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You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time;
but you can not fool all of the people all the time. A_©vr, mKj gvbyl‡K wKQy mg‡qi R‡b¨ †evKv
evbv‡bv hvq| wKQy gvbyl‡K mKj mg‡qi R‡b¨ †evKv evbv‡bv hvq, wKš‘ mKj gvbyl‡K mKj mg‡qi R‡b¨
†evKv evbv‡bv hvq bv|— gvwK©b mv‡eK †cÖwm‡W›U Aveªvnvg wj¼b (12 †deª“qvwi, 1809—15 GwcÖj,
1865)|
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Ab¨Zg KviY n‡”Q Ôag©Õ (Religion)| mgvRweÁvb Avi b„weÁv‡bi AvaywbK M‡elYv †_‡K Avgiv Rvb‡Z cvwi Avw`g-Amnvq
gvbyl‡`i AÁZv, Kíbv Avi fqfxwZ †_‡K GK`v a‡g©i DrcwË; Ges Gi hvÎv ïi“ AvR †_‡K cÖvq Pwj−k †_‡K cuwPk nvRvi
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¶iv, AwaK e„wó, Abve„wó, `vevbj BZ¨vw`) †_‡K †eu‡P _vK‡Z wM‡q †Mvôxe× n‡q‡Q, †Mvôxe× †_‡K mgvRe× n‡q‡Q, mgvR
†_‡K ivóªxq KvVv‡gv ˆZwi K‡i‡Q; GB mgvR KvVv‡gv wUwK‡q ivLvi Rb¨ wb‡R‡`i g‡Zv K‡i wKQy wbqg-Kvbyb, ixwZ-bxwZ
ˆZwii cÖ‡Póv Pvwj‡q‡Q| †m mgqKvi gvby‡li Rxeb-RMr m¤ú‡K© cwic~Y© wKsev we‡k−lYx Ávb bv _vKvi `i“b Zv‡`i g‡a¨
cÖvK…wZK wewfbœ `y‡h©vM †gvKv‡ejvi Rb¨, eb¨ cïi nvZ †_‡K wb‡R‡`i i¶vi Rb¨, †cUcy‡i wKQyUv Lvevi msMÖ‡ni wbðqZv
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†Uv‡Ugev`, †Uv‡Ugev` †_‡K me©cÖvYev`, me©cÖvYev` †_‡K m‡e©k¦iev`, m‡e©k¦iev` †_‡K eûCk¦iev`-G †gvo wb‡q‡Q, mgš^q
N‡U‡Q; Z‡e mevB Rv‡bb G¸‡jv memgq meRvqMvq KL‡bv GK‰iwLK wQj bv| ¯’vb-Kvj-cv·f‡` cwi‡ek-cwiw¯’wZi
mv‡_ cwiewZ©Z n‡q‡Q, mgwš^Z n‡q‡Q| hv‡nvK, ax‡i ax‡i gvbyl eûCk¦iev` †_‡K Avevi G‡Kk¦iev‡` †cuŠ‡Q‡Q (mgvR
AM«MwZi c«wµqv‡ZB GKUv mgq nqZ G‡Kk¦iev‡`i Aewkó GKwU Ck¦i‡K ‡Qu‡U ‡d‡j gvbe mf¨Zv 'wbwik¦iev‡`' ‡cŠuwQ‡q
hv‡e)| gvby‡li GB mvs¯‹…wZK weKv‡ki aviv b„weÁvb, cÖZZœ Ë¡, g‡bvweÁvb, mgvRweÁv‡bi wewfbœ M‡elYv Øviv B‡Zvg‡a¨
cÖgvwYZ| gvby‡li ˆZwi cÖPwjZ G‡Kk¦iev` ev eûCk¦iev‡`i ag©xq kv¯¿¸‡jv K‡Vvi cyi“lZvwš¿K `„wó‡Z iwPZ, †hLv‡b bvix
bi‡Ki KxU| kv¯¿¸wj ¯úó †NvlYv w`‡qB †i‡L‡Q bvix cyi“‡li Aaxb, bvix kqZv‡bi †ek a‡i Av‡m, kqZv‡bi †ek a‡i
hvq, bvixi †Kv‡bv ¸Y †bB, Zvi KvR ïay cyi“l‡`i `~wlZ Kiv BZ¨vw`| evB‡e‡j †`wL Kw_Z m„wóKZ©v ÔCk¦iÕ e‡jb, wZwb
Zuvi wb‡Ri Aeq‡e gvbyl m„wó Ki‡Qb (God created man in his own image - †R‡bwmm, 1:27)| wKš‘ †ZŠivZ, BwÄj, †e`,
