Muslim family turns to Hinduism

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Injustice pushes family to apostasy

By Shamim Tariq

 

On September 16 The Pioneer daily carried a news item about a Unani

Muslim physician, Hasan, hailiing from Allahabad's Gohnia village who

converted to Hinduism along with his whole 12-member family.

 

 

Hasan and his family members

 

Hasan's medical practice was a failure so he left it and found work

as a chowkidar in the factory of a Muslim industrialist. He had not

been paid his salary for the last three months. According to the

report, one day he demanded his salary and insisted for it. As a

result he was badly beaten up.

 

Hasan's clinic was forcibly occupied and attempts were made to occupy

his house also. He asked for help from his Muslim neighbours, but no

one came to his rescue. Disappointed and heart-broken, he sought the

help of his Hindu neighbours who generously helped him. Seeing the

oppressive and unfriendly attitude of Muslims and the cooperative and

friendly attitude of Hindus, he deserted Islam and embraced Hinduism

along with his whole family.

 

Hasan has said in his affidavit submitted to the district magistrate

that his conversion to Hinduism was voluntary. His new name is Ram

Chandra, Hasan's conversion was motivated by the physical and mental

torture by his own fellowmen.

 

The VHP welcomed his conversion to Hinduism and took his family in a

procession organised by it. They have built a small temple for him in

front of his house.

 

Muslims should introspect about the sorry state of affairs prevailing

in our society. Teachings of Islam about equality of human beings,

non-discrimination between rich and poor, and helping the neighbours

and poor, and justice to all, appear to have been totally discarded.

Religious leaders do not acknowledge the fact that the Islamic

society is decaying and they have failed in preventing the

degeneration.

 

Hasan changed his religion in revolt against the injustice and

oppression of the rich and powerful. People forsake Islam, the right

path, only because of the unfair attitude and behaviour of their own

people. If social injustice, oppression and exploitation of the poor

by the rich and powerful continues people will keep abandoning Islam.

If conversions like Gohnia village continue, time will come when it

will become difficult to arrest the trend. (Translated from Urdu)

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