafir-Hindus,
Hindus are willing to fight for their own rights, their Hindu
Rights.
Because the sites of the birth-places of Jesus Christ and of
Hazrat Mohammad, are not questioned, even though they have not
been proven, by any scientific evidence, same rights apply to the
Hindus as well, if we believe in decency and democracy, and if we
adhere to the rules of precedence and commonsense.
Hindus never gave up their demand to regain the Holy Land ( the
birth-place of Lord Ram). Historians record that since 1528 (the
date of destruction of Lord Ram's Temple by Babar), there have
been at least 76 armed conflicts, and well over 300,000 Hindus
have sacrificed their lives, to restore the Ram Janama Bhoomi
Temple. These demands continued even during the British Regime in
India. After independence, a request was made to Prime Mininster
Jawahar Lal Nehru, to officially and legally turn over the site of
Lord Ram's Birth-Place to the Hindus. Instead of making a
decision, Nehru dumped this Hot-Potato on the Indian Supreme
Court. In the meantime, the Hindus continued to worship at the
site.
Because of the Conflicting and Secular-Signals from the Indian
Government, the Indian Courts were not interested in resolving
this issue. The Indian Government wanted to stay out, because they
wanted to demonstrate, that they were committed to Secularism, and
did not want to interfere in religious affairs. The courts unduly
prolonged their decision, and even after 46 years, there has not
been any decision. Several rounds of negotiations have also taken
place between the warring parties, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and
the All-India Babri Masjid Committee, without coming to any mutual
understanding.
12. Who was Babar?
Babur was a Moghul Ruler, who invaded India in the 1500s. Babar
had a fierce army, and he came to India, with new weaponary, his
new weapon was his cannon (artillery). Indians had never seen
artillery-projectiles before, and were totally confused at the
sight of artillery shells falling on the battle-fields of India.
Artillery was a powerful fire-arm and a deadly weapon. Indians who
did not know what hit them, and had never seen Artillery before,
referred to it as the Fire From The Sky. Babar's
Artillery-Projectiles punched large holes in the Indian Army. It
created a lot of fright in the Indian troops, also created fright
in the Indian Elephants who ran backwards, and trampled a lot of
their own soldiers.
Even though Babar had only a small army, his victory was
relatively easy, because of the fierceness and brutality of his
soldiers, and because of his relentless usage of the extra and
massive power of his artillery. Babar's Brutality and the
Iron-Fist of his Tyranny, is well documented in the history books,
and especially noted in the observations of Guru Nanak (the
founder of the Sikh Religion), who was totally shocked and
startled at the hideous-barbarism and brutality of Babar's
Soldiers..
Like other Moslem Invaders before him, Babar had an urge to
destroy temples and idols, as the works of the Devil. Any temple
that drew Babar's attention, Babar ordered its destruction.
Besides, these temples were immensely rich, they attracted Babar's
Greed to amass wealth, to finance and conduct his violent
operations, in the conquered-land of the Kafir-Hindu
(Infidel-Hindu).
13. Babar was a religious fanatic, he saw himself as a Ghazi, an
Islamic Warrior, on a Jihad to uproot Kufr and Infidelity. In his
memoirs (Babar-Nama), Babar says that Hindustan was in the grip of
Kafirs (Non-Moslem Infidels), he took it by the force of arms, he
massacred the Kafir (Infidel) Hindus, and also brought them into
the bosom of Islam. This was the real Babar, who even composed the
following poem, after becoming a Ghazi:
For the sake of Islam, I became a wanderer, I battled Infidels and
Hindus. I determined to become a martyr Thank God I became a Holy
warrior.
This was the same Butcher-Babar who used to build towers, with the
usage of decapitated Kafir-Hindu heads. This was the same Babar
who gave India the Babri-Masjid, at the spot where a Ram-Mandir
(Ram-Temple) stood, a spot held sacred by Hindus. He and his
successors did not care for the spot of Ram-Mandir, a place of
worship and a spot held sacred by the Hindus, they saw the
Replacing Babri-Mosque, as a mark of Islamic Conquest. To put it
in the simplest of terms, Ram Janambhumi (the Birth-Place Of Lord
Ram) is a Hindu Symbol, it is also a national symbol, the
Babri-Masjid is an imposition and a barbaric imperialism of
Butcher-Babar. To a Hindu, the Babri-Masjid is a structure of
shame, it is an edifice of the greatest disgrace, the greatest
dishonor, and ultimate humiliation of the Hindu.