MxZv, ivgvqY, gnvfviZ, cyivY, †Kvivb BZ¨vw` eZ©gv‡b cÖPwjZ Z_vKw_Z ag©xq kv¯¿¸‡jv wb‡g©vnfv‡e cvV Ki‡j †evSv hvq
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wPš—vaviv, `„wófw½ e¨³ K‡i‡Qb| wb‡Riv †hfv‡e RMZ‡K †`L‡Zb, wePvi Ki‡Zb, †Zgwb Kv‡qgx ¯^v_© i¶v Kivi ZvwM`
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Dcvmbvi wbqg-bxwZ, ixwZ-bxwZ, ˆewkó¨, cÖ_v BZ¨vw`|
মুkমনা (cid:132)য সত(cid:189) বলা হয়িন ((cid:132)বাকার sগ)(cid:134) আকাশ মািলক
Avgiv cÖwZwU ag©MÖš’ n‡Z Ck¦‡ii †h iƒc †`L‡Z cvB Zv G‡Kev‡i GKRb mvaviY gvby‡li g‡Zv| Ck¦i gvby‡li g‡Zv
nv‡mb, Kuv‡`b, ivM K‡ib, Lywk nb, Kó cvb, cÖwZ‡kva †bb, wcQb †_‡K AvµgY K‡i kΓ‡K nZ¨v K‡ib, ¸YMÖvnx‡`i
cÖwZ`vb †`b, †hŠb D‡ËRbvq †fv‡Mb, mg‡q mg‡q GKvwaK we‡q K‡ib, weevn-ewnf~©Z m¤úK© ˆZwi K‡ib BZ¨vw`| mnR
eywׇZ †evSv hvq, Avcbvi-Avgvi g‡Zv gvby‡li Øviv Ck¦i ˆZwi Kiv n‡q‡Q e‡jB Ck¦‡ii Ici Ggb ÔbivZ¡‡ivcÕ
(anthropomorphism) Kiv n‡q‡Q| Zv gvbyl e¨ZxZ Ab¨ †Kv‡bv cÖvYx hw` Ck¦i ˆZwi Ki‡Zv, Zvn‡j? G cÖ‡kœi DËi
w`‡qwQ‡jb AvR †_‡K AvovB nvRvi eQi Av‡Mi wMÖK Kwe †R‡bvwdwbm (570-480 wLª÷c~e©)| wZwb e‡jwQ‡jb :
ÒIf oxen had hands and the capacities of men, they would make gods in the shape of oxen.Ó
A_©vr luv‡oi hw` gvby‡li g‡Zv nvZ I ¶gZv _vK‡Zv Zvn‡j Zviv †`e-†`exi AvKvi, iƒc, PwiÎ luv‡oi g‡Zv K‡iB ˆZwi
Ki‡Zv|
Ck¦‡ii bivZ¡‡ivc
ag©M«š’¸‡jv cvV Ki‡j Ck¦i m¤^‡Ü GK c«ej c«Zvkvjx ivRvi g~wZ©B Avgv‡`i mvg‡b dy‡U E‡V| ag©M«‡š’i
Ck¦i ivM K‡ib, wnsmv K‡ib, ‡Zvlv‡gv‡` Lywk nb, hv‡`i‡K wZwb cQ›` K‡ib bv, Zv‡`i kvw¯— ‡`b|
nxiK ivRvi ‡`‡ki ivRv ‡hgb c«Rv‡`i fw³-k«×v-AvbyMZ¨ Pvb, Avgv‡`i ag©M«‡š’i KwíZ Ck¦iI ‡Zgwb
Zvi Abymvix‡`i KvQ ‡_‡K fw³-k«×v Ges wbi¼yl AvbyMZ¨ Pvb| mg«vU ‡hgb c«Rv‡`i AvbyMZ¨nxbZvq
i“ô, e¨vw_Z Ges Amš‘ó nb, Ck¦iI ‡Zgwb ag©‡`v«wnZvq Ges Ck¦i‡`«vwnZvq ‡¶‡c D‡Vb| mg«v‡Ui ‡hgb
_v‡K KvivMvi, wKsev ivR‡`«vnx‡K k~‡j Pov‡bvi e¨e¯’v, ‡Zgwb Ck¦iI wb‡Ri c«wZwnsmv PwiZv_© Kivi Rb¨
‡i‡L w`‡q‡Qb bi‡Ki| ‡mLv‡b ag©‡`«vnx‡`i cywo‡q AZ¨vPvi Kivi bvbv e‡›`ve¯—| G¸‡jv meB Avm‡j
Ck¦‡ii bivZ¡‡iv‡ci (Anthropomorphism) bvbv c«gvY| evB‡e‡ji eY©bv Abyhvqx – Ck¦i Avcb
c«wZg~wZ©‡Z gbyl¨ wbg©vY K‡ib| K_vUv Avm‡j Nywi‡q ejv DwPr, gvbylB Avcb wPš—vi gvayix wgwk‡q Ck¦i‡K
