Yesterday Muslim extremists chopped of the hand of the teacher who was responsible for the controversial question paper. Lets forgive the extremists cos we dont expect anything else from those idiots. They are filled with venom from a young age and they expect a virgin at heaven wen they die. Even I wont mind chopping a hand or a leg if I have the conviction that Ill get laid in heaven.
But there are a few others in this whole controversy that we cannot forgive even after knowing the truth. The controversial question is taken from a book written by Ex-CPI-M MLA P. T. Kunhumuhammad. How can a piece written by a well known Muslim itself insult the prophet ? Ohh I understood it becomes an insult when a someone from another religion copied it. Thats how communal-ism works right ?
The police kidnapped the teachers son and held him hostage to make the teacher surrender himself. When did our police become so chicken ? Why was no action taken against the illegal custody of an innocent person ?
The KSU did a protest march, again dont expect more from the little monkeys.
Education minister MA Baby asked the Idukki district administration to file a criminal case against the teacher.
The diocese which owns the college immediately came up with an apology to the Islamic community thereby officially declaring the teacher a culprit. If no wrong was done then why apologize ?
The college authorities even went to the extent of suspending the teacher, now thats only because the Christian management wanted to wash their hands off the issue and give in to angry Muslim mob ? Ohh yea its history repeating itself.
Remember the Governor of Judia, Pontius Pilate who washed his hands off the issue even when he knew Jesus Christ was innocent and allowed the Jews to crucify him. The Christian management did exactly the same. I pray for their souls cos they are the most pathetic and in need of our prayers.
The issue is not that Prof. Joseph copied the text from Kunjumuhammed’s article in it’s entirety. In Kunjumuhammed’s text, it was a lunatic talking to God and God calls the lunatic “naayinte mone” in response, whereas in Prof. Joseph’s version the lunatic is presented as the prophet himself. Now, I would support if Prof. Joseph was an atheist who doesn’t believe Christ, Muhammed or whatever, but here is a practicing Christian intentionally denigrating a religious icon revered by all Muslims in the world. That is communal and it is a big crime he did. The college management and the Church was right in suspending the said professor and apologizing to the Muslim community wrt this matter.
But it is equally communal and even more importantly terrifying that the extremists/terrorists from Muslim side were physically attacking back rather than ideologically.
Comment by Jo — July 5, 2010 @ 8:58 am
I have many friends named Muhammed, its not that only the prophet is called Muhammed. Also how can you conclude with such strong conviction that he did it intentionally ?
Comment by Kenney Jacob — July 5, 2010 @ 9:06 am
@jo,
If anyone is trying to defame religion its the original author who is an atheist. How come you can say a practicing christian is the one who is trying to offend sentiments here?
Comment by Vineeth Jose — July 5, 2010 @ 12:18 pm
it is really brutal to cut the hand of that professor.
But why you fucking people putting such bullshit and useless questions in the exams! you dont have any other questions to ask? or you dont have any other names except mohammed, why can’t you give the name of jesus to that mad man!
Comment by ishaq — July 5, 2010 @ 12:36 pm
How can a teacher use such harsh words in a question paper for students, even if it is not Mohammad / God or anything like this. There are a lot of quotes can be seen in P T Kunhumuhammad’s book.
Moreover what is seeing in the book of Kunhumuhammad? Was he quote it as original? So his intention is clear for anyone having some commonsense.
So he deserve it…
Comment by NUJU — July 5, 2010 @ 4:18 pm
Nuju,
We are living in a supposed to be democratic and secular country with a law and order system. There are ways to solve such issues, chopping off hands and legs may be the Shariya way, but not the indian way.
Comment by Kenney Jacob — July 5, 2010 @ 4:27 pm
Why muslims fight for God? You people think your God is too weak and he need your protection? Which God taught you to kill people? Infront of a poor old mother they removed his hands. Still you guys belive that God will bless you by this.A muslim can write book and take money then can eat it. Poor professor asked a question and it is only wrong.
