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Patna, Dec 14 (IANS) In a rare example of communal harmony, Muslims are constructing a Hindu temple in a Bihar village. Three decades ago, Hindus constructed the tomb of a Muslim saint in the same village.
Mohammad Fakhrul Islam, a resident of Kadarabad village in Begusarai district, about 125 km from here, donated about 2,700 sq ft land for construction of a Hindu temple. |
Two Muslim villagers, Mohammad Hashrat and Mohammad Wasi, along with other Muslims, began constructing the temple at Kadarabad ghat.
"Muslims have laid the foundation of the new temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva in the village," Hashrat told IANS.
"We will construct the temple to send a strong message of harmony," Wasi said.
A police officer said some Muslims of the village are constructing the temple despite protests from within the community.
"A few people from within the community opposed them but they went ahead with the construction of the temple," the officer said.
Islam said nearly 30 years ago, some Hindu villagers constructed the tomb of a Muslim saint in the same village.
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Harmony does not come by making a temple or mosque. Harmony comes through accepting the sacredness of one’s life whether they are Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Sikh and Budhist, , backward or forward, etc. We need to make a temple or mosque of humanity.
As for worshiping other than God and cooperation therein for the same it is a grave sin and a revolt against God, a Super and Supreme Power, as there is no Evidence in favour of it from both Islam and Hinduism. Let us see only a two Evidences side by side from each Hindu & Islamic Scriptures as follows:-
O’ friend, do not worship anybody but HIM, the divine one. Let no grief perturb you. Praise Him alone, the radiant, the showerer of benefits. (Rigveda: book 8 hymn 1 verse 1).
Praise be to Allah (God), the cherisher and sustainer of the world. Thee (alone) we worship (Quran: chapter 1 verse 2 & 4).
There is no image of Him (God) whose glory verily is great. He (God) is unborn, He deserves our worship (Yajurveda by Devi Chand, page 377).
Say: He is Allah (God), the One. Allah (God), the eternally Besought of all. He begetteth not nor was begotten. And there is none comparable unto Him (Quran: Chapter 112, verse 1-4).
If we say ourselves literate and our eyes remain closed to accept the truth we are unfortunately illiterate passing the life in darkness, as Yajurveda Samhita (page 538) correctly says, “They sink deeper in darkness those who worship SAMBHUTI (created things)”.
Gheyas Hashmi
Jeddah
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