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PROJECT NAAD'S RACIST RANT
By Abu Adeeba
There is no superiority of an Arab over a
non-Arab, or a non-Arab over an Arab, or a white man over a
black man, or a black man over a white man, except in terms
of piety. The people come from Adam and Adam came from
dust.
- Prophet
Muhammad's Final Sermon
Racism is a terrible mental
disease. It stems from a backward and primitive mindset that
should be condemned vociferously by all and sundry.
Islam uprooted racism, tribalism and nationalism in no
uncertain terms with proclamations and prohibitions similar
to the quote above.
Our Creator has informed His servants of the following
universality:
O humankind! We have created you
from a male and female, and made you into nations and
tribes, that you may come to know one another. Truly, the
most honourable of you with Allaah is that (believer) who
has At-Taqwa [correct God consciousness]. Truly,
Allaah is Omniscient, All-Aware. (Qur'an 49:13)
The Prophet (peace be upon him)
said:
Whosoever leaves off obedience
and separates from the jamaa'ah (united body) and
dies; then he dies the death of jaahiliyyah (the
Arabs pre-Islamic period of ignorance, tribalism and
racism). Whoever fights under the banner of the blind,
becoming angry for 'asabiyyah (partisanship and party
spirit), or calling to 'asabiyyah, or assisting
'asabiyyah, and dies; he dies the death of
jaahiliyyah.
Likewise he (peace be upon him)
articulated:
Indeed Allaah has revealed to me
that you should have humility, and that no one should act
proudly and oppressively over anyone else, nor should anyone
boast over anyone else.
A man came to Bilal ibn Ribah -
originally from Ethiopia and a leading companion of Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him) - and called him "the son of a
black woman". He reported the racist remark to his Prophet.
The Messenger of Allaah (peace be upon him) ordered that the
man be brought to him and instructed him:
"You make fun of this man
because of his mother (referring to Bilal and that his
mothers' skin colour)?" He continued: "Truly you are a man
who has some ignorance in you."
The Messenger of Allaah (peace
be upon him) was even more emphatic when he reportedly said:
Whoever calls to the affairs of
jaahiliyyah, tell him to bite on the head of his
fathers' genitalia [an idiomatic expression of that time
which denoted extreme dislike and repugnance towards
something abhorred] and not to sugar coat it (meaning: not
to sugar coat what was to passed on to the intended person
in this regard).
Similarly, he (peace be
upon him) was upset by an incident that occurred when a
young man from the Muhaajiroon
and
a young man from the Ansaar
quarrelled. So the Muhaajir called out: "O
Muhaajiroon (meaning: rally to my help)!" While the
Ansaari called out: "O Ansaar!" When the Prophet
(peace be upon him) heard this, he said:
Is it with the call of
jaahiliyyah that you are calling out to whilst I am
still present amongst you?
This is how strictly Islam has
guarded against prejudice arising from racism, culturalism,
classism, nationalism, etc. It cut off all avenues to this
diabolical way of thinking over 1400 years ago.
Sikhs, of course, maintain that
their religion too has prohibited all of the above.
In this regard, Project Naad (with Paradeep Bhatia as a
member) boasts on its website that:
The Project Naad team is an
international one, with people from many different cultures,
races, castes, classes and religions...
And whose:
... mission is to raise the
consciousness of human beings through the art and science of
Sikh Dharma and personal development tools.
Project Naad aims to achieve its mission through:
Sharing the eternal message of Sikh philosophy of serving
others, acceptance of all and meditation as contained in the
Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji... To encourage people to become
the leaders of tomorrow, to put knowledge into action, and
help in creating world peace through self peace.
And that:
The Word of the Guru (Gurbani)
tunes our mind and opens our hearts to the infinity of our
soul. Then nothing is impossible because infinity has no
limits, and our hearts begin to shine with unconditional
love. This love fulfills every aspect of our being and
serves everyone unconditionally.
Noble words they would be except
for that fact that Project Naad has been caught spewing
racism on the net.
The following sorry debacle from what this team espouses to
was brought to our attention and we feel we are obliged to
share this racist mindset with everyone else.
We have provided both the link, and also a screenshot of
this disgusting behaviour per chance Project Naad attempt to
delete the incriminating evidence (CLICK SCREENSHOT FOR
HI-RES IMAGE; RACIST REMARK HIGHLIGHTED IN
YELLOW):
http://www.topix.com/forum/religion/sikh/TPMF9GHATMDNL4SLH#c15

In light of this racist
attitude, one wonders how Project Naad views Pakistanis per
se?
Is this their idea of Sikh Dharma, raising conscious
awareness and the acceptance of all?
Is this how their heart begins to shine with unconditional
love in order to serve everyone unconditionally by calling
people "Paki"?
For shame!
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