Ayodhya

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As a Muslim my perspective on this subject are somewhat different to most of you.



While I abhor the actions of Muslim invaders in the atrocities they committed in the past, you cannot hold present day Indian Muslims as responsible for those actions and you should not seek to punish us for them.



I feel it was an act of political terror to demolish the Babri Masjid in the manner it was done. The masjid was in disuse and should have been acquired legally. I have no problem with selling/giving it to the Hindu community as long as it is done with legality and goodwill.



Having said that, the masjid is now gone. Where to go from here? Personally I fell that a community structure such as a hospital would be better for this site, rather than any religous building. Ayodhya could use development more than religion. However extreme religious people on both sides insist on building a place of worship there. Either community could be magnanimous enough to give up the claim to Ayodhya, but politics ensures that this is not to be.



If the Hindus get the Ram temple, I fear that we will see more mob demolitions of mosques as it will set a precedent. Pakistan can even ensure this by infiltrating certain groups and leading them to demolish mosques to stir up conflagration between the two communities like they tried with the church bombings.



If Muslims get a masjid then there will remain a festering ill will and frustration from the Hindus towards Muslims for historical wrongs committed against Hindus. Again this may break out in riots.



They only way out of this is to build a non-denominational structure on the site regardless of the rights and wrongs of the situation. This will help the people of Ayodhya far more than a temple or masjid.