1. Muhammad the prophet, Moses, Jesus, Krishna, Ramananda, Buddha and Nanak were messengers from God for those who believe in God and prototypes for human potential for those who believe humans can evolve. I doubt if they would have thought that no other human being had ability to let divinity be expressed via him or her. If that was the case: their teachings are of no use and hence they lose their prophetic status.

2. A 22 year old Nigerian music composer was sentenced to death for saying something against prophet of Islam. Bangalore was “on the rocks” for something similar by a politician on Facebook. Why don’t we earnestly work for “euthanasia for all” and “population control.? ” If you keep people uneducated and unemployed this is inevitable.

3. Prophet of Islam was not a Muslim as Jesus was not a Christian. If they were not fortunate rebels like Nanak and Buddha there wouldn’t have been new religions. And these new religions then leave scope like old ones for fanatic killing of other rebels just because they were blasphemous. Islam advocates formlessness of Absolute so I don’t grasp the word “eeshninda” or criticism of God. Moreover, I don’t endorse criticism of great people or petty people of past, present or future without grounds. If Rama can send his pregnant wife away just because he couldn’t take criticism: he’s no more praiseworthy than a regular chap who escapes the household responsibility after making a woman pregnant.

4. It’s sad that a court of law in an African country sentences a young man with death for being blasphemous. At best: you should have given him some counseling and at worst let him be. This is the golden age in the twenty first century!