“Maulana Sahib, our community is called Husseini Pandit or Husseini Brahmin. Please tell us the detail of our relationship with the blessed name of Imam Husain Sahib, so that we may gain knowledge about our forefathers.”Asked by Dr. Upendra Mehta, Delhi
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai, doctor upendra mehta sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana sahab, hamari biradari husaini pandit ya husaini brahman kehlati hai. meharbani kar ke aap bataiye ke imam hussain sahab ji ke mubarak naam se hamare rishte ki tafseel kya hai, jis se hamein apne buzurgon ke bare mein gyan ho?" bhai, yeh to mujhe aata nahi. that is out of my domain. is bare mein to mujhe pata nahi. koi is ka scholar ho to batayega. main nahi jaanta. main main na to husaini hoon, na mujhe is culture ka pata bhi nahi. yeh culture koi is ka taluq islam se nahi hai. yeh to ek ek quran o hadith mein kahin aisa nahi ke koi husaini hota hai, koi hasni hota hai, koi alvi hota hai.
yeh to quran o hadith mein kahin hai nahi. yeh to ek riwaj hai, ek hai. riwaj hai, tradition hai, jo bhi keh lijiyye. beh-haal, main is ka koi expert nahi hoon, is liye main is ke bare mein kuch nahi bata sakta. maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment padhna chahenge jo miss ayesha ne bheja hai dilli se. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, today talk was an eye opener for me.
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