Comment by Abraham Mathew — July 5, 2010 @ 5:49 pm
kenney,
surprising u r opposing sharia laws now , tha was not the case when u argued for islamic banking…
Comment by jayapradeep — July 5, 2010 @ 7:02 pm
@kenney
its surprsing that u r opposing sharia laws now. werent u justifying its usage in islamic banking , well seemingly it comes as a whole package not as piece meal deal. so lets all sit back and watch “creeping sharia” in our midst
Comment by jayapradeep — July 5, 2010 @ 7:04 pm
@jayapradeep
I never supported shariya laws ie copping peoples hands and legs. What I said is that we need not be afraid when someone says Islamic banking. Maybe its your memory….
Comment by Kenney Jacob — July 5, 2010 @ 7:26 pm
I couldn’t find anything offensive in this paper ( use of nainte mone can be accepted since the same is given to college students) and “padachone “ doesn’t mean for Prophet in Malayalam that simply refer to the creator towards the northern end of the state. I feel ( just on the basis of the posted question paper) this is just made in to a controversial issue by some people for their political advantage.
And more over I am damn sure about that those who attacked are not having the ability to read and understand the context of the question
Now I will go a little bit about this type of organizations in our state
Do u think that this are just crated overnight, No they started their work years back. There are many such organizations in different theme (I could not use any other word for this. Eg. Some say like left parties some like other way etc..). I have seen the working of such organizations in college campus ( even in technical univ/ institutes also ). Many of them start as a prayer/ debate/ discussion groups and gather members and gradually poison the members by gradual brainwash( this is not just perception I have accidently read one of such organizations internal memo it asked to form a group of people etc..).
Sorry I don’t want to specify any names of organization or religion just becoz I don’t like doing so
Comment by vipin — July 5, 2010 @ 11:55 pm
In islam there is way of peace,but some are so sentimental about the religion.so, whenever we act or react we have to concern others right also.we all are contemning these act,but same time i am surpriced kenneys joke on sharia law.it is not necessery when other issues came up?you need only your money safe?think well my friend…and learn more about islam.that’s better than we comment without wisdom. by nash ali
Comment by nash ali — July 6, 2010 @ 1:53 am
Who is offending Muslims more? The people who did this atrocity or the people who made some stupid cartoons of their prophet? I am more offended against this act against humanity more than a billion Muslims combined could over any caricature of their prophet or religion.
Comment by Pathan — July 6, 2010 @ 2:56 am
Who is offending Muslims more? The people who did this atrocity or the people who made some stupid cartoons of their prophet? I am more offended over this act against humanity more than a billion Muslims combined could over any caricature of their prophet or religion.
Comment by Pathan — July 6, 2010 @ 2:58 am
Well written Kenney. The net loss was only for the victim and his family. All the others only gained from these.
Gain 1- MA Baby capitalized the incident and so the other political parties to appease the Muslims.
Gain 2- Popularfront and others used this to make their donors happy( after all the money they use not just comes from petrodinnars)
Gain 3- Church condemned the question paper row letting the Professor crussified thereby enhancing secular image.
I wonder if Shariya law is different for Kunjaahmmed after all it was copyrighted to him.
Comment by Thomson — July 6, 2010 @ 11:02 am
May be Popularfront, NDF and Socialist Democratic Party of India and other Muslim radicals can be inducted to state Police as Community Police along with other gundas of Kodiyeri.
The Kerala social scene is so screwd up that it will never change .
Comment by Thomson — July 6, 2010 @ 11:12 am
kenney !
first off all who did this act is really against islam, it is not sharia law also ! cuting hand is only for theft !
muslims are not worried about thier” padachon”, god is only one for all.
but in the same time, we have to strongly offend these type acts coming in to our social arena. actually we are making people terrorist or radicals and rascals ! by doing these acts ! think ! every society there will be some illiterate people who blindly believe their religion and theories. so try to avoid any misunderstanding !
Comment by ishaq — July 6, 2010 @ 12:49 pm
can you please write that question in English?
