Babri mosque was functional and in use. The rampage against it included acts of massacre of civilians by saffron terrorists. The legal battle to reinstall a temple there made a mockery of modern legal practice by having Lord Ram appear as a plaintiff.
How does this civilised recategorisation of hagia sofia even compare?
Ayasofya was more analgous to Somnath, which also was a den of corruption and lies. In both cases those houses of worship lost their right to continue on due to their negative political activities.
I agree that Erdogan will lose the next election. We are going to transition to a new political climate within nationalist sensitivities.
But the Ayasofya struggle did not come out with Akp, it will not disappear with it. The fathers of this struggle were invoking as Ayasofya in their poems when Erdoğan was a vitamin in the orange. This struggle belongs to both Arif Nihat Asya and Nihal Atsız. It is the struggle of both Peyami Safa and Necip Fazıl Kısakürek. Those with different ambitions must wait another 5 centuries, or they can only do this by giving their country a bloodbath..
Ever since 1453, not a single Muslim scholar criticized conversion of Ayasofya to a masjid, furthermore they recognized Mehmet el Fatih as the one praised by prophet Muhammad saws in the famous hadith.
How can the greatest leader of the greatest army commit a mistake of this level? It simply does not follow.
Houses of worship which are used for political means, organizing armies, and as seats of a state, are fair game.
In this same way, Muslim conquerors who demolished Hindu temples only did so when they were used for political activities, illicit activities, or organizing resistance against the ruler.
Generally masajid are not allowed to be used for this purpose by Muslims, but that stipulation does not apply to Christians.
Now what happened to these pawns of Russians and Orthodox defenders, they cry so much for Ayasofya, did they remember how many Turks, Circassians, Tatars, Azeris, and other Muslims were killed by Russians, Armenians, Greeks, Serbs, and Bulgarians?
It is a pity. You forget the great mosque of Cordoba my friend or so many hundreds of mosques in spain which were converted. If you get a chance visit it - you will understand Iqbal's message of his Masjid'e Qurtaba. I read him poem when i visited and sat down. You cannot feel but get overwhelmed by the echos of the past.
Sorry - I disagree with Erdogan's steps.
@Imran Khan
I understand what you said, but it does not follow with the rest of Allama Iqbal's thought.
He famously said in Tarana e Milli, "Pura Jahan he hamara -The whole world is ours."
Allama Iqbal always praised the revival and spread of Islam. He was a great lover of Muslim ascendancy.
You sound exactly like ISIS
Against forum rules. Please change your strategy.
Would you be able to share the poem in English if you have it.
http://iqbalurdu.blogspot.com/2011/04/bal-e-jibril-124-masjid-e-qurtaba.html?m=1
What exactly is it that is yours?
What does Quran say of "Khalifat al Ard?"
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