SPIRIT OF ISLAM MARCH 2O18

46 Spirit of Islam Issue 63 March 2018 of an Islamic principle, which does not have two versions. If it was implementable in Saudi Arabia, then it was implementable in India as well. So, the issue which would have been resolved amicably was not done so. The Court of Law will indeed find it difficult to resolve this matter. In 1991, the Indian Parliament passed a legislation called the Places of Worship Act, 1991. According to this Act, the government of India was bound to maintain the status quo of all places of worship on Indian soil as it stood in 1947. But there was an exception to that of the Babri Masjid of Ayodhya. The Act maintained that the Babri Masjid issue was in court, so the government would wait and it would be its duty to implement the verdict of the court when it was given. In a nutshell, what is needed is an objective evaluation of the case to see what is possible and not what is ideal. This was the theme of my article on this topic in the Hindustan Times, which was titled “Acceptance of Reality”—the message remains the same—we must accept what is possible as well as practical and not run after unrealistic ideals. o USA Centre for Peace and Spirituality 2665 Byberry Road, Bensalem, PA 19020 kkaleemuddin@gmail.com