It’s “a bold film on myths about Quran” — a “jihad against terrorism.” You’d think that peaceful Muslims would be glad to see this addressed — certainly I myself am interested to see how Ajaz Khan makes a case that “Quran has been misinterpreted to give birth to terrorism,” since jihad terrorists routinely quote chapter and verse of the Qur’an to justify their actions, and for years I’ve called upon Muslims who claim that this is a “hijacking” of Islam to refute their exegesis.
One would think that these protesters would want to see this, too, but apparently they would prefer not to admit that there is a problem at all. Muslim protesters are enraged that the film doesn’t indulge in tu-quoque finger-pointing, depicting terrorists of other religions. One reason may be that to depict modern-day terrorists who quoted the Bible or Bhagavad Gita or any other religious texts to justify violence, the filmmakers would have had to enter wholly into the realm of fantasy.
“Ajaz Khan Says Ya Rab,” from Business of Cinema, January 30:
Ajaz Khan, who shot to fame with his stint at Bigg Boss 7, is ready to test Bollywood waters with his new film Ya Rab where is essays the role of an honest cop.
The movie broadly deals with the issue of Jihad and how Quran has been misinterpreted to give birth to terrorism. Ajaz Khan seems to be on a mission and wants to create awareness about the true meaning of Islam among its followers.
The makers, of course, wish to ensure that nobody’s sentiments are hurt through the film. In fact, they recently held a screening for the residents of Dharavi, where both Ajaz and Mahesh Bhatt were present.
“It was Maheshji’s idea that we hold a screening for the people of Dharavi. Its followers often misunderstand Islam. The religion emphasizes the importance of education. It is easy to influence uneducated Muslims,” he explains.
The actor is sure that many of his dialogues will become a rage, just like his one-liners during his Bigg Boss stint. “The public went crazy and were chanting ‘ek number’ after watching the movie. It would be a great achievement if I’m able to influence even one percent of the people through the film,” states Ajaz.
Ajaz is grateful to Mahesh Bhatt who has come forward to promote the film. Vishesh Films will release the movie across India.
Ya Rab directed Hasnain Hyderabadwala stars Vikram Singh, Manzar Sehbai, Ajaz Khan and newcomer Akhilendra Mishra. For the makes, things have not been easy as at the Censor Board as was not ready to clear it with a U/A certificate.
“The examining committee (of Central Board of Film Certification) refused to see the film and give it the certificate that we wanted. We wanted U/A certificate for the film but the Censor Board was not willing to do so unless some cuts were done. The revising committee got cold feet. Finally the director Hasnain Hyderabadwala and me went to the Tribunal and thank god, India has people who have integrity, who have courage. There Lalit Bhasin, who was heading the Tribunal, looked at Hasnain with awe and said ‘you have made a brilliant film. I think India needs to see this film.” stated Mahesh Bhatt.
Ya Rab releases on February 07, 2014.
“Protests against ‘Ya Rab’ continues [sic] in Mumbai,” from Ummid.com, February 2:
Mumbai: Even as noted producer Mahesh Bhatt asserted that ‘Ya Rab’ will help in clearing misconceptions about Islam and Muslims, protests against the controversial film continued Saturday with a section of Muslims demanding a ban on its release.
The film sub-titled as ‘Jihad against Terrorism’ is due for an all India release February 07, coming Friday.Protesters led by Syed Furqan, Gen Secretary Congress Minority Cell, on Saturday removed the promotional hoardings and posters of the film which were put near Nagpada Junction. Syed Furqan rejected the producer’s assertions that the film is not against Muslims and it will actually help in clearing the misconceptions about Islam.
“Why the film has portrayed only Muslims as terrorists? It would have shown people from other religions as terrorists. The fact is that the film portrays bad and negative image of Muslims. Far from clearing the misconceptions, it will create hatred against the Muslim community”, he said while talking to reporters.
Earlier, Muslim clerics and activists had met State Home Minister RR Patil with a request to stop its release in the city.
Meanwhile, film producer Mahesh Bhatt once again reiterated that the film is not against Muslims. He also said that those who are opposed to the release of the film should approach the court.
