Monthly Archives: October 2007

Picture Of The Day: Sikhs Shower Flowers On Muslims On Eid

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Mohib Ahmad

Guest Post by Hindustani The flowers were raining outside the Eidgah in Bhopal. The beauty of this picture lies in the fact that Sikh boys are welcoming the Muslims coming out of Eidgah after offering the Namaz with flowers. The … Continue reading →

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Barkatullah: PM Of Govt Of India-In-Exile And A Revolutionary

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Adnan

Professor Barkatullah, the first Prime Minister of the Government of India in-exile (Raja Mahendra Pratap was president) that was formed in 1915, was a great patriot and amongst the founders of Ghadar Party, who spent all his life to propagate … Continue reading →

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A Message From Ajmer Sharif On Eid

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Syed Salman Chishty

The terrible bomb-blasts in Ajmer has shaken all of us very deeply. I still couldn’t believe what I saw, heard and witnessed on that fateful Thursday evening as I sat in our balcony facing the Dargah Sharif to break my … Continue reading →

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Divisions and Differences

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Zartab Haider

Yeh Firqon me bata Chaand, Yeh tera Chaand, Yeh Mera Chaand. Friends, As Eid is approaching which is indeed a great festival for all of us to celebrate. A festival which symbolizes the feeling of Brotherhood and togetherness. But I … Continue reading →

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Munshi Premchand and Idgah!

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Mirza Faisal

‘Ramzan ke poore tees roze ke baad id aayi hai, …kheto me ajeeb raunaq hai,aasman par ajeeb lalima hai’ – Idgah Munshi Premchand was arguably the greatest story writer in the Hindi/Hindustani language. He started writing in the Urdu script … Continue reading →

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An Eid without my A.N. Singh Uncle

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Inam Abidi Amrohvi

It was 1979. Due to family reasons my father got a job transfer from Allahabad to Lucknow. I was a small kid then. All my dad’s friends were in Allahabad, so it must have been a hard decision for him … Continue reading →

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A Ramadan visit to the two Holy Masjids

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Abdul Matin

One of the great advantages of staying in Saudi Arabia is that you get to visit these blessed places often. Alhamdulillah, Sameer and I visited Madinah & Makkah in the Holy month of Ramadan and enjoyed the hospitality of Muslims … Continue reading →

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A Trip to Gujarat

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Yoginder Sikand

‘Modi Sahib has wrought a revolution in Gujarat’ announced the glum-looking corpulent businessman sitting on the berth next to mine on the train to Ahmedabad recently. He proudly introduced himself as a Nagar Brahmin, even though I did not ask … Continue reading →

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Socio-Political Exclusion Main Cause Of Partition

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Asghar Ali Engineer

Our country saw the tragedy of partition at the time of independence. This partition was also direct result of sense of socio-political exclusion and fear of further exclusion in united independent India on the part of Muslim educated elite. The … Continue reading →

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A Great Muslim Reformer: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Zartab Haider

October 17th reminds us of a great Muslim reformer, educationist and a legendary figure, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, who was born on this date in 1817 in Delhi. Aligarh Muslim University which became a symbol of Muslim quest towards modern … Continue reading →

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