Falsehood of Fustian Priestly Labels
By Rashid Samnakay, New Age Islam
October 27, 2013
Generally the call for
class less human society is taken as the call for unity of religions,
tolerance and acceptance of their diversity. However this call is made
across the whole spectrum of interaction of human society in Quran
6-159, 3-105 etc. Application of holly labels are one of them.
The Fustian labels entrench holy and plebeian grades among people causing division of mankind
Historically the
triumvirate of The Pharaohs- potentates, the Hamans-priests and the
Korahs-the super wealthy; the powerful oppressive class were there in
the past and are here now. But the Oppressed class often revolted
against this un-natural division.
The Apostles all, have
attempted to break the class barriers. Moses argued with the mighty
Pharaoh and his priests, Buddha enlightened mankind with the same
message by his own example and Jesus turned the tables on money lenders
and took-on the temple hierarchy, and Muhammad took practical actions
against the powerful temple custodians, to that effect.
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