14. Ask yourself a simple question: How can we Hindus allow the
construction of Babri Mosque on the site of Ram Janambhoomi? Would
the Americans permit the construction of Osama Bin Laden's Moslem
Mosque on top of a demolished Statue Of Liberty? Would the English
allow the construction of a Moslem-Mosque after demolishing the
Westminster Abbey in London? Statue Of Liberty is tied in with
American Nation, the Westminster Abbey is tied in with English
Nationalism. Similary, Ram Janambhoomi is tied in with Hinduism
and with Indian Nationalism, it is a National-Symbol. Don't the
Hindus of India have the same rights, that the Americans and the
British have?
Babri Mosque is no national symbol, it is a Mark Of Disgrace, it
is a Structure Of Shame located in the Heart-Land Of The Hindu, it
is an edifice of Babar's Barbarism. Hindus regard it as awful
stupid to give it the respectability that it does not deserve.
15. Facts about Ram Temple in Ayodhya:
To separate fact from fiction, is there any archaeological
evidence to support the Hindu Contention, on the site of Lord
Ram's Birth-Place? Yes, there is.
There is incontrovertible archaeological evidence, which proves
that there did exist at the very spot of the Ram Janama-Bhoomi, a
magnificent temple from at least the 12th Century A.D. onwards,
which was destroyed to build a mosque like structure over it, in
the 16th Century A.D (in 1528 A.D., after the arrival of Babar in
Ayodhya).
There may have existed at this site, one or more temples also, of
still greater antiquity, which were rebuilt or renovated later on.
Following is the gist of "Some" of the archaeological
evidence on the site of Lord Ram's Temple:
a. The Babri-Masjid had 14 pillars made of "Kasauti"
black stone with Hindu images. Inside the compound of the
Babri-Masjid, was a piece of a door jamb with images of "Mukut-Dhari
Dwarpal" and "Devakanyas". Scientific evaluation of
these pillars, and the door jamb by Dr. S. P. Gupta (former
Director of Allahabad Museum), showed that these belonged to a
Hindu temple, of the 11th Century A.D. period, when the Garhwal
Kings of Kanauj ruled Ayodhya.
b. Between the years of 1975 and 1980, Prof. B. B. Lal (the then
Director General of Archaeological Survey of India) carried out an
excavation, right behind the Babri structure. Prof. Lal's
excavation revealed that the bases of the pillars were made of
burnt bricks, that belonged to a pre-existing temple. Prof. Lal
also found most exquisite pottery, that belonged to the period
between the 8th and 9th century BC.
c. On 18th of June 1992, when the ground near the Ram Janma Bhoomi
was being levelled, at a depth of 12 ft, several beautifully
carved buff sandstone objects were found. Amongst these objects
were images of Vaishnav divinities. One sculpture showed "Parashuram,"
"Balram," also showed an image of "Shiv-Parvati
(largely broken)." Many other sacred stones were found, these
contained the Hindu Images of the Kushan Period (1st to 3rd
Century A.D.).
d. During subsequent excavations at this site in July 1992,
objects were found that belonged to a Hindu temple complex of
about 11 th Century A.D. This observation was made by a team of 8
eminent archaeologists and historians. This team included Dr. Y.
D. Sharma, former Deputy Director General of Archaeological Survey
of India, and Prof. B. R. Grover, Director of Indian Council for
Historical Research.
e. The destruction of Babri structure on Dec. 6, 1992, revealed
many archaeological remains which irrefutably prove, that Babar's
general Mir Baqi, who had supervised the destruction of Lord Ram's
Temple and the subsequent construction of Babri-Masjid in its
place, had utilized parts of the pre-existing Ram-Temple, in the
construction of the Babri-Masjid. The remains of the Babri-Masjid
include a temple bell, several intricate and detailed carvings, an
image of Vishnu, and several other Hindu images.
