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Hindu family in Pak tortured over drinking water
The incident that compelled me to write this quote:
News;Islamabad September 2021
Fetching drinking water from a mosque in Pakistan's Punjab province landed a family of poor farmers from the minority Hindu community in trouble as some people tortured and held them hostage for “violating the sanctity” of their place of worship.

 In Basti Kapoor Rahim Yar Khan,Alam Ram Bheel,his family and 15 other women worked in a piece of land in Chak-106.

On September 9, Bheel went outside a nearby mosque to fetch drinking water from a tap. Meanwhile, local landlord Mian Ghaffar went there and questioned him over fetching water from the place of worship saying he was violating the sanctity of the mosque.On the intervention of some local people, Ghaffar stopped the assault with a warning to never fetch water from the site, the FIR says. Ghaffar and his accomplices are also accused of depriving the Bheel family members of cash Rs 35,000 and gold ornaments worth Rs 85,000.

President Obama at the Islamic Society of Baltimore
President Barack Obama greets members of the audience after he delivers remarks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque and Al-Rahmah Baltimore, Maryland, Feb. 3, 2016.

My Comments on the Incident:

The Mosque wasn’t just a place to worship God “Allah” and do the 5 daily prayers, it was way more than that. As it turns out, the Prophet Mohammad,used the Mosque as a multitasking place, It was a school where he used to teach his people, a place where he conducted meetings and where he met delegations. He even let non-Muslims stay in the Mosque.

Non-Muslims are permitted to enter mosques except for the grand mosque al-Haram(Prayer Hall).This view is in line with citations from al-Qur’an and al-Sunnah(Social and legal customs & practices)


The Quote:


"Water is basic human right and fulfilling this right is an excellent 'Sadaqah'(Voluntary charity).Those who don't give water to the thirsty are missing out an opportunity to draw closer to Allah for not taking care of his creation,for,He says in Qur'an(21:30),By means of water we give life to everything 'and whosoever saves a life-it is as if he had saved all mankind'(Qur'an,5:32)."


-Tejinder Kamboj
                  (1940-20??)

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