Hindu Muslim Unity: Hindus rozedaars help Ganga-Jamuni culture thrive

breaking fast with dates
breaking fast with dates

LUCKNOW: For the past 65 years, fingers that turn tulsi mala to complete the 108 gayatri mantra chants also count the beads of tasbeeh during the month of Ramzan. These blessed hands belong to Khairatan Devi, a Hindu in Chawalwali Gali of Nakkhas Bazaar who fasts during Ramzan along with thousands of Muslims in the city. She reminds one of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah who said if his left eye represented a Muslim, the right a Hindu, thus sowing the seeds of Lucknow’s fabled Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb.

Heritage researcher Sayed Rizwan said the roots of Hindu-Muslim solidarity in Avadh run deep. “When Abe-zam-zam (water from the masjid in Mecca) was no available, Muslims broke their fast with Gangajal (water from the Ganges River).”

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What is Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb?

 

 


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  1. riteshpanigrahi says:

    Thank you for sharing this beautiful story.A role model for the country,world.And as Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam says,India needs role models. 🙂

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