f. The principal finding amongst the remains of the Babri-Masjid,
is a 2 ft wide by 4.5 ft long buff sandstone tablet "SHILA
LEKH" which bears an inscription in the Devanagri Script and
in Sanskrit Language. The "Shila lekh" describes that an
ancient Ram Mandir, existed at the site of "Ram Janma Bhoomi,"
at least dating back to the 12 th Century A.D. This temple was
built by a Garhwal king named Raja Govindachandra.
g. The 4th line of this " Shila Lekh" specifically
states that a temple of Lord Vishnu, exists at the "Janma
Bhoomi Sthal". The 15th line of this "Shila Lekh"
states that a massive, magnificent temple exists that dominates
the landscape, it has steeples adorned with gold. The 17th line of
the "Shila Lekh" specifically mentions the location as
Ayodhya, the 19th line mentions "Vaman Avatar," and then
specifically identifies Ram as the destroyer of evil Ravan.
16. Is there more archaeological evidence in support of Ram Janam
Bhoomi? Yes, there certainly is. However, a description of
additional evidence is beyond the scope of this message (I am
omitting this evidence in order to keep this message from becoming
too long).
17. Is there any other evidence in support of the Hindu
Contention?
Yes, there is. The District Gazetteer of Faizabad, checked all the
records accumulated by the British Regime in India, on this issue,
and published its findings in 1960, this was during the regime of
the Secular Congress Government in India. All the contributors to
the District Gazetteer, declare with one voice, that the so-called
Babri-Masjid, is standing at the site of the debris of a Ram-Janam-sthan
temple, that was demolished by the order of Babur, in the year of
1528.
But the Moslems are hotly contesting the demolition of the Hindu
Temple, saying that Islam would never do such a thing, that
neither Babur, nor any other Moslem, would take into his head, to
erect a mosque by displacing a temple. Some of the Moslems even go
so far as to state, that such a mosque would not be a mosque, in
the eyes of the Sharia (the Moslem Law), and the Moslems would
themselves demolish it.
Inspite of the history and copious-evidence of the destruction of
tens of thousands of Hindu Temples by the Moslem Rulers of India,
the Moslems would not be convinced nor do they want to believe
that Islam is Un-Civilized, nor do they accept that Islam does
this kind of Barbarism. They are convinced that Islam is a
religion of peace, and this kind of wanton destruction is alien to
Islam, which is a religion of peace ( Islam, a Religion Of Peace.
What A Joke? Islam's Lies are multiplying like Bunnies/Rabbits. It
is time the Moslems embrace the reality of their religion).
If Islam is indeed a religion of peace, as its adherents claim,
then why are they identifying themselves with a marauder, butcher,
and invader like Babar. Yes, it is the same Babar who in his
memoirs (Babar-Nama) says, "For Islam's Sake, I wandered in
the wilds, I prepared for war with the Pagans and the Hindus, I
resolved myself to meet the Martyr's Death. Thanks be to Allah,
for Ghazi I became."
18. Was the Babri-Masjid deliberately built over the ruins of a
Demolished Ram Temple?
An eminent historian, Sita Ram Goel, in his book "Hindu
Temples," says "Undoubtedly Yes." Sita Ram Goel
lists detailed proofs about the Hindu, Buddhists, and Jain temples
that were destroyed by the Moslems, and the Mosques that were
built on top of them, at the very same site. This was considered a
sacred duty of the Moslem, as per the edicts of Quran. The
concepts of Jihad, Kafirs, and Ghazis in the Quran, gave the
Moslems the ultimate sanction, to carry out such destruction of
the Kafir Places Of Worship. The constructiom of Mosques on top of
these Kafir Places, was designed to proclaim the Supremacy Of
Islam over the Hindus, Buddhists, and the Jains. The destruction
of Ram Temple and the construction of Babri-Masjid on top of it,
was no exception. Babar's own statement in his memoirs (Babar-Nama)
confirms the mind-set of Babar.
19. Is there a secular solution to the dispute over the
Ram-Temple?
