New Delhi/Muzaffarpur:
Respecting each other’s belief, is what we can call as India’s strength as a nation. No matter how the world see or portray us, India, despite having such a cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, stands tall, integrated and united.
According to a Deccan Herald report, around 40 Muslim families, who reside near Baba Garibnath Mandir in Muzaffarpur, decided that since Bakrid and Sawan’s last Monday fall on the same day— August 12, the practice of animal sacrifice should be deferred to Tuesday.
For Hindus in general and Shiv-bhakts in particular, Monday is treated as the most auspicious day to offer ‘Jal’ (water) to Lord Shiva at various revered temples during Sawan.
“Since Bakrid is a three-day festival, the practice of animal sacrifice could be deferred to Tuesday as most of the Hindu devotees would disperse by August 13 after paying obeisance to Lord Shiva on August 12,” said Imtiaz Ahmad, who attended the meet of both the communities, chaired by Imam of Chhata Bazar Masjid, Maulana Shaheeduzama.
“The Chhata Bazar Masjid Committee, at its meeting, decided unanimously that Hindu devotees would face huge problem if the animals were sacrificed by Muslims on the occasion of Bakrid on Monday— a day when there will be long serpentine queues of Hindu devotees to offer prayers. So let’s defer ‘animal sacrifice’ to Tuesday,” said the secretary of the committee, Mohammad Azad.
