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The Ottoman Empire-Part1
. The origins of the Turks is a chapter by itself. As far as 6500 BC, there is history. One thing is Turkey the Country and Turks as a race. They appeared in world stage as far as 2000 BC and mention Oghuz Khan as one of their great rulers and noble persons. One of the greatest pre-Islamic empires was: The GokTurk Khanate. At first, I thought it was Go Turk! It is Gokturk. There is umlaut on the O. Umlaut is from German two dots on the letter O. The Gokturks were called “Celestial Turks” and they claim their ancestry from the Ashina clan. There is a story of…
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Maldives -A Muslim Gem in the Indian Ocean
About Maldives Maldives is an island located in the Indian Ocean and is part of South Asia. I heard of them in the 1980’s faintly and did not pay attention. Then you did not have internet or Google where you could search:” History of the People Maldives “and press enter. The people of Maldives look like Bengalis or Indians. Huh since when did Indians colonies this Island or the British Raj? If that’s not enough the population of Maldives is 100 Percent Muslim. Maldives is a beautiful island country whose capital is Male. The feminists are angry, why it is not “Female”? Just kidding. I was wondering that myself. 400…
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Saad bin Abi Waqqas(RA) In Bangladesh
An Ancient mosque has been found in Bangladesh. It is known as ‘Harano Masjid’ (Bengali)which translates to Lost Mosque. It was found some 27 years ago in a village Ramdas unmder Panchgram Union of Lalmonirhat Porishad. The mosque is originally dated to 627 CE and later rebuilt in 690CE. The Prophet Muhammad(Peace be upon him) died in Madinah at 632 CE. Waqqas is said have brought Islam to China and ultimately died there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7zy_hTIyNA&t=1s Saad bin Abi Waqqas conquered Iraq and Persia at time of Caliph Umar bin Al Khattab bring end to the Sassanid Empire. This lasted 4 centuries and was one of the longest. The mosque is said…
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The Beauty of Old Dhaka
The beauty of old Dhaka lies in the banks of the Buriganga river which is a channel of the Dhaleshwari river. It is the capital city of Bangladesh. Dhaka is known to be one of the most populated metropolises in South Asia. “The Hidden Goddess”, also known as Dhakeshwari was how the name Dhaka was originated, the same way Athens came from Athena. During the Mughal Dynasty, Dhaka was a centre for flourishing sea trades and attracting foreign visitors. There are countless historic buildings spread among the remains of Old Dhaka. Dhaka took a lot of damage during the war of independence in 1971 and come to the fore as…
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Beebaho.com – a marriage site
We Are Getting Married Beebaho or marriage August 28th 2020 Join Our Face Book Group Our Story Beebaho.com We started as concept in 2005 but never materialized as a site. There is a saying in English “Heat the iron when it is hot” This does not apply only to business but to marriage also. In marriage we want to finish education but we fail to understand time and tide wait for no one. By the time a man in Bangladesh or Desi land wants to get married he is 35 or plus. The ideal age for men is usually 25 but never happens most of the time. Men can be…
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The Seljuk Dynasty
a brief look at Turkish origins and the Seljuk Empire in view of a layman.
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Gram’ -The Villages of South East Asia .
Villages in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India are the heart of the country. Most people in the villages were once farmers. Life in villages has lot of peace and a feeling you will never know in the cities. Maybe this is why Amish people stay way from Technology. A fun the kids in the city never know. A brotherly feeling with honesty among people(in general) as well as a fixed time for doing things. Unlike NYC-The City that Never Sleeps. In the cities all over the world ,everybody trying to copy NYC Model or close by. In the city life we accepting all technology and any law in name of progress…
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Top Scientists from the Golden Age of Islam
A brief post of the Islamic scientists during the Islamic Golden Age. Brought to you by Indica Collection.
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Timbuktu
“I am going to Timbuktu , what am I taking with me ?” I remember playing this game in school,3rd Grade. But never really knew where Timbuktu is. At a one point I really wanted to find out. Timbuktu is located in Mali. If you have guessed it was in Africa , you might not have known about its splendor and history. It was founded by Maghsharan Tuareg, according to the historian Abdur Rahman Al Sadi. The Tuareg people come from Africa: Libya to Mali. They are Muslim semi -nomads of Berber origin ,from North Africa, We many times ignore Africa, since we are taught to think history through the…
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The Suharwardy Family in the Sub continient
Intro to write this post Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy is well known politician in South East Asia, especially IBP region. I heard of him around 97 . At first as a person growing up in Middle East, it did confuse me. This was man was respected and held in high esteem. Those days Google wasn’t there and internet was unreachable. Later on I find we have Suhrawardy Udyan, a national memorial located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Huh sometimes is this the same guy ‘surname. Much later I find that he is loved and respected by Bangladeshis. Then he is PM of Pakistan…hold on the Bangladeshis and Pakistanis had a fight but…
A South Asian Heritage Site