wbg©vY K‡iwQ‡jv| gvbyl wb‡Ri Kíbvq GKmgq Cki¦ ‡K M‡owQj e‡jB Zvi c«Kvk n‡q‡Q GK ¶gZvavix
gvby‡li gZ ‰ewkóm¤úbœfv‡e| †R‡bvwdwbm ‡mRb¨B e‡jb, 'luv‡oi hw` gvby‡li g‡Zv nvZ I ¶gZv
_vK‡Zv Zvn‡j Zviv †`e-†`exi AvKvi, iƒc, PwiÎ luv‡oi g‡Zv K‡iB ˆZwi Ki‡Zv'| hv‡nvK, †h ag© wQj
GKmgq gvby‡li c«K…wZi `y‡M©q inm¨ e¨vL¨v Kivi Ab¨Zg wbqvgK, KwíZ Avkªq, nZvk gvby‡li wbivcËvi
Av”Qv`b, mf¨Zvi Av‡jv bv-cvIqv, hyw³-we‡e‡Ki mgš^q NUv‡Z bv-cviv KwZcq `ye©j gvby‡li Aej¤^b;
†mB ag©B AvR‡Ki hy‡M †MvUv mgv‡Ri Rb¨ ‡hb Ô`vbeÕiƒ‡c †`Lv w`‡q‡Q| †kvwlZ gvby‡li †Pv‡L ay‡jv
w`‡q ¶gZvq wU‡K ivLvi ¯^v‡_© ag©‡K wb‡q kvmK‡Mvôxi me©bvkv e¨envi Avi Ô†evKvi ¯^‡M©Õ evm Kiv
KwZcq KvÊÁvbnxb (wKsev kvmK‡Mvôxi mn‡hvMx) †jv‡Ki Z_vKw_Z Ava¨vwZ¥K e¨vL¨v-PP©vi Øviv ag© AvR
weivU wele„¶| †MvUv ag©UvB Ô†gŠjev`Õ Avi ÔivRbxwZÕi wg‡k‡j ˆZwi; GB `ywU aviYv e¨ZxZ c„w_ex‡Z
†Kv‡bv a‡g©i Aw¯—Z¡ Lyu‡R cvIqv eZ©gv‡b `y®‹i Ges Zv †Kv‡bv ÔcÖvwZôvwbK ag©Õ †_‡K †Kv‡bvKv‡j wewQb œ
wQj bv e‡jB Rvbv hvq|
d‡j AZ¨š— ¯^vfvweK Kvi‡YB m„wó n‡q‡Q bvbv gZ‡f`, bvbv weåvwš—, bvbv we‡Øl| wbR wbR a‡g©i cÖmvi Avi ZvjyK `L‡ji
†jvf meB GKm~‡Î Muv_v; hv gvby‡l-gvby‡l ïay wRNvsmvB e„w× K‡i‡Q| ag©¸‡jv Zv‡`i wbR¯^ MÖ‡š’ (†hgb wn›`y‡`i †e`,
Dcwbl`, cyivY, gbymwnsZv, MxZv, Bûw`‡`i Iì‡U÷v‡g›U, wLª÷vb‡`i wbD †U÷v‡g›U, gymjgvb‡`i †Kvivb-nvw`m) †hmKj
m`vPvi-ag©vPv‡ii mywbw`©ó wbN©È eqvb w`‡q‡Q, ZvB AvR‡Ki hy‡M ag©xq wek¦v‡mi g~j Drm| ag©ev`x‡`i `„wó‡Z †mLvb †_‡K
GK Pzj cwigvY boevi Dcvq †bB! Avgiv Rvwb GKRb gvby‡li R‡b¥i Ici Zvi wb‡Ri †Kv‡bv nvZ †bB, Rb¥Uv ej‡Z
†M‡j GK ai‡bi ÔGw·‡W›UÕ; †hgb, †hŠbm½‡gi mgq wcZvi kix‡ii cÖRbbZš¿ †_‡K cÖwZevi wbM©Z ex‡h©i (Semen) g‡a¨
M‡o cÖvq 200-500 wgwjqb ïµvYy (Sperm, or spermatozoa) _v‡K hv †hvwb c_ w`‡q gvZ…RV‡i cÖ‡ek K‡i wKš‘ Gi g‡a¨
ïaygvÎ GKwU mcÖvY ïµvYy mvZvi w`‡q gvZ…RV‡i _vKv GKwU mcÖvY wW¤^vYyi mv‡_ wgwjZ n‡Z cv‡i (evwK ïµvYy¸‡jv K‡qK
NÈv ciB bó n‡q hvq) Ges Dchy³ cwi‡ek †c‡j H mcÖvY ÔïµvYyÕ Ges ÔwW¤^vYyÕ GK‡Î wbwl³ n‡q 僇Y iƒcvš—wiZ nq,
ax‡i ax‡i weKwkZ nq| G †MvUv NUbvwU‡Z †Kv‡bv Hk¦wiK c~e©cwiKíbvi ¯’vb ev AskMÖnY †bB; KviY †Kvb mcÖvY ïµvYy
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মুkমনা (cid:132)য সত(cid:189) বলা হয়িন ((cid:132)বাকার sগ)(cid:134) আকাশ মািলক
