External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday extended warm greetings on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad Un Nabi and expressed hope that this festival will be full of peace, joy, and good health for everybody.
“Greetings and best wishes on Eid-e-Milad. May the festival be full of peace, joy, and good health for all,” he tweeted. Eid Milad-un-Nabi is celebrated annually to commemorate the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad and is observed in the month of Rabi-ul-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar, which commences with the sighting of the moon. The occasion also marks the death anniversary of the Prophet.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also extended his greetings to the nation on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi.
“Best wishes on Milad-un-Nabi. May this occasion further the spirit of peace, togetherness, and compassion in our society. Eid Mubarak” tweeted PM Modi.
Earlier on Saturday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended warm greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad Un Nabi and expressed hope that this festival will give new inspiration to enhance peace and harmony in the society.
In his congratulatory message to the people of the state, Chief Minister said, “This festival is celebrated on the birthday of Prophet Hazrat Mohammad. I hope that this festival will give new inspiration to increase peace and harmony in the society.”
Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi, also known as Mawlid or Eid-e-Milad, is celebrated with enthusiasm by Muslims across the world.
One of the most important parts of Eid Milad-un-Nabi is to celebrate the life of the Prophet, his teachings, sufferings, and his character, as he even forgave his enemies. Muslims celebrate the occasion by wearing new clothes, offering prayers, and exchanging gifts. (ANI)
Mufti
Mohammad Israfil, 52, says France must learn from India how to peacefully co-exist
in a plural society. The Mufti from Kanpur, UP, also believes that state and
religion must remain separated
What happened in France last month was
abominable, from both sides, though as President, Mr Emmanuel Macron should
have handled the matter with some cool-headedness and grace, as is expected
from top leaders, instead of making this an emotional issue.
I still remember the first time the image
of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) was published in the Danish newspaper, Jyllanden
Post in 2005. It was a provocation then, and it was a provocation when Charlie
Hebdo published it. Provocation is neither journalism, nor art. Cartoons are
meant to give food for thought, not hurt a popular sentiment.
We in India, before 2014, knew how to not
cross one another’s boundaries. Different religions have co-existed peacefully
for a long time here. Perhaps the world could learn from the pre-2014 India on
how not to cross the line.
Religion is fluid –or at least its interpretation is fluid, while government is a stable structure in the sense that even a single change needs to pass through multiple bodies. Common people keeps moving between the two in their public and private spheres. Governance and religion must remain separated. I do feel unhappy about the people running Charlie Hebdo or other similar provocative publications; and I feel equally miffed when artists like MF Hussain take the liberty of drawing the objectionable images of Hindu gods and goddesses. It takes so much time to understand your own religion, how can you make fun of another religion that you don’t even understand?
Samuel Paty, the teacher who was killed, needed to understand that it was a contentious topic he was teaching. And as far as I have read, the matter had been stretching on for some time with the school authorities.
Strict legal action should be taken against those guilty, but the government also needs to ensure that age-appropriate topics are introduced in the correct manner. Even wise men in government offices have been unable to solve such issue, as was seen in the Denmark case. Therefore with children, we require extra care in dealing cross-cultural issues. I am not justifying what happened, but none of the party is entirely innocent.
Islam was perhaps the first religion to
bring law into social dealings. Many other religions might have had laws but
people were being governed according to the whims and fancies of the kings or
heads of state. Islam tried to give powers to the common man and you could say the
Quran and Hadees are books of law.
The maulana, mufti, qazi interpret law and
serve justice. Islam is never about spreading terror, but about spreading love
for yourself, your neighbours, to the less fortunate. I would say ‘religious
pollution’ has put important social issues on the backburner. If I were to tell
you who is responsible for this atmosphere of ‘dharmik unmad’ (religious hysteria), I would say Israel and the
US.
As the pandemic has shown us, we are all in
this together. We need a world that knows how to come together. In India we
have co-existed peacefully, more or less, despite diverse language, food, and clothing
with every few kilometre. The world needs to see and learn from us that there
is a solution to the situation the world is in today.
Mutual respect is the key in handling
sensitive issues. Prophet Mohammed, Jesus, Moses, Krishna are all revered
figures and Islam says respect (especially for the leaders of others) is the
pillar on which a society stands. I wish there is neither more provocation, nor
more bloodshed as a response to that provocation. Restraint is the currency of
a peaceful society.
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