Bukhari Knowledge fest concludes
Four venues were arranged with themes like soil, wheel, letter, and word. Students used various natural materials to build stages, gateways, book fair stalls, registration counters and guest lounges.
Syed Iqbal Hasnain, former Vice-Chancellor of Calicut University, inaugurated the festival. Historian Husain Randathani presided over the function.
The fest witnessed 80 sessions on different subjects. Haris Beeran, MP, Islamic scholar Kodampuzha Bava Musliar, Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan, Madin Academy chairman Syed Ibrahim Khaleel Bukhari, scholars Ponmala Abdul Khadir Musliar, Perodu Abdurahman Saqafi, Abbas Panakkal, student union and political leaders like P.K. Navas, K.P. Noushadali, Jamsheedali and Rafeek Ibrahim, and Haj Committee chairman Husain Saqafi Chullikode were among those who led different sessions.
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Hans India
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- Hans India
The Third Eye: Peaceful creation of a Palestinian state should be possible
New Delhi: There is no doubt that the present turbulence in the Middle East and the region's proneness to violence is to be attributed to the terror attack of Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023, in which 1200 Israelis were killed and 250 others, including women and children, were abducted as hostages. India was among the first nations to condemn the attack. The incident evoked a justifiable punitive counter-attack by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), which became a prolonged offensive on Gaza, where Hamas had taken to operating from underground tunnels using these as a shield. The sustained armed campaign of Israel in Gaza aimed at 'destroying' Hamas has resulted in the killing of over 50,000 Palestinians, including Hamas members, and has now created a deep humanitarian crisis with thousands of people, including children, being exposed to stark hunger- the world finds this situation becoming increasingly unacceptable. Israel's offensive today is on the verge of becoming 'unjust and immoral' and this has shifted the responsibility for the human catastrophe in Gaza from Hamas to Israel. It is true that Israel had faced an existential crisis because of the 'non-acceptance' of the idea of a Jewish state in Palestine, among the Arab states of the region, but it is equally important that Israel and its chief backer, the US, moved towards recognising the need for Palestinians to have a homeland too. The concept of a Palestinian state on the border of Israel can be modified suitably to address the concerns of Israel about a standing security threat from such a state. The world must quickly work for a peaceful coexistence of the two states in Palestine. It is relevant to recall that the Arab Spring of 2010 changed the dynamics of Middle East regimes by empowering street movements and compelling a shift towards democratisation in authoritarian Arab states. In the process, however, this set the trend of radicalisation, giving birth to many Islamic terror organisations. Hamas had originated as the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, which was founded in 1928 in Egypt and Syria by the Islamic thinker, Hasan Al Banna, with the aim of opposing the pro-Soviet 'nationalist' regimes there and demanding Islamisation of the state. The US-led West politically endorsed the Muslim Brotherhood, and many years later, in 2011, the latter succeeded in ousting the dictatorial regime of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, the US appreciated it on the quiet. Over the years, however, Hamas once a moderate Islamic outfit became radicalised because of the perceived high handedness of Israel in Gaza and took to terrorism. Radical Islamic forces carried the historical memory of the 19th-century Wahhabi revolt against the 'Western encroachment on Muslim lands' and remain extremely inimical to the US. This is the reason why in the current military confrontation between Iran and Israel, Iran was able to take Hamas in its embrace -- the shared political antagonism towards the US binds them together, notwithstanding the fundamental Shia-Sunni divide dating back to the Kharijite rebellion against Caliph Ali. There is a lesson to be drawn by the democratic world from the fact of a Sunni radical Hamas joining up with a fundamentalist Iran. Faith-based militancy in any part of the Muslim world should not be allowed to turn into Islamic terrorism resulting from the sense of distress amongst Muslims that made them vulnerable to the pull of Jehad. Gaza should be looked at by the world from that angle. The Middle East is presently overshadowed by the 'war-like' confrontation between Iran on one hand and the US-Israel axis on the other, even as the Hamas-Israel conflict remains unresolved. Iran has powerful proxies working for it -- Lebanon-based Hezbollah, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) active in many Middle East