Unfortunately, there is none. First, real secularism has never
been practised in India. Secularism in India has always meant the
appeasement of the minorities (an euphemism for Moslems and
Christians). Secularism has also meant the adoption of Anti-Hindu
policies, regardless of which party or which government is in
power in India. The word "Secularism" in India is
"As Phoney As A Three Dollar Bill."
20. Let no body in the world forget that Hindus have made serious
attempts, for several centuries, to get back their sacred site by
peaceful means. All these attempts have been frustrated, for no
fault of the Hindus. Hindus have not insisted on getting back the
tens of thousands of Hindu Temples, that were demolished by the
Moslems and Mosques built on top of them. This Hindu Attitude is
in itself a big enough, and generous enough gesture and
concession, to the Moslems of India. If the Moslems do not
appreciate this Great and Glorious Gesture, and expect the Hindus
of India, to give up their claim on the temple of Lord Ram, then
they are expecting a lot. It would amount to Hindus conceding to
hideous-barbarism of Babar, it would mean conceding to barbarism
at its worst.
21. Moslems and Apologists For Moslems, often say that Islam does
not sanction the breaking of temples. Is there any truth in this
conclusion?
None whatsoever. God alone knows what kind of pot these Hill-Billies
are smoking. The truth is exactly the opposite. Islam is a
monostrosity that entered India, and started raising its hell and
havoc all across the length and breadth of India. Any body who
says that Islam does not sanction the destruction of temples,
ought to read the history of the world. He should also read the
Quran. He should also read the statements of Moslem Kings, as well
as the accounts of Moslem Historians, who accompanied the Moslem
Kings on their military-campaigns, who have boastfully written
about the destruction of tens of thousands of temples that each
Moslem King brought down.
In the city of Mecca itself, Hazrat Mohammad himself ordered the
wholesale destruction of all idols, except one, which was the
Black Stone of Kaaba. Every Islamic Invader, Looter, and Murderer
who came to India, followed the example of Hazrat Mohammad. They
destroyed the Hindu Temples, drawing their inspiration from the
divine sanction of Quran.
22. A Simple Question:
Let us ask ourselves a simple question:
The Moslems of India want to build a mosque in honor of a
Murderous Marauder like Babar. Would the Moslems of India or of
Saudi Arabia, allow a Hindu Invader of Saudi Arabia, to build a
temple at the site of, or close to the site if Kaaba?
The answer is a FLAT-OUT NO.
Ram is as much meanigful to the Hindus as Allah is to Moslems.
Babri-Masjid was built by Babar to tell the Hindus who the rulers
were. By insisting on re-building the Babar-Masjid in our own
time, the Moslems are trying to tell the Hindus, who the rulers
are (that is the Moslems are the rulers and Hindus better accept
the inferiority of their Hindu-Faith). This argument is bogus and
totally un-acceptable to the Hindus.
However, the implications of this argument continue to resonate
throughout the length and breadth of India.
Butcher-Babar gave a message to the Hindus, by constructing a
Mosque on top of Lord Ram's Temple in the Holy City of Ayodhya.
Hindus so far have not replied to this message, but are beginning
to tell their Moslem Neighbors, to adjust their Fanatic-Attitude,
or else the Tolerant Hindu Attitude could change, even if the
adversary is a Fanatic-Moslem.
23. Is there any other historical example of the re-claim of a
religious site?
Yes, there are plenty of similar examples.
When the Moors occupied Spain in the twelfth century, they not
only demolished all the Churches, but also forcibly converted the
entire population to Islam. However, when the Spaniards won back
freedom in the sixteenth century, they not only demolished all the
Mosques and erected Churches, but also forcibly
de-converted/re-converted the entire population back to
Christianity. No historian has ever commented adversely on either
of these two reversal-episodes, still less called it wrong. When
the Polish people won freedom in 1915 after about a hundred years
of Russian slavery, they (even though they themselves were
Christians) promptly demolished the massive Gothic Cathedral, that
was built by the Russians in the Square of Warsaw. The Poles
looked upon it as a monument of Russian victory, as a site of
Polish Dishonor, and not as a worship place.
24. Did the Hindus offer any option or flexibility to the Moslems,
by way of compromise?
