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It's a beautiful gesture to dedicate a mausoleum to Ibrahim Nasir, the father of modern Maldives and its independence hero. From a distance, the monument erected in the eastern courtyard of Male's Friday Mosque looks beautiful too. But only from a distance. When one gets closer, the quality of the workmanship leaves much to be desired and compares very unfavorably with the stone carvings in the mausoleum of King Ibrahim Iskandharu in the western courtyard.
For environmental reasons one could understand why coral stone is no longer a suitable material for a mausoleum. But surely something more suitable than concrete could have been found, perhaps limestone, marble or even slate. The material actually used is concrete, cast on fiberglass moulds.
When one looks at the assembled structure, individual blocks are out of alignment by as much as a couple of inches. Because of this, straight lines on the carved design look wavy, and the curves are interrupted.
For some odd and unexplained reason, a news reporter has asked an official from Islamic Ministry what he thought of the mausoleum. His enigmatic reply was, "No shrine has been made and no shrine will be allowed to be made." [No one has said this reply resembled the statement of Mohamed Saeed al-Sahaf, the Iraqi Information Minister during the American invasion, "There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never! They're not even within 100 miles of Baghdad. They are not in any place."]
11 comments:
Adalat Party Hussain Rasheed is the new Al-Sahaf used by Saddam husaain. So true.
The tomb was made to spite Maumoon. it's a careless job
The monument is still under construction, wait till it is finished to comment.
Anni's father tried to kill Nasir. Anni is trying to bring Nasir back to life. How strange!
The evil that men do should be forgotten. The good people do should live after them. So, let it be with Nasir.
Anni's father stole millions from Sarukaaru Kunfuni. He was sentenced. He was also ordered to repay what he stole. Anni father Kerafaa Sattar was repaying the money in installments when he was caught for attempted murder of President Nasir(Nasir was Prime Minister, then). Sattar was jailed for 22years. He stopped paying the money back , since he was in jail.Now, Sattar please start repaying "Sarukaaru and Raiyathun ge faisa(Govt/people's money). Hurry. Before the Presidential Commission gets you.
A mnument for a mass murder. Nasir has blood on his hands.Even if the dictator was buried with all the riches in the world, come judgment day he will have to face the justice of Almighty. We will not forget or forgive his crimes against humanity.
May31.1005 anon, plse note.
Yes, come judgment day, he will face trial and due punishment. Until then, he can stay in his Mausoleum. Thanks to Anni. Anni's doing this for Kerefaa Naseem who is MDP big shot and Nasir's bro in law.
To anon 3.44. He will not be in mausoleum, but in kavvalhu, where he will get punished till jdugment day. Unlike in this world, in the other world punsihment is given even before the trial. it is called kavvalhuge azaabu. No one can save him from that, no Detainee Network, no Amnesty International.
To Anon 1june2009 5.17 am
What kind of place is Kavvalhu, where punishment takes place without due process ie a trial.. So, why have a trial later?
What Anni father taketh away,Anni giveth. Anni father try killeth. Anni tryth resurrection.
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