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Eid-ul-Adha Mubarak!

by Sharique

Bakrid, as it is popularly called, derives its name from Bakri (goat) Baqr (cow). Its not just about sacrifice of the animal but its about remembering the great sacrifice Prophet Ibrahim (Peace Be Upon Him) was asked to make.
Allah (SAW) asked him to sacrifice his son, his beloved son was born in his senility after [...]

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Munshi Premchand and Idgah!

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 under the pen name Nawab Rai but later shifted to the Devnagari script to be [...]

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