countries, Houthis in Yemen and Shiite militants of Iraq and Syria, besides the Hamas of Gaza. Iran joining hands with Hamas has the potential for further aggravating the Palestinian chaos -- it is rightly said that 'wars without a clear political goal cannot be won' and can only lead to a catastrophe. A significant matter of concern in the Middle East is that the Iran-Israel confrontation is developing signs of a 'civilisational clash' between Islam and Zionism. Hamas once called for the 'rise of the Islamic state between the Jordon River and the Mediterranean governed by Shariat law'. Israel has become even more distrustful of the Arab states around it after Hamas was taken by Iran into its fold militarily, thus strengthening Iran's fighting power against Israel. The Palestinian cause has long served as a unifying factor for disparate entities such as Sunnis and Shiites or Arabs and Persians in the name of faith. Even Arab states friendly to the US would not find it possible to strike any kind of normal relationship with Israel unless the issue of Palestine was resolved. The so-called Abraham Accord sought to be promoted by US President Donald Trump during his first tenure between some Arab states like the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan, did not make advances after the outbreak of the Iran-Israel 'war'. Even the closest allies of the US, like Saudi Arabia, are distressed over the escalation of the US-Iran conflict, resulting in the America bombing the nuclear sites of Iran. The international community has to step in and support a peaceful initiative around the idea of Israel and a Palestinian state living side by side with mutual respect. More than one state entity for Palestinians may have to be created along the Israel border, and positioning of an international Peace Keeping Force for some time may have to be considered. A ceasefire in Gaza and release of all Israeli hostages have to be the first steps -- taking hostages and using them for political bargaining is a classic terrorist act and is totally unacceptable. US-Saudi combine should move to provide a stable administration in Gaza, organe relief work and give a start to the 'reconstruction work' there. Democratisation of the Middle East will be conducive to restoring peace, as it will check the rise of faith-based militancy -- equal treatment of all communities is implicit in a democratic dispensation. Israeli security and Jewish democratic identity must go with a similar transition of Islamic fundamentalist rule anywhere to an enlightened Islamic democracy where minorities would be treated at par with the Muslim majority. A Muslim majority should make it easier for the regime to even adopt the ultimate principle of democracy -- the idea of 'one man one vote' -- because it does not come in the way of the rule of the majority. As regards the current US-Iran confrontation that is rooted in the Israeli distrust of Iran's proclaimed commitment to producing only nuclear energy for peaceful usage, it can be said that it is Iran that first leveraged an ideological narrative of 'Islamic resistance' through a network of 'proxies' to deal with an aggressive US. Moreover, IRGC has developed a sophisticated ballistic missile system for use as a deterrent by upholding the promise of a strong retaliatory action. In the cycle of action and reaction, Israel's attack on Iran with the aim of destroying the latter's nuclear establishments on June 13, 2025, was responded to by Iran through a missile and Drone attack on Tel Aviv and Haifa. This was followed by a direct attack by the US on Iran's nuclear sites in which even bunker-buster bombs were used, making it the first American military intervention in the Middle East since the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s. Israel, meanwhile, has focused on degrading the leadership of the Iran-led 'axis of resistance'. President Trump has openly called for the 'surrender' of Iran in the context of the signing of a new nuclear deal. A formula for peace has to be worked out between Iran and the US in which emphasis will have to be placed on complete transparency about Iran's nuclear programme being kept totally open to inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Iran's posture so far can be said to be 'defensive' and hence care should be taken not to do anything at the cost of the 'civilisational pride' of Iran. Wisdom lies in not letting a turbulent Middle East precipitate a 'war of religions' that is marked by attrition, degeneration into faith-driven terrorism and a potential for spreading to other regions as well. Developments in the Middle East cause concern to the democratic world as a whole, and initiatives for restoring peace should come from the leading democracies putting their heads together. It is to be noted that China and Russia are siding with Iran because of their political opposition to the US. The Middle East should not be allowed to become the reason for a possible return of the Cold War.