Yes, they certainly did. Following is a description of Hindu
Options, offered to the Moslems, all these options had been
offered by the Hindus, prior to the date of 6 Dec 1992, the date
of destruction of the Babri-Masjid by the Hindus:
Muslims should hand over the Babri structure as a goodwill gesture
to Hindus. The Babri-Masjid is un-used, it has no religious
significance to the Moslems whatsoever. In fact, of the 26 Mosques
that exist in the city of Ayodhya, only half are in use for
offering Namaz (Moslem Prayer), the rest are un-used, and are in
bad shape. Hence this is not an un-reasonable request. If this is
not acceptable, then this Non-Functional Mosque (that is, the
Babri-Masjid) should be re-located. The religious urges of the
Moslems can just as well be fulfilled, if the Mosque has been
built elsewhere, there are all kinds of empty grounds in the city
of Ayodhya, and all these are available to the Moslems for their
site of a Mosque, at no cost to the Moslems (the Hindus are
willing to pay the cost).
Are there any precedents of re-location, especially precedents of
re-location in Islamic-Countries themselves?
Yes, there certainly are. There are plenty of historical
precedents for this kind of re-location, in Islamic-Countries.
Hundreds of mosques in other Islamic countries, have been
relocated for minor reasons, such as road expansion. So there is
ample precedent for this kind of re-location. Since the location
of Ram Janam-Bhoomi (Birth-Place Of Lord Ram) cannot be changed,
the temple cannot be moved. But the Mosque can certainly be moved,
as it has no special religious significance to the Moslems. It can
be relocated to another site, the same way as Abu Simbel temple in
Egypt, was moved out of the way of the Aswan Dam. Hindus offered
to the Moslems, that they shall bear all the re-location expenses.
Some Shia (one of the two branches of Islam) Leaders had agreed to
this re-location plan. But the most important Moslem Leaders did
not, and stated that all such re-locations proposals were futile.
About the only concession they were willing to make, was to allow
a Ram-Temple next to the Babri-Masjid. The message implicit in
this reply, is that they would not give up the sign of
Moslem-Conquest, and would want to look down upon the Hindu and
his Hindu Temple, as an insult to the Hindus. This is what Islam
requires them to do. According to numerous Islamic Fatwas, any
Moslem who does not degrade or disgrace a Kafir (Non-Moslem
Infidel), his Islam is counterfeit, and highly-suspect.
However, the Hindus of today refuse to buy the concept, that
Moslems have any special rights over the Non-Moslems, including
the right to insult a Kafir-Hindu.
25. Is Hindu Demand Unique and only "One Of A Kind," or
have Vandalized Sites, in other parts of the world, been sought to
be recovered?
Answer: Hindu Demand is neither unique, nor off-beat. Hindu Demand
is well-represented in the history of the world.
When Spaniards re-took Spain in the sixteenth century after 400
years of Moors slavery, they not only demolished all the Mosques,
specially those that had been built on the foundations of their
Churches, but had also de-converted/re-converted all the Muslims
of Spain back to Christianity. The Russian-Built Oriental Orthodox
Cathedral, in the Square of Warsaw, was pulled down by the Poles
in 1915 (even though the Poles themselves were Christians), when
the Poles won their country back, after 100 years of Russian rule
in their country.
No historian has ever commented adversely on these, still less
called them wrong.
If we look further at the history of the world, for analogical
situations, we would observe that for a period of over 300 years,
Christian crusaders from Europe invaded Jerusalem. They did this
to reclaim the land and birth-place (Bethlehem) of Jesus Christ
from the clutches of Muslims. The Christian Crusaders launched
this campaign, in spite of the fact that Muslims honor Jesus
Christ as one of the Holy-Prophets, and Moslems never threatened
nor violated the sanctity of Bethlehem, they did not even demolish
anything of Jesus's birth place.
26. Is the demand for the return of Ram Janam-Bhoomi, a forerunner
to the demand for the return of tens of thousands of Hindu
Temples, that were vandalized by the Moslems, in centuries gone
by?
The answer is an Emphatic No. The reason is very simple, the
Hindus are not looking for revenge, they are looking for justice.
The Hindus want only the return of three religious sites that have
been sacred to the Hindus for ages. The VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad
) has stated clearly that they (Hindus) are not looking for
revenge.
