Celebration knows no religion...
Statesman News Service
SILIGURI, Sept. 30: On any festival, be it a Hindu or a Muslim festival the intrinsic strength of the Indian civilization comes to fore. Communal harmony is not a theoretical concept in the Indian context. It is a way of life peculiar to our land, which not merely accepts and tolerates but celebrates diversity.
With Id round the corner, the Muslims in Siliguri are gearing up to celebrate the festival with great pomp and show. They would break their month long fast and offer prayer to the Almighty.
But what is refreshingly novel is that the Muslims in general are looking forward to the coming Durga Puja with equal enthusiam. “Do you know the real meaning of Islam? It is humanism in its pristine form. No barrier between man and man on the basis of one's professed faith exists in the true body of Islam. Love of humanity matters and God is one, however, differently we might approach it,” said Md Hasim Ansari, the secretary of the Siliguri Jama Masjid management committee.
He further said that the Indian civilization in its truest form was perennial. “It, in course of its five thousand years long career, has transcended the limitations of religious bigotry and transformed itself into an ocean with an incredible depth where all the streams, big and small, gleefully merge while keeping their peculiar identities intact,” Mr Ansari said.
Dwelling on the significance of Id the Muslim theologian and social worker said that Id meant surrender of self to the Almighty through purification and penance. “Fasting purifies the soul and helps one to calm down the vital passions ceaselessly gnawing at life,” he added.
Another social worker Mr Abdul Aziz said that for them Durga Puja was an opportunity to indulge in some social service. “We enjoy the Pujas but in a different way. We organise a camp near Hasmi Chowk to provide drinking water and sarbat to the pandal hoppers. We also make arrangements for first aid. Besides, we sometimes regulate the traffic in controlling the crowd,” he said.
“We have actually started counting days, for Id and then Durga Puja,” the Muslim social leaders said.SOURCE: http://www.thestatesman.net
Statesman News Service
SILIGURI, Sept. 30: On any festival, be it a Hindu or a Muslim festival the intrinsic strength of the Indian civilization comes to fore. Communal harmony is not a theoretical concept in the Indian context. It is a way of life peculiar to our land, which not merely accepts and tolerates but celebrates diversity.
With Id round the corner, the Muslims in Siliguri are gearing up to celebrate the festival with great pomp and show. They would break their month long fast and offer prayer to the Almighty.
But what is refreshingly novel is that the Muslims in general are looking forward to the coming Durga Puja with equal enthusiam. “Do you know the real meaning of Islam? It is humanism in its pristine form. No barrier between man and man on the basis of one's professed faith exists in the true body of Islam. Love of humanity matters and God is one, however, differently we might approach it,” said Md Hasim Ansari, the secretary of the Siliguri Jama Masjid management committee.
He further said that the Indian civilization in its truest form was perennial. “It, in course of its five thousand years long career, has transcended the limitations of religious bigotry and transformed itself into an ocean with an incredible depth where all the streams, big and small, gleefully merge while keeping their peculiar identities intact,” Mr Ansari said.
Dwelling on the significance of Id the Muslim theologian and social worker said that Id meant surrender of self to the Almighty through purification and penance. “Fasting purifies the soul and helps one to calm down the vital passions ceaselessly gnawing at life,” he added.
Another social worker Mr Abdul Aziz said that for them Durga Puja was an opportunity to indulge in some social service. “We enjoy the Pujas but in a different way. We organise a camp near Hasmi Chowk to provide drinking water and sarbat to the pandal hoppers. We also make arrangements for first aid. Besides, we sometimes regulate the traffic in controlling the crowd,” he said.
“We have actually started counting days, for Id and then Durga Puja,” the Muslim social leaders said.SOURCE: http://www.thestatesman.net
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