Dear Helal
Thanks for your comment. Jumping into a conclusion
is one of the typical symptons of zealotry.
I don't blame Brother Raiyaan Bashir as much. But,
clearly there is an attempt to politicalize the matter
by the religion-traders and Biral-topposshi [like Barrister
Moinul Husein et. el.].
I am used to take cat-nap during the day and have no time to
feel sorry for the young cartoonist poor Mr. Arifur Rahman.
He should have known that The Naming of Cats is a
difficult matter:
T.S. Eliot - The Naming Of Cats
The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.
Mr. Elliot, please forgive me for my oddacity to dedicate this poem to Mr. Arifur Rahman
without your permission. Please pray for him so that he gets out of jail soon .........
On 9/19/07, Helal Ahmed <huahmed@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear Syed Aslam:Salaam. Your point is well taken. Some people might react angrily with the cartoon and some people think it's an innocent cartoon. People usually reacted differently under the different circumstances.After went through the cartoon, i personally didn't get offended and i feel for the poor cartoonist....I'm sure he didn't have any clue what might gonna happen while he drew it. The other reason i didn't get offended is that i know the story behind the joke.But some brother like Raiyaan Bashir might not know the original joke and got severely offended with the whole thing. And sometime i can't blame people for getting offended especially when the whole world is trying to undermine Islam and Muslims.Anyhow, to make the long story short, i will ask myself and all of us in this forum to refrain ourselves from provoking others.Ramadan Mubarak.HelalToronto, ONSyed Aslam <Syed.Aslam3@gmail.com> wrote:Protest against the cartooon...How about the nick name Abu Huraira ?WRT:Brother Raiyaan BasharSalam!You may already be a reader of Sangram.If not, you have a better (?) alternative. You can now be an excluvelydevoted reader of Sangram for the rest of your life. Here is the link:BTW, the cartoon looked like a most benign and innocuous cartoon,and only a zealot religion-trader Taleban would find anything insultingto Islam or the prophet in it.I really wonder what Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) wouldhave done, if had seen such a cartoon? He used to lovecats (not the dogs). One of his sahaba was given a nick nameAbu Huraira (RadiAllahu Anhu - RA). Abu Huraira meant"Father of the cats". No one had ever objected during Prophet'slife-time or through out Islamic history.Abu Hurairah (أبو هريرة), (real name `Abd al-Rahman ibnSakhr Al-Azdi (عبدالرحمن بن صخر الأذدي), Abu Hurayrah,(603-681 AD) was a campanion (Sahabah) and the narrator ofHadith most quoted in the isnad. Abu Huraira, RA, the father of the cats,is viewed as one of the major narrators of Hadith. Sunnis also believethat he was blessed with a unfailing memory, a miracle fromAllah the Almighty, bestowed upon him after Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)prayed for him. He is depicted as a man living an ascetic and humble life, cherishing knowledge and worship.Best Reagrds,Syed AslamOn 9/19/07, Raiyaan Bashar <raibashar@yahoo.com > wrote:
Dear All,
Salam …
I have decided not to go through the Daily Newspaper
"Prothom Alo" in my rest of life. This is my protest
against making cartoon of our Rasul
Sallallahu-Alaihiwassalam.
With regards
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