†Kvb mcÖvY wW¤^vYyi mv‡_ wgwjZ n‡e, †mUv Av‡M †_‡K wbav©i‡Yi †Kv‡bv Dcvq †bB| ZvB gvbyl †h‡nZz Zvi Rb¥‡K wba©viY
ev wbqš¿Y K‡i bv, Zvn‡j ejv hvq †m †Kvb ag©vej¤^xi N‡i Rb¥MÖnY K‡i †Kvb ag©xq cwiPq MÖnY Ki‡e, †mUv †m wba©viY
K‡i bv| wKš‘ R‡b¥i ci wcZ…cÖ`Ë Av‡iv A‡bK wKQyi mv‡_ Zvi gZvg‡Zi †Zvqv°v bv K‡i wkïKvj †_‡KB ag©xq cwiPq
Pvwc‡q †`Iqv nq, AeyS g‡bi `ye©j Ae¯’vi my‡hvM wb‡q ag©xq wek¦vm‡K †g‡b wb‡Z eva¨ Kiv nq2| GiciI cÖvq cÖ‡Z¨K
ag©ev`x †Rvi Mjvq eovB K‡i _v‡Kb : Ò†kªqvb ¯^a‡g©v we¸Yt ciag©vr ¯^bywôZvr/¯^a‡g© wbabs †kªqt cia‡g©v fqvent\Ó A_©vr
¯^ag© hw` ¸YnxbI nq Z_vwc Zv DËgiƒ‡c AbywôZ cia‡g©i †P‡q †kªq; ¯^a‡g© g„Zz¨I fvj, wKš‘ ciag© fqven|
(kªxg`&fMe`&MxZv, Kg©‡hvM, Z…Zxq Aa¨vq, 35bs †k−vK)| Avm‡j cÖwZwU ag©B KZ…©Z¡ev` ev cÖfyZ¡ev` (Authoritarianism)-
Gi cwiPvqK; GLv‡b MYZvwš¿K ixwZbxwZ PP©vi †Kv‡bv my‡hvM †bB, wek¦v‡mi †Kv‡bv ¯^vaxbZv †bB| wKš‘ e¨envwiK w`K
†_‡K GK a‡g©i mv‡_ Av‡iK a‡g©i i‡q‡Q cÖPÊ gZ‡f`-we‡f`-we‡Øl; G¸‡jv‡K gbxlx ivûj mvsK…Z¨vqY wPwýZ K‡i‡Qb
Gfv‡e3 : ÒGKRb hw` cyegy‡Lv n‡q c~Rvi weavb †`q †Zv Ab¨Rb cwð‡g| GKRb gv_vi Pzj e‡ov ivL‡Z e‡j †Zv Avi-
GKRb `vwo| GKRb †Muvd ivLvi c‡¶ †Zv Ab¨Rb wec‡¶| GKRb cïi KÉbvjx KvUvi wbq‡gi K_v e‡j †Zv Ab¨Rb
gyʇ”Q` Ki‡Z e‡j| GKRb Rvgvi Mjv Wvbw`‡K iv‡L †Zv Ab¨Rb euv-w`‡K| GKR‡bi hw` Gu‡UvKuvUvi evQ wePvi bv _v‡K
†Zv Ab¨ R‡bi wb‡Ri Rv‡Zi g‡a¨I †Z‡iv nvwo| GKRb c„w_ex‡Z ïay †Lv`vi bvg Qvov Avi wKQy _vK‡Z w`‡Z ivwR bq
†Zv Avi-GKR‡bi †`eZvi msL¨v AMwYZ| GKRb †Mv-i¶vi Rb¨ Rvb w`‡Z ivwR †Zv Ab¨ R‡bi Kv‡Q †Mv †Kvievwb
AZ¨š— cy‡Y¨i KvR|Ó Ôevsjvi m‡µwUmÕ Aa¨vcK ûgvqyb AvRv` Zuvi cÖePb¸‡”Q e‡jwQ‡jb4 :
Òwn›`yiv g~wZ©c~Rvix; gymjgvbiv fveg~wZ©cR~ vix| g~wZ©c~Rv wbe©yw×Zv; Avi fveg~wZ©c~Rv fqven|Ó
Aa¨vcK AvRv` Aaybv gymgvb‡`i fveg~wZ©c~Rvix wn‡m‡e AwfwnZ Ki‡jI Av‡iv A‡bK Av‡M Avi‡ei (DËi wmwiqv) AÜKwe
Avey-Avj-Avjv Avj gvwi (973-1057) gymjgvb‡`i n‡Ri mgq Kvev kwid‡K euv w`‡K †i‡L WvB‡b †_‡K evu‡q mvZevi
cÖ`w¶Y Kiv, Kv‡jv cv_‡i Pz¤^b ev gv_v †bvqv‡bv, wgbv‡Z ÔkqZvbÕ j¶¨ K‡i cv_i gviv BZ¨vw` Kg©KvʇK Bmjv‡gi (g~jZ
gymjgvb‡`i) Ô†cŠËwjK ågYÕ wn‡m‡eB D‡j−L K‡i‡Qb5 :
People come from far corners of the land
to throw pebbles (at the Satan) and to kiss the (black) stone.
