Rangila Rasul

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Rangila Rasool
AuthorPandit M. A. Chamupati or Krishan Prashaad Prataab
CountryIndia
LanguageUrdu, Hindi
PublisherMahashe Rajpal
Publication date
1927
Media typePrint
Pages58

Rangila Rasul (meaning Colorful Prophet) was a book published during a period of confrontation between Arya Samaj and Muslims in Punjab during the 1920s.[1] The controversial book concerned the marriages and sexual life of Islamic prophet Muhammad.[2]

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It was written by an Arya Samaji named Pandit M. A. Chamupati or Krishan Prashaad Prataab in 1927, whose name however was never revealed by the publisher, Mahashe Rajpal[3] of Lahore. It was a retaliatory action from the Hindu community against a pamphlet published by a Muslim denigrating the Hindu goddess Sita.[4][2] On the basis of Muslim complaints, Rajpal was arrested but acquitted in April 1929 after a five-year trial because there was no law against insult to religion.[citation needed]

Muslims, however, continued to try to take his life. After several unsuccessful assassination attempts on him, he was stabbed to death by a young carpenter, Ilm-ud-din, on 6 April 1929.[5] Ilm-ud-din was sentenced to death and the sentence was carried out on 31 October 1929.[6][7] Ilm-ud-din was represented by Muhammad Ali Jinnah as a defense lawyer.[8] This gruesome act was given legitimacy when Muhammad Iqbal spoke at the funeral of the assassin.[9]

Rangila Rasul had a surface appearance of a lyrical and laudatory work on Muhammad and his teachings; for example it began with a poem which went "The bird serves the flowers in the garden; I'll serve my Rangila Rasul", and called Muhammad "a widely experienced" person who was best symbolized by his many wives, in contrast with the lifelong celibacy of Hindu saints.[citation needed]

Originally written in Urdu, it has been translated into Hindi. It remains banned in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Response[]

The allegations of Rangila Rasul were addressed by the Muslim Qazi Maulana Sanaullah Amritsari in his book Muqaddas Rasool (The Holy Prophet).[10]

In 1927, under pressure from the Muslim community, the administration of the British Raj enacted Hate Speech Law Section 295(A),[11] a part of the Criminal Law Amendment Act XXV. This made it a criminal offence to insult the founders or leaders of any religious community.[3]

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  1. ^ The Book on Trial: Fundamentalism and Censorship in India By Girja Kumar
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Not just Imran; Iqbal and Jinnah also supported Islamic terror". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Nair, Neeti (May 2009). "Bhagat Singh as 'Satyagrahi': The Limits to Non-violence in Late Colonial India". Modern Asian Studies. Cambridge University Press. 43 (3): 649–681. JSTOR 20488099.
  4. ^ Ambedkar, Babasaheb, "Thoughts on Pakistan", pg. 165
  5. ^ Self and Sovereignty: Individual and Community in South Asian Islam Since 1850 By Ayesha Jalal
  6. ^ Ramzi, Shanaz (30 March 2014). "Where history meets modern comforts". dawn.com.
  7. ^ "Until we start denouncing Ilm-ud-din's legacy Mumtaz Qadris will keep sprouting up in Pakistan". nation.com.pk.
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  9. ^ "From 'Rangila Rasul' to 'Padmavati'".
  10. ^ "Muqaddas Rasool SanaUllah Amritsari Urdu Book". dokumen.tips (in Uzbek). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Insult to religion - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.

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