Originally posted by: charminggenie
I usually refrain from commenting on posts which have a religious undertone , simply because for me its a very private and individualistic experience. No person can have the same belief.
Islam does have a strict law about not worshiping infront of statues or figures. But here we need to see "the person" surrounding which the topic has been framed. Jalal was not a Muslim who followed all the rules of Islam like many others from the present generations. They drink , gamble and indulge in all the so called sins mentioned in the Holy Book. Yet his religion and his act were not questioned, until now. Him enjoying his drink gives a big example about how he was not " by the book" Muslim. History has shown that he was secular soul, who refused to be restricted by any religious format to offer his prayers hence he introduced a new religion . So the question of him being a good Muslim or practicing/insulting the religion doesn't arise.
He saw his loved one suffering and probably on the deathbed. He probably wanted to knock every door which would answer his prayers. Him bowing infront of Kanha doesn't make him a lesser Muslim but for sure makes him a great human being who is ready to put his religion, his belief on the line to save a life. I am sure Allah, God and Bhagwan in all their entity value his gesture more than him altering an Islamic teaching.
I resent the comparison between Jodha and Jalal on religious basis. Both religions have their own ideology and own practices. Not measuring them , but Hinduism doesn't care or has no restrictions on visiting or praying in a different manner or before the symbol of another religion. Like Jodha praying during the Dargah scene. These two have out their lives, religion and their beliefs aside and have reached out from heart to heart. Can there ever be a more beautiful prayer than this? Why tarnish something so holy by mentioning the "if and buts".