How strange are the things they say!
Is all mankind becoming blind to truth?
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O Fools, awake! The rites ye sacred hold
Are but a cheat contrived by men of old
Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust
And died in baseness―and their law is dust
Bivwb mywdev`x Kwe RvjvjDwÏb i“wg (1207-1273) ÔBmjv‡gi c¨vMvb ˆewkó¨Õ‡K wPwýZ K‡i imvZ¥K fw½‡Z e‡jwQ‡jb6
:
ÒI search for the way, but not the way to the Ka'ba and the temple. For I see in the former a troop
of idolaters and in the latter a band of self-worshippers.Ó
2 c«L¨vZ weÁvbx Ges `vkw©bK Aa¨vcK wiPvW © WwKÝ eyw×ïw× nevi Av‡MB ‰cwÎK ag©‡K ‡Rvi K‡i wkï‡`i Nv‡ii Dci Pvwc‡q ‡`qv‡K GK ai‡Yi
'wkï wbh©vZb' ev 'PvBì GweDR' wnm‡e AwfwnZ K‡i‡Qb| wZwb Zvi mv¤cÖwZK M«š’ God Delusion Gi Childhood, Abuse and Religion
Aa¨v‡q G wb‡q wel` fv‡e Av‡jvPbv K‡i‡Qb| wZwb e‡jb, 'Even without physical abduction, isn't it always a form of child
abuse to level children as possessors of belief that they are too young to thought about?' (Richard Dawkins, God
Delusion, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt , 2006, pp 315)
3 ivûj mvsK…Z¨vqY, †Zvgvi ¶q, wPivqZ cÖKvkb, KjKvZv, 2004, c„ôv 20|
4 ûgvqyb AvRv`, ûgvqyb AvRv‡`i cÖePb¸”Q, AvMvgx cÖKvkbx, XvKv, 2004, c„ôv 22|
5 Ali Dasti, Twenty Three Years: A Study of the Prophetic Career of Mohammad, London, 1985, Page 94 Ges Ibn Warraq, Why I
am not a Muslim, Prometheus Books, New York, U.S.A., 1995, Page 35.
6 Ali Dasti, Ibid, Page 1; the internet version of English translation can be read at: http://ali-dasti-23-years.tripod.com
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মুkমনা (cid:132)য সত(cid:189) বলা হয়িন ((cid:132)বাকার sগ)(cid:134) আকাশ মািলক
hv‡nvK, ag© wKsev ag©ev`x‡`i Kv‡Q GKRb e¨w³i wPš—vi ¯^vaxbZv, K‡g©i ¯^vaxbZvi g~j¨ AZ¨š— †MŠY; ¸i“Zi Mwn©Z KvR!
MYZvwš¿K ixwZbxwZi PP©v †Zv ag©ev`x‡`i Kv‡Q Ck¦i‡`&ªv‡ni mgZzj¨| AvR‡Ki hy‡MI ¯^vaxbZvi msÁv GLv‡b wba©vwiZ nq,
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Av‡›`vj‡bi (Enlightenment) ZvwË¡K †bZv Baran D Holbach (1723-1789) e‡jwQ‡jb :
ÒWe find in all the religions of the earth, ‘a God of armies’, ‘a jealous God’, ‘an avenging God’,
‘a destroying God’, ‘a God who is pleased with Carnage’...Ó
Ávbev`x Av‡›`vj‡bi Amxg mvnmx †bZv I cwÊZ wn‡m‡e cwiwPZ †Wwbm w`‡`‡iv (1713-1784) †cvc Z…Zxq †K¬‡g›U Ges
iv‡óªi cÖej evav AwZµg K‡i †lvj L‡Ê c„w_exi cÖ_g wek¦‡Kvl ev GbmvB‡K¬v‡cwWqvi m¤úv`bv I cÖKvk K‡ib| w`‡`‡iv
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kªgRxex gvby‡li gyw³i w`kvix-e¯‘ev`x `vk©wbK gbxlx Kvj© gvK©m (1818-1883) BD‡iv‡ci fveev`x `vk©wbK †n‡M‡ji
(1770-1831) AvB‡bi `k©‡bi ch©v‡jvPbvi f~wgKv‡Z e‡jb11 :
Òag© nj wbcxwoZ Rx‡ei `xN©k¦vm, ü`qnxb RM‡Zi ü`q wVK †hgb †mUv nj AvZ¥wenxb cwi‡e‡ki
AvZ¥v| ag© nj RbM‡Yi Rb¨ Avwdg| gvby‡li gvqvgq myL wn‡m‡e ag©‡K †jvc KivUv nj gvb‡li cÖK…Z
my‡Li `vwe Kiv| we`¨gvb nvjPvj m¤^‡Ü †gvn cwiZ¨vM Kivi `vweUv nj †h-nvjPv‡j †gvn Avek¨K,
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cvw_©e Rxe‡bi) mgv‡jvPbvi m~ÎcvZ|Ó
ÔCk¦i g„ZÕ (God is dead) †NvlYvKvix wn‡m‡e L¨vZ Rvg©vb `vk©wbK d«vwn`&wik wfj&‡n&jg bxU&‡k (1844-1900) e‡jwQ‡jb :
ÒhviB agbx‡Z ag©ZvwË¡‡Ki i³ Av‡Q wZwb G‡Kev‡i cÖ_g †_‡KB mewKQyi cÖwZ åvš— I Amr `„wófw½ †cvlY K‡ib|...