“It’s very difficult to stop the release of any film once it is cleared by the censor board. Muslims should go to the High Court, if they feel the film is against them”, he said.
mortimer says
Nice try, but it’s dreaming in Technicolor. All the early caliphs demonstrated that jihad was synonymous with terrorism, especially the caliphs who were eyewitnesses of Mohammed. The jury is in…and it is not speculation…jihad is synonymous with terrorism…jihad is synonymous with ethnic cleansing…jihad is synonymous with genocide. Jihad’s pattern is this: intimidate, humiliate and expropriate until you can annihilate. Jihad is warfare against the dirty kafirs. Allah wants them ethnically cleansed.
Isabella says
Agree 100$
eric the red says
“Jihad’s pattern is this: intimidate, humiliate and expropriate until you can annihilate.”
Exactly ; it has been obvious for centuries. What’s all the confusion about? According to the Qu’ran, jihad IS terrorism! I suppose it’s all taqquiya apologetics.
London Jim says
Weighty comments. The hoss has veritably bolted.
London Jim says
. . .hat-tip to the late poet Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Charli Main says
Í´m sure that the people of India will be thrilled to learn how the Muslim invaders of their Country have “mis-interpreted the Koran”.
For nearly a thousand years the ” mis-interpreters of the Koran ” have butchered Hindus and Sikhs by the millions, raped millions of Hindu women, burned thousands of Indian cities to the ground and defiled and desecrated countless Hindu temples and holy places.
I´m sure that the Indian people would be delighted if the ” mis-understanders of the Koran” packed up their bags and went back to Mecca.
mortimer says
80 MILLION dead Hindus because of JIHAD! Never forget! NEVER AGAIN!
Indians, are you listening?
Truthseeker says
Along with the Protest, they should exhibit the \’therefrom the Terrorism comes and for what reasons. In the absence of that, the Protest is meaningless.
BostonFire1872 says
plus notice how people who point out criticism of Islam can result in threats of violence are usually threatened with violence?
Defcon 4 says
The enemedia never notes it, nor do they note the people who have been murdered for criticising islam.
Wellington says
How about terrorism against jihad? Now that would be one kind of terrorism I could find myself supporting. After all, striking terror into the hearts of terrorists is something civilization has to do from time to time in order to preserve itself.
Charli Main says
Well said. We have to fight or accept the alternative, submission to Islam. The one thing ALL non- Muslims have to face up too, is that the Muslims will NEVER stop their global attacks, “until the whole World is Islam”. If we are to survive, we have to take the fight to them.
Violence is the only weapon that these brain washed from birth Muslims understand.
Hermit says
Hi Robert, I thought you might be interested in this book written by a book written by a retired Pakistani (US’s dear friend and ally) Brigadier, S K malik, “The Quranic Concept Of War”.
http://wolfpangloss.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/malik-quranic-concept-of-war.pdf
The author offers an unapologetic rationale for the use of terrorism to accomplish political and religious ends.
I’m told that US has taken the book and the country of Pakistan at heart. John Kerrorist has memorised it by heart and uses the lesson from therein in his dealing with both Israel and India.
Robert Spencer says
Thanks, I discuss this book at some length in my 2003 book “Onward Muslim Soldiers.”
Jay Boo says
It’s “a bold film on myths about Quran”
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Apostasy murders and stoning adulterers
Blasphemy laws and FGM
Muslims ‘honor’ killing their own daughters
Islam’s inability to survive without ‘infidels’ to hate
Reputation character assassination of other Muslims
These things all have one thing in common:
A desperate attempt to prop up an satanic ideology
based on Muhammad’s self-serving MYTH, the Quran.
Jay Boo says
Wholesale Profiling
Stay tuned …
You might expect to hear one of Pandering Broadcast Radio’s
(‘enlightening special interest episodes’) in response
a story such as:
“It appears that Homeland Security unjustly detained three men entering the US with 16 pressure cookers and high velocity explosives.
Homeland Security simply assumed that because these men came from the Middle East and had al Qaeda flags packed in their carry-on luggage beside their prayer mats that they might somehow pose a threat.
Upon questioning the suspects revealed that the 16 pressure cookers were actually to make couscous for an invalid elderly grandmother and the duffle bags with high velocity explosives were merely to pulverize stone to make homemade cement in order to build a Habitat for Humanity Children’s Hospital.”
