Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Three killed as Hindus attack Muslim village
Source: The Guardian
Associated Press in Lucknow


A group of Hindus attacked a Muslim village in northern India on Saturday night, police said yesterday, setting fire to homes and killing three people. The attack was prompted by rumours that cows, considered holy by Hindus, had been slaughtered for the Islamic Eid-al-Fitr celebrations.
Hindus from neighbouring areas attacked Mehndipur village in Uttar Pradesh and set fire to dozens of houses after being told villagers had killed the cows for a feast to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. A police investigation revealed that no cows had been slaughtered in the village.

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Innaa lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji'oon.
To Allaah we belong and to Him is our return.

See, its when we get suspiscious, the trouble begins. Listening to rumours and hearsay can cause so much damage, as demonstrated in the above article.

So, the moral of the day is: "O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: And spy not on each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it...But fear Allah: For Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful." - Quran 49:12