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I neither had heard about Taslima, nor had I heard about her book Lajja. But the controversies it gave rise to – made me buy the book and read it. And to be honest – it was one of the most boring books I ever read in my life. I could not complete the book and I think I donated it to someone free of cost. More than the content of the book, I think it is the controversies that made the book sell more.

As I have stopped reading her books for sanity reasons. And I don’t know what exactly do her new books contain, which sell like crazy in many countries. Through a magazine I came to know that she referred to Prophet Mohammed as a pervert because he married a 40-year-old woman when he was 20, and also because he had 11 wives. (will write another blog about why Muslim men are better than Hindu men later).

With my experience with religions – I personally feel that Islam is the best religion that exists today for spiritual growth for the society as a whole. Given a chance I will convert India into an Islamic country. That doesn’t necessarily mean that I will circumcise all BJP, RSS and VHP believers forcibly like Sanjay Gandhi did vasectomy on poor Indians. And it also doesn’t necessarily mean that I will make all the women wear burkhas.

Wearing burkha or roaming with a bikini on a nude beach is a personal decision. It depends on what you give more importance to – character or libido. Now don’t flash your panty in front of a crowd and call yourself a Muslim lady. You cannot be a Muslim if you don’t follow its rules. You cease to be a Muslim even if you don’t pray 5 times a day. Just being born in a Muslim family doesn’t make you a Muslim. It holds true for Hindu Brahmins too – cross thread loses its significance if you don’t practice Sandhya Vandanam 3 times a day!

Take this example – if a bitch (female dog) enters a church and barks at the Holy Cross – what difference does it make to Jesus Christ or Christians a whole? The bitch will die in another 10 years, but Jesus is here to stay forever, and so is Christianity.

Women in general have lesser brains, and how can we expect them to interpret religion and spirituality in the correct sense, which requires masculine intellectual expertise? Her opinions about Islam could be correct for her, and she has all the rights to express it. But the point is if Taslima has thrown filth on the great Prophet Mohamed and Islam with her retarded vision and miniscule interpreting capabilities – what difference does it make to this great religion? Just ignore her – and her sale of books will drop.

Any comment of existing belief system doesn’t make the minutest difference for a believer. Taslima will be no more in another 3-4 decades, but Prophet Mohamed is immortal and Islam will survive forever! I am sure if Prophet Mohamed learnt about what Taslima said about Koran – he surely would have had a mighty laugh, for you don’t punish a toddler for peeing in its pants.