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I thought erecting statues in pakistan is considered as haram.A fatwa was passed on this 3-4 years back (citation needed.)My ancestral family village is in Jhelum - close to the site of the historical battle of Hydaspes River with Alexander the Great, our Jatt village is known for producing Warriors for generations, we have oral tradition of fighting in the battle against Alexander, right up to the modern day, when we send our sons and daughters to fight for the Pakistani Armed Forces.
To cut a long story short, our village is thinking of erecting two statues and a monument to Alexander and Porus. To pay tribute to the two great warriors of their times, one a Greek Macedonian and the other a Pakistani Punjabi
It is a shame that their is no significant monument to this ancient battle.
I thought erecting statues in pakistan is considered as haram.A fatwa was passed on this 3-4 years back (citation needed.)
Nice to see children of converted hindus moving back to original cultural /religion. erecting a statue is a nice gesture. Porus also used to do yagya, worship nature etc.. hope that will be followed
Rafi! I must applaud you and your village for taking such a bold initiative. Very nice gesture i must say.
West has always argued that Porus was defeated which has been accepted widely in subcontinent also..I am not really in position to decide..
However one thing is clear a BIHARI DID DEFEAT ALEXANDER's ARMY..CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA..
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Thats just not true, his troops refused to march beyond the Punjab - as they were tired of fighting.
He said Alexander's army,. not Alexander. Nanda Dynasty was in power when Alexander was in Indian area..
He said Alexander's army,. not Alexander. Nanda Dynasty was in power when Alexander was in Indian area..
there is zero chance of us - going back to worshiping anything but Allah - regarding Porus and his soldiers,
no one knows the future .. so wait and watch
we do not know for sure what religion, if any he followed - he was most likely Buddhist as the areas that constitute Pakistan were followers of the Buddha.
buddhism is a also indian religion. or u can go further back and follow Indus valley civ. and their proto pashupati