On August 15, 1947, our country was liberated from the illegal occupation of the British, and more than 75 years have passed since this independence; but Muslims have not truly been freed yet. They are still deprived of the kind of personal and religious freedom they should have had, and that is why severe atrocities have been inflicted on Muslims from the very first day. They have to face difficulties from the government every day. Efforts are being made to prove Muslims as traitors through various pretexts and excuses; sometimes by amending "Triple Talaq" and interfering in Sharia, and sometimes through the "Waqf Amendment Act 2024", a nefarious attempt is being made to weaken Muslims financially. Sometimes, efforts are being made to snatch religious freedom by implementing the "Uniform Civil Code", and sometimes the lives of Muslims are being made miserable by bulldozing their houses. In short! Muslims are being harassed in this country through various kinds of calamities one after another, and who knows how long this will continue; but Muslims are being patient, with the hope that "the evening of sorrow is long, but it is just an evening".
We had not even escaped one calamity when a full-fledged attempt is being made to put a new calamity around our necks. "Vande Mataram", which is a polytheistic song, the reading of which can endanger the basic belief of Islam, the "belief in Tawhid (Oneness of God)", is being discussed in Parliament to forcibly impose it on Muslims under the pretext of completing 150 years. It seems that progress will be made in our country by humming a particular song, a particular poem, and a particular ghazal, poverty will disappear from here, inflation will end, cases of rape and forced sexual intercourse will decrease, mob lynching will stop, the poisonous atmosphere will be transformed into a clean and transparent atmosphere, and an atmosphere of peace, tranquility, love and affection will prevail in the country. The precious time of Parliament, which should have been used for the welfare of the people, is being wasted only and only to harass Muslims, and to fuel "Hindu-Muslim politics" and "religious politics" on the occasion of elections. The oppressors sitting in the halls do not care about the people, nor about the integrity of the country, they are only concerned with shining their own politics, and sitting on the chair by dividing Hindus and Muslims.
"Vande Mataram" is being forcibly imposed on Muslims, and it is being announced loudly that "if you want to live in India, you have to say Vande Mataram", even though it is a polytheistic song, in which there is talk of worshiping various things along with the four elements, which is completely against the Islamic belief of Tawhid, and Muslims will not be willing to accept it in any way.
India is a democratic country, in which people belonging to every religion have religious freedom, no one is allowed to interfere in anyone's religion, everyone has their own culture and civilization, which the "Constitution of India" gives full scope to practice. Similarly, Muslims are also residents of this country, their sacrifices in the freedom of this country are many times more than other nations, and Muslims have always struggled to protect this country, they also have full authority to practice their religion, and imposing "Vande Mataram" on them is to deprive them of their religious rights, which is not acceptable to us Muslims at any cost, and it should also be remembered that Muslims have never hesitated to give their lives for religion and for the country, if such an occasion comes even today, then we Muslims are ready for it too, and according to the respected leader, "We will die; but we will not read Vande Mataram"; because we are Muslims, our head can only bow before the one and only God, He is worthy of worship, besides Him, all are among His creations, the very idea of worshiping them is against our Islamic beliefs, which we can never do.
The trust of Tawhid is in our hearts ★ It is not easy to erase our name and mark
(Allama Iqbal)
✍️: Muhammad Shahid Gadavi