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Reason behind unity of hindu and muslim by gandhi ji..

Answer 1

One of the greatest contributions of Mahatma
Gandhi was his unparalleled attempt at Hindu-
Muslim Unity. Although he could not accomplish
this task at the end still he fought for its realisation
throughout his life. His saying "Even if I am killed,
I will not give up repeating the names of Ram and
Rahim, which mean to me the same God. With
these names on my lips, I will die cheerfully."
It may be recalled that Gandhiji's first-ever
struggle was against racial discrimination and he
rightly saw himself as the
"Servant" of all humankind. Every
Indian, however small, poor
illiterate or insignificant, mattered
to him. He believed all religions
to be true but not fallible. He made
it quite explicit. "After long study
and experience I have come to
the conclusion that all religions are
true, all religions have errors in
them ... I do not believe in the
exclusive divinity of the Vedas. I
believe the Bible, the Quran, the
Zend Avesta to be as much divinely inspired as
the Vedas. My belief in the Hindu scriptures does
not require me to accept each and every verse as
divinely inspired."
Gandhiji not only taught such noble ideas
but also practised them in real life and at his prayer
meetings select portions were read from the Gita,
the Quran, the Bible and the Ramayana.
On the Khilafat issue, Gandhiji felt unhappy
at the British attitude towards Turkey and the
Caliph. He showed full respect for the sentiments
of the Muslims with regard to the Khilafat
question. Through his speeches and writings he
supported the cause of the Muslims whole-
heartedly. Calling Muslims as his brothers, he left
no stone unturned to see that their religious
sentiments were not injured by the
severe British attitude towards the
Caliph.
To Gandhiji Hindu-Muslim
unity means unity not only
between Hindu and Muslims but
also between all those who
believe India to be their home, no
matter to what faith they belong.
What is non-essential to a Hindu
may be an essential to a Muslim.
And in all non-essential matters a
Hindu must yield for the asking.
It is criminal to quarrel over trivialities. The unity
we desire will last long if we cultivate a yielding
and charitable disposition towards one another.
The cow is as dear as life to a Hindu, the Muslim
should, therefore, voluntarily accommodate his
Hindu brother. Silence at his prayer is a precious.




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