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New Delhi, 11 May 2021: Religious leaders belonging to different faiths have come forward to jointly fight COVID-19 and appealed to the people to extend their helping hands to all those who are suffering during this pandemic period.
In an online webinar organised by Dharmik Jan Morcha, various religious leaders from across the country have expressed their views on the theme of “Corona crisis and message of religious leaders to the nation”.
Speaking on the occasion, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) Vice President Prof. Mohammed Salim Engineer has said that the Coronavirus is currently taking human lives like a tsunami and people of all ages are falling prey to it. Drawing attention towards several measures, the JIH Vice President said, “to prevent this, we should take all possible protective measures. There are six ways by which we can fight the pandemic, which are protection, treatment, service, prayer, atonement and introspection.” He asked the people to try to resolve the problems of the distressed people by offering help and services along with taking protective measures and paying attention to the treatment. “Besides, we should repent to God for our mistakes and wrongdoings and then pray to Him for protection from the dreaded Coronavirus infection. Almighty God wants to send us a warning through this dreaded disease and hence, we must introspect ourselves where we have gone wrong and we should self-examine our conduct in our individual and collective life and try to correct them. The government also requires to introspect itself if it is properly fulfilling its responsibilities or not. Are government dispensing justice? Or government has become instruments of oppression against the people and if it is so, the government should repent for it and express sincere regret about their wrongdoings. We should also contemplate on such things during the current crisis,” Engineer Salim added. Highlighting the positive role of the religious leaders in this epidemic age, he noted that the gist of the speeches of all religious gurus was that we should help our neighbours, provide medical treatment to the sick and invite the attention of the government towards the service of humanity. He concluded that Dharmik Jan Morcha would consider the suggestions of the religious leaders, including those regarding setting up medical facilities at religious premises or writing a letter to the Prime Minister. “We can conquer hate through service of humanity in this hour of great crisis,” he said.