Dilli Abhi Door Hai Explained

"Dilli Abhi Door Hai" (Urdu: ہنوز دلی دور است, Hindi: दिल्ली अभी दूर है)[1] is a Hindi-Urdu phrase from the Persian "Hanuz Dilli Door Ast" which translates to "Delhi is still far" meaning there is still work to be done.[2] [3] It was first used by Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It is used to invoke a sense of nonchalance about far off threats.[9] It has also been used as a political slogan during the Indian general elections.[10] [11] [12] [13]

History

Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq, Sultan of the Tughlaq dynasty, had a strained relationship. Auliya cursed Tughlaq, telling him he could not come to Delhi. Within four years, the region of Tughlaqabad was destroyed, as was the newly made fort in Tughlaqabad.

Uses

The slogan was used by Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar when the East India Company was capturing Indian states rapidly.[14]

In modern times, the slogan has been used by politicians, including by Asaduddin Owaisi in reference to Indian National Congress leader and Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi.[15] [16] [17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: हुनूज दिल्ली दूर अस्त, यानी दिल्ली अभी दूर है।. 2023-08-16 . Hindustan . hi.
  2. Web site: 2021-09-08 . जब औलिया ने कहा 'दिल्ली दूर है' और सुल्तान नहीं बसा पाए दिल्ली . 2023-08-16 . www.navodayatimes.in . hindi.
  3. Book: PANCHAL . Bharat Ke Mahan Vibhuti Amir Khusro Vyaktitva Aur Krititva . PARMANAND . 2001 . Star Publications . 978-81-85244-64-8 . hi.
  4. News: 2011-07-04 . People's Saint . The Times of India . 2023-08-16 . 0971-8257.
  5. Web site: 2018-01-24 . Tughlaqabad Fort: Of a monarch and a revered Sufi . 2023-08-16 . Hindustan Times . en.
  6. Web site: View: How Delhi has long been the pampered showcase city of India . 2023-08-16 . The Economic Times.
  7. Book: Chakravarti, Aruna . The Inheritors . 2004-08-18 . Penguin UK . 978-93-5214-159-3 . en.
  8. Book: Ahmad, Adil . Absolute Delhi: Hidden Delhi Gems That You Would Love to Discover . 2018-03-01 . Notion Press . 978-1-64249-392-4 . en.
  9. Web site: 'Worried' Qureshi invokes 'Hanuz Dilli Door Ast' phrase to wish away India's UNSC bid . www.oneindia.com.
  10. Web site: Singh . Bhopinder . 2021-03-30 . Fight Over Delhi: Will NCT Law Give BJP 'Soul' of Indian Politics? . 2023-08-16 . TheQuint . en.
  11. News: 2023-06-26 . 'Open to alliance in UP for LS polls on Muslim-Dalit-tribal combine' . The Times of India . 2023-08-16 . 0971-8257.
  12. Web site: 2022-09-13 . CPM's John Brittas writes: Rahul Gandhi, shun the shortcuts in Bharat Jodo Yatra . 2023-08-16 . The Indian Express . en.
  13. Web site: बहल . राघव . 2022-02-03 . बजट 2022: आंकड़ों की नजर से ठीक, लेकिन राजनीतिक तौर पर अनसुलझा और जोखिम भरा . 2023-08-16 . TheQuint . hi.
  14. Web site: 2023-05-17 . Moral compass . 2023-08-16 . DAWN.COM . en.
  15. Web site: media . news and . Owaisi uses Persian proverb on Rahul's PM ambitions,tweets 'Hanuz Dilli Door Ast' . 2023-08-16 . www.en.etemaaddaily.com . english.
  16. Web site: Hanuz Dili Door Ast: Asaduddin Owaisi . 2023-08-16 . suryaa . en.
  17. News: 2018-05-09 . Owaisi uses Persian proverb on Rahul's PM ambitions, tweets 'Dili Door Ast' . The Times of India . 2023-08-16 . 0971-8257.

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