Heartwarming! Muslims Help Cremate Hindu Neighbour As Relatives Fail To Make It Amid Lockdown | Watch | Earth Indian

New Delhi: In an act of communal harmony, a group of Muslim youth in Bulandshahr, came together to perform the last rites of a Hindu man who died on Saturday.

73-year-old Ravi Shankar, who was battling cancer died on Saturday but his relatives couldn’t make it to the funeral due to the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.

It is then that his Muslim neighbours stepped up in and came forward to help the family with the last rites. They not only took out the ‘antim-Yatra’ while chanting ‘Ram-Nam Satya Hai’, but also performed the last rites of Ravi Shankar with proper Hindu rituals.

“Ravi Shankar was our neighbour and had expired two days back, after which we decided to help his family. All the Muslims from the locality gathered and brought his body for cremation. After all, humanity is above anything else,” one of the neighbours, Mohammad Zubair said.

Further, they have also promised the grieving family of all possible help during the lockdown period.

Pramod, the son of the deceased, who was overwhelmed by this gesture, said that he always remain indebted to his Muslim neighbours who stood by them in this hour of crisis.

The incident touched many people’s hearts after a video of the funeral procession was shared on Twitter:

In Bulandshahr, a man named Ravishankar died. Because of the #COVID fear, none of his relatives came to lift the bier. His Muslim neighbours came,lifted the bier & also chanted "Ram Naam Satya hai" in the funeral procession. pic.twitter.com/g4TLPsxdpH

— Zainab Sikander (@zainabsikander) March 29, 2020

One user said, ”Religion is what which teaches us all humanity. Those who kill in the name of religion are non believers.”

Here are a few other reactions:

I’m so proud of these people.. humanity comes first, above everything… above every religion..

— Aamir Ali (@ali_aamir) March 29, 2020

That’s the spirit. We are divided by only politics. Otherwise we are always together 🙏

— Sunil Chouhan (@sunilc65) March 29, 2020

Thank you for posting this Zainab. It's a great lesson in these times of Muslim targetting by Hindus. Extremist Hindus and 'neutral' Hindus should learn a thing or two from this example about faith and compassion, which they've failed to imbibe from their own religion.

— Chandrika (@feelingCreates) March 29, 2020

Well, humanity still prevails!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By Shivam Urkude || Earth Indian