Mentally ill people are
sometimes found at public places in KSA where they wander and keep on making
rounds aimlessly. Some mentally retarded people keep on sitting on walls of
graveyards and start hurting security personnel and vehicles parked in the
surrounding. Recently the same incident happened when a man who was standing on
the compound wall of Jannat-ul-Maala graveyard started shouting loud. He kept
on saying that he is Mahdi (R.A) and has come to complete the prediction of
Holy Prophet (PBUH).
The man was claiming to be Mahdi who is going to be the
last Imam of Muslim as per indication of Holy Prophet PBUH.[irp] He kept on
breaking the peace of sacred graveyard until people tried to stop him. When
people asked him to calm down, he started throwing stones on security personnel
vehicles parked along the walls of the graveyard. At last security personnel
took him in a circle and one of them climbed the wall to get him down. Later
the security personnel started investigations regarding the matter.
The acts of a man claiming to be Mahdi were
totally against the dignity of graveyard and people felt sorry for his acts. He
was later taken to the hospital to have a complete mental check up. The videos
and news of that man went viral on social media where people shared their
sentiments about the incident. Graveyards are highly sacred places, and no one
is allowed to impair secrecy of graveyards. Such acts create restlessness among
people. May Allah grant that man with health and mental stability! People
should also keep an eye on their surroundings to spot such people to avoid such
situations. This is not the first situation which brought mentally ill people
on screen, there are so many mentally retarded people wandering here and there
in Makkah. Authorities should take practical steps in order to help such people
recover from such illness. Proper treatment and care under strict supervision
can help these individuals to stay away from disturbing the peace of cities and
citizens.
This incident showed something which was not harmful to the life of
anyone, still, the man damaged public property (security personnel vehicle). In
future, such practice can harm people as well and can increase the crime rate.
Deprivation in society in any form leads to discontent and it further creates a
disturbance for all citizens.[irp] The visitors of Jannat-ul-Maala shared their
concerns about the happening of such incident in a graveyard which has such
huge Islamic and historical significance for Muslims. It has graves of members
of Bani Hashim (the holy tribe of Makkah), family members of Holy Prophet PBUH,
his wives, uncle and other companions.
The government needs to take practical
measures in order to treat such mentally ill people well in order to avoid any
such situation in future. It can create resentment and discontent among people
who have buried their loved ones at the different graveyard. Graveyard and
public places should be secured from such unfavorable situations and incidents.
Source: Arab News
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