Comment by aas — July 6, 2010 @ 1:02 pm
@Kenney
Like I mentioned in FB, Prof. Joseph took the passage and instead of leaving the lunatic nameless (as in the original passage) he added a name (which he did not have to do) and the name he chose was Muhammed (which also he did not have to do as there are many other common Muslim names if he had to give one). Prof Joseph, a practicing Christian doing this was unnecessary for the educational program. These are my reasons to believe that there is something wrong on the other side (remember that the college management and Church did take action against him and they must have seen the same reasons). Not a conviction but there is a stronger possibility of him doing it intentionally with the reasons listed here.
None of these justifies the gruesome act of the extremist forces though.
@VineethJose – Hope you now have read my reasons above. And P T Kunjumuhammed did not defame religion. He was quoting an actual event that took place in his hometown. By name twisting it while quoting the passage, Prof Joseph gave it a different dimension which is denigrating to the original author, P T Kunjumuhammed, himself.
Comment by Jo — July 6, 2010 @ 2:03 pm
@Jo
I know the church and how its thinks, they were doing exactly what I wrote in my post, washing their hands off. Pathetic souls are afraid of the violent and organised extremists.
If you have not noticed, even in PT Kunjumuhammeds version, the god is abusive and none if these hand choppers found that inuslting. Ahhh how will they…. where do they have time to read a book….
Comment by Kenney Jacob — July 6, 2010 @ 2:23 pm
@Kenney
I am not blindly supporting the Church, if you had thought so. For the Church, Communists are still enemy no:1. They put all blame on Communism because that is an easier and safer target. The Church leaders only want to keep their power and manipulate the flock to further their interests. That’s why they said Communism is a far greater enemy than VHP when Orissa riots happened. They would repeat it still if VHP is replaced by Muslim extremists here. The idiotic flock, however, blindly follow their shepherds without a question.
But in this case, I would say they have done the right thing by apologizing to the Muslim community if this incident had hurt their sentiments. I don’t see any reason for the Church to support the Professor and turn the whole thing into a Christian-Muslim communal issue. The apology should have hopefully put an end to the controversy, but unfortunately the extremists then took the matter to their hands.
I have no idea about what all the extremists would find offensive. I do not expect any such religiously offended ones to be sensible. Be it the MFH case or this one. It doesn’t make sense to expect them to have common sense. Only option is to bring them before law and teach them some sense.
Comment by Jo — July 6, 2010 @ 5:29 pm
The apology by the church made the situation worse. It gave the impression that the Church also thinks the man is guilty. They simply could have sept their silence.
Comment by Kenney Jacob — July 6, 2010 @ 5:34 pm
Kenney,
You cannot expect to deal with the extremists in the normal terms. The extremists would do what they intended to do, regardless of an apology from the Church. But the apology has made results in the quarters where it was supposed to make an effect. Like IUML or such saner groups of Muslims. All those groups have kept restrained while registering their protest in a saner and democratic way, except for extremist groups like Popular Front.
Comment by Jo — July 6, 2010 @ 5:46 pm
Jo, here seems to be convinced that the Mohammed in the question paper is Prophet Mohemmed. Why do you think he is a mad man ? It can be as imaginary as the conversation detalied by K T Kunju Muhammed in Page 58 of the book.
I dont think Islam is a religion of pieces. There are more odds for the madman to be the Prophet.
What is really needed is a World level competetion of punctuations with Mohammed as a character to protest the terrorist activities of these Muslim terrorist. The first prize should be a trip to Afghanisatn or Saudi Arabia with a free three day training on cutting the edge axe technologies.
Comment by Thomas — July 6, 2010 @ 7:46 pm
I find the comments of Jo amusing. If any madman is named Mohammed, is that going to be Prophet Muhammed. It is none other that P. T. Kunhumuhammad, who is responsible for the prose.
These same fundamentalists were arreseted earlier for barging in to house of the Professor and the CPIM helped them to get out. The law and order in Kerala are under chaos.One can only except fundamentalist rules in place under this third rated communists where Taliban rules and fake pakistan printed Indian currencey runs.
