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Saturday, December 26, 2009

341. Tale of Two Kings?

Legend has it that the name of this famous place was an outcome of the conversation between two kings. According to the legend, Raja Bir Singh Deo, sitting on the roof of his palace at Orchha (in Madhya Pradesh, India) with his friend, the Raja of Jaitpur asked the latter whether he could discern this new fort that he built on Bangara hill, he replied that he could see it ‘_______’ (meaning rather indistinct). The answer in course of time became corrupted to _____.

Which place?

Sunday, December 20, 2009

340. Sign of God?

It is Arabic for "sign of god." The name originates from the Quran where human beings can also be regarded as signs of God, the literal translation of the title. 51:20-21 of the Quran states:

On the earth are signs (___) for those of assured Faith,

As also in your own selves: Will ye not then see?

But, the fact that a rock or a tree is just as much a sign of god (_____) is a sobering notion at times lost.

What word?