It is a prayer for all children.” He maintained that Islamophobia in India had gone to such an absurd extent that every element of ‘Muslimness’ is being presented as a symbol of danger. When asked whether Lab pe aati hai dua…is a religious song and should not be sung in schools, Khalid Mubashir Uz Zafar, Professor and Head department of Translation Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) says, “It is not a religious song. It rather adopts all religions,” she noted. It was born here…Urdu literature doesn’t talk against any religion. She asserted that Urdu was not the language of Muslims alone. Speaking about the controversy, she said it was a move aimed against Urdu. When we describe Saare jahan se achha Hindustan hamara, our second national song, then why we are prejudiced against ‘ Lab pe aati hai dua…,” she asked.ĭr Oudesh Rani reveals that recently she taught Lab pe aati hai dua…to her grandson to prepare him for a competition. He or she represents the entire humanity. Rani said, “Poet or writer doesn’t belong to any country or religion. She pointed out, ‘If you want to say you shouldn’t use the word ‘khuda’ then you should know that Brij Narayan Chakbast had also used the word ‘khuda’ in verse ‘ ruḳhsat huā vo baap se le kar ḳhudā kā naam … rāh-e-vafā kī manzil-e-avval huī tamām’, while describing the scene of Ram Chandraji leaving for Banbaas. Commenting on the controversy writer Oudesh Rani Bawa said that the poem is for anyone who feels ‘Indianness’ within him/her.
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