Scroll.in
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- Scroll.in
How Jinnah survived an assassination attempt in Bombay
On a July day in 1943, Muhammad Ali Jinnah entered his secretary's room in his Malabar Hill bungalow to find a young man speaking with the secretary. The man was desperate for a meeting with the Muslim League leader. He hoped that if he could just speak to Jinnah, he might convince him to reach a compromise with the Congress and Mahatma Gandhi on the issue of India's partition. But instead of dialogue, there was violence. Aggravated by Jinnah's refusal to meet, the young man pulled a knife from his pocket and attempted to stab him in the throat. Jinnah managed to deflect the blade – just barely. He suffered a small puncture wound on his jaw and a gash across the back of his hand. His assailant, Rafiq Sabir Mozangvi, was quickly overpowered by the household staff and arrested by the Bombay Police. But one question lingered: who was this man, and had he travelled halfway across India to attack the leader of the Muslim League? Travels from Lahore The story begins weeks earlier in Lahore, when Mozangvi boarded a train to Delhi, driven by a burning political grievance. Although only 32, Mozangvi had lived many lives – working as an electrician, committing petty crime, serving short stints in prison, and shifting allegiances among the Indian National Congress, the Muslim League and the Ahrar Party. Eventually, he aligned with the Khaksar movement, a paramilitary group led by political theorist and Islamic scholar Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi, who opposed the creation of Pakistan and believed Muslims could prosper in a united India. 'I decided to stay at Delhi for a day as I thought Mr. Jinnah might pass through there, but on making enquiries I was told that Mr. Jinnah was probably already in Bombay,' Mozaangvi told the Bombay Police in a statement. From Delhi, he took a train to Cawnpore, spending a few hours there, and then hopping on another train to Mughal Sarai. 'As I travelled all the way without a ticket, I found it necessary frequently to alight from the train and catch another train,' Mozaangvi said, 'and I eventually reached Bombay V.T. Station at sometime near 8 pm last night having travelled via Gwalior, Busaval, Bhopal, etc.' He wandered the bazaars at night, slept on the footpath, and bathed in a mosque – though he could not say exactly where, claiming his mind was 'obsessed with the object' of meeting Jinnah and discussing the 'political policy of the Muslim League'. He asked around for directions to Jinnah's house and was given a receipt by a Muslim League member bearing the printed address of Jinnah's bungalow on Mount Pleasant Road. Angry confrontation At the gates of the bungalow, Mozangvi told the security guard, a 'Pathan with a long moustache', that he wished to see Jinnah. He was escorted to Jinnah's secretary, AI Syed, who asked him to put his request in writing. As they spoke, Jinnah himself walked in and asked what the visitor wanted. From this point, accounts diverge. According to John Colville, the Commissioner of Police for Bombay, Mozangvi told 'Mr. Jinnah that he wanted to have an interview with him regarding the solution of the present political deadlock in the country and Mr. Jinnah's refusal to see Mr. Gandhi. Mr. Jinnah told him that he was very busy and had no time, and that Rafiq Sabir could make an appointment with his Secretary and could see him in a day or two.' This apparently enraged Mozangvi, who first punched Jinnah in the jaw and then tried to stab him. 'Mr. Jinnah warded off the blow and caught hold of the assailant's right hand with his left hand and in doing so sustained an incised wound on the back of his left hand one and half inches long skin deep,' Colville wrote in a letter to the Home Secretary. 'He also sustained a small punctured wound on the angle of the left jaw.' Jinnah's servants managed to subdue Mozangvi and summoned the police, who arrived promptly and arrested him. Mozangvi offered his own version of events. He claimed that when Jinnah entered the secretary's office, he pointed at him and said something in English. 'I stood up and saluted and explained to Mr. Jinnah that I had travelled a long way to see him and asked him to hear me,' Mozangvi said. 'Mr. Jinnah abruptly refused and pointed towards the door saying in English 'get out' or 'walk out.' I do not remember which expression he had used, but the purport of his words was that I should leave the place. I understand enough of the English language to know what was being said.' Mozangvi said he refused to leave and repeated his request for an interview. At that, Jinnah 'flew into a rage' and abused him, calling him a 'dog' and 'zalil (despicable)'. He claimed that Jinnah's servants tried to push him out of the room and struck him. 