urdumediamonitor/2013/08/26/what-has-happened-to-lucknow/ By Mehtab Raza Rizvi Source: Avadhnama 25 August 2013 It was not very long ago that a Sunni scholar used to lead prayers in the Bada ImambaraGhufran Maa’b mosque and Shi’as and Sunnis used to offer prayers behind him. Reading the books that were written about Lucknow we learn that congregations led by Firangi Mahali scholars were also joined by the members of Shi’a community and no one could differentiate between a Sunni and a Shi’a. There was complete amity between the two sects. Not only this, the first ever congregation led by Ghufran Maa’b on 27 Rajab 1200 Hijrah, i.e. 28 May 1786, was joined in by all of the Firangi Mahli scholars and large number of Sunnis. What I mean by this is that only about 200 or 250 years ago in Lucknow there lived people known as Muslims. They had only one identity and shared one culture. Lucknow was known far and wide for this uniqueness. This city had a special place in the hearts of the people. People of all kinds of identities used to enrich its culture by participating in socio-religious gatherings and festivities.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:54:55 +0000
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