Comment by Thomson — July 7, 2010 @ 12:45 am
The greatest contribution of Communist government is the patronage they provided for the rise of religious fundamentalism in Kerala. They were shameless in integrating Madani to mainstream in Kerala and playing all the dirty games.
No security was provided for the Professor and his family. His son was beaten up. MA Baby communalized the issue. All for using a prose from a Communist Muslim writer- P. T. Kunhumuhammad.
Lets celebrate the rise of Kerala from highest social index rating in India to supplying terrorists to Kashmir >>> hub of fake Indian currency >> to the land of taliban mullas ..
In few years we will have the opportunity to contribute successor to Osama Bin Laden. Lets invite the poor Afghan Taliban to safe hideouts of Popular Front of India in Moovatupuzha, Perumbavoor, Erattupetta.
In few years may be we will have the oppurutnity to contribute successor to Osama Bin Laden.
The morale of the sotry- Dont ever name a madman Mohammed. He might be mistaken as Prophet Mohammed.
Comment by Thomson — July 7, 2010 @ 12:59 am
A day will soon come when every human being in kerala will have a GUN .
Comment by rak — July 7, 2010 @ 6:36 am
@Kenny, Do you really think that professor is innocent ?
I feel that there is a slight factor of intention putting this.
where ever it comes from he is not supposed to put this sort of things in a question paper. Is he dumb ? he is a professor right ? he should have some sense to know that this will create issues. so I belive he did this intentionally.may he belive or not he should not spit on other peoples belief.There is no question of the institution or church being with him.What they did is correct.
PS:it might have been good if things where over there. but I agree what happened after that is not at all justifiable.
Comment by Ren — July 7, 2010 @ 12:29 pm
The things done by guys to the professor was so brutal and should be punished in good way so that things like this never happens again.
But i am not satisfied with what the professor did on the paper. Its not because i am a Muslim, but we are living in a secular state and all our activities should respect other religion also. Being a senior professor and a good thinker i believe his intention was not good. You are saying its a part of the book and if a part is taken out to place as a question, do you believe this will not create a -ve impact on some religion? There are lots of mad guys (In all religion) around. So everyone should take initiative not to provoke anyone. He is a professor, and he should never do that kind of things.
I never support the after effect of question paper issues. That is not Islamic way.
Thanks
Comment by Amjith PS — July 7, 2010 @ 3:28 pm
If T J Joseph had copied the text from Kunjumohammed’s novel and represented it as
). However, he changed it to Mohammad: padachone padachone…, which couldn’t have been anything but a deliberate act. He could have chosen 100 other names even if he did want to give a name to the character, instead of using “madman”. He could have made a reference to the novel, but he didn’t.
madman: padachone padachone…, which is true to the book, it would have been a question that was immediately forgotten after answering (or failing to do so
So, it was deliberately done to make it look like a conversation between god and the prophet. Also note that T J Joseph never denied anything. I am not saying what they did to him was right. That was a barbaric act and I am one who argues for stricter punishment for all terror acts. However, it is not true that Joseph is totally innocent of deliberately trying to insult a religion. He deliberately did it, and reaped the results.
Comment by Loafer — July 7, 2010 @ 5:43 pm
@ishaq: “Actually, we are making these terrorists..”
I beg to disagree. It’s like saying we are making gunpowder by igniting it! We are not making them, we are only exposing them. Of course I agree with you that it’s not always a wise thing to do.
“….are people who blindly believe their religion and theories…”
So would there be freethinkers who see through religion, and offend these fanatics.
Comment by Pathan — July 8, 2010 @ 2:28 am
@Ren
When this issue started I thought he was stupid to have put such a question paper and deserved the suspension.
But Now I think, what the heck… it was taken from a book written by a Muslim, more over the issue exposed the fact that there are criminals in this society, walking among us who can plan and execute such an act in the name of a question paper, I am scared that there are people who motivate these kind of criminals, there are people who spend money to get this act done and the mostly scared and feeling a lot sad that there were huge rallies against the arrest of those culprits.
