Approach To Life and Creation
Matubbar had a progressive approach and wrote against ignorance, superstition, and religious fundamentalism. He came to be considered an iconoclast for writing against established religious ideologies. For example, he questioned Islamic law of inheritance as he failed to reconcile the suggested mode of sharing of inherited property. He wrote several books braving his lack of formal schooling. Aroj Ali's writings reflect his controversial philosophy about life and the world.
Matubbar befriended a number of communist politicians and academics of Barisal town, including Professor Kazi Golam Kadir and Professor Muhammad Shamsul Haque. His books were always in danger of being banned by government that since they contained certain religious claims against majority people of the state. Matubbar was arrested and taken into police custody for his book, Sotyer Shondhaney (The Quest for Truth). He was subjected to harassment and threat for his writings throughout his life, as many of them challenged religious statements and claims.
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