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Topic: Pir (Pilgrimage Site)


In the News (Mon 6 Oct 08)

  
  9. Ayodhya and the Supreme Court   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hindus believe that the site of the building is Rama’s birthplace, and maintain that a Hindu temple adorned the site until, in 1528 at the latest, Muslims forcibly replaced it with a mosque.
Some RSS leaders have repeatedly claimed that the Rama-Janmabhoomi site should be left to the Hindus out of respect for the “faith” of the Hindu masses in the tradition that Rama was born at that very site.
Her position that the historicity of the tradition underlying the sacred status of the site is what ought to be proven, is an insulting application of double standards: it subjects Hindus to a test which is out of the question with Islam and Christianity, and which these two religions are totally unable to pass.
koenraadelst.voiceofdharma.com /books/acat/ch9.htm   (10642 words)

  
 Rajasthan - India Fairs & Festivals
Regarded as the incarnation of Lord Krishna by Hindus and and venerated by Muslims also as Ram Shah Pir, Baba Ramdev was a Tanwar Rajput and a saint who had miraculous powers.
The Urs,a commorative celebration is held in the solomen memory of Khwaja Muin-nd-Din-Chisti, a prighly respected sufi saint fondly revered as benefactor of the poor, popularly known as Gareeb Nawaz.
The Dargah Sharif in Ajmer, is the place where the saints mortal remains lie burried and is the site of the largest Muslim fair in India.Chadar, Ghilapg and Neema which are votive offering for the tomb are offered by several hundred thousands devotees.
www.bharatheritage.in /rajasthan/fairs_festival.htm   (1706 words)

  
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His feast day, marked by an annual municipal and ecumenical pilgrimage to the Hermitage, is on July 16.
Composed in Sindhi, Gujarati, Hindustani and Punjabi among other subcontinental languages, the oldest are ascribed to the pirs or saints who first preached Ismaili Islam in India nearly 1,000 years ago.
The practice of pilgrimage in India is so deeply embedded in the cultural psyche and the number of pilgrimage sites is so large that the entire subcontinent may actually be regarded as one grand and continuous sacred space.
www.experiencefestival.com /saint   (1084 words)

  
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 Search Tuna Report for concept of holy war   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Prophet Muhammed's Last Speech During The Farewel Pilgrimage To Medina Corruption Of Hadith.
And What We Had Been Asking For Since Then Is Support From The West With peace, Education, And Rehabilitation....
Former Afghan freedom Fighter And Troop Commander Pir Sayed Ishaq Gailani, Who Worked Closely With The CIA During The Soviet Occupation Of His Country And Who Has Children Currently Living In The US, Says That The Time For Jihad Is Long Over....
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