Moslems should realize and understand, what kind of message they
are sending, by insisting upon the occupation of our sacred
places.
This is an occupation that was started by Fanatics and Murderers
like Butcher-Babar and Nasty-Tyrant Aurangzeb. We Hindus do not
like to think of our Moslem Compatriots, as heirs and followers of
such Barbaric-Invaders and Barbaric-Butchers. But it is upto the
Moslems to make a reciprocal-gesture of goodwill, that will
signify a formal break with the past, the past that is so painful.
27. What is the rationale of those who state (mischievously) that
no destruction of Ram-Temple ever took place at Ayodhya? What are
they trying to accomplish?
What these people are trying to do, is to create confusion in the
mind of the Hindus.
Mr. Shahabuddin, who is the most vocal spokesman of the
Babri-Masjid, stated that he would be the first person, to lay the
first brick for constructing the Ram Temple, if it can be proved
that Babri-Masjid stands on the remains of Ram Temple.
But when indisputable evidence was provided to Shahabuddin, that
Babri-Masjid was constructed on top of Demolished Ram-Temple, then
he wiggled out of his commitment, he started demanding that it
should be established beyond doubt that, Ram actually took birth
at that place. He conveniently over-looked the fact, that Lord Ram
has been celebrated at exactly that very place, for thousands of
years, even during the harshest Moslem Rule in India.
Of course, the arguments of Shahabuddin and of other Moslems
Leaders, keep changing as per the needs of the situation of the
moment.
First, the historicity of Lord Ram is questioned. When that is
proved, then the concept of Lord Ram as Maryada-Purshottam is
questioned. When that is proved, then they deny that Lord Ram was
ever born in Ayodhya. When that is proved, then the Moslems start
saying that Ayodhya where Lord Ram was born, is not the Ayodhya
where present day Ayodhya is located. And so on and on.
28. The great Hindu Writer and Scholar, Dr. N.S. Rajaram asks the
following question, which is very fitting to the understanding of
the Dispute Over Ram-Temple In Ayodhya:
Who gave Babar the Right ( that is the right to destroy Ram-Temple
and build a Babri-Masjid on top of it)?
The answer to Dr. Rajaram's Question exposes not only the
Illegality, but also the False-Hood of Moslems-Claim to the site
of Ram-Temple.
Butcher-Babar violated the UN (United Nations) Charter 475 years
ago. No body gave Babar the right to demolish Ram Temple. It is
the power of his conquering-army that enabled him to desecrate the
sacred examplars of Hinduism, to violate the UN Charter, and to
get away with his High-Crime with impunity. Babar was no civilized
dude, he was a Barbarian, a Fanatic-Moslem, and by his own
admission a Ghazi (murderer of Non-Moslem Infidels/Kafirs.
According to Islamic theology, a "Momin (that is a
Believer)" becomes a "Mujahid (Holy Warrior)" when
he wages wars against the "Kafirs (Non-Moslem
Infidels)," he becomes a "Ghazi" when he kills the
Kafirs. Babar considered himself a Ghazi. There can be no doubt,
that Babar regarded the substitution of the temple by a Mosque as
a dutiful and worthy action". By conducting his barbaric
slaughter and wanton destruction, he was out to prove that
Moslem-God is superior to the Hindu-God.
Whereas Ram Janam-Bhoomi is sacred to the Hindus, it is of no
consequence to the Moslems, they have nothing but contempt for
this Kafir-Site, and no self-respecting Moslem can tolerate the
existence of a Kafir-Site at or near a Moslem Mosque.
Does it mean that Hindus should accept the legitimacy of
Babri-Masjid at the site of Ram Janam-Bhoomi? Not at all. Hindus
have no reason to either accept or tolerate the usurpation of
their Sacred-Site, by an Invading Barbarian. Hindus want justice
and peace, but cannot surrender to Babar's Imperialism.
29. Would the Americans accept the building of a mosque on top of
the Statue Of Liberty, by some one like Osama Bin Laden? Would the
British accept the building of a mosque on top of the Westminster
Abbey? The answer is an Emphatic No. Have the French preserved or
tolerated the Nazi monuments at Versailles? No, they have not.
