Bandeya Ho!
I've been doing a lot of re-reading these days; re-reading of news, interesting articles, anything that catches my eye and doesn't involve Britney Spears.
Part 1: The songs of Khuda Ke Liye are on loop on my iPod Shuffle, and I'm loving every sound of it. I understand some words, while others I don't. Whoever says music needs to be understood :) (apparently the Taliban, who numbering at 12000, need to beignored brought to senses) Anyway, the move is Pakistani, and the language is part-Hindi and part-Urdu. The lyrics are mostly Urdu, with hint of Hindi in between. In the song Bandeya ho, Bulleh Shah is referred to. Now, we all know him at least by the way of Rabbi Shergill's song Bulla ki jaana main kaun. I looked for Bulleh Shah on wiki and read something interesting,
This led me to click on the article on Muhammed. And what I read surprised me. I didn't know that:
Source of all this is Wiki. Islam is the most misunderstood religion in the world, torn apart by its own people. When their prophet is so liberal, who are the Talibans to unleash torture on people? And look at their messengers - Adam! Yes the very first man created on Earth according to Bible! Now how does a belief in Christianity tally with a belief in Islam?! And the other imp messengers - Noah, Abraham, Moses, even JESUS! Oh please do they need any more proof that their religions stem from the same people known by different names? I was surprised and thrilled when I read this. As the years progressed, people got possessed by insanity and religious fundamentalism (thats redundant I know) and look what we have now. Make all the hate and blood stop God, please make all that stop.
I have a team mate who's Muslim. Lets call him R. I asked him if he was a Shia or a Sunni and whats the difference between them. I could've looked it up on Wiki but I wanted to hear from him. He said he's a Sunni and thats he's a true Muslim; the Shias are not. When I voiced my opinion, he flatly said he only believes in what he's taught in the madrassa (yes he's been to one.). I said ok, and asked him what was Nabi Muhammed? A Shia or a Sunni? He said he doesn't know and doesn't want to know because that might shake his faith in Allah. I mean c'mon! No one can take your faith away from you! Why would you want to give up on your own prophet in case you found out He was a Shia? What difference does it make anyway? If it does, I'd really like to know. The Iraq war is on between Shia and Sunnis isn't it?
Part 2: I was reading the Telegraph and they had a feature interview with Mikhail Gorbachev. Well what do you know?! The former Pres. of a communist country endorses Pizza Hut and is the face of Louis Vuitton! :) We think we know but... :)
While you are at it, check out their QI section. Quite Interesting.
Part 1: The songs of Khuda Ke Liye are on loop on my iPod Shuffle, and I'm loving every sound of it. I understand some words, while others I don't. Whoever says music needs to be understood :) (apparently the Taliban, who numbering at 12000, need to be
"Baba Bulleh Shah was a direct descendant of Muhammad, through the progeny of Shaikh Abdul Qadir Gillani of Baghdad.
A large amount of what is known about Bulleh Shah comes through legends, and is subjective; to the point that there isn’t even agreement among historians concerning his precise date and place of birth. Some "facts" about his life have been pieced together from his own writings. Other "facts" seem to have been passed down through oral traditions.
Bulleh Shah practiced the Sufi tradition of Punjabi poetry established by poets like Shah Hussain (1538 – 1599), Sultan Bahu (1629 – 1691), and Shah Sharaf (1640 – 1724).
Bulleh Shah lived in the same period as the famous Sindhi Sufi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhatai (1689 – 1752). His lifespan also overlapped with the legendary Punjabi poet Waris Shah (1722 – 1798), of Heer Ranjha fame,... "
"Bulleh Shah’s poetry and philosophy strongly criticizes Islamic religious orthodoxy of his day."
This led me to click on the article on Muhammed. And what I read surprised me. I didn't know that:
- Muhammed got enlightenment at the age of 40.
- He got married to Khadijah (15 years his senior) when he was 26.
- Khadijah had a 'Christian cousin' be the name Waraqah ibn Nawfal.
- Muhammed meditated for 3 years at a cave on the outskirts of Mecca, and his wife was the first to believe that he indeed was a nabi (prophet), and rasul (messenger of God).
- Though he had 14 wives in all, he didn't marry anyone whilst Khadijah was alive. He was content and happy with her.
- Khadijah chose Muhammed to be her husband after watching him conduct her trade business; and she was highly regarded in the field.
- He fled along with his family to Medina, when people in Mecca criticized him for his preachings.
- He believed in giving equal rights to women.
