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sar tan se juda

sar tan se juda interjection: a slogan calling for the killing of blasphemers against Islam.

Interjection

  1. (India, Pakistan) A slogan calling for the killing of blasphemers against Islam.
    • ‘Sar tan se juda’ is not a new outcry in India. It was first used widely about 5 years ago, when Kamlesh Tiwari of Lucknow gave a statement about Pangbar Mohammad.2022, Firstpost.comhttps://www.firstpost.com/india/know-origin-of-sar-tan-se-juda-indias-anti-hindu-war-cry-after-nupur-sharmas-controversial-remark-on-prophet-muhammad-11024041.html
    • This came after protests led by Syed Abdahu Kashaf, an influencer and self-proclaimed social and civil rights activist, who has now defended using the "sar tan se juda" slogan.2022, Indiatoday.inhttps://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/hyderabad-influencer-syed-abdahu-kashaf-sar-tan-se-juda-protest-bjp-mla-raja-singh-prophet-remark-1991562-2022-08-23

Origin of sar tan se juda

From Urdu سر تن سے جدا (sar tan seh judā, “separate the head from the body; beheading”), سر (“head”) + تن (“body”) + سے (se, “from”) + جدا (“separate”). Shortening of Urdu گستاخ رسول کی ایک ہی سزا سر تن سے جدا (Gustākh-e-Rasūl kī ek hī sazā, sar tan sē judā, “there is only one punishment for insulting the Prophet, cut the head from the body”).

Questions about sar tan se juda

What does sar tan se juda mean?
Sar tan se juda means a slogan calling for the killing of blasphemers against Islam.
What part of speech is sar tan se juda?
Sar tan se juda is an interjection.

Words near sar tan se juda in the dictionary

  1. Saqqara
  2. saquayamycin
  3. saquayamycins
  4. saquinavir
  5. SAR
  6. sar tan se juda
  7. Sar-e Pol
  8. Sar.
  9. Sara
  10. Sara'
  11. saraad

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