Prem Chand,coffin was marked KAFFIR

[diwana]

@redvelvet

Whatever the agenda of the media may be…does it exempt the people handling the bodies from using tact and common sense? Does it exempt them from being professional about the situation? NO, it doesn’t.

Yes, Kaafir means someone who denies/disbelieves. The word “Pagan” ALSO refers to those that are considered polytheists or disbelievers. But picture a coffin labeled as “Pagan”…does it sound okay? Does it sound right? I think for many people…something inside their conscience won’t sit well with this.

Someone on the first page of this thread had mentioned that the coffin form lists the religion of the deceased before the body is delivered to the family. The guy’s name is Premchand…obvious that he’s a Hindu…so why not just write “Hindu” instead? It’s not a tedious task…**the word “Hindu” has less letters than the word, “Kaafir”…**it’s less likely to be cause a stir…it’s just more professional. Why even bother labeling the coffin at all? There are other ways of differentiation.

I sincerely think you are arguing for arguing sake and deliberately ignoring what is said above.

1- Where did the article suggest non-professionalism and I agreed with that?

2- There has not and was not even a term of Pagan in this thread. So try not to bring that. Pagans is an old term and cannot speak for you and your age, but I am sure I have never seen any coffin labeled as ‘Pagan’.

3- I did mention the meaning of kaafir in simple English. What is your excuse not to get it? Can you bring any other meaning?

4- What do you mean by less letters?. Do you think more than some expected letters, the writer should sudddenly roll over and die? Very amusing.

5- Like it is said above by someone, it is a good thing to mark the coffin not being muslim fo proper burial.

What is so wrong with that?

6- Just like a muslim will be glad to know his burial is according to his beliefs, a Hindu should feel the same way I suppose.