Very good article (“The Seasonal Sacredness of the Cow,” by Dr. M. Iqbal Siddiqui, Radiance Viewsweekly, 14-20 June 2026) on an important burning issue, covering many aspects of the cow politics in the nation. I am very happy that you (the writer) have been writing on the burning social important issues intellectually. To my mind you should also research as to how and from which period the issue of cow shelter had become the religious issue?
T.C. Rahul
Retd. Judge, Jaipur
Difference between Symbolic Reverence and Actual Care of Cow
If the government of this country claims to represent Hindus, and if the cow is indeed regarded as a sacred animal by Hindus, then why are cows left to wander on the streets? The government should establish and maintain cow shelters in every village to ensure their proper care and protection. That would be its moral responsibility.
No one, irrespective of religion, abandons a useful animal. By linking the issue of the cow to religious identity and using it to spread hatred, people of other faiths – many of whom have traditionally reared and cared for cows – may be discouraged from doing so. Such an approach could ultimately lead to a decline in the cow population itself.
The truth is that many of those who invoke the cow do not genuinely care about its welfare. Rather, the cow is often used as a tool to spread hostility and advance political agenda.
Among Hindus, Lord Ganesha is one of the most revered deities and is traditionally worshipped first. Yet his vehicle is the mouse, an animal that people commonly seek to eliminate as soon as it is seen in their homes. This contradiction raises important questions about the difference between symbolic reverence and actual care.
Janu
Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
BJP Denied Rajya Sabha Nomination to Deve Gowda
The constant humiliation heaped upon the JDS by the BJP and the repeated acceptance by HD Kumaraswamy for keeping the ministerial Chair at any cost is highly astonishing and eye opening.
Nazeer Ahmed
Bijapur, Karnataka
Allah Bestows Child upon a Couple He Chooses
After marriage, each couple expects at least one child during their conjugal life. Unfortunately, some of them remain deprived of child. Under this circumstance, a husband, if he suffers from sex-related diseases, may permit his fertile wife to get herself impregnated with the semen donated by a stranger, thereby the couple gets a child in the family. The method is medically known as artificial insemination. The insemination by a man other than husband paves the way for entering a foreign element into his lineage, making the lineage adulterated. To make one’s lineage adulterated is seriously detestable and prohibited. It amounts to adultery (Zina) punishable under the Islamic law.
Islam always seeks Muslims to be patient and self-restraint whenever they are confronted with problems. The Qur’an says that Allah is with those who patiently preserve and exhort one another to endurance (2:153, 103: 1-3). In fact, a couple can’t procreate a child until Allah desires it for them. The Qur’an announces: “To Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. He creates what He wills. He bestows male and female according to His will; or He bestows both males or females and He leaves barren whom He wills. Lo! He is the Knower, the Powerful.” (42:49-50)
Islamically a childless couple should submit to the destiny as prescribed by Allah for them and expect a big recompense for it in the hereafter.
Muhammad Abdus Samad
Ambari, Dhupdhara, Assam