CogitoErgoSum says
To say the problem with the Quran is one of misinterpretation is absolutely INCORRECT. The Quran is plain and straightforward in its commands for Muslims to fight until only Islam remains as the sole religion of all mankind. It says that those who refuse to accept Islam are to be subdued or humiliated by those who do accept Islam. Torture, murder and slavery are all allowable tactics in achieving the goals of the Quran. So the problem is not whether the Quran makes these demands upon Muslims; the problem involves the degree to which each individual Muslim is willing to go in submitting to these demands. The fact is that some Muslims follow the words of the Quran more closely than other Muslims; some are more submissive to Allah’s will than others.
I would compare the message of the Quran to the effects of a toxic drug which has been introduced into a stream from which the public water supply is drawn. In small, diluted doses this toxin may be harmless or perhaps even beneficial to some individuals who ingest it, but as one goes nearer and nearer to the source of the contamination and the poison becomes stronger and less diluted, the effects become more and more deadly. Renaming the poison or adding pretty colors or sweetener to it will not change its toxicity; the results of drinking it will always remain the same. Since neither the dosage nor the effects of this poison called the Quran can be controlled and since other, more beneficial alternatives exist, the only solution is either to eliminate the poison of the Quran altogether from public consumption…or to educate the public concerning the danger. The world needs the leadership willing to do what must be done. So far that has been lacking.
Mo-Blows says
Of course Muslims would be outraged about suggestion that it is
” Misinterpretation ” that is the cause of Islamic violence and terrorism, when they know full well that there is no confusion about WHERE the inspiration comes from.
the Quran is a terrorists manifesto.
There is no CONFUSION.
Any doubters: Lazy pandering politicians, Leftist apologists, the ignorant, and uneducated in Islam , simply have to open the book up and be willing to accept the horror there within.
It’s one of the easy aspects of the Islamic question, ( peaceful or not? ) to see the truth of Islam and it’s founder.
more insane than the violence and aggression of Islam is whitewashing and flat out denial from westerners as to it’s true mandate and intentions.
Sooner or later we will have no choice but to believe the words from the horses mouth cause believe it or not , THAT horse is coming to destroy western civilization one way or another. through violence, deception, and immigration.
How many times do we have to be told? how many OPEN declarations of war against the west do there have to be?
Sunny says
islam means TROUBLE and VIOLENCE….wherever they go in the world they bring disaster…
Thomas wells says
Who gives a pig’s piss what some homicidal demented bastard who is coming at you to cut your head off “thinks”? Blow his ass away and send him to his idol.
jl says
Does this mean there is no singing and dancing?
Dave Catleugh says
Wonder if the Koran will be used to justify violent protests. That would be almost funny.
voegelinian says
(LemonLime here)
Once, again we have Good Cop/Bad Cop (or “Good Mo/Bad Mo”). The Muslims attacking this film-maker will be deemed to be part of the TMOE (Tiny MInority of Extremists), thus endowing the film-maker with respectability and further reinforcing the notion the West continues to indulge that Islam is largely peaceable (and where it has rough edges, don’t all religions? What about the Crusades? e.f.c.) and that the vast majority of Muslims are our secular partners (or desperately want to be Wilsonianly assimilated if only we will open our arms and embrace them).
I.e., Ajaz Khan, the film-maker, is himself engaging in the one jihad that endangers the non-Muslim world but which has many forms — in his case, it is not jihad of the sword, or even of the pen or tongue. It is Jihad bil Qna: “Jihad of the Mask” — Stealth Jihad.
Jan says
Test
Jay Boo says
Islamic dogma on fire
Salah says
“Enraged Muslims demand ban of movie …”
A reasonable compromise: let’s ban that movie… and play this one instead!!!
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.ca/2012/10/innocence-of-muslims-dissected.html
fair_dinkum says
the mullah, this Syed Furqan, asked the question:
““Why the film (sic) has portrayed only Muslims as terrorists? It (sic) would have shown people from other religions as terrorists.”
no one ele does it, furqan.
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S R Wakankar says
We have to find out “Real/Authentic Islam” which is non-Arab Asia’s great ancient tradition of non-Arab Islam which is India’s Hindu Islam. The Islam which is so much talked about since 9/11 is “Arab Islam” which is “for the Arab, by the Arab, of the Arab”. Its frame or canvas is Arabia only.
