Thread by @thehawkeyex

#Bareilly: Principal Nahid Siddiqui and shiksha mitra Wazeeruddin has been suspended for making children recite Md Iqbal’s “lab pe aati hai dua”.

Cops have booke duo on the charges of hurting religious sentiments.

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However Principal Siddiqui said she was on leave when this happened & in past also she has refused permission for this particular poem when sikhsha mitra Wazeeruddin insisted.

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++Info:Allama Iqbal is known for his “tarana-e-hind” song - ‘sare jahan se accha’ written in 1904 when it immediately become popular patriotic song depicting his secular views.
“maz.hab nahīñ sikhātā aapas meñ bair rakhnā
hindī haiñ ham vatan hai hindostāñ hamārā”.

However…
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..his “tarana-e-milli”, a tribute to MusIim Ummah, in 1910 brought staunch contrast to his earlier philosophy.

“Chin o Arab hamaraa hindostaan hamaara
Muslim hain hum
Watan hai saara jahan hamaara”

Full nazm-
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Iqbal’s religious convictions became more obvious when he first time delivered the ‘two nation theory’ speech in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) as president of Muslim League in 1930.

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Further, Iqbal in his own words “I confess to be a pan-IsIamist…”

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And so his vision was regarded after formation of Pakistan with honor as
Mufakkir-e-Pakistan (philosopher), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat (Sage of the Ummah).

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That’s the part of the history for information consumption.

Now whether Bareilly incident of conduct violation is a deliberate attempt by a teacher or just a matter of experiment, investigators and Education deptt will decide. Ppl anyway have liberties to make opinions.

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