Muslim First, Indian Second

Gokusan says: December 20, 2018 at 9:50 am

Also regarding I am Muslim first Indian second is not a problem. Islam teaches us to obey the law of land as well as be true to land which feed you, clothe you, gives you shelter and place to perform your prayers. As long as these criteria meet I do not see a hostility with the above statement (I am a Muslim first then an Indian –Haque). –Gokusan

Admin’s views:

Hi Gokusan,

We have seen similar views expressed by other Muslims but not yet by Hindus, Jews, Christian, Jains, Sikhs etc. This does not mean others are not proud of their faith but for some reason not expressing this way. When someone says he/she’s first priority is his/her faith and not the nation (meaning others living there), that is concerning for the following reasons:

1) We appreciate your views of respecting your faith. However, we hope you are equally happy when you hear other Hindus talk the same way (Hindu first, India [or Muslims] second). We hope you are happy to see Donald Trump’s views of Christianity first, not what is really good for the USA (Is what good for Christians good for USA? Is it okay what he did to Muslims to benefit Christians in USA?).

2) Is this not a selfish view?: When you say you will do all that is good for Islam/Muslims first and benefit to others (meaning total nation) is a second priority; is this not a selfish view? When people give up their life for their nation, they don’t think their religion first. If necessary, would you fight against other Muslim nations (like Pakistan and Bangla Desh) to protect (Hindu majority) India?

3) Lets say every one think this way–My religion first, nation comes second: Any nation where people gives priority to their faith first and the nation second is destined to fail. No wonder why there are so many religion related fights in India; just because of such ideologies. Compared to that an atheist China is prospering where people are trained to think the nation first.

4) Nidal Malik Hasan was recruited by USA in the military as an American, not as a Muslim. Unfortunately for him, Islam was the priority, not the nation. Do you support his act of killing other fellow American soldiers in the name of Islam? Do all Muslims think this way? How do you expect others to respect Muslims?

5) The Middle East is burning due to Shia-Sunni issues. Will Sunnis say being Sunni first, not the nation Iran? Should Catholics in Greece think being Catholic first, and nation Greece the second? Should every one think–where is my self interest–what will happen to the nation?

6) Who gets the priority? A country like India has the major issue of too many people. If Islam don’t believe in birth control and allow many wives/children (even there is no space to walk in India!), would you still give a priority to Islam (more kids) at the expense of the nation? Naturally, with many kids, Muslims will stay poor. Are you going to expect people from other faiths to support poor Muslims (with many kids)? Are you not being a parasite?

See Gokusan’s reply here.

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