This is what you call a communal divide and this is what the criminals achieved. Yes I think the professor is innocent cos he did nothing that broke India’s law, and India is not a Muslim country.
Comment by Kenney Jacob — July 8, 2010 @ 7:03 am
The first thing Professor did after it become a controversy was to apologize to everyone who felt offended. He did that numerous times but it just went to duff ears.
The Professor was a member of the left teachers association and was known for his leftist views. There is nothing unnatural for the Professor to use P. T. Kunhumuhammad in the exam paper given his left leanings.
The reaction of Muslim friends are shocking. I think there is dare shortage of moderate view in Muslim community. Kerala Muslim’s appears to be like Hills which are (look) green (blue) far away.
For any crap thing in the world, the Muslim Mullas raise Fatwa in India. Are there any Fatwa’s that Madman can not be named Mohammed ?
If you are so convinced that your Prophet need axe and he is a madman, why dont you guys ask your Mullas to raise Fatwa so that it is known to others that madman can not be named as Mohammed. Even fatwa from the Bluefilm Mullas ( Popularfront- NDF- Socialist Democratic Party Mullas who were caught with Bluefilm cd’s ) will help, as it gives publicity.
Comment by Thomson — July 8, 2010 @ 10:33 am
Look at the profile of these Muslim terrorists- welders, pipe fitters, painters who works on daily wages of Rs-150-200 with a family of 10-12 kids to support. How do they get the money to undertake massive attacks ?.
The Moovatuuzha hand chopping Muslim terrorist activity was planned with at least 30 lakhs. What is the source of this money ?
I don’t expect these uneducated mess to be knowledgeable about the screenplay book of P. T. Kunhumuhammad. But I do expect the NIA to investigate on the fake Pakistan printed currency racket and their relationship with Muslim terrorists in Kerala.
It is indeed shocking that after conducting such a terrorist activity, these uneducated Mulla mess can take the street of Moovatupuzha, Perumbavoor etc. No wonder if some of the media reports are true that some police men are in pay roll of Muslim terrorist outfits.
Comment by Thomson — July 8, 2010 @ 10:36 am
Read the below interesting story. This is difference between religion and also the difference between educated and uneducated.
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Sr-Marie-Stella,-sister-of-blasphemous-professor-who-had-hand-chopped-off,-talks-about-forgiveness-18868.html
Comment by Thomson — July 8, 2010 @ 10:58 am
this is what afterall you deserve … as a humen being i condemn this incident. but this incedent shown that chrisitans got what they offered to hindus in Kerala .. many thousands of Hindus suffered and still suffering due to their blasphemy .. loook you tried to spoil on ereligion and now you feeling the same … this suits for ” TIT FOR TAT ” , as one religious s word says’ ” YOU ONLY DESERVE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE ” . we need pure secularism not pesudo secularism .
Comment by pansys — July 8, 2010 @ 6:07 pm
No sane person in this world will justify the thing that was done to this poor professor.it was just barbaric..
but when we look at the facts and how everything began..we can see something is not right…we have many reasons to suspect the intentions of the professor.A senior professor and an intellectual person like Mr.Joseph should do whatever he can do to promote love and peace among different communities but instead he used his wisdom to hurt the sentiments of a section of society and thought that he can outsmart all the people.
Comment by wfalcon — July 11, 2010 @ 1:43 am
there is no faults with the activists , they are brainwashed by their religious heads .. i have seen a religious superior responds to the incident
“IT SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED.. WE COULD HAVE PUNISHED IN THE SAME WAY WHAT HE(PROFESSOR)DID”–
is this the way a spiritual leader should speak??!!.. this again goes to racism and sounds arrogance…
if one spiritual leader talks like this what we could expect from commons.
the bloodies first understand what is India culture,, if not it squite sarcastic to say “INDIAN”
Comment by krishnan — July 14, 2010 @ 1:26 pm
How come there is a lot of talk about secularism, respecting sentiments, and deciding the fine line between what is to be asked for a question paper, how to name a character etc. when nothing of this sort could be seen in MF Hussain’s case? I thought all this is a part of freedom of expression.
