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May 29, 1936
- His eldest son, Harilal, 48, had accepted Islam on May 29, 1936 at the Jumma Masjid in what was then Bombay.
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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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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.
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]
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 ...
Apr 17, 2024 · 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. Despite being a follower of Sanatan Dharma, Gandhi found inspiration in the life of Prophet Muhammad, which sometimes led to misconceptions about his ...
Apr 28, 2007 · (1 869-1944) and Mohandas' son, Harilal. Gandhi has written, in his autobiography, about his ministrations to the dying Karamchand Gandhi (1822-1885) and how at the precise moment of his father's last breath the dutiful son had been called away by connubial passion. "The poor mite" is the expression used by Gandhi to describe the then 17-year ...
