While Surya Namaskar or Sun salutation is a a form of yoga asana, it is without any doubt a form of worship - whether to God, or Sun is immaterial. But since the issue has cropped up again, let us understand why Muslims oppose Surya Namaskar in the first place. That Muslims are against taking part in Surya Namaskar is well known. The Central Government has once again come out with a controversial agenda of вЂњSurya NamaskarвЂќ programme to be conducted in the schools across the country to mark the 75th anniversary of Independence. The Muslim boys and girls in assemblies for combined Surya Namaskar in schools or other venues have option not to chant вЂOm' or pay homage to the Sun God. While AIMPLB has opposed Surya Namaskar on religious grounds, the government has allowed students of the minority community to avoid chanting mantras while doing Surya Namaskar. Muslim students have option not to chant mantra Surya Namaskar, however, does not inculcate a sense of patriotism in the performer. The Yoga Shastra has not prescribed the Surya Namaskar to a particular religion. While seeking all of these benefits from Surya Namaskar, the performer can remain oblivious of his or her religious faith. Correct posturing in Surya Namaskar improves blood circulation in all the important organs of the body, strengthens the muscles of the arms and waist, makes the spine and waist more flexible, helps in reducing the fat around the abdomen and thus reduces weight, and improves concentration power. The Yoga Sutra prescribes undertaking Surya Namaskar facing the early morning mild sunlight from the east. This can roughly be translated in English as: It is said that the person who does Surya Namaskar is untouched by poverty for his thousand lifetimes. There is Shloka in Sanskrit language: Aadityasya namaskaram ye kurvanti dine Janmaantarsahasreshu daridryam nopajaayate. It is not only the Vedas, but many religions, philosophers and scholars have declared God as the Soul of the Universe. In the Vedas, Indra, Varun, et al, are all the names of God and He (Sun) is worthy of being bowed to by all. The word вЂ SЕ«ryaвЂ™ in the SЕ«rya Namsakar does not mean Sun, but God. It is, therefore, recommended that this бѕ№sana should be learnt and performed by all the practitioners of Yoga, regardless of religions and nationalities. The SЕ«rya NamaskДЃr бѕ№sana energises the whole body it wards off many diseases related to the spine, stomach, thyroid gland, arthritis, et al. Benefits from the exercise will be the same regardless of the invocation of the Sun deity.Out of 84 бѕ№sanas of Hatha-Yoga, two are very prominent and effective - Shirб№Јa-бѕ№sana and SЕ«rya-NamaskДЃr бѕ№sana. Surya Namaskar is essentially a physical exercise that can be performed with or without chanting the mantras in praise of the Sun. The decision, however, has sparked a controversy with the AIMPLB terming it un-Islamic, and accusing the Centre of trying to impose majoritarian traditions on Muslims. A directive has also been isssued by the Ministry of AYUSH to organise 'Surya Namaskar' programmes at schools. As part of the 75th Independence Day celebrations Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the UGC has directed students to perform Surya Namaskar in batches from January 1 to February 7.

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