Comment by Prasanth — July 15, 2010 @ 11:51 am
When I hear the name Mohammad, the first thing come to my mind is the big twit Mohammad Ajmal Kasab. Why none is think about that Mohammad, he is also a Mohammad. The main problem is that, when some terrorists say something, some fools are also coming out to support them, anyway these terrorists wont get any support in Kerala.
Jai Hind !
Comment by Gig — July 20, 2010 @ 4:37 am
What is the rational of intentionality behaind insulting religious sentiments?
The controversial question papaer was one prepared for just an internal examination for an undergraduate course (B.Com. 2nd year),where less than half of the students are taking second language as their malayalam; majority prefer Hindi (all students know scoring marks for Hindi is easy). What is the percentage of students appear for internal exams? Further,how many students from Muslim community wrote the exam? 4 or 5? Do all Muslims will be hurted by such a qustion? At least P.T.Kunjumuhammed would be an exemption, right? If the the professor had made a single wall poster, pasted on the bus-stop, more people would have read it. Hence it is absurd to say he had an intention to insult any one. If the same question had asked for a University examination (where the name of the person set the question paper is unknown), whose hand would be chopped?
Comment by John Muhammed — July 20, 2010 @ 7:03 pm
screw the pfi activists and islamofascists they deserve death for trying to create a bosnia,lebanon scenario in kerala religion should be personel any one incite violence in the name of religion is a pure and simple terrorist also are mussies beliefs resting on sinking sand that they cannot tolerate criticism or slurs against their beliefs
Comment by kinanana — July 25, 2010 @ 7:35 pm
As far as I am concerned religion is like alcohol.
1. Both are hallucination where you imagine things that are not ‘REAL’.
2. Both gives you courage in times of distress.
3. We dont need ‘both’.We have just got used to them so much over centuries that we feel we cannot live without them.
The Professors statement was foolish and unecessary. It was provocative.But not a sin the deserves amputation.
If a Christian finds a muslim preaching that jesus is not God or the son of god…should the christian rip off the Mulsims hands.
Bottom line…Your religion or faith is yours problem….get over it. Intolerance that comes with religion is the reason Im against religion.
For any of you think that religion morality comes from religion…please read through the so called sacred books without prejudice. There is so much if immoralty, violence and intolerence. If youre still not convinced…simply take the Hitchens challenge….which is….
“Name me an ethical statement made or an action performed by a believer that could not have been made or performed by a non-believer.”
Comment by Arshid Padiath — August 3, 2010 @ 2:00 am
As far as I am concerned religion is like alcohol.
1. Both are hallucination where you imagine things that are not ‘REAL’.
2. Both gives you courage in times of distress.
3. We dont need ‘both’.We have just got used to them so much over centuries that we feel we cannot live without them.
The Professors statement was foolish and unecessary. It was provocative.But not a sin the deserves amputation.
If a Christian finds a muslim preaching that jesus is not God or the son of god…should the christian rip off the Mulsims hands…….
Bottom line…Your religion or faith is yours problem….get over it. Intolerance that comes with religion is the reason Im against religion.
For any of you think that religion morality comes from religion…please read through the so called sacred books without prejudice. There is so much if immoralty, violence and intolerence. If youre still not convinced…simply take the Hitchens challenge….which is….
“Name me an ethical statement made or an action performed by a believer that could not have been made or performed by a non-believer.”
Comment by Arshid Padiath — August 3, 2010 @ 2:27 am
The media should have published the textbook excerpt and tried not to let the whole issue flare up.
A person can have any name -Raman, Krishnan, Joseph, Jesus, Mohammed..A lunatic is just a common man who got mentally deranged..He too could be having the name of a God.. Otherwise naming person’s with the God’s or prophet’s name among people should not be allowed…Anyway it has opened our eyes to the intolerant attitude cropping up in our state…
Remember, God doesn’t need us to protect him..
