A sure ‘shot’ way to mark Eid

As the Muslim community marks a lowkey Eid due to the restrictions today prominent voices are calling for those hesitant to take the vaccine to give themselves the most meaningful Eid gift in these times by taking itIqbal Shaikh Assistant Commissioner of Police RetdldquoThat is a sure shot way to celebrate with the accent on the shotrdquo laughed Iqbal Shaikh Assistant Commissioner of Police Retd Shaikh added ldquoThe best way to mark Eid would be to register oneself for the vaccine shot Do look at the larger picture which is the benefit of vaccines Let us put rationality and reasoning above rumours that the vaccine is dangerous or that our religion does not permit us to take it Look at the issue through a scientific prism not a religious onerdquo The former top cop cautioned ldquoLet us also celebrate today by adhering to all guidelines even when visiting family or friends Social distancing masks and hygiene is a must at very small gatherings for instance in a home toordquoKeep the faithBoth Shaikh and emergency specialist at Hinduja Hospital Dr Mir Shahid Saleem cited that in Islam it is in fact said ldquoWhen there is a pandemicplague do not enter that land If you are in that place where the pandemic is raging do not leave itrdquo This means ldquoyou avoid infecting othersrdquo explained Dr Mir The doctor added ldquoIn Islam it is also said that if we save the life of a single human being you are saving entire humanity By taking the vaccine one is saving oneself and in that way saving others so you are going by the tenets of the faithrdquoBat for ScienceDr Safdar Husain Khan sports physician with the Mumbai Cricket Association MCA said ldquoThere was hesitancy within the community at first because of the accounts that had been highlighted of adverse reactions to the vaccine Several persons asked me if doctors are not taking the shot why should werdquo Today though the physician said ldquoThat sentiment is disappearing One way to encourage and reinforce that changing mindset is to spread the message that we are going to defeat the virus only with the vaccine At least 80 per cent of people need to be vaccinated to start winning the confrontation against Corona Eid is a fitting occasion for thatrdquoAlso read Eid Mubarak Stay safe and order delectable dishes from these Mumbai eateriesCelebrate onenessFor Dr Kamran Khan it is an overarching look at humanity Dr Khan an oncosurgeon at Saifee Hospital said ldquoThe Covid19 pandemic should teach us the truth about Vasudeva Kutumbakam all mankind is one family As the Quran states in Chapter 21 verse 92 VERILY Oh You who believe in God this community of yours is one single community since I am the Sustainer of you all follow my commands aloneDr Khan addressed schisms driven by falsities designed to strike unfounded fears and create fissures He said ldquoFor once God cannot be found in places of worship but in the sick hungry suffering humanity where God always existed It is we who were looking in the wrong placerdquoKhan added ldquoIt is impossible that God the ever compassionate should create Science and then ask us to be unscientific and inconsiderate to our fellow human beings It is high time that humanity commits itself to the discovery of scientific and spiritual truth and is not mislead by narrow minded preachingrdquoldquoLet us celebrate our oneness this Eid and recognise this oneness as the greatest blessing of God to stand for truth justice Science and cure the earth of blind faith worship of falsehood and hatred human exploitation suffering and ecological destructionrdquo he added The surgeon as skilled on the surgical table as with words signed off ldquoLet us empower our children with the truth of science and spiritualityrdquo