'I also used my fists in retaliation,' he said. 'Mr. Jinnah was standing nearby. During the struggle, I remembered a clasp knife that I had in my pocket and took it out in self-defence. I cannot say how Mr. Jinnah was injured.' During interrogation, Mozangvi insisted that his only purpose in meeting Jinnah was to urge him to speak with Gandhi. 'I have no real grudge against the Muslim League or against Mr. Jinnah personally, beyond my disapproval of certain points of policy followed by them.' He added that he believed Jinnah lacked sincerity in seeking a constructive dialogue with Gandhi. 'I disapprove of Mr. Jinnah's attitude in this matter and consider he is doing a disservice to Muhammedans and to India in general. On giving the matter considerable thought I came to the conclusion that Mr. Jinnah's true policy is one of self-aggrandisement and that he has no real desire to do anything towards ending the political deadlock in the country for the mutual benefit of all Indians.' Panic in Bombay The police report noted that Jinnah's injuries were not serious and were treated by Dr Massina on Pedder Road. Soon after, Jinnah addressed the press about the attack. 'Although it was a serious and well-planned attack, no serious injuries were inflicted on me,' he told Reuters. 'I do not want to say anything just now but I appeal to Muslims to remain calm and cool, and let us all thank Providence for this miraculous escape.' The news of the attempted assassination spread through Muslim neighborhoods in Bombay. Some shopkeepers shuttered their stores until Muslim League workers assured them there was no need to panic. 'All the newspapers, including the extreme Congress press, had condemned the attempt and congratulated Jinnah on his escape,' the Intelligence Bureau wrote in a confidential report. The Bombay Police contacted their counterparts in Lahore and requested that an officer be sent to interrogate Mozangvi to determine whether a broader conspiracy was at play, as the Muslim League alleged. 'I saw Mr. Jinnah shortly after the incident and in the course of conversation I questioned him as to whether in his opinion the action of the assailant was that of one man instigated by an idea which he developed in his own mind or whether it was an idea planted by someone else,' Commissioner Colvile wrote in a letter to the director of the Intelligence Bureau. 'Mr. Jinnah's opinion was that the idea had been planted there by Allama [Inayatullah Khan] Mashriqi, the Khaksar leader.' When Colville expressed his doubts, Jinnah replied that Mashriqi 'was a very indiscreet gentleman and also extremely pig-headed and obstinate'. The commissioner offered an alternative explanation. 'I suggested that a leader might convey to several of his trusted followers that Mr. Jinnah was an obstacle to Self-Government, and that if he were removed, their goal might be within reach. This small group might then have incited the assailant to commit this dastardly act,' Colville wrote. 'Mr. Jinnah doubted this and said that in his opinion Allama Mashriqi was so indiscreet and individualistic that it was not at all unlikely that he personally would have expressed such views to the assailant – and that the assailant, having absorbed the idea, decided to act on it.' The Criminal Investigation Department had a file on Mozangvi, revealing that he had lived in various parts of India, including Aligarh, where he ran a tea shop, and Calcutta, where he was wanted for theft in May 1943. He remained untraceable after the theft until he resurfaced in Bombay two months later. The file also revealed that Mozangvi had embezzled Khaksar funds in Cawnpore. The police found no direct evidence linking the assassination attempt to Mashriqi. Threat to life In November 1943, Mozangvi was sentenced to five years' imprisonment by the Bombay High Court. The court found no links between the attack and the Khaksar movement. Police records from 1943 reveal that there was another plot by members of the Khaksar movement to assassinate Jinnah that year. 'It was reported that one Abdul Rahim Dagh, a resident of Ambala district and Nazim Bab-i-Ali of the Delhi Khaksars, had called on Sadiq, alias Munir to Delhi, and detailed him to proceed to Bombay to murder Mr. Jinnah,' GAJ Boon, assistant director of the Intelligence Bureau, wrote in a December 1943 report. When members of the movement in Delhi heard about the plot, they immediately informed Mashriqi. 'It was reported that Allama Mashriqi ordered that the plan must be frustrated at all costs,' Boon noted. The bureau remained vigilant, monitoring individual Khaksar members who might attempt to assassinate Jinnah. 