Six Haryana Muslim families embrace Hindu Dharma

NewsBharati    05-Oct-2020 11:03:42 AM
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Chandigarh, Oct 5: Six families with their 35 members in Haryana’s Dhamtan Shaib village embraced their ancestors’ Hindu Dharma at a function held on Gandhi Jayanti.

hindu_1  H x W:According to a report published in ‘Amar Ujala’ these 35 villagers have stated that their ancestors were Hindus and they were forced to convert to Islam some generations ago during the period of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. But their lifestyle, rituals, and practices remained Hindu.

Finally, they decided to revert back to their ancestors’ religion. In an act popularly called as ‘Ghar Wapasi’ these 35 members of the six families were accepted in the Hindu Dharma.

It may be mentioned that some months ago Muslim villagers of Dhanoda village in Haryana had also adopted their ancestors’ religion.

The Hindu families of the village welcomed these new entrants and extended all support to them. To mark their return a Yagya and havan were organized in the village. The families of Nazeer and Janga embraced the Hindu Dharma. All the 35 villagers participated in this Yagya and offered ‘aahutis’ in the havan. They were given the ‘janeu’ (sacred thread) as an acceptance mark.

Daljeet, Rajesh, Sadik, Janga, Satveer, and many others stated that they had decided to come back to the Hindu fold voluntarily and without any pressure. The villagers informed that their families had been following many Hindu traditions and festivals and even the names of their children are Hindu names.

The families informed that since they were originally Hindus up to some generations ago, many family traditions are Hindu, with some Muslim lifestyle mix-up. They had been celebrating Hindu festivals like Holi, Diwali, and Navaratra. The most significant ‘Muslim’ aspect of these families was that they used to bury their dead.

The families informed that from now onwards, the dead among them will be cremated, as per Hindu traditions. ADM Narvana Sanjay Bishnoi has stated to Amar Ujala that the incident had not been brought under his attention. However, he asserted that the families are free to choose any religion they want, provided they are doing it out of their own volition and not due to any pressure.