Discussion on newly found Vishnu statue held, Current affairs, NewAgeIslam.com

Current affairs

Discussion on newly found Vishnu statue held

By Robab Rosan

They assumed that the statue would be an iconograph of Early Pala Dynasty, which dates back to approximately ninth century AD. They further said that as the statue embodied many local features, an extensive research was needed to define the exact date of the statue. The statue proves that the small kingdoms of the region were culturally rich during that period.

The discussants also laid importance on the materials of the piece. They informed the audience that any authentic research was yet to be held to test the material of the statue. It was possibly moulded with black basalt or clay stone, they added.

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Faith Travels, Cultures Don't In The Weekly TV Program Islam and Life, Interview, NewAgeIslam.com

Interview

Faith Travels, Cultures Don't In The Weekly TV Program Islam and Life

by Dr. Tariq Ramadan: An Interview With Sister Sarah

Sarah Joseph: Yes, because cultures change organically over a period of time, and I think if we look at Islam for all people, for all time, we can think of it in two ways: because it replicates seventh-century Arabia, so we import seventh century Arabia all around the world. I don’t think that’s the Islamic principle. Or the second way because it generates, based on ethics and values, the principle of modesty and modest behavior. At the end of the day, the scarf is an outward sign of an inward feeling, so it's a feeling of a modest behavior which you try to demonstrate externally through the scarf.

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