Guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I was listening to katha of sri jaap sahib by anandmurti gurma. She mentioned one thing very interesting which i never thought of before. She said its sad that hindus and muslims are fighting against other, irony is that both of their religious holiday name give reverence to each other prophets. EG- Ramadan(Muslim Event)- Ram(a)- Hindu Lord- Sri Ram Chandar Ji. Divali (Hindu Event)- Div "Ali"- Muslim prophet Ali- Imam Ali. What you call this coincidence? or kudrat's way to tell us something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehtab Singh Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I was thinking the exact same thing today. I think 2 years ago one of India's news channels was broadcasting people's text messages on screen, and that day Diwali and Eid were about the same day. One of the text messages said the same thing. Diwali has Ali, Ramadan/Ramzan has Ram. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Divali is derived from the sanskrit "Deep-avali" - Deep meaning light and Avali meaning a continuous line? Also, it is more likely that the the name Ali is derived from Sanskrit where Ali can mean pure - although in Arabic it is said to mean exalted (not much difference). Where as in Arabic, Ramadan is said to be derived from r'm'd or r'mida which means burn or to burn. I am unsure as to the connection with the objective - which is abstain...? I wouldn't say Guruma was trying to establish an historic or lingual fact, rather just show in a simplistic way that our language, culture and beliefs are not as unique as we think, and to draw focus on the "bigger picture" that of insaaniyat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I wouldn't say Guruma was trying to establish an historic or lingual fact, rather just show in a simplistic way that our language, culture and beliefs are not as unique as we think, and to draw focus on the "bigger picture" that of insaaniyat. you are right, thats exactly was her intention. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Regarding the dates, many cultures of the world celebrate festivals in spring and autumn time - in line with pagan traditions of holding the arrival of spring and harvesting time important. Evolving religions have based their important festivals around these plentiful times of the year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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