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1915) e‡jb : Òag©ZË¡ n‡jv wKQy †jv‡Ki GKwU wel‡qi e¨vL¨v †`Iqvi cÖ‡Póv, †h welqwU Zuviv †ev‡Sb bv| mZ¨ K_v ejv
ag©ZvwË¡K‡`i D‡Ïk¨ bq, ag©vbymvix‡`i Lykx KivB Zuv‡`i D‡Ïk¨|Ó (`ªóe¨ : cvw_©e RMr, c„ôv m‡Zi)| Avj‡eqvi Kvgy¨
(1913-1960) Zuvi ÔThe RebelÕ MÖ‡š’ e‡jwQ‡jb : ÒOne must learn to live and to die and in order to be a man, to
9 kwdKzi ingvb, cvw_©e RMr, RvZxq MÖš’ cÖKvkb, XvKv, 1994, c„ôv 127|
10 Rqš—vbyR e‡›`¨vcva¨vq, a‡g©i fwel¨r, GjvBW cvewjkvm© wjwg‡UW, KjKvZv, c„ôv 161|
11 Kvj© gvK©m I wd«WwiL G‡½jm, ag© cÖm‡½, b¨vkbvj eyK G‡RwÝ cÖvB‡fU wjwg‡UW, KjKvZv, 2004, c„ôv 31-32|
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মুkমনা (cid:132)য সত(cid:189) বলা হয়িন ((cid:132)বাকার sগ)(cid:134) আকাশ মািলক
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fvix †Mv‡Qi GKUv bv‡gi Avov‡j AvZ¥‡Mvcb Kwi| †mB fvix †Mv‡Qi AvovjwUi bvgB Ck¦i| Ck¦i
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wb‡Ri gv‡qi m‡½ Zzjbv K‡i, Mi“i gjg~Î w`‡q Nievwomn wb‡R‡`i cweÎ K‡i, euv`‡ii (nbygvb) c~Rv K‡i! gymwjgiv
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nvwR‡`i Kv‡Q G‡Zv ïay cv_‡i Pzgy LvIqv bq, bex gynv¤§‡`i n¯— gyevi‡KB Pgz y LvIqv! hw`I Lwjdv Ig‡ii GKwU e³e¨
A‡bK gymjgv‡bi Rvbv Av‡Q; Igi (ivt) GK`v Kvev N‡ii H Kv‡jv cv_i‡K D‡Ïk¨ K‡i e‡jwQ‡jb :
ÒAvwg Rvwb Zzwg GKUv cv_i Qvov wKQyB bI, gvbyl‡K mvnvh¨ Kiv ev ¶wZ Kivi †Zvgvi †Kv‡bv ¶gZv
†bB| hw` Avwg Avjv−ni imyj‡K bv †`LZvg †Zvgvq Pz¤^b Ki‡Z, Avwg †Zvgv‡K KL‡bv Pz¤^b KiZvg bv;
eis KvevNi n‡Z ewn®‹„Z K‡i †Zvgv‡K `~‡i wb‡¶c KiZvg|Ó15 (`ªóe¨: †evLvwi kwid, fwjDg 2, eyK
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12 ivûj mvsK…Z¨vqY, †Zvgvi ¶q, wPivqZ cÖKvkb, KjKvZv, 2004, c„ôv 35|
13 gvIjvbv G. Gg. Gg. wmivRyj Bmjvg Ges Ab¨vb¨, Bmjv‡gi c¯—¤¢, BmjvwgK dvD‡Ûkb evsjv‡`k, 1998, c„ôv 177-214|
14 nR ev Kvev Ni ÔZvIqvdÕ Kiv wb‡q A‡bK Av‡M †_‡KB gymjgvb cwÊZ-¸YxR‡bi wfbœgZ i‡q‡Q| Zvcmx iv‡eqv emix (g„Z 801)
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(g„Z 874) n‡R hvevi c~‡e© GK e„‡×i mv¶vr jvf K‡ib| †mB e„× e¨w³ Zuv‡K e‡jwQ‡jb, ÒAvgv‡K wN‡i mvZevi P°i `vI| Kvev‡Z
P°i †`qv Avi Avgv‡K P°i †`qv GKB K_v, myweav n‡jv †Zvgvi mgq euvP‡e Avi `y‡f©vM †_‡K gyw³ cv‡e|Ó ev‡qwR` ZvB K‡i evwo
wd‡i †M‡jb| (`ªóe¨ : dvD‡Ûkb Ae Bmjvg, c„ôv 234)|
15 †eÄvwgb IqvKvi (mvÕ` Dj−vn& Ab~w`Z), dvD‡Ûkb Ae Bmjvg, mgq cÖKvkbx, XvKv, 2005, c„ôv 41| Ges AvBqye †nv‡mb
(m¤úvw`Z), AviR Avjx gvZzeŸi iPbv mgMÖ 1, cvVK mgv‡ek, XvKv, 1993, c„ôv 106|
