Cool Rano Thanks for correcting/confirming the details... Its just human curiosity and nothing more than that... And I haven't posted this to discuss, but just for info which most of our fans couldn't answer when they are been asked by others... and the ARR's reason is a noble cause. Personally, I am an atheist but I do respect people's beliefs... and I am a die hard fan of ARR like all of you, who don't want to intrude in ppl's personal lives...
anyways, I am not discussing it further, but just making everything clear form my side... --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Ranojoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay, I would never discuss these things here, but I owe it to A R > that I must clear obvious mistakes. > I must say that some of the info is pretty close to the actual > story, but isn't. Abdul Qadir Jeelani is a Muslim scholar from many > centuries ago, so the name of the guy is Kareemullah I think (I > think AR had KM studio in his honor). > The name issue I have discussed before. His name was originally > Abdur-Rahman or Abdul Rahman. For Roja, not his mom but K. > BALACHANDER requested that he use the muslim name. So A R R wanted > to use ONLY the initials A R as it sounded cool :) But Balachander > liked the ring of A R Rahman, and A R became Allah-Rakha which again > is actually a single name. > I know it sounds pretty fantastic, but this is the real story. I > hope you have seen in the past 6 1/2 years that I don't post > inaccurate info about A R :) > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Rahmaniac⢠<himmathwala@> > wrote: > > > > I understand most of us are not completely aware of the series of > events happened during those 10 transition years...so, someone in a > blog nicely wrote the details... > > > > Rahman adds: "I am whatever because of my parent's prayers to God. > I am > > whatever I am - because the prayers I pray conscientiously, > sincerely > > and with full faith. I will be whatever I am - only because of > Him, I > > know it. He has given me everything. He can take everything away > and I > > accept His decision without any questions, without a murmur. He is > > everything to me. I am just an infinitesimal creation of His. He > has > > created me for a specific mission. I will be committing a sin if I > > don't fulfill that mission. That's my only belief. That's the only > > thing that matters to me. I don't care for all the other > temptations of > > the world. I am born for music. I live for music. I will live for > music > > till the very end. My life and death are in His hands. I will live > only > > till He wants me to live. I will die only when He wants me to die. > It's > > all God's will... Insha Allah.!" > > > > The story: > > After his father passed away, the burden of earning the bread and > > butter for his family fell on Dileep's shoulders at the very young > age > > of 11, and because of that, he had been struggling extremely hard > for > > some years. > > > > > > > > His family went through a rough patch following his father's death, > > which literally shook their world. He even had to work in amateur > > Kannada plays at the age of 13, to earn money for his family. > > > > > > > > Because of these hardships, sometime afterwards he stopped > believing in > > the God. He believed that there was no God. There was a feeling of > > restlessness within him. But later when he stabilized himself, he > found > > that the concept of God in Islam was very appealing to him. > > > > > > > > He learnt that there can be no life without a force governing, > without > > God. And then he found what he was looking for - in Islam. It all > > happened around 1988, when one of his sisters fell seriously ill, > with > > similar inexplicable conditions as their father. Numerous attempts > to > > cure her failed. Her condition progressively worsened. The family > tried > > everything from medicine to religious methods like havanas and > prayers > > in the church. > > > > > > > > The family had given up all hope; when they came in contact with a > > Muslim Pir called as Pir Karimulla Shah Qadri or Sheik Abdul Qadir > > Jeelani Sahib or Pir Qadri. > > > > > > > > The family had earlier gone to the Pir when Dileep's father had > similar > > troubles, but were too late to save him. With Pir's prayers and > > blessings, Dileep's sister made a miraculous recovery. Pir Quadri > > advised the family frequently. It was Pir who taught them the > purpose > > of life, and also led Dileep and his family members to accept > Islam. > > > > > > > > Rattled by the bad experiences earlier in the case of his father > and > > now his sister, and influenced by the teachings of the Pir and the > > succor that they found in him, the entire family converted to > Islam. So > > great was the influence of the Pir on the family, that Dileep > started > > using the place which he had blessed first as his music room, and > > later, when he started becoming successful, a studio. When the > family > > shifted to their current house, they resolved to stick to the > devotion. > > So he and his family - excluding one of his sisters - converted to > > Islam. But it was not an instantaneous decision - it took them > whole 10 > > years to come to that decision. > > > > > > > > The meeting with Pir was, for Dileep, an inner awakening and > cleansing. > > He started feeling, that it is not about being Hindu or being > Muslim or > > anything, but there is this one feeling and that is God - The > Almighty. > > > > > > > > Both his father and mother were strong believers in Astrology. His > > mother took him along once to an astrologer called Ulaganathan, in > > Chennai, to get the horoscope for her second daughter Bala. > > > > > > > > She asked the astrologer to suggest an Islamic name for Dileep. The > > astrologer immediately suggested 'Abdul Rahman' and also asked him > to > > shorten it to AR Rahman. When his mother asked the astrologer why > the > > other initial 'R', the astrologer replied "Give him a name with > those > > two initials and mark my words, he will grow up to be a great > man". His > > mother did accordingly. > > > > > > > > This happened around when the production of the cassettes > of 'Roja' was > > going on. The producers had decided to credit the composer as > Dileep on > > the inlay cards of cassettes of the film. Dileep's mother > immediately > > approached director Manirathnam, and placed this unusual > condition - to > > credit Dileep with a Muslim name. The new name of the 25-year old > > composer was: A R Rahman! And the rest, as they say, is history! > > > > > > > > The initials A and R later became 'Allah Rakha' on the suggestion > of > > renowned Hindi music composer Naushad Ali. Thus A Sekhar Dileep > Kumar > > became Allah Rakha Rahman. This was around 1988. > > > > > > > > He says, "Family problems and the need for peace of mind made us > change > > the faith. Sufism has given me peace. As Dileep I had an > inferiority > > complex. As AR Rahman I feel like I have been born again." > > > > > > > > Rahman adds: "I am whatever because of my parent's prayers to God. > I am > > whatever I am - because the prayers I pray conscientiously, > sincerely > > and with full faith. I will be whatever I am - only because of > Him, I > > know it. He has given me everything. He can take everything away > and I > > accept His decision without any questions, without a murmur. He is > > everything to me. I am just an infinitesimal creation of His. He > has > > created me for a specific mission. I will be committing a sin if I > > don't fulfill that mission. That's my only belief. That's the only > > thing that matters to me. I don't care for all the other > temptations of > > the world. I am born for music. I live for music. I will live for > music > > till the very end. My life and death are in His hands. I will live > only > > till He wants me to live. I will die only when He wants me to die. > It's > > all God's will... Insha Allah.!" > > > > > > > > Religion is a very personal affair for this sober young man from > > Chennai. He prays five times a day, carrying his prayer mat with > him on > > his tours, and retiring to the prayer room he has had built next > to his > > studio during recording. He says, "It's like a meditation. Each > time I > > pray, I die, my soul departs, and then I am like born again." > > > > source: http://www.somewhereinblog.net/blog/swb007blog/28765700 > > > > > > ~~Rahmaniac⢠SURESH~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > _______________ > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php? > category=shopping > > >
