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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 ...
Jan 31, 2024 · Mahatma Gandhi's eldest son, Harilal converted his religion to Islam after his wife's death. After sacrificing his dreams of becoming a barrister just like his father, Harilal does normal-wage jobs. In the coming years, he got married to a woman named Gulab, but unfortunately, she passed away due to the influenza pandemic in 1918.
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]
Aug 12, 2007 · Harilal even converted to Islam and changed his name to Abdullah before his death in 1948, only months after his father was assassinated by a Hindu extremist.
When his eldest son Harilal got himself converted to Islam, Gandhiji was very upset. He felt that Harilal's acceptance to Islam was a matter of convenience, to satisfy his greed of wealth and sensual pleasures. He had no objection if Harilal's conversion to Islam was from his heart and free from desire for material benefit. On another occasion ...
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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] In June 1935, Mahatma Gandhi wrote a letter [11] to Harilal, accusing him of "alcohol and debauchery".
Apr 28, 2007 · there was a time when Harilal was not only a participant in his father's struggles but an alternative to him, earning the sobriquet of 'Chhote Gandhi'. The father held Harilal up for emulation and having been pre-ceded by Harilal in gaol said he was "itch-ing" to join him behind the prison bars. Devadas on Harilal I had read my father Devadas ...