'While, therefore, there is no evidence at present that the Khaksars are planning to assassinate Mr. Jinnah, it remains true that the Khaksars are not particularly pleased with him and the possibility of an individual attempt to harm him physically cannot, in the circumstances, be entirely discounted,' Boon added. 'Fortunately Rafiq Sabir has received heavy punishment for his attack on Mr. Jinnah and this may deter others from repeating the performance.' Mashriqi, who opposed the partition of India until the end, would go on to become a citizen of Pakistan after its formation. He remained politically active until his death in 1963.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Taliban leader warns God will severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule
The Taliban leader warned God would severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule in the country, according to a statement released Friday marking the fourth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power. The Taliban seized Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, as the U.S. and NATO withdrew their forces at the end of a two-decade war. Since then, they have imposed their interpretation of Islamic law on daily life, including sweeping restrictions on women and girls, based on edicts from their leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Secure Your Child's Future with Strong English Fluency Planet Spark Learn More Undo Akhundzada, who is seldom seen in public, said in a statement that Afghans had endured hardships and made sacrifices for almost 50 years so that Islamic law, or Sharia, could be established. Sharia had saved people from "corruption, oppression, usurpation, drugs, theft, robbery, and plunder." His statement was shared on the social platform X by the Taliban's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid. Live Events "These are great divine blessings that our people should not forget and, during the commemoration of Victory Day (Aug. 15), express great gratitude to Allah Almighty so that the blessings will increase," said Akhundzada. "If, against God's will, we fail to express gratitude for blessings and are ungrateful for them, we will be subjected to the severe punishment of Allah Almighty." He also instructed the Cabinet and ministers to drop the word "acting" from their job titles, signifying the permanence of a Taliban administration in Afghanistan and the lack of challengers to their rule. On Wednesday, at a Cabinet meeting in Kandahar, Akhundzada said the stability of the Taliban government lay in the acquisition of religious knowledge. He urged the promotion of religious awareness, the discouragement of immoral conduct, the protection of citizens from harmful ideologies, and the instruction of Afghans in matters of faith and creed, according to a statement from another government spokesman, Hamdullah Fitrat. Akhundzada ordered the Kabul Municipality to build more mosques, and there was a general focus on identifying means to "further consolidate and fortify" the Islamic government, said Fitrat. Flower showers outside, women protest inside The country is gripped by a humanitarian crisis made worse by climate change, millions of Afghans expelled from Iran and Pakistan, and a sharp drop in donor funding. This year's anniversary celebrations are more muted than last year's, when the Taliban staged a military parade at a U.S. airbase. Officials have planned aerial floral showers and a sports display in the capital, Kabul. Cabinet members gave speeches earlier Friday listing the administration's achievements and highlighting diplomatic progress. Rights groups, foreign governments, and the U.N. have condemned the Taliban for their treatment of women and girls, who remain barred from education beyond sixth grade, many jobs, and most public spaces. Some venues for the official anniversary celebrations are off-limits to females because they are forbidden from entering parks and other recreational areas. Members of the United Afghan Women's Movement for Freedom staged an indoor protest on Friday in northeast Takhar province against Taliban rule. "This day marked the beginning of a black domination that excluded women from work, education, and social life," Parisa Mobariz said in a statement shared with The Associated Press. "We, the protesting women, remember this day not as a memory, but as an open wound of history, a wound that has not yet healed. The fall of Afghanistan was not the fall of our will. We stand, even in the darkness." There was also an indoor protest in the Pakistani capital , Islamabad. Afghan women held up signs that said "Forgiving the Taliban is an act of enmity against humanity" and "August 15th is a dark day." The women were fully veiled, except for their eyes, in the photographs.
