Love and Peace was the message of Prophet Muhammad: Writer Yogesh

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Nanna Arivina Pravadi, a book presenting a few glimpses of the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad was launched on Thursday during a conference organised by the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) in the city.

Written by a popular Kannada author Yogesh Master, the book explores the peace loving nature of the prophet and his lessons of patience and perseverance in the face of adversity and opposition.

Chiranjeevi Singh, former IAS officer, author and former president of Kannada Book Authority, Vasundhar Bhupati, Kannada writer and journalist Raghunath Cha.Ha, along with State president of JIH, Dr Mohammed Saad Belgami, launched the book.

"Prophet Muhammad was sent as a benefactor of humanity by God. He was a great human rights advocate and he uplifted the status of women and children back in the sixth century when the law and order in Arabia and other places was in chaos. The equality and social justice proposed by him has no parallels," Singh said while also appreciating the writer and suggesting him to release a digital book so that it can reach more people. Raghunath Cha.

Ha said that Yogesh's book busts the perceptional myth of Islamophobia which was created to malign Islam and its teachings Speaking about her understanding of women's rights in Islam, Vasundhara Bhupati said that Muhammad taught that men and women are equal before God.

"A part of Muhammad's legacy was to end infanticide and establish explicit rights for women. It is documented that the religion grants women divinely sanctioned inheritance, property, social and marriage rights, including the right to reject the terms of a proposal and to initiate divorce," she said.

Nanna Aravina Pravadi is said to be the 270th book written by Yogesh. Speaking to News Trail, he said that if the world had been free of evil, there would have been no need for any prophets to spread the message of God.

"Stories about influential personalities give us hope. Instead of fighting over different religions, we must unite on the aspects which are common between us all," said Yogesh.