Comment by Sree — August 5, 2010 @ 1:54 pm
This is not a question of whether it is Islam or Christianity that is the straight path (or if alcohol is a better choice), rather it is the question of how much we respect other people’s faith. The intention of the professor (and the department/college that approved the paper) is very apparent. To put “padachone” and “muhammed” in one sentence and to argue that it does not have anything to do with Muslims is an empty argument. In sensitive times like these, one cannot err on the side of caution when making statements having “religious” significance. if only the professor had indicated in the excerpt that the madman was taking to himself (like how the original author did), and, as Jo suggested, used a different name…….
However, there is no way the attack on the professor may be condoned…
Comment by Rehana Shukkur — August 14, 2010 @ 5:32 pm
@Rehana
You seem confused, the issue is not about a person creating a misleading question paper, it has become an opportunity to see how much of religious hatred is there in this state, it has become an opportunity to learn that money is coming to this state from external sources for funding such terrorist activities.. and above all it has become an opportunity for people like you to check what your leaders are doing…
Comment by Kenney Jacob — August 16, 2010 @ 7:26 am
Kenny, please open your eyes and read between the lines if your are truly in search of truth. It is time to wake up and understand that you see only what you are made to see. Is it coincidence that too many things happen around the world that all points to one thing? I would suggest u start your research at Jordan Maxwell.
Comment by Rehana Shukkur — August 16, 2010 @ 5:58 pm
If joseph was in saudi his head must have gone, shame on him,
Comment by Ibbu — September 3, 2010 @ 7:44 am
Fortunately we live in a democratic country governed by a set of non-barbaric laws.
Comment by Kenney Jacob — September 3, 2010 @ 7:55 am
As-Salāmu `Alayk(um)—Peace be upon you,
The Arabic text with transliteration and translation in English is as follows: [Qur'an 1:1].
1:1 بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيم
Bismillāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
1:2 الْحَمْدُ للّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِين
Al ḥamdu lillāhi rabbi l-’ālamīn
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds
1:3 الرَّحمـنِ الرَّحِيم
Ar raḥmāni r-raḥīm
The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
1:4 مَـالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّين
Māliki yawmi d-dīn
Master of the Day of Judgement
1:5 إِيَّاك نَعْبُدُ وإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِين
Iyyāka na’budu wa iyyāka nasta’īn
To you we worship and to you we turn to in help.
1:6 اهدِنَــــا الصِّرَاطَ المُستَقِيمَ
Ihdinā ṣ-ṣirāṭ al-mustaqīm
Show us the straight path,
1:7 صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنعَمتَ عَلَيهِمْ غَيرِ المَغضُوبِ عَلَيهِمْ وَلاَ الضَّالِّين
Ṣirāṭ al-laḏīna an’amta ‘alayhim ġayril maġḍūbi ‘alayhim walāḍ ḍāllīn
The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.
Comment by Al-fathiha — September 4, 2010 @ 1:41 pm
Height of intolerance. There will be lunatics with extreme views no matter who you side with and what you say. Try to correct it now. First of all provide best of medical aid to get Professor’s hand working, restore his job, ask church to withdraw apology and let that professor issue statement to name that lunatic after me. For respective God’s sake do not harm anyone. Christ and Prophet must be sad.
Comment by Vineet — September 4, 2010 @ 6:06 pm
If you are Hindu fight for removing the names of their God (Rama, Krishna, Sita, Lekshman, Hanuman, Ganapathi, Siva, Vishnu,etc..) from every text book & if You are a Christian then fight for their names. Why only Muslims can fight for their Prophet??? In every grammer we can see “Rama killed a snake” It is brutal to God Rama, since he will never do this because snake is considered as another God. What is your opinion???
