“The Muslims, in my opinion, should show magnanimity and [make] a noble gesture of gifting away the mosque.”

—  Asghar Ali Engineer

Asghar Ali Engineer. Communalism and Communal Violence in India (Ajanta Publ., Delhi 1989), p.320. Quoted from Elst, Koenraad (1991). Ayodhya and after: Issues before Hindu society.

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