Bu videomuzda Hindistan’ ın gözden ırak gönülden ırak bölgesi Nagaland’ a seyahat ediyoruz. Bölge hakkında okuduklarım ve gördüklerime ilk tepkim “ne hikayeler var ama hiç haberimiz olmamış” oldu.
Video da anlattığım gibi bizim Hoca Ahmet Yesevi’ nin öğrencisi Şeyh Celaleddin Tebrizi 300 sufi müridi ile Bihar, Bengal ve ardından Assam’ a ulaşır, bölge halkını Islam’ a ısındırır ama bölgedeki güçlü Ahom krallığı dolayısıyla bu bölgede çok kalamazlar.
Şeyh Celaleddin Tebrizi’ nin emaneti müslümanlar bu bölgede garip kalır.
Devamı videomuzda, iyi seyirler, selamlar sevgiler…
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One group of Assamese Muslims is indigenous Hindus who converted to Islam during the 14th century and later periods. Another group were Bengali farmers who were encouraged to come to Assam and work on the tea plantations during the British period. Yet another group of Muslims have come in recent years to escape their poverty in Bangladesh to the relative wealth of Assam. Another group are the descendants of Muslim soldiers who came to fight in Assam and decided to stay there.
The rapid growth of Muslims in Assam has not always pleased the majority Hindu citizens. There have been anti-Muslim riots. In 1983, 2000 Muslims were killed in a massacre.
Most Muslim Assamese are in involved with agriculture. They grow rice, maize, oil seeds, sugarcane, wheat and seasonal vegetables. Some work in their traditional job of brass metalworking. Others work in small commerce and trade.
The primary language of the Assamese Muslims is Assamese. Others speak Bengali and other regional languages of India.
As was stated earlier, the Assamese Muslims practice both Muslim and Hindu traditions of their neighbors.
The Assamese Muslims are officially Sunni, the largest branch of Islam. They attempt to obey the teachings of the Qur 'an and the prophet Muhammad. They believe that by following the Five Pillars of Islam that they will attain heaven when they die. Sunnis pray five times a day facing Mecca. They fast the month of Ramadan. They attend mosque services on Friday. If a Muslim has the means, he or she will make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in his or her lifetime.
The two main holidays for Sunni Muslim are Eid al Fitr, the breaking of the monthly fast and Eid al Adha, the celebration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son to Allah.
At the same time, the Assamese Muslims celebrate the main Hindu holidays of Holi, the festival of colors, Diwali, the festival of lights and Navratri, the celebration of autumn.