Christchurch’s Tragedy,
Interfaith Humanity
Whilst the world is immersed in the tragedy that had struck the Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, a very simple understanding between a Muslim and a Hindu in one corner of the earth has given us hope that all is not lost, and there is still hope to eradicate misunderstanding and foster good relationship based on humane reasons and understanding. Two men were suffering from kidney ailment and both needed kidney transplant for their survival. One was Nadeem, a fifty-one years old Muslim and the other was a fifty-three years old Ramswarth Yadar, a Hindu.
Both the families of Nadeem and Ramswarth looked for donors but were unsuccessful. However, Dr. Hemal Shah, head of Nephrology at Saifee Hospital suggested the option of swap transplant. Ramswarth’s blood group (A) matched with Nazreen’s (Nadeem’s wife), while Nadeem’s matches with Sutyadevi’s (Ramswarth’s wife).
Following a month long discussion, the families agreed to swap the kidneys, and the transplants were successfully carried out. The two families, Hindus and Muslims have become life long friends. According to one source, as reported in the Indian Media, “Mumbai is not new to inter faith swap transplant. In fact, the city is home to the country’s first successful swap transplant in 2006, coincidentally involving a Hindu and a Muslim family.”
Perhaps this is the life-story peoples of different faiths should learn and digest the message. Religion should not be blind to love, kindness and compassion.
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