Non-Arab Asia’s non-Arab Islam is very very old; it far pre-dates Arab Islam; if Arab Islam is 1400 years old, this non-Arab Asia’s non-Arab Islam is 14000 years old. This has to be clearly understood. Both are quite separate trends or streams. Hindu Islam is a totally different thing; it is fully democratic and tolerant; non-supremacist/non-Jihadi/non anti-West. It exists in full harmony and peace with the West and its core values of liberty, democracy and peace.
AfPak is the birth-place of Hindu Islam but due to Medieval Arab/Muslim Imperialism of which Hindu India was prime target, this vital fact has remained suppressed; the whole AfPak region was Islamized but India survived the onslaught-thanks to the great Hindu word and the RESISTANCE it offered.
Just scratch a bit and you will find the great old stream of Hindu Islam flowing underneath. We have to research and rediscover it afresh.
Arab Islam is Koranic and Mohammedan while the ancient Hindu Islam is Vedic and non-Mohammedan.
The Dara/Aurangzeb controversy of 17th century was centred on this one point only; Dara had understood Hindu Islam while for Aurangzeb it was blasphemy which resulted in Dara’s execution.
Dara was in all sense of the term a great Martyr of Hindu Islam but his younger brother Aurangzeb who had usurped the throne and become Emperor had other view which proclaimed that “only Arab Islam was Islam”.
For Dara, “Hindu Islam was also Islam”.
The debate is still going on.
voegelinian says
“Non-Arab Asia’s non-Arab Islam is very very old; it far pre-dates Arab Islam; if Arab Islam is 1400 years old, this non-Arab Asia’s non-Arab Islam is 14000 years old. ”
Thanks. Just have a seat over there and Nurse Ratchett will see you shortly.
gravenimage says
S R Wakankar wrote:
We have to find out “Real/Authentic Islam” which is non-Arab Asia’s great ancient tradition of non-Arab Islam which is India’s Hindu Islam…
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This post is pretty incoherent, but it appears to be more of a type we have seen many times before: a) that there is are versions of Islam that are intrinsically peaceful and b) that these versions are somehow a more “authentic” Islam than the real thing.
But this is bullsh*t—Islam in India has been just as savage as everywhere else. Infidel Indians, in fact, have in sheer numbers suffered more than any other population—the estimate is up to *80 million* Infidel Indians slaughtered by Muslims.
So you’ll just have to take your crap elsewhere—most Jihad Watchers are well aware of this history.
Dennis Trisker says
Perhaps what Mr. Wakankar is Sufism which in its present form is identified with Islam. When I lived in Egypt I would visit the Sufi Mosque in Cairo. The Pir, or spiritual guide told me that Sufism was the real teaching of Islam, that the heart of Sufism was love, that the Quran has been added to. He explained that the “companions” of Mohammed received a teaching right from the Prophets mouth, a teaching beyond the book. These Sufis have been persecuted in almost all Muslim countries and have tried to educate the majority in the inner jihad. Indian Sufis often worship together with Hindus, have adopted Hindu customs and are generally rejected by orthodox Muslims.
sushilpershad says
The Qur’an Is Preached In Mosques Indoctrinated In Islamic Schools So Who Is Responsible Misinterpretation Of The Qur’an For Terrorism ??
p.s. elliott says
Most of the answers and comments here are, in my opinion, mostly correct in observations. The Middle East has been in turmoil for century’s, and it is unlikely it will magically fix itself, nor lend itself to ‘being fixed’. What seems to be the most argued today, aside from the obvious ‘terrorism’ that fills the newspapers, is the ‘problem’ with the Israeli’s/Jews, woven in with the ‘rights’ of the Palestinians and the ‘violation’ of stealing from them and Muslims in general. It seems that whatever piece of property Muslims are not standing on, was stolen from them. What I don’t hear here or anywhere else, is the underlying problem nay, cause, of these global ‘problems’. May I offer the answer to this forum gallery………
The ‘problem’ in its earliest form is a Isaac/Ishmael problem. As long as Israel and Jews (and to a lesser extent Christians) exist, Islam is proved a false religion. Once they are exterminated (driven into the sea….), there will be no one left to argue ownership.
gravenimage says
India: Enraged Muslims demand ban of movie about “how Qur’an has been misinterpreted to give birth to terrorism”
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This is *hardly* the first time we’ve seen this—that even a Taqiyya-filled whitewash of Islam is not considered enough of a whitewash, because it dares to mention Islam and Jihad terror together to begin with.
