Humanity is above all religion and harmony is what all communities seek. This was exemplified by a Muslim man from Karnataka who not only looked after an orphaned Hindu girl for 10 years but also arranged her marriage to a Hindu groom as per Vedic rituals.
Named Mehaboob Masli, the man is a resident of Vijayapura. He fostered a girl named Pooja Vadigeri who was abandoned by her relatives since she became an orphan a decade ago. She was just 8 years old then. At that time, Masli took charge of her well-being despite already having two sons and two daughters of his own.
Mehaboob Masli is a man known for his social service. He has been conducting various events and acts to promote communal harmony.
“She lived in my home for over a decade but I never forced her to practice our religion (Islam) or to marry a Muslim man. It is against the principles of our religion. It was my responsibility to marry her off to a man from the religion she belongs to,’’ he said to ANI.
He further told the media that the groom’s parents happily accepted Pooja without any dowry.
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“I am very much blessed to have such great parents who took care of me,” said the 18-year-old bride.
Karnataka: A Muslim man, who is the guardian of
an 18-year-old Hindu girl, facilitated her marriage to a Hindu man as per Hindu rituals in Vijayapura on Friday
“It was my responsibility to marry her off to a man from the religion she belongs to,” said the man, Mehboob Masli pic.twitter.com/V72EAD9k0F— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2021
This incident is not singular. In 2020, a Muslim man from Maharashtra arranged the marriage of his ‘adopted’ Hindu sisters. Bababhai Pathan from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra adopted two ‘orphaned’ Hindu women as his sisters and had them married following Hindu customs and rituals.