NEW DELHI: In a time when religious hatred has been
making headlines, this photo from the day of the NEET exam in Keralawill warm
your heart.
As National Eligibility and
Entrance Test (NEET) aspirants in Kerala took the test, largely comprised
harried parents found unexpected respite in a mosque.
Regardless of their religion,
people from the Malayankad Wadi Hira Masjid and the Masjidul Azhar in Ernakulam
district, opened its doors for waiting parents. There were over 1500 students
who arrived from far off places to write the NEET exam.
Both the masjids were opened to
students and their escorts. They also arranged facilities to sleep overnight who
had arrived Saturday night. They also provided facilities for their call of
nature and ensure that they were comfortable till their children had completed
the exam.
“Since we were aware of the
examination,” according to Abdul Rahoof Ibn Rahim, a student activist from
Aluva, “we had already made arrangements in nearby homes and shops,” reported
NDTV.
Apart from that, some locals
too involved in helping the visitors this year and offered filtered water, some
tea and snacks for the temporary occupants.
“Anything that may benefit the
larger human goodness can be done within a mosque. This is a great thing about
Islam,” a representative of Masjidul Azhar which hosted the waiting parents
told Manorama News.
A Facebook post with a picture
of parents of aspirants waiting at the place of worship and witnessing the
Muslims attending their afternoon prayer has been shared on Facebook showed
that humanity is a lesson that can be learnt at any age.
This is not the first time
Kerala display of religious amity in mosques. On May 7, last year, when they
got to know that the people came there from distant places to write the NEET
exam, they invited all the waiting parents. The Facebook post garnered a lot of
love and generated mass positive response and warmth.
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