Two Muslim sculptors from the North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal have crafted idols of Lord Ram for the upcoming grand opening of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
The father-son duo's work was discovered online, which led to them receiving an order from Ayodhya. They are Mohammed Jamaluddin and his son Bittu.
When asked if he was unsure about taking on the project, Jamaluddin said, "Religion is a personal thing. We have people of different religions in the country. The message is simple: in times of communalism, we all have to stay together. I felt happy making the statue of Lord Ram. This culture of brotherhood is my message as an artist."
"Not only of Ram, but I have also created huge sculptures of Maa Durga and Jagadhatri, which have gained a lot of popularity as well," he said.
Putting the focus back on the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday (December 14) allowed an application seeking the appointment of a commission to inspect the mosque complex.
The Hindu petitioners believe the mosque, built on the orders of Emperor Aurangzeb in 1670, was constructed atop the birthplace of Lord Krishna in Mathura.
Today, it lies adjacent to the Krishna Janmasthal Temple, visited by millions of Hindu devotees each year.
The latest application, filed under Order 26 Rule 9 CPC, is part of a petition (353/2023) filed by eight people including “next friend” of Bhagwan Shree Krishna Virajman. It seeks a survey of the Shahi Idgah mosque — which was allowed by a Bench of Justice Mayank Kumar Jain on Thursday.
Moreover, the petition pleads that the High Court passes an order directing the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board and the Shahi Idgah mosque committee “to remove the construction raised by them encroaching upon the land” in dispute. The petition further asks the court to direct the two opposing parties to hand over the land to the Shree Krishna Janmbhoomi Trust within the time provided by the court. ('India Today')
The plea further seeks an order restraining the Waqf Board and the mosque committee, and that people on their behalf from entering into premises of the 13.37 acres of land at Katra Keshav Dev City and District Mathura. It also says that a “compromise agreement” dated October 12, 1968 between the Shri Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sansthan — the temple management authority, a registered society under law — and the Trust Shahi Masjid Idgah – was “illegal and void”.
The reasoning behind this, as per the plea is that, “society Shree Krishna Janmasthan Seva Sangh had no right over the property involved”.
The petition filed by the Hindu side says that “it is matter of fact and history that Aurangzeb ruled over the country… (and) had issued orders for demolition of large number of Hindu religious places and temples including the temple standing at the birth place of Lord Shree Krishna at Katra Keshav Dev, Mathura in the year 1669-70 (Sixteen Sixty Nine- Seventy) AD”.
“The army of Aurangzeb partly succeeded to demolish Keshav Dev Temple and a construction was forcibly raised showing the might of power and said construction was named as Idgah Mosque,” it says.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi slammed the Allahabad High Court's decision to allow survey of Mathura's Shahi Idgah complex adjoining the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple saying that the judgement goes against the Places of Worship Act and will embolden "Sangh parivar's mischiefs".
"Please don't preach "give and take" when one side is interested in constantly targeting Muslims But the law doesn't matter anymore. Robbing Muslims of their dignity is the only goal now," he said. The Allahabad High Court on Thursday said it will hear a plea seeking court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah premises.
The high court will further hear the case on December 18. On November 16, the high court had reserved its order on the application moved by the Hindu side seeking the appointment of a court-monitored advocate commissioner. The high court on May 26 had transferred to itself all the suits pending before the Mathura Court praying for various reliefs pertaining to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute.
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The application had further submitted that there exists a lotus-shaped pillar which is a classic characteristic of Hindu temples and an image of Sheshnaag, one of the Hindu deities who protected Lord Krishna from incessant rains on the night of his birth, is also present, it has been claimed.
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Republican aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy was asked to respond to the perception of those who believe that he “cannot be our President” because his religion “is not what our founding fathers based our country on”. To this, Ramaswamy said, “I respectfully disagree”.
"The God works through us in different ways but we are still equal because God resides in each of us," he said.
"I would rather speak the truth and lose an election than to win by playing political snakes and ladders...I am going to tell you about my faith. I am Hindu. I went to Christian schools. And I can tell you with confidence that we share the same value set.
I will tell you about my faith. My faith teaches me that God puts each of us here for a purpose, that we have a moral duty to realise that purpose,” Vivek Ramaswamy said.
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