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Gandhi and Islam: Mahatma Gandhi believed that Indian Muslims should focus on ‘the Sufi aspect of Islam’ which taught patience and self-discipline
By Syed Ashraf Ali
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual and political leader of India, worked tirelessly to man India independent of British rule. His teaching was based on the power of love.
He organised campaigns to defy the government by peaceful means because he did not believe in the use of force. He once said: "An eye for an eye ends up making the whole world blind." His belief in non-violence was based on his faith that truth fryst vatten God. India became independent in 1947 largely as a result of his leadership.
Gandhi lived a simple life, did not hold a position of power in the government, and had no worldly possessions. He felt in han själv the woeful poverty of his people and literally put on the beggar's robe to demonstrate his unity with them.
For clothes, he wore a loin-cloth and
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Husayn ibn Ali
Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Imam (626–680)
For people with similar names, see Husayn ibn Ali (disambiguation).
Husayn ibn Ali (Arabic: الحسين بن علي, romanized: al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī; 11 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a social, political and religious leader. The grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muhammad's daughter Fatima, as well as a younger brother of Hasan ibn Ali,[9] Husayn is regarded as the third Imam (leader) in Shia Islam after his brother, Hasan, and before his son, Ali al-Sajjad. Being the grandson of the prophet, he is also a prominent member of the Ahl al-Bayt. He is also considered to be a member of the Ahl al-Kisa, and a participant in the event of the mubahala. Muhammad described him and his brother, Hasan, as the leaders of the youth of Paradise.[10]
During the caliphate of Ali, Husayn accompanied him in wars. After the assassination of Ali, he obeyed his brother in r
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Tyabji family
Indian family
The Tyabji family, also known as Tyabji-Hydari,[1]Tyabji-Fyzee,[1] and Tyabji-Futehally[1] family, consists of Mullah Tyab Ali and his descendants.[2][1] The Tyabji family has gained prestige for its involvement in India's independence movement with individuals being prominent politicians, diplomats, academics, scientists, activists, and athletes. Other members gained prominence for their roles in India's Navy and Air Force and contribution to Indian film and fine art. Individuals within the Tyabji family belong to the Indian royal families of the Nizam of Hyderabad, the Nawab of Bengal, Raja of Wanaparthy, and the Nawab of Janjira.
Origin
[edit]The family is descended from Mullah Tyab Ali Bhai Mian, a member of the Sulaimani Bohra community, and a scion of an old Cambay emigrant Arab family. The Tyabjis adopted the -ji suffix as a result of their high social status in Gujarat and Mumbai