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by ghulam muhammed » Wed May 21, 2014 6:55 pm
A very interesting article which appeared on this forum some time back aptly describes "The State of Bohras Today" :-
Why Is The DAI Not Held Responsible For Evils In Bohraism ?
The pertinent question which is on every sane and rational thinking bohra's mind is "Why is the dai absolved of all the evils perpetrated in the community by his administration and in particular by his sons" ? Although the average bohra is quite aware of the mass extortion, coercion tactics, unislamic practices and hoarding of illgotten wealth by none other then the dai's own sons but still he/she restrains from implicating the leader itself. In a battlefield the Army General is the one who recieves accolades for the good performance of his soldiers and is also the one who recieves brickbats in case of a defeat, the same is the case with any ruling party of a country or corporates where the head honcho is always at the recieving end. But surprisingly such is not the case when it comes to bohras and its leader.
In order to understand the reasons behind such behaviour we need to deeply analyse the life of an average bohra. We also need to understand that "Psychology" is a tool which is used rampantly by the ruling class in every sphere of life to manipulate and rule over the masses and in case of bohras we need to give due (dis)credit to the dai and his zaadas for playing the psychology game at its best. The dai and his zaadas are master psychologists who meticulously manipulate the psyche of bohras and succeed in keeping them under their thumb.
This mental manipulation starts from the childhood itself in which not only the zaadas but even the elders of bohra families play a very important role. Right from childhood the focal point is the dai as the child sees nothing but only the dai everywhere around him. He sees the walls covered with multiple photographs of the dai which are placed in all shapes and sizes and in every possible corner of his house. How many bohras hang a photo of the Kaaba or the Roza Mubarak of Prophet (s.a.w.) on their walls ? It is practically zero and the very few that one sees is hanged in a remote corner of the bohra house. The child is trained to always kiss the dai's photo before leaving the house or before appearing for an exam, here the Kaaba, Prophet (s.a.w.) and above all Allah (swt) is totally absent. In the past one could witness children standing in queue at the entrance of raudat tahera in the morning with folded hands and a pen/pencil which was brought for the dai's "Phook" with a belief that the phook will help them in passing their exams rather then praying to Allah (swt) for the same. At home whenever the child misbehaved he was told that 'mola paap karse', it was never 'Allah (swt) paap kar se". The child sees the elders going more often to saifee/badri mahal for mola's deedar then he sees them going to masjids for prayers and even in prayers he sees that more importance is given to the 'mola ni namaz' rather then a jumma prayer. Hence the importance of the dai above Prophet (s.a.w.), Panjatan pak (a.s.) and even Allah (swt) is thrust in the minds of a bohra right from childhood itself and it is a known fact that childhood memories and events are hard to erase.
By the time a bohra reaches puberty he is totally brainwashed by the 'Dai phobia' which he carries even further in his youth. The youth is now made aware of the compulsory namaz, roza and zakat which he then dedicates to none other then the dai as he is more keen of 'mola ni namaz' and 'mola ne wajebat aapvi' as the true reasons as prescribed in Islam are unkown to him. He is more keen on going for a pilgrimage to Raudat tahera, Ahmedabad, Galiakot, Surat, Yemen and Burhanpur rozas rather then Madina Munawwara as he is not shown the great importance of Prophet (s.a.w.) as there were hardly any talk of the Prophet (s.a.w.) in the house as the talks are full of the dai and his various trips and his so called mojizas.
A marriage also doesnt change his thinking because his other half too is another brainwashed woman who has undergone the same psychological manipulation in her life. Hence it is now "Aavo bhai Harka, apne beve Sarka". Moreover he is now fully occupied in business/work and has hardly any time to think about Allah (swt), Prophet (s.a.w.) and the true Islam and any effort in doing so could create a rift with his wife who is now extrtemely busy in her sitabis, burhani womens, amatullah guards etc. Hence it now becomes more or less a religion of convenience. There is also a huge icing on the cake by way of a "Guaranteed" place in Jannat by his cult leader so why should he bother ?
