JUST something i came across, while studying.
its an excerpt from the chapter on "society and culture" (ad 600-1300)
its an inscription giving account of an historical event
i feel that it is of pronounced contemporary relevance
hence i am sharing it here.
in 1264 ad somnath witnessed close ties between a hormuzi merchant " Nuruddin Firuz" and the local landowner "Chhada" to such an extent that they were called righteous friends (Dharmabandhava). the relevant bilingual inscription records the active support of local eminent Hindus to construct a "Mijigti" or Mosque at somnath.
the spirit of synthesis is best brought out by the same record ad 1264, which invoked
ALLAH as "VISVARUPA"( of universal form), "SUNYARUPA" (formless or aniconic) and "LAKSHYALAKSHYA" (one who can be seen yet be invisible ).
that was somnath in 1264 AD !!,
how farther apart have we gone from our culture in process of defending it ?
its an excerpt from the chapter on "society and culture" (ad 600-1300)
its an inscription giving account of an historical event
i feel that it is of pronounced contemporary relevance
hence i am sharing it here.
in 1264 ad somnath witnessed close ties between a hormuzi merchant " Nuruddin Firuz" and the local landowner "Chhada" to such an extent that they were called righteous friends (Dharmabandhava). the relevant bilingual inscription records the active support of local eminent Hindus to construct a "Mijigti" or Mosque at somnath.
the spirit of synthesis is best brought out by the same record ad 1264, which invoked
ALLAH as "VISVARUPA"( of universal form), "SUNYARUPA" (formless or aniconic) and "LAKSHYALAKSHYA" (one who can be seen yet be invisible ).
that was somnath in 1264 AD !!,
how farther apart have we gone from our culture in process of defending it ?
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