Kafir hai woh....................

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During Akbars reign, King Akbars best friend was Rahim, the famous

poet and the son of his Childhood adviser Bairam Khan.

 

Inspite of being a Muslim he was a Krishna lover, which angered all

the other courtiers and the mullahs. Due to his friendship with Akbar,

however, no one dared protest or attack him.

 

Once, to humiliate him, they decided to organise a poetry contest. In

it a line would be given, and the poet would have to add another line

to it, in the front. The person whose poem made most sense, and was

most rythmic would win.

 

To embarass Rahim, they chose the words:

 

"Kafir hai Woh jisse khyal nahi Islam ka"

 

"He is an infidel who doesnt care for Islam".

 

As one the main poets in Akbars kingdom, Rahim had to come, and

compose another line to this. If he went against Islam and praised

Krisha, they could openly attack him. If however, he didnt, they would

say he was a fraud, not a Krishna lover, someone who could change his

Love for God in a second.

 

Rahim was angry and hurt, but he didnt want to give his enemies the

satisfaction of seeing this, so he decided to go anyway. He prayed to

Krishan for moral support.

 

At the compeitition, most of the poets attacked Hinduism, and made fun

of Non-believers. Then came Rahims turn. Everyone, including Akbar,

suddenly became tense, seeing how Rahim would react. Rahim came

forward and his poem:

 

"Khyal karo is lam ka, yeh gesu mere pyare Ghanshyam ka,

Kafir hai wo jisse khyal nahi is lam ka"

 

"Pay to attention to this lam(lock of hair), the beautiful hair of my

Ghanshyam,

He is an Infidel who doesnt care for this lam(hair) of my Krishna".

 

Rahim took advantage of fact that lam also means lock of hair, so

is'lam becomes this(is) lock of hair(lam).

 

The whole crowd was jubiliant, jumping up and down, while the mullahs

and the couriters crushed their teeth in anger.

 

After the compeition, Akbar invited Rahim, and asked him for a reward.

Rahim replied "Sir, I have been your best friend, and it was because

of my father you became King. Yet you held this match, which was

clearly to insult me and my love for Krishna. As such, I can no longer

live here. I am leaving"

 

Akbar tried to stop him, but Rahim left the city, and became a Sufi

monk, and left his body soon after. It is said that for hurting the

feelings of Krishnas lover, Akbar paid dearly. Soon after, Birbal

died, his enemies became stronger, his son revolted, and Akbar himself

died a bit later.

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, shanracer <no_reply wrote:

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> During Akbars reign, King Akbars best friend was Rahim, the famous

 

This is beautiful!!! thanks