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Jun 8, 2023 • 7 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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#TheGreatAurangzeb
Here are some lesser known facts on the life of Aurangzeb, the greatest emperor of India,
1) After the battle of Raigarh, when the Maratha forces were defeated, Shivaji’s son Rajaram fled away leaving his wives & daughters & Sambhaji ( Shivaji’s other son)… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… ImageImageImage
#TheGreatAurangzeb believed on employment based on ability rather than religion. During his reign, the number of Hindu officials in the Mughal administration rose by half, many of them Marathas and Rajputs. This was largely due to a large intake of Marathas, who played a key role… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
3) #TheGreatAurangzeb was also the best Veena player of his times. Later , he banned all music from court to reduce the wastage of public money + Image
4) #TheGreatAurangzeb is also called “Zinda Faqeer”of his times. He was an excellent calligrapher and would write copies of Quran to earn money for personal use. He never took money from the royal treasury for his personal expenses and for the same reason, spent a very simple… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
5) #TheGreatAurangzeb below is some of the points of the death will of #Aurangzeb, the greatest emperor of all times. Read all the points carefully & decided for yourself, have you ever seen such will by any King of the subcontinent of his times,
1) My servant, Aya Beg, has my… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
6) #TheGreatAurangzeb was an exceptional general who significantly expanded the Mughal Empire larger than his predecessors like Akbar and Babur. On May 28, 1633, when a war elephant stampeded through the Mughal imperial camp towards Emperor #Shahjahan, the other princes fled.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
7) #TheGreatAurangzeb Under his leadership, a vast population of approximately 158 million people was under his rule. It is said that during his reign, India surpassed Qing China as the world's largest economy and foremost manufacturing powerhouse. The Bengal Subah, the most… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image

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Jan 24
While returning from #Tripura, the pain of being Muslim in India refused to fade. Images of burnt houses and a destroyed mosque, the cries of mothers, and the fear in children’s eyes sent a chill down the spine. It is hard to understand how Hindutva hatred has reached even this remote state, where Muslims form less than 8 percent of the population.
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On January 10, 2026, Musabbir Ali, a local timber merchant, was transporting a consignment of wood meant for a nearby mosque. Midway, he was intercepted. The timber was seized, and Musabbir was summoned by a group of Hindutva vigilantes. What followed was not a conversation, but a demand—₹50,000, forced upon him as a “donation” for a local Hindu event.

Musabbir asked for time. That hesitation became his crime.

He was beaten mercilessly. As blows rained down, he pleaded—reminding them that he had earlier donated timber worth ₹30,000 for the construction of a local temple. His words carried no weight. Violence had already decided his fate.

When his family rushed in to save him, Musabbir was barely conscious. His battered body was taken to Kailashahar Hospital, where he remained admitted for four to five days—his injuries speaking more truth than any testimony ever could.

But the violence did not end there.

As Musabbir lay in a hospital bed, a rumour was set loose—deliberately, methodically—that Muslims were preparing to attack a Hindu temple. Fear was manufactured. Hate was mobilised. Within hours, large groups of Hindutva supporters assembled, armed with suspicion and rage, and marched towards Semaltali village. +
The Hindutva mob stormed the partially constructed mosque, looted the sound system and other belongings, vandalised the premises, and ultimately set it on fire—burning copies of the Quran along with other religious texts. +
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Jul 10, 2024
Walking across the narrow lanes at Bhainshwahi in Mandla, Madhya Pradesh and talking to those whose houses were bulldozed recently, one gets the pain of being a Muslim in world’s largest democracy. This is story of betrayal, injustice and selective communal bulldozing. A thread +
Bhainswahi is around 30 kms from Mandla. Nearest major railway station is Jabalpur from where Mandla is around 100kms. We reached Jabalpur on July 7 and straight away travelled to Bhainswahi to talk to these people whose houses were recently bulldozed+
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Bhainswahi is an obscure small village dominated mostly by Muslims. The name itself came bhains or buffalo as most of the people were into dairy business. Later, some of them switched to scrap business as well. Once we entered the place, it felt like we entered a war zone+
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Apr 25, 2023
#Quran #Wonder
Pulsar is a Neutron star or white dwarf that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation. Pulsar have very strong magnetic fields which funnel jets of particles out along the two magnetic poles. These accelerated particles  produce very powerful beams of light. +
Now, let’s see what Qur’an says
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
By the sky and the Knocker
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
And what can make you know what the Knocker is
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
It is the piercing star –
[Surah Tariq, ayah: 1-3]
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In this Surah the word “طارق” stems from the root “طرق” meaning “knocking or striking”. In many translations of the Qur’an ,this word was taken as a name or as “the night comer”. The word may also mean “to pulsate” like beating heart.  From which the word “طارق” is derived. +
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Feb 24, 2023
Its shameful to see how campuses of AMU & Jamia Millia don’t even provide a space where issues concerning Muslims can be discussed & the communal role of the state can be brought to fore. My talk at Jamia Millia Islamia about the Delhi Pogrom 2020 was finally disrupted. A thread+ Image
At 3:30 pm, I was visited at my office by a senior official of Delhi Police Special branch. He kept inquiring about the programme, the organiser & my talk. I told him very firmly that I will definitely talk about the communal role of Delhi police in handling the Pogrom+
At 5:15 , I reached the campus, only to find a heavy deployment of police outside gate-8. I managed to get in via another gate & finally reached the venue outside history lawn for the talk+ #DelhiPogrom
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Feb 19, 2023
The Nellie massacre is still considered the worst pogrom after World War 2. It is also a classical example as to how the ruling congress made Muslims a sacrificial goat and then joined hands with the perpetrators , giving them state pardon. A thread-
The Nellie massacre took place in central Assam on 18 February 1983. The massacre claimed the lives of around 10,000 Muslims from 14 villages—Alisingha, Khulapathar, Basundhari, Bugduba Beel, Bugduba Habi, Borjola, Butuni, etc. & Nellie of Nagaon district+
In the assemble election of 1983, the Muslims voted in the favour of the congress. The AASU( all assam students union) called for boycott of election saying that many foreign nationals ( Bangladeshi Muslims) were given electoral rights+
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Jan 10, 2023
#ShubhamSangra, declared an adult by the Supreme Court in Asifa rape & murder case is finally chargesheeted by the J&K Crime Branch. What all happened in this horrendous case that shook the entire nation, a thread+ ImageImage
On January 12, 2018, Muhammad Yusuf filed a complaint before Hiranagar Police station that his 8 yrs old daughter Asifa has gone missing since January 10,2018. She went to watch the grazing horses but didn’t return. + Image
In 17 January, 2018, the body of Asifa was found & post-mortem was done on the same day at District hospital in Kathua. On Jan 22, the case was transferred to J&K Crime branch+ Image
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