Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The Reformist As Pacifist: Asghar Ali Engineer's Islam | ummid.com

The Reformist As Pacifist: Asghar Ali Engineer's Islam | ummid.com
He was a believer who questioned many of the belief's practices; a secularist who prayed regularly; a rationalist who did not lose touch with his emotions; an outcaste who did not suffer from the arrogance of an outsider, although he had every reason to. For speaking out against the stranglehold of the priesthood within his sect, he was abused, beaten up, his house and office were broken into and destroyed. Every utterance by him was used against him.