More:
It’s “a bold film on myths about Quran” — a “jihad against terrorism.” You’d think that peaceful Muslims would be glad to see this addressed — certainly I myself am interested to see how Ajaz Khan makes a case that “Quran has been misinterpreted to give birth to terrorism”…
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Well, of course he won’t—but most Infidels won’t even think to ask.
S R Wakankar says
What is to be noted is the fact no one has the right to claim exclusive monopoly over Islam but unfortunately Arabs have done this through Arab/Muslim Imperialism which is basically a PTA(ie Perso/Turkish/Arabic affair.
Everybody has his own Islam which should be respected. To say that “Arab Islam” is the “only” Islam is the Wahhabi/Aurangzebi/undemocratic/supremacist/fanatical/militant line, and not the liberal Dara line who believed the dictum of “Hindu Islam was also Islam” for which he had to sacrifice his life in 1658 AD.
Problem is something else; it is “Medieval Arab/Muslim Imperialism” and not Islam the religion. If Allah is eternal. Islam is also eternal. How can it be started only in the 7th century? Yes Arab Islam undoubtedly started in the 7th century. But we are discussing Islam the eternal religion, not Arab Islam which is a brand or variant of it. Why to mix the two and create all this confusion? Let it be “for the Arab, by the Arab, of the Arab”. We are concerned with our own Islam, our own Book, our own Prophet.
The non-Arab Islam tradition of non-Arab Asia has to be seen and taken in this perspective. It is non-Mohammedan and non-Koranic. It is Vedic and its language is the great classical language of the East-Sanskrit. Even pre-Arab Islam Persia and Turkey come into this non-Arab Islam fold. They are not Arab; they are non-Arab people.
We have nothing against Arab Islam. It is perfectly justified in its original setting-its land of birth which is its true frame or canvas. If they feel a special attachment to camel, how can we object to it? But if they would insist that everybody should have the same feeling for the camel, it would be strange.
We have to separate the Eternal Islam from Arab Islam. The deadly mix-up has caused all these problems. Is Allah only Arab? That would mean a certain distance from the non-Arab people and non-Arab world which is not the case at all. Almighty Allah is universal.
In the name of Islam, how can Arab Imperialism be allowed to make its case? This point was raised by nobody else than Allama Iqbal himself who is considered to be the Father of Pakistan and whose portraits are displayed in every govt. office in Pakistan.
anon says
There ain’t any Hindu Islam..dara singh tried to merge two utterly different religions and paid with his life. Hinduism and and Islam can never mix, there ain’t any allah or bullah in Hindu texts…
anon says
There ain’t any Hindu Islam..dara tried to merge two utterly different religions and paid with his life. Hinduism and and Islam can never mix, there ain’t any allah or bullah in Hindu texts…
R says
I think this movie is a good start. Even if this movie promotes Quran, the viewers will very easily find out the hidden false meaning because even if u make a rotten fruit look good, it will always smells bad. May be because of this movie, people may open and read the Quran. That’s enough. Quran can speak for itself. Once a sane person reads the Quran, he will be convinced that Quran is a “Terror Manual” and full of Fairy Tales.
Whitey says
Muslims eat our food, drink our water, take shelter in our lands and for what?.. To disrespect our culture, insult our fallen war hero’s and terrorize local natives?
They spread hate through their schools and Mosques against Non-Believers ,Hindu and White Westerners.
They have extra benefits and do not have to pay simple things that we have been forced to pay.like they get sabsidi om Hajj for Makka .
They simply get rights that Indian people do not!
Yes sunny ,islam means TROUBLE and VIOLENCE….wherever they go in the world they bring disaster
marky says
The film itself is another 5th column attempt anyway.
Muhamad is their terrorist example amongst all the other filthy, perverted and intollerant examples of their ‘best man on earth to follow’