ranasafvi — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 04:23:46 +0000

Today is the birth anniversary of one of my heroes, the multi faceted, very talented #BahadurShahZafar
He was a Crack shot- could hit a target from a moving sedan, an ace calligrapher, unparalleled in one arm combat, had no equal in horse riding and sword play in his era, a sensitive poet, a mystic, an ordained Sufi and an upholder of justice- everyone be they of aNY religion, caste or Creed got equal justice from him ( read Dastaan e ghadar translated by me)

The Uprising of 1857 was fought under his banner: be it Hazrat Mahal, Rani Laxmibai or Tantia Tope, Azimullah or Babu Kunwar Singh.
We see him only as that toothless, helpless man lying in captivity.
That was a propaganda photo.

There’s much more to him.
Do read my various articles and @williamdalrymple ‘s The Last Mughal, S Mahdi Hasan’s book Bahadur Shah Zafar

From Alwar Museum

Jesus, Mary in the Quran

Rana Safvi — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 03:34:17 +0000

Jesus is one of the most mentioned Prophet in the Quran : in 25 verses as Isa and 6 times as the messiah.

Note: Mohammed is mentioned only 4 times as Mohammed and once as Ahmed.

Moses has been mentioned the most number of times.

Mary is the only woman mentioned by name in the Quran and a chapter of the Quran is named after her.

No other woman has that honor. It’s reserved for Mary.

Jesus is often called Ibn e Mariyam

We were advised to read Sura Mariyam during pregnancy

#MerryChristmasEveryone

Zafar #birthanniversary #LastMughal – Rana Safvi

Jesus, Mary in the Quran