Half Baked Tales and other lies: The other side of Tipu Sultan
“You are a Jagat Guru! You are always performing penance in order that the whole world may prosper and
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Heritage Times
Exploring lesser known History
Author: Khalid Bin Umar
Chronicles of Khwaja Abdul Karim: The Bayan-i-Waqai the lineage
He was staying in Delhi to seek permission from the royal court to proceed for Hajj when Nadir Shah Afshar (1148-1160 A.H.) invaded and occupied Delhi in (1151 A.H.).
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Arail: The village with long trail of history
According to Humayun Nama, the only reason he made it to the imperial capital at all was because of the assistance provided on the route by Raja Birbhan of Arail.
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A Historic Alliance : The Mughal – Rajput Marriages !
When the alliance with the Rajput had attained a measure of stability, matrimonial alliances between the Mughals and the Leading Rajput states became less frequent
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Shaikh Jarrah – A historical perspective !
In the last few weeks Sheikh Jarrah has become an emblem of what Palestinians see as an Israeli campaign to force them out of East Jerusalem. Shaikh Jarrah is a locality in East Jerusalem. The epithet Jarrah in Arabic means surgeon.
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Raja Tikait Rai (1760–1808) at Damgarha
Raja Tikait Rai was very close to the spiritual successor and the most famous disciple of Shah Basit Ali Qalandar, namely Shah Muhammad Kazim Qalandar of Kakori, Lucknow.
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Shamsur Rahman Faruqi – T.S. Eliot of Urdu Literature
From deciphering the poetry of Ghalib to reviving the ancient art of Dastaangoi, the contributions of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi to Urdu literature are immeasurable.
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Jhagadua Masjid, Darbhanga – झगडुवा मस्जिद, दरभंगा
I am surprised at the name as there did not arise any dispute (Jhagda) as such. The munificence of Maharaja can be gauged further that since all the Muslim population got shifted to new places, the Maharaja granted a piece of land to start a Madarsa in front of the mosque so that the mosque is taken care of well and is populated.
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A Page from History :- “Tyranny is unlawful in everyone, especially in a sovereign who is the guardian of his public.”
One day prince Adil Khan Sur son of Sher Shah, while riding an elephant through the streets of Agra, happened
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انصاف کا تقاضا ہے کہ محمد شاہ عادل کی نیچ حرکت کا بدلہ اس سے لیا جائے.
ایک بار سلطان شیر شاہ سوری کا بیٹا محمد شاہ عادل آگرہ کی گلیوں میں ہاتھی پر سوار ہوکر گھوم
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حضرت شاہ ولی اللہ محدث دہلوی, حضرت مولانا فخرالدین چشتی دہلوی اور حضرت مرزا جان جاناں رحمة اللہ علیہم اجمعین کا ایک دلچسپ واقعہ
حضرت شاہ ولی اللہ محدث دہلوی (1703-1762) اور حضرت مولانا فخرالدین چشتی دہلوی (1714-1784) اور حضرت مرزا جان جاناں (1699-1781)
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حضرت شاہ رکن الدینابو الفتح ملتانی(1251-1335)
حضرت شاہ رکن الدینابو الفتح ملتانی (1251-1335) کو شیخ نظام الدین اولیاء سے بہت محبت تھی اور آپ اپنی حیات میں
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مولانا شاہ سلیمان قادری پھلواروی : مشہور اورمقبول بزرگ ، واعظ،صاحبِ دل صوفی،صاحبِ ٖفکر رہنما-
حضرت مولانا شاہ سلیمان قادری پھلواروی اپنے عہد کے نہایت مشہور اورمقبول بزرگ ، واعظ،صاحبِ دل صوفی،صاحبِ ٖفکر رہنما گزرے
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مولانا سید سلیمان ندوی : ہندوستان کے جن علماء پر اہل ہند کو ہمیشہ ناز رہےگا
Khalid Bin Umar “سید صاحب کی وجہ سے بڑا اطمینان ہے، جب رات کے دو ڈھائی بجے آنکھ کھلتی
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