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Tulsidas on Muslims

I read this interesting doha (translated into English) from Goswami Tulsidas. Tulsidas, who is remembered for his Ram bhakti and for writing Ramcharit Manas, was a contemporary of great king Akbar during the Muslim invasion of India: 
—“It is a legend that a blind, old, poor, Muslim, feebled by age, was pushed down to earth on the street by [...]


Bakri Id and Islam

Islam is world’s second largest religion, and Id-al-Adha or Bakri-Id is its festival of sacrifice. I tried to understand the origin, concept, and the philosophy behind this very famous festival which is celebrated all over the world. The texts are copied from various websites; the links to which are inserted at respective places, and in [...]


Issues with Islam

Books V2IslamRethinking issues in Islam Through his book “Rethinking Issues in Islam” (first edition, 1998, Orient Longman), Asghar Ali Engineer provides a great insight into the religion which has been into controversies and has been used as a means for much unrest throughout the world.  After having read the book, which addresses host of issues and [...]