This is the religion of humanity that we all should take a lesson from.
On an ordinary Friday afternoon, Rameez Shaikh came across the most extraordinary experience while he rode to the mosque for his Namaaz-e-Jumma'h (Friday prayers). He was in a rush as he planned on making it to the mosque directly from work, and as luck would have it, he forgot his wallet at the office.
Realizing the trouble he was in, he asked the autorickshaw driver to drop him and wait at the mosque and return with him to the office so that he could pay him back more than what the meter would have been.
But the auto driver did, what could have been the most human thing to do, understanding Rameez Shaikh's predicament.
Although he could not wait till Rameez was done praying, he not only refused to take the fare but insisted the Rameez take some money from him for his journey back.
Here is what actually happened as shared by Rameez Shaikh on his Facebook profile.
26/Aug/2016, 1:40pm: I hurriedly went down from office to catch an auto-rickshaw to reach Masjid for the Friday congregational prayer ("Namaaz-e-Jumma'h"). As soon as I sat in the auto I realised that I had forgotten my wallet in my office in the rush. I requested the auto guy to drop me at the Masjid and wait till I pray (for 15-20 minutes) and drop me back; and that I will pay him more than the fare.
The auto guy (who was pasting a "Ganpati Utsav" sticker on his windshield as I entered in his auto) told me: "Aap bhagwan ke kaam ke liye jaa rahe ho, aap tension matt le... mai chhodd deta hu aap ko... lekin mai wait nahi kar paaugaa... mujhe aagey jaanaa hoga.."
I thanked him for that and sat in his auto (as otherwise I would have missed my prayers).
Now as he dropped me at the Masjid he did something which I never expected. He got cash out of his pocket and offered me so that I can get back to my work place after finishing the prayers. Since he could not wait for me, he wanted to ensure that I get back to my work place conveniently. He was very sincerely telling me not to feel embarrassed for that...
I could not thank him anymore...
Meet Shukla ji (the man in the picture inserted)... Could be a stereotype breaker for some... An "Autowala" "Ganpati bhakt" with "Large red tilak on forehead" going out of his way to make sure that a fellow human of another faith gets to pray his Deity with all the peace....
And here is Shukla ji.
In a world where wars are being waged in the name of religion these are the instances that help restore faith in humanity.
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