Truth Beyond Documents: Memory, Belief, and the Silent History(English Blog – Part 3 / Final)Faith, Reason, and the Space BetweenHuman understanding does not live only in facts or only in faith—it lives in the space between them. History asks for evidence, while memory asks for meaning. When the two do not meet, discomfort arises. But discomfort does not mean falsehood.Believing in Amiruddin Munshi as a writer and freedom fighter does not reject reason. It accepts the reality that not all resistance was recorded, and not all courage was archived. Similarly, reflecting on the belief that thousands of Brahmin
Truth Beyond Documents: Memory, Belief, and the Silent History (English Blog – Part 3 / Final) Faith, Reason, and the Space Between Human understanding does not live only in facts or only in faith—it lives in the space between them. History asks for evidence, while memory asks for meaning. When the two do not meet, discomfort arises. But discomfort does not mean falsehood. Believing in Amiruddin Munshi as a writer and freedom fighter does not reject reason. It accepts the reality that not all resistance was recorded, and not all courage was archived. Similarly, reflecting on the belief that thousands of Brahmin Hindus wished to stand with Imam Hussain does not require blind faith; it requires moral imagination. Some truths guide conscience even when they cannot be footnoted. Remembering the Unrecorded Is an Ethical Act When society remembers only those who were documented, it silently agrees that the undocumented did not matter. This is ethically dangerous. Amiruddin Munshi...