Re: Mullah bashing and sub-continent's fiction
A few years back I might have thought about this, but now really I am scared of even the thought of sending my kids there. I don't want them to become an intolerant and inflexible bunch.
That means we close doors of religious education on our children. This perception of Mullah says that every person going for Namaz in a masjid is actually going for terrorist training.
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That means we close doors of religious education on our children. This perception of Mullah says that every person going for Namaz in a masjid is actually going for terrorist training.
Well I dont know, children can get religious training in the house. They can go to mosques for prayers and stuff, but not a madrassah though.
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speaking of fiction writers and mullahs, this reminded me - even lal topi zaid hamid bin ISI keeps referring to them as caangrassi mullahs in his high pitched whiny voice. :\
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Say no to mullahs
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As far as mullahs being poor is concerned, what about mullahs like fazl ur Rehman and Tahir ul Qadri?
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Well I dont know, children can get religious training in the house. They can go to mosques for prayers and stuff, but not a madrassah though.
good. Is it possible for everyone to teach their children religion at home?
We can give such statements for religiously training our children at home, but why no such statements appear for worldly education, where 2-3 years children are sent to Montessori.
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As far as mullahs being poor is concerned, what about mullahs like fazl ur Rehman and Tahir ul Qadri?
They do represent all?
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Say no to mullahs
Say no to hatred against all including mullahs
Re: Mullah bashing and sub-continent's fiction
speaking of fiction writers and mullahs, this reminded me - even lal topi zaid hamid bin ISI keeps referring to them as caangrassi mullahs in his high pitched whiny voice. :\
lols, almost all Mullas were against partition, so it made them caangrassi :)
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Heh ! Weren’t mullahs always hated in one way or the other? Any part of the sub-continent where Islam spread in peace for a change was not because of mullahs but because of Sufis. The teachings of Sufis were similar to the Bhakthi movement. Islam was not the only religion in India contributing the mystical aspects of Sufism. The Bhakti movement also gained respect due mysticism popularity spreading through India. The Bhakti movement was a regional revival of Hinduism linking language, geography, and cultural identities through devotional diety worship.[SUP][57]](Sufism in India - Wikipedia)[/SUP] This concept of “Bhakti” appeared in the Bhagavad Gita and the first sects emerged from south India been the 7th and 10th century.[SUP][57]](Sufism in India - Wikipedia)[/SUP] The practices and theological standpoints were very similar to Sufism, often blurring the distinction between Hindus and Muslims. Bhakti devotees linked puja (Hinduism) to songs about saints and theories of life; they would meet often to sing and worship. The Brahman Bhaktis developed mystical philosophies similar to those advocated by Sufi saints. For example, the Bhaktis believed that there is a special reality beneath the illusion of life; this reality needs to be recognized to escape the cycle of reincarnation. Moreover, moksha, liberation from Earth is the ultimate goal in Hinduism.[SUP][58]](Sufism in India - Wikipedia)[/SUP] These teachings run nearly parallel to Sufi concepts of dunya, tariqa, and akhirah.
Sufism helped the assimilation of the Afghani Delhi Sultanate rulers within mainstream society. By building a syncretic medieval culture tolerant and appreciative of non-Muslims, Sufi saints contributed to a growth of stability, vernacular literature, and devotional music in India.[SUP][59]](Sufism in India - Wikipedia)[/SUP] One Sufi mystic, Saiyid Muhammad Ghaus Gwaliori popularized yogic practices among Sufi circles.[SUP][60]](Sufism in India - Wikipedia)[/SUP] Literature related to monotheism and the Bhakti movement also formed sycretic influences in history during the Sultanate period.[SUP][61]](Sufism in India - Wikipedia)[/SUP] Despite the camaraderie between Sufi saints, yogis, and Bhakti Brahmans, medieval religious existed and continue to splinter peaceful living in parts of India today.[SUP][59]](Sufism in India - Wikipedia) Sufism in India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/SUP]
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Having said that I used to enjoy reading the stories of Mullah Nasserudin Hodja in comics as a kid. :)
Re: Mullah bashing and sub-continent's fiction
Having said that I used to enjoy reading the stories of Mullah Nasserudin Hodja in comics as a kid. :)
lols. What about Mullah Do-piyaza. I think he was one of nau-ratan of Akbar.
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lols. What about Mullah Do-piyaza. I think he was one of nau-ratan of Akbar.
Sorry no. The only famous mullah in my part of the world was Naseruddin Hodja and for Akbar, the wittiest member of his court was projected as Birbal. The tales of Akbar-Birbal are legendary :)
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No doubt, he is not that famous and his existence is also doubtful.
No contemporary record mentions about Mullah Do-Piyaza. A number of pamphlets on his life and jokes were published in the late 19th century, which were rejected as forgeries by a modern scholar Hafiz Mahmood Shirani in an article published by him in 1939. In this article, Shirani claimed that Mulla Do-Piyaza was a historical personality whose original name was Abdul Momin. He was born in India but left for Iran in 1582. He returned to India after 36 years and died in 1620. His tomb is located in Handia. He claimed that the major sources of his information were two long pieces written by certain Ashlaghi, son and student of Mullah in an early 19th-century manuscript in Persian, which was in his possession. But his claim was refuted by other modern scholars, who consider Mullah Do-Piyaza as a fictional character.[SUP][1]](Mulla Do-Piyaza - Wikipedia)