As age catches up and even if the thought of a true Islam now enters his mind he shuns off the idea as he has to marry off his own children and his surroundings never permit him to choose a partner for his children from any other community except Bohras and hence the bohra way once again becomes a religion of convenience for him. His energy is then diverted more towards acquiring the title of 'Mulla' and 'Sheikh' rather then exploring the true Islam as he finds mental solace in it and the titles also provide him a sense of importance in his circle which is obviously the foot licking abdes.
Even if the issues of evils in bohraism and the dai occurs to him in his old age he is then too weak and dependant on his children whom he himself has brain washed into accepting the bohra fold as the only way of life and path towards Allah (swt) and who in turn have become diehard abdes by virtue of which he is scared of being vehemently opposed by his own near and dear ones. Hence he once again drops the idea of exploring the true Islam as bohraism again comes handy and a religion of convenience. He takes solace in the ruku chithi issued by the dai which assures him of an unhindered entry to Jannat and is also scared of the idea of being buried in a non bohra kabrastan which could prevent him into entering Jannat. This way he leaves the world without opposing the dai and understanding the true message of Allah (swt).
The other reason for the clean chit given to the dai is that he is seen as a fragile old man who is soft in approach, he doesnt have a wardrobe full of designer clothes, he eats very little food which is simple at times hence the average bohra gets the feeling that the dai himself doesnt crave for wealth. What the bohra fails to understand is that his clothing is restricted to a white robe because that is is the way he carries his identity, no crooked baba wears colorful clothes and they too are restricted to either a white or a safrron robe to create a simple and down to earth identity for themselves. What bohras fail to understand is that his diet is restricted and simple due to his old age as rich food is unhealthy for him but then why does he not prohibit 7 kharas and 7 mithas with chilled pepsi in ziafats ? He is soft spoken so are the mafia leaders, the sicilian clan and corrupt politicians. Has anyone seen the most corrupt leader Sharad Pawar ever losing his cool ? He is always suave and soft in all his interviews and he too adorns a pure and crispy white attire inspite of being the richest politician of India. He too doesnt feast on lucknowi kebabs on a daily basis. Regarding old age and fragile health, will people ever change their opinion of Dawood Ibrahim when he grows old and forget about his extortions and killings ? Allah (swt) doesnt see the age of a person when He punishes the sinners, old age is no excuse for any crimes especially when commited in His (swt) name. Regarding amassing mass wealth even after getting old, one should not forget that money is THE most important factor for acquiring power. Money brings power and it is the lust for power which compels the people in power to amass more wealth in order to retain their grip on the masses. Sharad Pawar has only one daughter and no sons and he has the money which could last another 10 generations but still he craves for more as he doesnt want to lose power. "Sharab ek bura nasha hai, usse bhi bura hai daulat ka nasha aur usse bura hai "satta ka nasha".
There is another reason which may be rubbished by many but even then lets examine that too. It so happened that once when a bohra raised this issue with a very senior amil he came up with a different reason which was that the mafias in saifee/badri mahal indulge in black magic and for which they also take help of many babas and tantriks, the zaadas themselves are highly qualified in witchcraft which they have learnt in Yemen and surprisingly Yemen is a major hub of black magic and witchcraft. They indulge in something similar to "Mass Hypnotism", a method which is used by the likes of Aasaram bapu, Sri sri ravishankar and the late Bhagwan Rajneesh to control and manipulate their followers. The amil also stated that a spell was caste even on the mazun due to which his health deteriorated and he was totally sidelined and brought down to a condition wherein he could not raise his voice even during the recent 'Nass' on Muffy. When that bohra refused to accept his argument he said that there is and always will be Good and Evil in this universe, as one couldnt deny the presence of Allah (swt) so couldnt one deny the presence of Shaitan in this universe. He said Allah (swt) has His ways and so does Shaitan.
