Muslims And Yoga Comments
MUSLIMS AND YOGA
We celebrated the International Yoga Day on 21/6/2015. Unfortunately, it was interpreted by politically motivated groups in India as a BJP programme initiated by Mr.Narendra Modi, our Prime Minister. Muslim Personal Law Board is one among such groups. There are different types of Muslims like the North Indian Deyoband group, Berelwis, Quadiyanis, and the South Indian Ponnani sects. There are Sunnis and Shiaites in India. Among them one is opposed to the other though all carry Holy Qur’an with them. So, this institutionalized religions function in India as a closed religion accusing one another. They follow this negative approach in every issue in the society. Indian Vote Bank identity politics creates this gulf wider and creates a negative anti-integration mood. This is the cause of opposition to Yoga Day Celebrations.
Actually, the Christian community favours Yoga and they teach it in their Seminaries and Convents where the priests and nuns are respectively trained. Muslims do yoga every day during their five times Prayer(Namaz) .But they do not realize it. Their priests do not recognize it and explain the benefits of Yoga steps proper to the common man. The Muslim clergy is averse to tell the truth to the people as they want to be the only True Spiritualists and denying the truth so clear. They make Muslims ignorant and exploit ordinary devotees.
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Wow mashallah sir this is a brilliant comparison. We muslims have both spiritual n bodily exercise in prayer and yes it is like yoga and many western exercises they show on TV. Because hinduism n christianity both were true religions frm God for their ancient times but are not meant for modern times since they have been adulterated and corrupted n changed., while the Quran is intact and unchangeable. U know i too observd with wondr that hindu prayer bells ring at exactly our azaan timings! And their festival here is around Eid period too. Kudos.
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8/11/2025 10:51:28 PM # 1.0.0
Thank you Nasarudheen P. Parameswaran for this illuminating discussion. It contains material that poets may find inspiring. It finds common ground and affirms what has value across the boundaries of faiths. As you say in your poem on Ramzan, //...Even Rasool had no power to enforce but propagate/ Only to be a model to make human-beings modern...//