Then how can the Hindus be expected to accept/tolerate the
existence of Babri-Masjid on top of Lord Ram's Janam-Bhoomi, the
site that is so sacred to the Hindus. It is a matter of common
observation that self-respecting nations or self-respecting groups
of people, do not allow the symbols of national humiliation or
national shame to stand. If Hindus accept this Structure Of Shame
(the Babri-Masjid), then it would mean that Hindus Have No
Self-Respect.
30. It is also worth observing that the birth-places of lesser
mortals, such as Gandhi, Nehru, Sardar Patel, and Jai Prakash
Narain, have been converted into National Monuments. Then what
logic can any one use to question the legitimacy and validity, of
constructing a Ram-Temple at the site of his Birth-Place?
In addition to this outrage against the Hindus, innocent Ram-Bhakts
(Followers Of Lord Ram) are being prevented from going to Ayodhya,
which the Hindus regard as their Holy-Land. Ayodhya is under a
security-blanket.
But the Moslems of India are Not being prevented from visiting
Mecca, which the Moslems regard as their Holy-Land. Nor are the
Christians of India, being prevented from visiting Jerusalem,
which the Christians regard as their Holy-Land. Then why are the
Hindus being given a Step-Motherly Treatment, by the government of
India. What kind of secularism is being practised in India?
31. Some experts on the subject are proposing that it is time for
the Supreme Court to take a position on the issue. What they fail
to realize is that courts can decide on matters of property and on
title suits, they cannot decide on matters of faith. So why are
these so-called secular-experts deluding themselves, that the
courts can resolve this 475-year old dispute. Have they lost their
minds?
Relative to the role of the courts, the former Law Minister Ram
Jethamalani says, the courts are unlikely to make a dramatic
judgement. He says that the Supreme Court is most likely to ask
the government to maintain the status quo and ensure law and
order. In the meantime, tempers are rising in the political
circles of India.
Besides, does any body really believe that the Supreme Court would
rule in favor of the Hindus? If any Hindu Judge awards the title
of the disputed site to the Hindus, then he will face being
branded as a "Hindu Fundamentalist." Or if there is a
Moslem Judge who decides this case, then would he ever award the
title to the Hindus? The answer is a Flat-No.
For the Moslem Community, it is a win-win situation. If it wins
the case in the court, then it can have the last laugh. If it
loses the case in the courts, it can always say that the BJP
government has bought the judges.
32. What is the Role Of Secularism in the resolution of the
Ram-Temple Dispute? True Secularism has never been practiced in
India. What is practised in India is Pseudo-Secularism (or Phoney-Liberalism)
and its role in the resolution of the Ram-Temple Dispute, is
entirely negative. Secularism of India has succeeded in reducing
Hindus to second-class citizens in their own land. In the land of
India, where two aggressive major world religions ( Islam and
Christianity), having access to billions of dollars, are avowedly
bent upon converting all the Hindus of India into their respective
religious folds, what chance do the non-aggressive Hindu
religionists have for their survival?
The way things are being run in India, Secularism has come to
mean, protecting the rights of minorities (euphemism for Moslems
and Christians) at the cost of the majority (the Hindus). To all
intents and purposes, Secularism means Minoritism. However, this
attitude of favoring the Moslems, and of opposing the Hindus, is
not without its consequences, it is bound to fuel the anger of the
Hindu.
Secularism smells of hypocrisy, it is an attitude of cowardice,
and of ignorance of history and of the lessons of history. Was any
of these Secularists or Pseudo-Secularists around when Mohammad
Ghaznavi invaded India at least thirteen times, smashed the idols
inside the temple of Somnath, took the pieces of idols to his home
town in Ghazni (Afghanistan), to trample over them, for the glory
of Islam? Was there any Pseudo-Secularist around to observe the
long barbaric rule of Moslem Kings in India, when 63000 plus of
our sacred Hindu Shrines were demolished by the Moslems, for the
glory of Islam?
But these episodes of history mean nothing to the
Pseudo-Secularists, they are not convinced by this evidence, they
would rather see the country reduced to ashes than submit to the
arguments of reason. For these Pseudos, bashing the Hindu has
become an end in itself. There seems to be no limit to their
pig-headedness. It has not caught their imagination, that their
Pig-Headedness is driving the frustrated Hindus to desperation.
