Children have spread the message of communal harmony and demonstrated that the spirit of plurality is still present in India in the midst of the current situation of hatred and religious divisiveness. Since the beginning of Ramadan, students of various faiths have been organizing Iftar for their Muslim friends in Bidar, Karnataka. On a daily basis, students at the Shaheen Group of institutions prepare plates of fruits, pakoras, and Rooh Afza, among other things. While the Muslim students break their fast, their non-Muslim classmates serve them food and beverages.

A Hindu student stated that they prepare Iftar for their Muslim friends every day. “We find peace by doing this, and we also want to be a part of Ramadan,” she said, adding that she is happy to see such an environment, as reported by MuslimMirror. The Iftar fosters a sense of community and friendship among students of various faiths, emphasizing the importance of mutual respect and understanding between people of different faiths and cultures.

Another student stated that she was experiencing Ramadan for the first time in her life. “I feel very fortunate to be able to spend time helping my Muslim friends with Iftar,” she said, adding that the atmosphere at the Iftar promotes unity, as per the MuslimMirror.

According to Dr. Abdul Qadeer, founder of the Shaheen Group of Institutions, up to 4500 people attend the Iftar every day.

“Every day, Muslim and non-Muslim students on our campus observe the Iftar; while Muslims break their fast, non-Muslim students serve them.” According to Qader, this sends out messages of peace and love. He expressed his hope that these students will contribute to the betterment of society and the nation.

Qader further stated that students promote mutual respect, understanding, and tolerance by observing iftar together, regardless of religious or cultural differences. Serving food and drinks to their Muslim classmates reinforces the idea of communal harmony and emphasizes the importance of empathy and kindness in creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, the MuslimMirror reported.

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Jain Thali received at Iftar

M Reyaz, a journalist and also assistant professor at Aliah University, Kolkata tweeted about this gesture with pictures of the Thali given by their neighbour and the Iftar spread of their house. And his tweet instantly got thousands of likes and re-tweets.

Many tweeters shared their own experience of having lived in mixed neighbourhood with much nostalgia. It even got appreciation from many tweeters living in Pakistan who had heard stories of Hindu-Muslim love from their parents and grandparents who had lived in India before the partition.

M Reyaz told TwoCircles.net, “ The response on social media was overwhelming and I was touched by how people connected with it and appreciated the beauty of what they termed as ‘true essence of India’.”

“In these bleak times, when communal venom has spread so much, gestures like these give us hope. That is what clicked and struck a chord with people.”

M Reyaz has posted his tweet with the hashtag #knowyourneighbour which was a drive initiated 3 years back in 2016, Kolkata to get to know each other’s neighbours and promote communal harmony. A series of events have been done under this campaign and are still being conducted to encourage inter faith dialogue.

 
Courtesy: Two Circle

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