I just read that when Meena Kumari was ill in her last days, Gulzar (a Sikh) fast during Ramadan on behalf of her.
We all know that religiously these things doesn’t count, but what would call these gestures by people? Is it some show off or these people got different meaning of faith. Faith which is otherwise more dearer to people than their mothers.
Any such incidents you observed where people followed the practices from other religions (knowingly that these relate to other religions).
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It is more than respect.... rest of the part of question.... I am thinking if I can find example...
Re: Gulzaar, Meena Kumari aur Ramdan ke rozay
It is more than respect.... rest of the part of question.... I am thinking if I can find example...
respect for the person or person's religion. Aren't there other ways to express respect?
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as you said it doesn't count but it does show the love [innocent or otherwise], care, respect of someone for someone.
as far as other aspects of the act is concerned, they're irrelevant.
i've seen some Hindus secretly or openly fasting at least a few days during the month of Ramadhan along with Muslims.
i've also seen Hindu mothers come to Masjid at maGhrib time with their ailing children and wait by the entrance for Namazis to come out after the namaaz and ask them to blow du'aas on their kids.
Iftar parties are common between Muslims and non-Muslims in India.
one more strange practice. when a Muslim leader/celebrity is sick in hospital, his/her fans from ALL other religious groups pray for him/her. and if the leader/celebrity dies then these religious groups recite their scriptures at the deceased person's house and/or the grave/cremation site.
Re: Gulzaar, Meena Kumari aur Ramdan ke rozay
as you said it doesn't count but it does show the love [innocent or otherwise], care, respect of someone for someone.
as far as other aspects of the act is concerned, they're irrelevant.
Irrelevant for religious point of view and relevant for humanity purpose?
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Irrelevant for religious point of view and relevant for humanity purpose?
from worldly point of view, YES!
from spiritual point of view, NO!
did you see what i added to my previous post?
Re: Gulzaar, Meena Kumari aur Ramdan ke rozay
i've seen some Hindus secretly or openly fasting at least a few days during the month of Ramadhan along with Muslims.
i've also seen Hindu mothers come to Masjid at maGhrib time with their ailing children and wait by the entrance for Namazis to come out after the namaaz and ask them to blow du'aas on their kids.
Iftar parties are common between Muslims and non-Muslims in India.
one more strange practice. when a Muslim leader/celebrity is sick in hospital, his/her fans from ALL other religious groups pray for him/her. and if the leader/celebrity dies then these religious groups recite their scriptures at the deceased person's house and/or the grave/cremation site.
I've also seen Hindus fasting during Ramadan. Why do they do this? You said its for worldly purposes and not spirituality. I don't think that they indulge in these practices without spiritual aspects. Somehow, Hindus are flexible to adapt other religions (there may be exceptions).
As far as Sikhs are concerned, their religious scriptures contains many verses from Muslim sufi saints and Baba guru Nanak was nearer to Muslims than Hindus.
Re: Gulzaar, Meena Kumari aur Ramdan ke rozay
I've also seen Hindus fasting during Ramadan. Why do they do this? You said its for worldly purposes and not spirituality. I don't think that they indulge in these practices without spiritual aspects. Somehow, Hindus are flexible to adapt other religions (there may be exceptions).
As far as Sikhs are concerned, their religious scriptures contains many verses from Muslim sufi saints and Baba guru Nanak was nearer to Muslims than Hindus.
no no Muqwee, not from their point of view...i said that from our point of view. i'm sure they do it with the purest of the intentions but we respect and appreciate their goodwill gesture as well as their intention to please God.
i think the biggest reason for Hindus to follow practices of other religions [qabr parasti, maatam, dam karvaanaa etc] is due to the fact that since they believe in multiples gods [though they also believe in ONE supreme God] and consider all faiths as the trails [pag DanDiyaaN] which join up with the super highway that leads to ONE God OR as branches of the same tree [Gandhi Ji's famous quote], they do NOT wish to displease any god of any other religion. this could be as a result of fear o or love of that ONE supreme God.