33. Regardless of what Phoney-Image of the Hindus the Sullas
(Moslems) and the Phoney-Liberals concoct, it is an established
fact of life that Hindus cannot forget Lord Ram. For Sullas
(Moslems), Ayodhya is not about religion, it is about power. For
Hindus, Ram-Temple is not about Power at all, for Hindus
Ram-Temple is a place of Innate Spiritual Power, it is a site of
Dharma (Righteousness), it is the greatest symbol of Hinduism, it
is the site of our Greatest King, Maryada-Purshottam Bhagwan
(Lord) Ram.
For the Sullas (Babar Ki Aulad/Descendents Of Babar), it is a
question of supplanting a Kafir-Hindu Site by a memorial to
Butcher-Babar. Hindus can never accept that, Hindus will never
accept that, and Hindus will Never submit to the barbarism of
Butcher-Babar...Never, Never, Never.
The temple of Bhagwan Ram is the symbol of Hindu Identity, of
Hindu Optimism, of Hindu Power, of Hindu Future, and of Hindu
Rashtra. No Self-Respecting Hindu can forget Ayodhya, nor can he
lose sight of the Temple Of Lord Ram over there.
The enemies of Hinduism can keep throwing Monkey-Wrenches in the
way of Ram Temple construction, but they cannot make the Hindu
forget either Bhagwan (Lord) Ram or his Temple. In fact, the more
the enemies of Hinduism, try to stop the construction of
Ram-Temple, the more determined it will make the Hindus, to go
ahead with the completion of this temple.
As a matter of fact as time marches on, more and more Hindus are
concluding that they can get their Holy Site of Ram-Temple, only
through armed struggle. Many Hindus are openly saying that no
peace can come without war. They are reciting tell-tale instances
of history, that it took a world war to reign in Germany. It took
much bloodshed to carve out a pakistan, and east pakistan
(present-day Bangladesh) out of India. Similarly, Ram-Temple Site
shall not be re-gained without a resolute action of the same
magnitude.
It is reasonable to conclude, therefore, that denial of justice to
the Hindus cannot but harden the stand of the Hindu, it shall only
strengthen his resolve to fight it out, with his enemies.
34. To sum up: Hindus have a very strong case with respect to
Ram-Temple in Ayodhya. Moslems have no case at all, all that they
are doing is, carrying on their hideous vindictiveness and hatred
against us Kafir-Hindus, asserting their customary position, that
theirs is the only true religion, all other religions (Hindus
included) are going to hell, and shall be roasted in the terrible
fires of Islamic-Hell.
Since Sullas (Moslems) go by the Perverse Standards Of Islam, they
are giving more importance to the memorial of a Barbarian-Invader
(Butcher-Babar) than to the Temple of Maryada-Purshottam Lord Ram.
For the Hindus, to construct Ram-Temple is to assert Dharma
(Righteousness). Not to construct Ram-Temple, is to assert Adharma
(Un-Righteousness), it is akin to worshipping Ravan in place of
Maryada-Purshottam Shri Ram, it is highly insulting to our
Hinduism. For a Self-Respecting Hindu, therefore, the issue of
Ram-Temple in Ayodhya, is Not Negotiable.
Self-Respecting Hindus should know that for centuries, the Sullas
(who are Savage-Brutes) have reserved for themselves, the right to
do anything that they damn-please, against the Non-Moslem Infidels
(whom they refer to as the Kafirs), to lie, cheat, kill, murder,
pillage, plunder, destroy and demolish their sacred examplars.
Moslems still have the same Jehadic-Passion to strike us Kafir-Hindus
with Ferocity. Let it be understood clearly by every Hindu in the
world, that we Hindus have absolutely no other choice, but to
confront the Sullas, and retaliate with suitable aggressiveness.
If we don't take this kind of resolute retaliatory-action, then
you can be sure that Sullas will soon be sitting with their
pistols, aimed directly at our Hindu-Heads.
JAI HINDUISM! JAI KASHATRIYA HINDU!
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