Religion

Religion is a very naive subject when brought under discussion. It is so weak a topic because it has more emotions then logic attached to it. One denies all facts when it comes to religion and to someone who is either a deep follower of his religion or not it is still the best religion in the world. To a Muslim Islam is the best and most purified and complete religion of all, to a Christian Christianity will be over all other religions and same will be the case with a Hindu, a Jew and a Zoroastrian. The problem not only ends into mere arguments but it might even lead up to a war. Wars have been fought under the banner of religion, wars have been fought in order to spread the word, in order to gain more land for religion to breed. Muslims have fought in the time and after of the Holy prophet, Christians fought after Jesus was crucified and even Christian monasteries raided battles against the crusaders in order to save the church. Let us trace centuries back into the time of the Aryans when they started off as very peaceful and religious tribe. They believed in self sacrifice and would sacrifice animals and even their plantations for theirs Gods. But suddenly when their demands grew and they realized that there is a vaster world others the small chunk of land they have been habiting on for centuries they started to discover more. Just then “GLOBALIZATION” stepped in, which meant that they learned how to tame their horses and use them commercially they learned the art of fighting and swords. Before this they would only sacrifice for the Gods and in order to make them happy and gain health or wealth. But then now they became warriors and they kept on looting traders of their animals and attacking neighboring lands. Even their religion had changed now their Prime God had shifted from Mazda to Indra. Mazda was a peaceful God while Indra was the one who had saved the world on his chariot killing a monster which had brought in stability into the world. Their heroes had changed from their priest to the chariot warriors. A peaceful nation had been converted into warrior tribe. Even more dangerous than this is the perceptions that every individual has created of its religion or what a complete tribe holds about it. The people of the axial time had a God for everything source on this Earth. They had a God for something that didn’t even exist. This link to God and religion was the reason that this conversion took place. Some tribes amongst them faded away into becoming warriors for a different God while some remained the same. Same is the case with every religion that has either existed on this planet or is still here. Same is with Islam. Muslims relate everything that happens in their life to Allah and his orders and wishes. They might be right in believing this but this is what has led to extremism and fundamentalism. This has become the excuse for extremist to raise swords against what they consider as infidels and apostates.

Something as pure and holy as religion has been infiltrated by us humans. We have used it and bended it according to our wishes and suitability. Its purity has been lost when it became more then religion, when it became the reason to attack, when it became a reason to enforce our views onto others, its purity was lost when it was used.