One a liar, Only a liar

There was a Pakistani theoretical physicist once. His name was Abdus Salam. He worked on Quantum electrodynamics, quantum field theory, quantum chromodynamics, particle and nuclear physics.

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By Ali Suleiman | November 28, 2011

Once upon a time, there lived a poet in Greece. His name was Homer. He used to write epic poems. For those who think that ‘epic’ is an adjective here, Epic Poem is a lengthy narrative poem ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. So, Homer wrote epics. Epic poems. And he believed that the earth is flat. It was not a crime at that time, though. Everyone in those times had funny beliefs. So, well, Homer wrote a poem which he named Iliad. Then he wrote another poem which he called Odyssey. These were his poems. Yes, epic poems. And was one of the best epic poets of Greece. But that’s not important, you now. What is important is his belief. He believed the earth to be flat, which in those times, was of course not a criminal offense. But then came Socrates. He said that the world is round. And when it became a well-known fact that the world is round, Homer was proved wrong. And when Homer was proved wrong, everyone became angry! They became really angry! So what if Homer wrote Iliad or Odyssey… he was a liar! One day, a group of truthful Greek people thought of taking revenge from Homer. They took their guns and went to Homer’s house. They knocked. A young boy came out. They asked him if Homer was home. But they were very disappointed to hear that he had died some centuries back.
But he was a liar! He had to be taught a lesson! They went to his grave. They went to his grave and took their tools. They took their tools and started digging. They started digging, and they dug and dug until they reached the coffin. They reached the coffin and they pulled it out. They pulled it out and they opened it. They opened it and took Homer’s corpse out. They took Homer’s corpse out and kicked hard on its butt and threw it out of Greece, saying “keep your liar self out of here, you, you, you liar!” And they disowned him. Homer wasn’t Greek anymore! He was a liar after all. He didn’t deserve to be Greek.

Well, anyway, once in New Jersey, a mathematician used to study in Princeton University. He was a busy man. He was always occupied with his numbers. His name was John Nash. He was working on some equilibrium theory. But then suddenly he became mad! Yes! He started speaking lies! He began speaking of characters like Charles Herman and William Parcher who were putting him in danger. Nash thought that all men who wore red ties were part of a communist conspiracy against him. Meanwhile he got a Nobel Prize for his theory called Nash Equilibrium. But he didn’t know what lay next in the store for him. A Charles Herman heard the news in California and ran to avenge the liar. Same was the case with William Parcher from Birmingham who voyaged all the way to New Jersey just to teach a lesson to the hypocrite. They were joined by many red-tie lovers, whom Nash had really offended. They all gathered and formed a mob. An angry mob. A very angry mob. An extremely angry mob. And when they had become angry enough, they went to his house and knocked. A lady came out. They asked for Nash and were very pleased to know that this time, the liar was not dead centuries ago, but was alive and kicking! So, Mr Parcher held Nash from his hair and threw him outside his house. “How dare you declare me a threat to your life, you nasty creature!” exclaimed Mr Parcher. “Take this for your weird rumors!” shouted Mr Herman, and shot a bullet (he brought a gun too from California), that went straight inside Nash’s heart and he died at the spot saying “but I discovered the Nash Equilibrium theory; I am Nobel Laureate!” “Even if you discovered whether chicken came first or egg, you are a liar and we cannot leave you roaming around streets to speak more of your idiotic lies!” said a red-tied gentleman and kicked hardly on Nash’s face. He was dead, so naturally he couldn’t respond. Then all went back home happily after fulfilling their moral duty.

There was a Pakistani theoretical physicist once. His name was Abdus Salam. He worked on Quantum electrodynamics, quantum field theory, quantum chromodynamics, particle and nuclear physics. Along with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg, he introduced some electro-weak theory, for which he won the Nobel Prize. Hey, but wait. Here comes the twist in the tale. He belonged to Ahmadiyya school of religious thought. This means that he was not a Muslim according to Ordinance XX of the Government of Pakistan! And still he claimed to be a Muslim! Liar! Hypocrite! He once even went as far as to saying “The Holy Quran enjoins us to reflect on the verities of Allah’s created laws of nature; however, that our generation has been privileged to glimpse a part of His design is a bounty and a grace for which I render thanks with a humble heart.” Whatever! He was an Ahmadi! A liar! He didn’t believe in the finality of Prophet Muhammad PBUH! And called himself Muslim! Worthy of death! Just when he was being planned to murder, he fled the country to live in England. The pious murderers kept on waiting and waiting for him for so many years on Pakistan’s border with their daggers drawn, but the loafer never returned! At last, when he returned, he was a dead-body. Much to the disappointment of the murderers. Now what? They wrote on his grave-stone on his tomb in his home town, Rabwah: “First Muslim Nobel Laureate”, which was a blatant lie! The truthful and devout group of people went to his grave and removed the word “Muslim” from his headstone, and let the rest remain there. Because the truthful cannot bear a lie! Never! And that is the exact reason why those righteous and virtuous and truthful people left “First Nobel Laureate” written there. No room for lies, you see! Not at all!

So, here you are. Three stories. Quite similar, no? They are true incidents. Happened to real people. And in case you still do not know, for your disappointment maybe, the first two didn’t end up the way they have been ended here. Homer is still regarded as one of the best epic poem writers ever, despite of his being of the false view that earth is flat. John Nash is a well known Nobel Laureate of the U.S., on whom the famous Hollywood movie “A Beautiful Mind” has been made, despite of his coming up with imaginary characters which were only in his mind. And the third story… well, it is true. Each and every word of it. True.

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