Sunday, November 10, 2019

Ayodhya Verdict: Tracking Historical Points in 5 Minutes

In this historical judgment on Saturday, 9th Nov, 2019, on Ramjanbhommi-Babri Masjid Land Dispute, the Supreme court decided that a temple would be built on the 2.77-acre site in Ayodhya. While Muslims should be provided with an alternative land for the building of mosque. It was the epicenter of the biggest religious-political fight of independent IndiaReading this article you can answer perfectly, if anyone asks you, what exactly happened to Ramjanmabhoomi in Ayodhya in futureA discontent that has been going on for thousands of years seemed to be contented. Who knows how painful were the stories that has been erased in the stream of time! How many people left the world with the hope of justice!! People died, People cried But they have sought justice for centuries. Let's take a look at those days in few minutes.

Tracking historical timelines:

1526- Daulat Khan Lodi invited Babur.Ibrahim Lodi was killed and defeated by Babur in the first battle of panipat.Babur established the Mughal Empire. 

1528- Mir Baqi, commander of Mughal emperor Babur, built Babri Masjid on a pre-existed structure which was not an Islamic structure.

1530- Babur died in Agra at the age of 47.  

1856- Wajid Ali Shah( last Nawab of Awadh) was removed from power and exiled to Garden Reach,Kolkata by Lord Dalhousie claiming he could not rule his kingdom and that his administration was corrupted. He was a poet, dramatist, artist and dancer. He has been widely recognized as a revival of Indian classical dance, Kathak. 

1859- The British governor installed a framework to divide prayer sites,interior courts was given to Muslima and exterior courts to Hindus.

1862-63 - Alexander Cunningham who the founder of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), conducted a survey of Ayodhya.

1885- Mahant Raghubir Das the filed a plea for approval to arrange a shade outside the disputed structure in the Faizabad district Court. Rejected by court.

1944- Declaration came from commissioner of waqfs that the land to be Sunnis' property as Babar belonged to a Sunni community.

1949- Ram Lalla idols positioned outside the contested structure under the central dome.

1950- Gopal Simla Visharad files a suit in the district court of Faizabad to get rights to worship the idol of Sri Ram Lalla.

1959- Nirmohi Akhara, another party in the case in the SC, filed suit seeking possession of the disputed site.

1961- UP Sunni Central Waqf Board entered the contention and filed suit for possession of the site.

1975-76- B. B. Lal led a more detailed ASI study of the area. Lal worked on a project titled "Archaeology of Ramayana Sites", which excavated five Ramayana-related sites of Ayodhya, Bharadwaj Ashram, Nandigram, Chitrakoot and Shringaverapura.

1986- The government has been directed by the local court to open the site for Hindu adores.

1989- The High Court of Allahabad ordered to maintain status quo with respect to the property in conflict.

1990- Ratha Yatra of L.K . Advani started and numerous Hindu volunteers first time gathered in Ayodhya. at the invitation of of L. K. Advani of the BJP and Ashok Singhal of the VHP.

30 Oct, 1990- On the orders of the security officers of Mulayam Singh Yadav,Hindu volunteers or Kar Sevaks were directly fired by bullets and chased across the city. Many people died.

1992- Hindu volunteers or Karsewaks demolished Ramjanmabhumi/Babri Mosque structure.

1993- The Centre passes an Act to acquire land of the disputed area in Ayodhya. Supreme Court exercising its jurisdiction under Article 139A transferred the writ petitions, which were pending in the High Court.

1994- In the historic case of Ismail Faruqui SC says mosque was not integral to Islam.

2003- ASI handed a 574-page report to the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court.

2010-  The Allahabad High Court, in a 2:1 majority, rules three-way division of disputed area between Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.

2011- The Supreme Court stays the verdict of High Court after the parties appeal.

2014- A dawn of new era of Indian politics came with BJP's come back in to the power with massive mandate under the strong leadership of PM Modi. Disposal of this conflict and construction of Sree Ram temple at Ayodhya was in BJP manifesto.

2017- CJI JS Khehar recommends a out of court mediation among the rival parties.

2018- Supreme Court begins hearing the civil appeals.

January 2019- Ranjan Gogoi, CJI, forms a Judicial Bench of five judges to hear the case.

August 2019- Senior Advocate C.S. Vaidyanathan, advocating for Ramjanmabhumi, referred to reports of the Archaeological Survey of India, written by AE Cunningham (who conducted the first survey in Ayodhya in 1862-63),historians, scholars, Joseph Tiefenthaler, Skanda Purana, Mahabharata, P Carnegy (who said "Ayodhya is to Hindus what Mecca is to Muslims."), travelers like merchant William Finch. 

October 2019- The court reserves its orders on October 15, following the case on a daily basis for 40 days.

October 2019-Representing the Muslim side, Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan tore apart a map regarding Lord Ram's birthplace in front of CJI Ranjan Gogoi. The report was submitted by Vikas Singh, Senior Advisor for All India Hindu Mahasabha, along with a book and some documents.

Nov 9 2019- Verdict of Supreme Court came. Mosque on separate five-acre land, Temple of Sri Ram at disputed site.

Sree Rama Stotras for disciples: 

शुद्धब्रह्मपरात्पर राम् ॥
1. I take refuge in Sri Rama, who is of the nature of the Pure Brahman and the Superior to the Greatest.
राम राम रामेति रमे रामे मनोरमे ।
सहस्रनाम तत्तुल्यं रामनाम वरानने ॥
1. When meditating on the name of Rama, my mind("Rama Rama Rama")is dissolved into the Spiritual Divine Consciousness of Sri Rama.
2. Sri Rama's name is as significant as God's Thousand Name (Vishnu Sahasranama).

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