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Content Provider | IGNCA - Begum Akhtar Portal |
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Owner | Saleem Kidwai |
Description | “Hamara toh aisa hi rishta hai Allah Miyan se, jab ji chahega tab dua karungi, jab nahin chahega toh nahi karungi. Gunehgaar toh hun hi!” (This is my personal equation with God. I will pray when I want, not when I don’t want. I will always be regarded as a sinner in any case!) Her words, as reported by Shanti Hiranand, beautifully depict her relationship with God. Hiranand highlights an incident where, during a concert, Begum Akhtar suddenly decided to go to Mecca for Haj pilgrimage. She was diss귭 by the authorities as she had been to Mecca just a year ago with her husband. Not caring about the opinions of others, she bought a ticket using her programme fee and flew off. In Medina, she did not have money but sat by the Prophet Mohammed’s tomb and started to recite a na’t. People soon recognized who she was & the local radio station approached her to be recorded. Using the payment from the recording, she completed the rest of her journey! Not only Islam, her faith had limitless capacity. Once she mentioned to Shanti Hiranand, “Krishna is the God of love; anyone who doesno’t love Krishna cannot possibly sing”. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Keyword | Khayal Medina Indian Classical Music Thumri Mecca Prophet Mohammed Vidushi Shanti Hiranand Lord Krishna Begum Akhtar Ghazal Radio Station Haj Pilgrimage |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |
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