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No One Can Change the Word of Allah – Quran – 6:11
Question: Salaam Alaykum Brother, I have been searching for philosophy behind some Quranic verses. Like 6:115 where Allah says no one can change the word of Allah. So how could anyone change or alter Torah or Injeel texts? Answer: First, we would have to see what the evidence suggests about whether Tawraat or Injeel (or both) have changed or not. Bart Ehrman is a renowned scholar in this regard, he says the following in his famous “Misquoting Jesus” about the Bible: “We have only error ridden copies, and the vast majority of these are centuries removed from the originals and different from them, evidently, in thousands of ways.” John Mill,…
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Alamdar
Sheikh Nooruddin Noorani Wali (ra) or Nund Rishi is the patron saint of Kashmir, its Alamdar. Here is an attempt to produce a rhythmic translation of his kalaam. We have used Kashmiri from different sources and benefited from Artificial Intelligence to produce rhyming content.
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The Meeting
Separation, Longing and an Incomplete Union. This is a short story that merged just these. Open the post and read the short story. "The day was just like others. I woke up from sleep and was lying in the same age old bed on which the slightest moment of my body created a cracking sound. The voice would pierce through the silent air into my ears creating a discomfort which I had got used to............"
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Books that influenced Gandhi
“A friend of the poor and the underdog, humble and bold, sincere and frank, simple and austere, non-violent and truthful in thoughts, words and deeds; frail in body but mighty in spirit”. This is how Satish Kumar describes Mahatma Gandhi. This great leader shook the foundations of British Empire and tried to liberate India in the real sense of the term. He tried emancipating the “untouchables” in the way he deemed the most appropriate, gave the message of peace, love, brotherhood, truth and non-violence. It is important to know what shaped such great a leader and what thoughts inspired him. Gandhi’s thought started developing and getting shaped in London where…
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Do you know everything?
You may reach either of the two conclusions after reading or studying a particular book or an article or just random stuff. 1. You know so little. 2. You know so much. If your conclusion is “1” you probably know more. If your conclusion is “2” you probably know nothing! नमन्ति फलानि वृक्षा नमन्ति गुणिनो जनाः शुष्क काष्ठ्श्च मूर्खश्च न नमन्ति कदाचन . Namanti phalaani brukshaa namanti gunino janaah. Shushka kaashthasch moorkhshch na namanti kadachan. i.e. Trees laden with fruits bow with the weight of the fruits, and so also knowledgeable and learned persons with their knowledge (are always polite in their behavior towards others). On the other hand dried…
Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment
