Muslim prayers recited in a Shiv temple.

[Juggernautjatt]

LUDHIANA: A Shiv temple at Bhadaur town in Barnala district of Punjab has turned a deaf ear to the shouting matches that politicians have indulged in over Ghar Wapsi and religious conversions in the past few days.

On Wednesday, a maulvi quietly recited the Fateha or special Muslim prayers inside a Shiv temple even as sadhus and Sikh granthis listened in reverence. The fact that hymns of the Quran were being recited in the backdrop of a picture of Lord Shiva did not seem incongruent to them. The temple management also arranged for utensils and other articles for the event.

The rituals were being performed as part of the ninth-day prayers for Shoket Ali of Bhadaur, 20, a helper in a house in the area, who had died in a road accident earlier. Ali's father is in jail for the last three years for his involvement in a murder case. His mother Shamshera Khan did not have the means to complete the rituals on her own and approached the Gyara Rudhar Shiv Mandir in the town to arrange for the prayers and they agreed.

Such bonhomie may surprise the outsider, but it is nothing new for the people. The temple's management has been welcoming other faiths into their precincts since the mid-1990s when the management committee was constituted. About three years ago, they opened a big hall for members of all communities to hold religious functions.

Bhadaur has about 250 Muslim families in a population of about 20,000.

Only in December, three Muslim functions have been held at the temple while Sikhs have arranged 10 events. The temple's managers say that by giving space to various communities, they are promoting universal brotherhood and strengthening the bond between them.

"We see it as a sign of communal harmony that exists in our area and we are proud of it," says Krishan Kumar, member of the temple management committee.

Ali Akram, Shoket's uncle said, "This was a small and personal event but it is going to give the right message to those who are trying to divide the people of the country in the name of religion."

Quran recited in a Shiv temple? - The Times of India

 

[Nihil]

Kidney swap binds Hindu, Muslim families together​

AMROHA: Jyoti Chaurasia from Ayodhya and Kishwari Jahan from Amroha can't bear talk of ghar wapsi or Ram mandir. They won't indulge neighbours either when there is discussion around the faith divide in Uttar Pradesh that has pitched Hindus against Muslims in large swathes of this restive state. And why not. Jyoti has just decided to give one of her kidneys to Naushad, the husband of Kishwari. On her part, the Muslim woman will give hers to Ramesh, who is Jyoti's brother-in-law.
At a time when not too many communal harmony stories have been coming from western Uttar Pradesh, the two women have set an example that has warmed many hearts, both within their community and outside.

Kishwari, 25, a resident of Amroha, says, "Every namaz, I send up prayers for Ramesh Chaurasia and his family. I cannot possibly spend Rs 25 lakh on the kidney transplant my husband needs. When I felt deserted by my own family and loved ones, Allah sent me this Hindu family, and through them, the life of my husband will be saved."

Jahan had been waiting as attendant to her husband Naushad, 35, a patient at Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, when she met the Chaurasias from Ayodhya. Both families had men long suffering with kidneys damaged by infection and in need of regular dialysis.

Doctors told Jahan that her husband Naushad would need a kidney transplant. Meanwhile, Jyoti, 32, was informed that her brother-in-law Ramesh, 40, owner of a grocery shop and father of two, had lost the function of his kidneys to an infection that had set in at least three years ago.

The women were hard-pressed to find donors, and wondered if each of them could donate to the man in the other family. Hospital authorities said the blood group of Kishwari matched Ramesh; Jyoti was found to have a blood group compatible with Naushad's.

Doctors confirmed that while Kishwari could donate her kidney to Ramesh, Jyoti could donate her organ to Naushad. The surgeries to perform the transplants are scheduled for early January.

Both women remember the time they found solace in each other in the corridors of the Ganga Ram Hospital a year ago. The early conversations were filled with an outpouring of grief. The relationship deepened with time.

Jyoti told TOI, "I could not bear to see how long Ramesh had been suffering. We wanted him alive, at any cost. Kishwari was heaven sent."

A relieved Naushad said, "The paperwork for the donation is done. Both families have no objection to the transplantation of the kidneys. We have submitted an affidavit in the office of the district magistrate, undertaking that while my wife will give her kidney to Ramesh, Jyoti will donate her kidney to me. Doctors have agreed to conduct the procedure after seeing the legal documents."

There are, however, still money issues to settle. Both families have limited means, and their resources are stretched already.

Ramesh said, "We have to deposit Rs 7 lakh for the operation and transplantation. We have collected Rs 3 lakh so far. Both our families have applied for assistance under the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. We hope to receive help from the state government."

Vineet Bhargav, consultant nephrologist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, told TOI, "The two parties, one Hindu and the other Muslim, have approached us for kidney transplant and their blood groups match. Legal documents have also been submitted to the hospital. The transplant is going to take place in the first week of January."

Kidney swap binds Hindu, Muslim families together - The Times of India

 

[Juggernautjatt]

Certainly not a good news for haters of secularism.

 

[Yogijaat]

If it's being done since 1990 than what's the point of reporting this?

 

[he-man]

meh...........too much religious news nowadays.
Who has got time for such stuff anyways.

 

[Juggernautjatt]

meh...........too much religious news nowadays.
Who has got time for such stuff anyways.

Welcome back bro......
Is bar kitne hours ka stay hai PDF pe ?

 

[he-man]

Welcome back bro......
Is bar kitne hours ka stay hai PDF pe ?

Yaar mazak hi ban ke reh gaya main taan