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মুkমনা (cid:132)য সত(cid:189) বলা হয়িন ((cid:132)বাকার sগ)(cid:134) আকাশ মািলক
GB †Zv eQi K‡qK Av‡M (2005 mv‡j) ÔkqZvbÕ‡K gvi‡Z wM‡q Aa©kZvwaK evsjv‡`wkmn we‡k¦i wewfbœ †`‡ki
wZbkZvwaK nvwR gviv †M‡Qb!
Bmjvg wK ‡cŠËwjKZv gy³?
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myiv‡Z †`L‡Z cvB Wygyi, RjcvB, wmbvB ce©Z, wbivc` bMix (95:3), evZv‡mi (77: 1), `ª“ZMvgx †Nvovi
(100: 1-5) kc_ †bIqv n‡q‡Q| Ro c`v_© Ges bvbv RxeRš‘i bv‡g kc_ Kivi e¨vcviUv cy‡ivUvB
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Ab¨Zg| myZivs hviv KvÕev N‡i nR¡ ev Igivn cvjb K‡i, Zv‡`i c‡¶ G `ywU‡Z
c«`w¶Y Kiv‡Z ‡Kvb ‡`vl ‡bB|
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‡Kviv‡b e‡jb (53 : 19-20)
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a‡g©i BwZnvm †_‡K Avgiv †`‡LwQ, GK‡k¦iev`x ag©¸‡jv msMwVZ Ges we¯Z…Z nIqvi c~‡e© gvbyl
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cÖRvwZi cÖvYx; Z‡e we‡kl cÖRvwZi Dw™¢` Ges Roe¯‘‡KI †Uv‡Ug wn‡m‡e c~Rv Kiv nq; †hgb wn›`yiv
wbw`©ó ai‡bi Kv‡jv i‡Oi cv_i‡K Ôwkewj½Õ evwb‡q c~Rv K‡i| Bmjvgc~e© Avi‡e mvwe©‡qbiv wQj b¶Î
c~Rvix, wnwgqvievmxiv m~‡h©i Dcvmbv Ki‡Zv, Avmv` I wKqvbv †Mv‡Îi †jv‡Kiv ÔAvj−vZÕ †`ex wn‡m‡e
P‡›`ªi, mv‡_ ÔgvbvZÕ †`ex wn‡m‡e †fbv‡mi (ïµ MÖn) I ÔD¾vÕ †`ex wn‡m‡e mvBwiqv‡mi (jyäK b¶Î)
c~Rv Ki‡Zv| †Kviv‡b Avgiv †`wL, myiv bR‡g ¯úófvlvq ejv n‡q‡Q, ÒAvj−vn mvBwiqv‡mi cÖfyÓ (myiv 53,
bR&g, AvqvZ 49)| †Kviv‡bi myivi A‡bK¸wji bvgKiY n‡q‡Q c¨vMvb †`e-†`exi bv‡g, †hgb : myiv 86
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(Bnivg) cwiavb K‡ib, g°vi Kvev Ni †_‡K K‡qK‡kv MR `~‡i mvdv-gviIqv cvnv‡oi ga¨eZ©x DcZ¨Kv
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kqZvb‡K gvi‡Z wM‡q wb‡R‡`i cÖPÊ AÜwek¦vm Avi Av‡e‡Mi AvwZk‡h¨ m„ó û‡ovûwoi Kvi‡Y c`wcó n‡q
wbixn nvwRiv cÖvqkB gviv hvb! n¾¡ QvovI Bmjv‡g cï †Kvievwb cÖ_vi g~‡j i‡q‡Q gvby‡li †Uv‡Ug-cÖ_vi
AbymiY| nvw`‡mI Avgv‡`i bexwRi †cŠËwjK Dcvmbvi bvbv cÖgvY i‡q‡Q|
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মুkমনা (cid:132)য সত(cid:189) বলা হয়িন ((cid:132)বাকার sগ)(cid:134) আকাশ মািলক
cï †Kvievwbi K_vBev ev` hv‡e †Kb| wn›`yiv cÖwZ eQi `yM©v c~Rv-Kvjx c~Rv‡Z gnva~gav‡gi mv‡_ cvVv ewj w`‡q _v‡Kb
Ges †ewkw`b Av‡Mi K_v bq, e„wUk ivR‡Z¡B GB A‡ji wKQ y wn›`y ivRv-Rwg`v‡iiv `yB c~Rv‡Z Av‡qvRb K‡i biewj
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ag©MÖš’ †_‡K Rvbv hvq, Aveªvnvg ev Beªvwng GKwU ¯^cœ †`‡LB ÔA‡Üi g‡ZvÕ wb‡Ri mš—vb‡K †Kvievwb w`‡Z wb‡q hvb, Z‡e
