Comments on: Meeting Sidhu Saheb in Delhi http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/ In search of the unsearchable: O, my soul! where would you find your house? Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:04:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Twilight Fairy http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3595 Twilight Fairy Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:54:22 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3595 It's always nice when you meet bloggers in person especially when you have had online interaction prior to it. BTW I also share that common heritage of being a Punjabi and both my sets of grandparents also migrated from Pakistan during the partition. It’s always nice when you meet bloggers in person especially when you have had online interaction prior to it. BTW I also share that common heritage of being a Punjabi and both my sets of grandparents also migrated from Pakistan during the partition.

]]> By: Chintamani http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3536 Chintamani Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:15:03 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3536 Allah, Bhagwaan and WaheGuru may mean the same for some people as SidhuSaheb says. But please read what the so called liberal Government of Malaysia has to say: http://linkenlim.blogspot.com/2008/01/allah-only-for-muslims.htmlnyt&emc=rss The core of the problem lies in the issue that "My God is superior to yours and that my faith is the true faith". If we accept that all religions are different paths to the same Almighty, there would be little problem. But are people willing to accept this in most parts of the World? Allah, Bhagwaan and WaheGuru may mean the same for some people as SidhuSaheb says. But please read what the so called liberal Government of Malaysia has to say:
http://linkenlim.blogspot.com/2008/01/allah-only-for-muslims.htmlnyt&emc=rss
The core of the problem lies in the issue that “My God is superior to yours and that my faith is the true faith”. If we accept that all religions are different paths to the same Almighty, there would be little problem. But are people willing to accept this in most parts of the World?

]]> By: Aadil http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3532 Aadil Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:16:18 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3532 What about mine, a day before yesterday I've got the previlige to meet Raza as well. It was one wonderful evening when I spoke to the man I admire a lot. So down to earth, so nice, and so much friendly that man found out to be; I just couldn't imagine. And yes, I was lucky enough to have my hands on his freshly composed poem about Benazir which now one can see published on PTH. As our conversation for most part of our meeting centered around my issues thats why I'll have to curb that desire to describe the meeting in a detailed post on my blog. Anyways, it was more than a pleasant surprise to find Raza in my vicinities. Khush Raho Raza Bhai! What about mine, a day before yesterday I’ve got the previlige to meet Raza as well. It was one wonderful evening when I spoke to the man I admire a lot. So down to earth, so nice, and so much friendly that man found out to be; I just couldn’t imagine. And yes, I was lucky enough to have my hands on his freshly composed poem about Benazir which now one can see published on PTH. As our conversation for most part of our meeting centered around my issues thats why I’ll have to curb that desire to describe the meeting in a detailed post on my blog. Anyways, it was more than a pleasant surprise to find Raza in my vicinities.

Khush Raho Raza Bhai!

]]> By: Sidhusaaheb http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3524 Sidhusaaheb Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:50:56 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3524 Thanks Raza! :) BTW, this post of Raza's and one of mine that he has referenced here were inspired by friendship, amity, brotherhood, pleasant interaction and other such happier things...even if the comments above may have taken the focus slightly away from all that... :P Thanks Raza! :)

BTW, this post of Raza’s and one of mine that he has referenced here were inspired by friendship, amity, brotherhood, pleasant interaction and other such happier things…even if the comments above may have taken the focus slightly away from all that… :P

]]> By: RR http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3521 RR Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:32:57 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3521 Sidhuji: thanks for the comment and elaboration. Nocturnal: Sorry if this seemed fussy- but the truth is that Khuda Hafiz was an expression used for centuries as an expression of a secular culture that did not make the greeting specific to Islam and Muslims only. Hafiz is a Persian word and so is Khoda/Khuda. The replacement of Khuda with Allah only shows a superficial drive of Islamisation where the important aspects of Islam i.e. social justice etc. are ignored and mere formalities are stressed. Sidhuji: thanks for the comment and elaboration.

Nocturnal: Sorry if this seemed fussy- but the truth is that Khuda Hafiz was an expression used for centuries as an expression of a secular culture that did not make the greeting specific to Islam and Muslims only. Hafiz is a Persian word and so is Khoda/Khuda. The replacement of Khuda with Allah only shows a superficial drive of Islamisation where the important aspects of Islam i.e. social justice etc. are ignored and mere formalities are stressed.

]]> By: Sidhusaaheb http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3516 Sidhusaaheb Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:42:31 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3516 Not only do <i>Khuda Haafiz</i>, <i>Allah Haafiz</i> and <i>Rabb Raakha</i> mean the same, but Good-bye is also supposed to be a derivative of 'God be with ye' that means the same, once again. The meaning of the slightly irreverant and now almost archaic Punjabi usage <i>Allah Bailey</i> is also somewhere thereabouts. God, <i>Allah</i>, <i>Bhagwaan<i> and <i>WaheGuru</i> mean the same, I believe. It is when the name of the Almighty is sought to be used to divide rather than unite people that the situation becomes unfortunate. Not only do Khuda Haafiz, Allah Haafiz and Rabb Raakha mean the same, but Good-bye is also supposed to be a derivative of ‘God be with ye’ that means the same, once again. The meaning of the slightly irreverant and now almost archaic Punjabi usage Allah Bailey is also somewhere thereabouts.

God, Allah, Bhagwaan and WaheGuru mean the same, I believe. It is when the name of the Almighty is sought to be used to divide rather than unite people that the situation becomes unfortunate.

]]> By: nocturnal http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3515 nocturnal Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:48:12 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3515 Allah hafiz, Khuda Hafiz??? why do ppl make a fuss out of everything? why do you say RAB RAKHA in Punjabi then?? Rab is a middle eastern word for Deity appeared in the quran as well, RAB-ul-ALAAMEEN in the first verse of the first Surah. In older times ppl used to say FI-AMAN-ALLAH so do you think ppl were more fundamentalists back then?? Allah hafiz, Khuda Hafiz???

why do ppl make a fuss out of everything?

why do you say RAB RAKHA in Punjabi then??

Rab is a middle eastern word for Deity appeared in the quran as well, RAB-ul-ALAAMEEN in the first verse of the first Surah.

In older times ppl used to say FI-AMAN-ALLAH so do you think ppl were more fundamentalists back then??

]]> By: Sidhusaaheb http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3514 Sidhusaaheb Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:07:47 +0000 http://www.razarumi.com/2008/01/08/meeting-sidhu-saheb-in-delhi/#comment-3514 As I said before, it was so nice to see you! :) As I said before, it was so nice to see you! :)

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