7-year-old blind Muslim girl knows Bhagavad Gita by heart

New Delhi, Feb 16: A 7-year-old girl Rida Zehra who is visually impaired knows Bhagwad Gita by heart.

The visually impaired girl who lives in a residential school for the blind in Meerut has memorised the entire Gita, by heart.

According to a TOI report, "It doesn't matter for Zehra which God she prays, as she says that she will never be able to see him even if he appears in front of her."

"I like praying to God, whether it is by reading Gita or Quran. It doesn't matter which God I pray, after all I will never be able to see him, even if he is there in front of me," the class III girlwas quoted as saying in the daily's report.

Earlier, a 12-year-old Muslim girl emerged topper at a contest on the Bhagavad Gita. Mariyam Asif Siddiqui who studies in Class 6 in a school at Mira Road near Mumbai won the contest from among 4,500 students who appeared for the competition.

She received the first prize in an inter-school competition for explaining the teachings of the holy book. "We are delighted. She prepared a whole month for the contest," her father Mr. Asif said.

Mariyam studies in Cosmopolitan High School at Mira Road and participated in "Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Champion League" organised by ISKCON International Society last month with an objective to spread teachings of the holy book. Around 195 schools had participated in this competition.

Of them 105 were private and 90 were municipal schools. Mariyam said she learned from Bhagavad Gita that humanity is the biggest religion in this world.

"It was very interesting to read Bhagavad Gita as I have got a lot of information about life from it. The holy book has taught me the golden rules of life. It says that though there are many religions but humanity is the biggest religion among all," Mariyam said. The English version of the holy book was given to students for a month for preparation purpose. A teacher was also appointed to help students understand the book in detail.

After a month, a written examination was held with 100 questions. Mr. Asif said he is happy and a proud father as his daughter has shown a keen interest in reading a holy book of another religion.

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