Comment by Laya — September 5, 2010 @ 8:34 pm
I think every-time somebody chops off the hand or bombs some place in the name of Islam, that is when Islam gets insulted.ironically, the guys who chopped off the professor’s hand are the ones who have insulted Islam the most.
it is not the madness of the extremists that worry me ; it is the silence of the moderate Muslims that is more scary.about time they woke up and told them to shut up. because tomorrow their Axe will be on your hand also.
today one fellow chopped off his wife’s hand, suspecting her of infidelity.no doubt taking confidence from the prof incident.
Comment by gauri — September 9, 2010 @ 10:42 pm
Its a shame as far as the Christian organization is concerned that the Prof got sacked from his job. As fas as the Muslims are concerned nobody expects anything from them but their silence (and most of them who have responded seems to stand on their side of the fence subtly attacking what the Prof has done!). For Christianity this is a warning to the Church for being complacent towards teaching of Christ viz: to take Christ and message all over the world and not under precincts of Church compound walls.
Comment by Milton — September 13, 2010 @ 4:29 pm
After all these controversy what happened? it was a simple set of sentences to be ended in a question paper. Where all it got printed? how many thousands of people read it with assuming it is a abuse.. that is where the actual abuse happens.. this fools are not understanding that..
KT Joseph is 100% right.
Tomorrow, this people will act against news papers if some Muhammed commits some crime?
If some Muhammed does some bank robbery
If some Muhammed does some other bad things.
This fools will always think it is our Muhammed and come with stupid slogans and bark.
Comment by Raj — September 13, 2010 @ 9:42 pm
In brief, both the sides(the professor and the extremists) are guilty. Islam teaches to respect other religions and their worships, so as Christianity,I think. He has done it intentionally and it is clear. But it had to be dealt legally. Islam encourages forgiveness. We should make those people feel remorse by our forgiveness and peaceful protest.
Let us try not to repeat such incidents in future at least we keralites, who claim to be civilized people.
Comment by Anwar — September 15, 2010 @ 12:25 am
Mohammad(The acclaimed prophet of muslims) is not the first person and only person to have that name in this world. The name Mohammad was common in Saudi Arabia even thousands of years before his birth. Mohammad belong to a family of polytheists and his ancestors were priests at mecca. Later Mohammad came into scene claiming he is prophet of god at his 40′s. Before that he was just a camel rider and watchkeeper of camels.
So, Prof. T.J Joseph is NOT at all guilty by even using the name Mohammad in those quotes. Mohammad’s mothers name was Amina and his father’s name was Abdullah. We can find lot of people in this world with these names too.. so, will those Muslim terrorists call the people with names Amina and Abdullah as Mohammad’s mother and father?
Prof. Joseph’s name is that of the name of Christ’s father. Does it mean he is father of Jesus Christ? Does it make any sense for an educated society?
KNOW ISLAM, NO PEACE.
NO ISLAM, KNOW PEACE!
Comment by Kalawhiskey — September 17, 2010 @ 8:47 pm
Kenny you are doing a great job….Keep on an eye on this terroists also
I recommend that that you blog something on “Fifth Coloumn in Kerala” by PFI
Comment by Krishnakumar — December 5, 2010 @ 6:38 pm
Can somebody explain clearly what actually was written in the paper.
Comment by Bilal Shaikh — April 9, 2011 @ 1:15 pm
Are you sure the snippet from the book you have published is the right one ..?
“Lets forgive the extremists cos we dont expect anything else from those idiots. They are filled with venom from a young age and they expect a virgin at heaven wen they die.” if you dont understand islam try reading about it before commenting on it ..It may sound idiotic to you .. but for some people around you its their life , identity etc .. Please respect it .. there have been an organized attack on Muslims and their philosophy from the west as well as from India too .. remember one thing this is a religion whose beloved prophet Mohamed (Peace be up on him ) was an Orphan , Illiterate born and brought up in the UN-inhabitable conditions of Arabian dessert .. with out much help the religion reached every nook and corner of the world ..there was a period the so called west was searching in the dark , the Islamic world was flourishing then …there are not some idiotic guys who blindly followed the religion ..
Comment by simal haneef — October 12, 2011 @ 11:16 pm