Muslims & Vande Matram

Vande
Matram includes some lines which declare the soil of motherland a deity to be
worshipped. This is against basic tenets of Islam as it orders its followers to
worship Allah only and not others. Even worshipping one’s mother or Prophet
Muhammad are not allowed for Muslims as it is the gravest sin in Islam. It is
because the creator of all creatures including mothers, fathers, motherlands and
the whole universe is the Supreme Being-Allah or God only and only He deserves
worship by human beings.

Hence,
demanding Muslims to sing Vande Matram is, in fact, demanding them to convert to
non-Islam, which is a very dangerous and illegal demand in this secular country.
Not singing Vande Matram(which is, in fact, worshipping) does not mean not
loving the motherland ‘India’ in the same manner as Muslims do not worship their
actual mothers and their Prophet but they love them utmost. Muslims have always
proved their patriotism and sacrificed their lives in thousands for the sake of
the country. They are bound to do so also because Islam orders to love one’s
motherland. Expression of love and patriotism to one’s motherland does not
necessary lie in singing Vande Matram. There are many ways to express it and one
always must remember that the deeds speak louder than the words. Can we say that
Pujjyosri Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the composer of this poem remained
unpatriotic and unfaithful to the country before his composition of this poem in
1875? Can we say that all the early leaders and nationalists before 1875 were
enemies of the country and unpatriotic because they never sang Vande Matram? Can
Muslims be justified in demanding all Indian citizens to be buried in the sacred
soil of the motherland in spite of being burnt after death because it looks
closer to patriotism and love for the nation than being burnt? The answer of all
theses questions are in BIG Negative. Then why are they being demanded to sing
Vande Matram while it is they who have composed the famous song “Sare Jahan Se
Achcha '..” and sing it on all occasions.

To me,
this demand can only be made by fanatic forces who want to weaken the country
and leave it backward in all fields. They want to make it a big issue only to
express their hatred against the Muslim community and create an atmosphere of
confusion and unrest in the country. They are the true enemies of the country.