- "Muhammad did his own household chores, helped out with the housework, such preparing food, sewing clothes, and repairing shoes. Muhammad is also said to had accustomed his wives to dialogue; he listened to their advice, and the wives debated and even argued with him."
- There are 5 prophets of Islam religion. Muslims believe that the first prophet was Adam**, while the last prophet and rasul was Muhammad.
- Out of 124000 messengers sent by God, the most famous as believed by Muslims and mentioned in Hadith are: Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses), Isa (Jesus), and Muhammad.
Source of all this is Wiki. Islam is the most misunderstood religion in the world, torn apart by its own people. When their prophet is so liberal, who are the Talibans to unleash torture on people? And look at their messengers - Adam! Yes the very first man created on Earth according to Bible! Now how does a belief in Christianity tally with a belief in Islam?! And the other imp messengers - Noah, Abraham, Moses, even JESUS! Oh please do they need any more proof that their religions stem from the same people known by different names? I was surprised and thrilled when I read this. As the years progressed, people got possessed by insanity and religious fundamentalism (thats redundant I know) and look what we have now. Make all the hate and blood stop God, please make all that stop.
I have a team mate who's Muslim. Lets call him R. I asked him if he was a Shia or a Sunni and whats the difference between them. I could've looked it up on Wiki but I wanted to hear from him. He said he's a Sunni and thats he's a true Muslim; the Shias are not. When I voiced my opinion, he flatly said he only believes in what he's taught in the madrassa (yes he's been to one.). I said ok, and asked him what was Nabi Muhammed? A Shia or a Sunni? He said he doesn't know and doesn't want to know because that might shake his faith in Allah. I mean c'mon! No one can take your faith away from you! Why would you want to give up on your own prophet in case you found out He was a Shia? What difference does it make anyway? If it does, I'd really like to know. The Iraq war is on between Shia and Sunnis isn't it?
Part 2: I was reading the Telegraph and they had a feature interview with Mikhail Gorbachev. Well what do you know?! The former Pres. of a communist country endorses Pizza Hut and is the face of Louis Vuitton! :) We think we know but... :)
While you are at it, check out their QI section. Quite Interesting.
quite interesting:)....ultimately being a good human being matters no?...
excellent kannada:)....
good to know tht..so always comment in kananda:))
I am sure I have already commented over here.
@broca,
:)
@ramit,
?? what was that comment about? :)
Oho! A long thing about Islam and Sunnis.
I think the computer hung while I was writing it down. Oh well.
By the way, nice template :-)
the songf is "BANDEYA HO" is very execellent voice song....
nd the wrdng ofth song is very gudd yaar......
i was flat whn i lstn ths song at fst time....
in a day i listn that song for 5-6 times.........
keep it up...
creats more than songs......
like thisssss
Hi 'the girl who ate everything and didnt even burp'.
You are right that muslims believe in Jesus and Moses being the messengers of Allah. In fact muslims believe that the religion described to the Jews/Christians by God was the same as described to them. It's not that no muslim ever realised that Islam and Christianity/Jewism are nearly the same. In fact, when Prophet Muhammad's(SAW) preachings were not accepted in Mecca, a christian king granted some muslims refuge in his country after listening to the chapter about Mary (the mother of Jesus) from the Quran. But even then, muslims don't believe what Christians believe because Christians say that Jesus was the 'Son of God'. Whereas Prophet Muhammad(SAW) clearly proclaimed that "God begot no son, nor was he begotten". This is the most important difference persay.
I'm extremely sorry for your friend Mr. R. It should be known to him and to you (Just for the sake of clarification - no heated argument meant), that there were no Shia's or Sunni's at the time of the Prophet Muhammad(SAW). Only after the Prophet(SAW) left the world, did the argument grow about whether his family (The progeny of Hazrat Ali) should be given more importance or not. The Shia's essentially believe that the Prophet's(SAW) family should have been given more importance over others. The Sunni's don't. The difference does not, in any sense, nullify one's being a muslim (For obviously, islam was completed during the Prophet's(SAW) age and the difference came later).
I'm extremely happy that you've given some thought to this misunderstood religion. There's a famous story about The Prophet(SAW)that a woman of Mecca, who did not believe in the preachings of the Prohet(SAW), threw garbage at him everyday when he passed her house. Once, He(SAW) passed her house and she didn't throw any garbage. The Prophet(SAW) was concerned and asked people about her. He then went to meet her to inquire about her health (She was ill).
Anyway, thanks a lot. I really appreciate your thoughts.