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Tomorrow is the #InternationalNonViolenceDay, and this day can't be observed without mentioning the works of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan aka Bacha Khan & Fakhr-e-Afghan.
I will be updating this thread to shed light on the relatively less explored aspects of Bacha Khan's life.
I will be updating this thread to shed light on the relatively less explored aspects of Bacha Khan's life.
1. Who and what inspired Bacha Khan to commit to non-violence?
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Particularly the period of 10 years (612-622) that the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) lived in the city of Mecca in the face of all opposition and mockery but he didn't respond in violence.
Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). Particularly the period of 10 years (612-622) that the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) lived in the city of Mecca in the face of all opposition and mockery but he didn't respond in violence.
2. Bacha Khan on being called "Frontier Gandhi".
On March 7 1940 at Peshawar, Bacha Khan said that though people call him Frontier Gandhi but he didn't like it and wanted others to stop using this title for him. There is one Gandhi in India and that is enough.
On March 7 1940 at Peshawar, Bacha Khan said that though people call him Frontier Gandhi but he didn't like it and wanted others to stop using this title for him. There is one Gandhi in India and that is enough.