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we‡k¦i gymjgvbiv cÖwZ eQi †Kvievwbi C‡` j¶ j¶ wbixn cï †Kvievwb w`‡q _v‡Kb| G‡Z Zv‡`i we›`ygvÎ wPËwePwjZ
nq bv, g‡b †Kv‡bv mskq Rv‡M bv; G AcPq-evûj¨ aZ©‡e¨i g‡a¨ Avbv nq bv| evsjv‡`‡ki Ab¨Zg †jvKvqZ `vk©wbK
AviR Avjx gvZzeŸi G wb‡q Ôbv ey‡SiÕ g‡Zv AZ¨š— ¯úófv‡e cÖkœ Zz‡jwQ‡jb16 :
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ms¯‹…wZi wKQy wKQy Ae‡kl †hgb cï †Kvievwbi cÖ_v GL‡bv wU‡K i‡q‡Q| Samuel M. Zwemer Zuvi ÔThe Influence of
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K‡qKR‡bi mn‡hvwMZvq G‡Kk¦iev` PP©vi Ask wn‡m‡e Bmjvg ag© ˆZwi Ges cÖPvi Ki‡jI m¤ú~Y©iƒ‡c mdj n‡Z cv‡ibwb;
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vb R‡b¥i ci AvwKKv Kiv, kqZvb-†d‡ikZv-Rx‡bi aviYv, nR, †Kvievwb BZ¨vw` me©cÖvYev`x (Animist) ixwZ Bmjvg c~e©
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Bmjvg a‡g©i GB weavb ÔweÁvbm¤§ZÕ| GgbI cÖPvi Av‡Q †h, †ivRv ivL‡j bvwK †c‡Ui Avjmvi (†ccwUK Avjmvi, hv
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16 AvBqye †nv‡mb (m¤úvw`Z), AviR Avjx gvZzeŸi iPbv mgMÖ 1, cvVK mgv‡ek, XvKv, 1993, c„ôv 103, 105, 257|
17 The Influence Of Animism On Islam, An Account Of Popular Superstitions, Samuel M. Zwemer, F.R.G.S,
http://www.answering-islam.org/Books/Zwemer/Animism/index.htm
18 gwbi“j Bmjvg, weÁv‡bi †gŠjev`x e¨envi, K¨v_vwm©m cvewjwks, XvKv, 2008, c„ôv 30-31|
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মুkমনা (cid:132)য সত(cid:189) বলা হয়িন ((cid:132)বাকার sগ)(cid:134) আকাশ মািলক
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g‡a¨ KjKvZv‡ZB mZx`v‡ni msL¨v 1845| Avi 1815 †_‡K 1828 mvj ch©š— evsjv‡Z 8135 Rb bvix‡K Av¸‡b cywo‡q
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cÖwZ Bw½Z K‡i divwm MwYZwe`-`vk©wbK Pascal e‡j wQ‡jb : ÒMen never do evil so completely and cheerfully as
when they do it from religious conviction.Ó wn›`y bvixiv wK ¯^vgxi g„Zz¨i ci †¯^”Qvq ¯^vgxi wPZvq I‡V mngi‡Y †h‡Zb?
†gv‡UB Zv bq| HwZnvwmKMY Rvwb‡q‡Qb K‡qKwU e¨wZµg Qvov, AwaKvsk †¶‡ÎB m`¨ weaev bvix‡K D‡ËRK cvbxq cvb
19 iex›`ªbv_ VvKzi, ivwkqvi wPwV, (m¤úv`bv Ki“YvwmÜz `vm), b¨vkbvj eyK G‡RwÝ cÖvB‡fU wjwg‡UW, KjKvZv, 2002, c„ôv 42|
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(applied) as collyrium (to their eyes). Let these wives first step into the pyre, tearless without any affliction and well
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20 myKzgvix fÆvPvh©, cÖvPxb fvi‡Z bvix I mgvR, b¨vkbvj eyK G‡RwÝ cÖvB‡fU wjwg‡UW, KjKvZv, 2006, c„ôv 147|
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