Shelve Your Sanatan, Islam, Allah, Ram and Sita and Let Two Adults Tie the Knot

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 13 June 2024 Begaani Shaadi Mein Abdullah Deewana: Favourite Pastime of Zealots "Sonakshi Sinha to marry Zaheer Iqbal. When your parents have all the resources in the world, yet they don't teach you basic Dharmic values but raise you as a secular, you easily fall into the LJ (Love Jihad) trap. Sonakshi is a classic example of that." काश बचपन में रामायण का पाठ सिखाया होता तो आज यह दिन न देखने पड़ते। — ☕4 (@tea_4r) June 11, 2024 (Had Ramayana been taught during childhood; we wouldn't have had to see these deplorable days)< " The names of Sonakshi's two brothers are Lav and Kush (sons of Mata Sita). But she follows the faith of the enemies of Sanatan Dharma...." Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal | Source: ANI/Instagram ------ These are just a couple of hateful samples culled from an inventory of abusive comments on the social media as Sonakshi is tying the knot with a Muslim man Zaheer Iqbal on June 23. Only in a religiously polarised (Hinduaised, to be more correct) country like India, could this be news. Why can't an adult Hindu woman marry a Muslim man and vice versa? Someone has called it a Saviour Complex. Save someone, whether or not they need your saving. Subtle and subterranean demonisation of Muslims had been going on for quite some time. Now it has become disconcertingly obvious. The readers may have noticed that BJP's not so remarkable victory in the recent hustings, has frustrated hard-core Sanatanis and Muslim-bashing has increased manifold. BJP's surprising loss in Ayodhya has badly hurt the trollers and fanatic Hindus who're trying to stoke communal passion and frenzy. " Wake up, Hindus, wake up or else Muslims will wipe you out," is the new Yalghaar (war cry). Why do Hindus behave like wet blankets and dampeners when a Hindu girl chooses a Muslim man? While Hindus must be condemned, Muslims are also equally, if not more, rigid when a girl from their community marries a Hindu man. Shelve your Sanatan, Islam, Allah, Ram and Sita and let two adults tie the knot. All these fictitious and fabricated characters like Allah, Ram, Sita, among others have robbed humans of their basic humanity. We're too backward on all counts. Finally, let the couple follow their respective faiths and even better if they leave their religions and call themselves just humans, which is perhaps the most difficult thing to do and not many have the gumption to do that. ----- A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul is a researcher in comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He has contributed articles to the world's premier publications in several languages including Persian. URL: https://www.newageislam.com/spiritual-meditations/sanatan-allah-ram-sita-adults-tie-knot/d/132499 New Age Islam, Islam Online, Islamic Website, African Muslim News, Arab World News, South Asia News, Indian Muslim News, World Muslim News, Women in Islam, Islamic Feminism, Arab Women, Women In Arab, Islamophobia in America, Muslim Women in West, Islam Women and Feminism