The uprising of 1931 was ignited by a Muslim, not a Kashmiri

By : Junaid Ahmed

On the eve of Eid, dt. 29th April 1931, Inspector Khem Chand of Dogra police asked Imam Sb. to stop Eid Khutba(Eid sermon), the Muslims there protested on this. Then after few days in Jammu, a Hindu police constable Lamburam disrespected the Quran and on this the Muslims collectively protested on this incident, and this pave way or took a shape of struggle against the Dogra regime. So was this protest and struggle political? This struggle then become the struggle for Struggle for Freedom. The person who first of all ignited the flame of struggle in the kashmiri people was not either a Kashmiri or any Guardian of Kashmiriat, but simply a Muslim Abdul Qadir, who on seeing and observing the miseries and attrocities meted on Muslim Kashmirs, said to them(Muslim Kashmirs),that,"Muslamano,​ now the time has come that the answer has to be given with the stone against the brick, though reminders and requests no diffrence will come to the attrocities and miseries, violations nor the problem/question of disrespect of Quran will get solved. You have to get stand on your feet and fight against the atrocity and Zulm."After that this person is arrested and the court procedure takes place, thousands of people gathered outside the jail premises. At the Zuhr time one Muslim while saying La Ila Ha Illalahu, the bullet of Dogra police makes that person a Matyr, second person stands to say the Kalima and He is also matyred and so like that the Kalima saying persons were Matyred under the volley of bullets.

The underlying point here is that our identity of being a muslim takes our struggle to a different level beyond that of a struggle for rights,piece of land or any such thing.Time and again our muslim character has come to the fore in wake of atrocities and the uprising of 1931 is no different.Islam is absolute and complete in itself and cannot be adhered to fully but in a place where soveriegnity belongs to Allah alone.In absence of such a place there will be attacks on the faith of a muslim time and again.The beastial rule of dogras proved just that and infact took it to an altogether different plane.In it lies a lesson for us.The salvation and success of our struggle lies in pursuing an islamic goal wherein Allah's help as well as victory is guaranteed.The goal of an islamic kashmir and integration with the ummah.Never mind death in pursuing this goal for such are the true martyrs.The people that sacrificed their lives in the summer of 1931 didnt do it for the sake of democracy but for Islam. There is no point in pursuing a Godless nationalist struggle for its failure or success makes no difference at all. Our goal must be to win the favour of Allah(swt) and make our fight legitimate before him rather than seeking the favour of Godless west.The Islamic nature of our struggle is not a taboo as some might think but the only strength we have.Our inspiration must be Islam,our path must be Islam and our goal must be Islam.Surely then victory will be ours Insha'Allah.This struggle is for our existence as muslims and consequently holds the top tier in the priorities' list.Our chances of salvation in this world and importantly the world hereafter lies in pursuing this struggle in the right context and throwing all our weight behind it.

Source : Kashmir - Khilafat Chapter