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Gandhiji’s views on religious conversion were published in Harijan, 22.3.1935 under the heading – ‘Deploring Conversion’. “Conversions are but one small result of the disease. Remove the cause, and the conversions will cease, as also many worse results.” (60:327) * * *.
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Jan 31, 2024 · Mahatma Gandhi's reaction to his son, Harilal's conversion to Islam. Harilal named himself Abdullah Gandhi, and when the news reached his father, Mahatma Gandhi, the latter accepted his decision. The freedom fighter told his son that he had no problem with the fact that his son had converted to Islam because, in his eyes, all religions are the ...
In May 1936, at the age of 48, Harilal publicly converted to Islam and named himself Abdullah Gandhi. [9] Later on he re-converted to Hinduism. [10]
Sep 20, 2020 · Why Mahatma Gandhi’s son Hiralal Accepted Islam and How Arya Samaj Converted him back to Hinduism. It was the era when entire India was colonized by the Britishers and the Indian populace eagerly wished to liberate from the rule of foreign powers for which Nationalist freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, etc were striving ...
Apr 17, 2024 · His respect for Islam and its followers influenced his actions and decisions profoundly. Gandhi's deep connection with Islam even led his elder son, Harilal Gandhi, to convert to Islam at one point, although he ultimately returned to their ancestral religion due to familial pressure.
Dec 29, 2014 · His eldest son, Harilal, 48, had accepted Islam on May 29, 1936 at the Jumma Masjid in what was then Bombay. Bapu was concerned because he knew that his son had a different reason for converting ...
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In the late 1930s or early 1940s, Harilal embraced Islam and adopted the name Abdulla Gandhi. It is said that he did this because the Muslim leaders had promised to settle his debts. The leaders of the Pakistan Movement took him all across the country dressed in Muslim attire and made him abuse his father.
