Date: 01-Jan-2011

How to identify “Mavaal” or “Maval” ?

In present context, a person who adopts an outwardly appearance of a true “Sanatani”, but from in he is always is a “Satpanthi”, is called a “Mavaal” (a term used in Gujarati language). His main work is to mix Sanatanis and divide them on the issue of Satpanth.

• In simple language, for Sanatanis, a Mavaal is mole, who is an agent/advocate/detective of Satpanthis, who would eat up the Sanatani Samaj from in like termites and weaken it.
• It is very difficult to identify these Mavaals. Inspite of this difficulty, it is possible to identify the Mavaal from his words and actions. His words and actions would be characterized the following;

1. I agree and share your thoughts: Before starting any discussion a Sanatani, on the subject of Satpanth, he would categorically make it clear that he too agrees and shares our (means a typical Sanatani’s) thoughts/view points on the subject. He would however add a rider saying that you work openly for the cause of Sanatanis, I would silently and clandestinely.
   (One should ask such person about the results of his work. Results of normal Sanatanis are in front of everybody. Apart from talking, has he achieved anything concrete?)
2. Religious Fights: Why should there be fights for religion in Samaj?… In Samaj, anybody can follow any religion of his choice… I believe in Humanity religion… If someone is practicing Satpanth religion, why should we have any problem?… , etc. etc. (He would make such “soft” statements)
3. Reforms have taken place: Reforms have happened in Satpanth. It is not the same Muslim Satpanth now. They identify themselves as Hindus. We follow Laxminarayan, Satya Narayan, Swami Narayan etc., thus in the same way, they follow Nishkalanki Narayan. What difference it makes?
   (By rename “Ali” as “Nishkalanki Narayan”, the actual God behind the name does not change. Due to Taqiyya even though they have made outwardly changes or identify themselves as Hindus, but in reality they actually follow a Muslim religion.)
4. Brother-Brother: Satpanthi people are our brethren. Our blood is same. How can we separate them?
   (With the help of such emotional values, they would try to make Sanatanis emotional and thus they would keep quite. But they forget that when “one” person who is a Satpanthi would become ready to leave all his brother/sister/parents and extended family, but will not sacrifice his religion. Then under such circumstances there is no question of having place for the emotions and relations of brethren?)
5. Give some time: Please give some time to Satpanthis (for undertaking the religious reforms). They have been practicing Satpanth for many years now. How can they switch the religion overnight?
   (Sanatani movement is more than 225 years old. How much more time they require now? If they were to be indeed serious, they would have already switched to Sanatan religion now.)
6. Relations: We have social relationship Satpanthis. Our daughters are in their house as wives and theirs in our house. How can we break such close family relationship?
   (But they are forgetting that if today we do not operate and throw away cancerous tumor of the body, tomorrow it would aggravate and more sisters will have to give sacrifice. Stress is on not establishing new relations.)
7. They will convert to Islam: If you want to reform them, keep them you. Do not separate them, else they would slowly as the time passes, would convert to full Islam.
   (One thing we should keep in mind is that, if we keep them Sanatanis, they would spoil them, but they themselves would never change.)
8. Unity and Integrity: We all are one. To meet any kind of eventuality, there should be unity and integrity in our Samaj. If we hit water a rod, water will never break, etc. etc.
   (The way water needs to be filtered, why our Samaj should not be cleaned of impurities? Even if Sanatani Samaj shrinks in size whatever volume that remains, it will be clean. Samaj out Satpanthis will automatically ensure unity and integrity.)
9. Stop condemning Satpanth: A Mavaal will ask his Sanatani brothers to refrain from talking on Satpanth topic. He would falsely claim that people have understood everything about Satpanth and thus stop preaching against Satpanth. He would rather ask Sanatani members to preach about the good qualities of Sanatan Dharm.
   (But ask him, whether have all Satpanthi or Sanatani members have understood about the truth? Has the whole community has changed? It is very important for us to keep the topic of Satpanth alive. It is only doing so, that our young generation will be abreast of the history and will be able to successfully defend themselves against the Satpanthi Taqiyya.)