Malappuram, Nov 22: Police have reported nabbed four persons in connection with last week's cold-blooded murder of a 30-year-old man in Kerala, who had embraced Islam in Saudi Arabia nearly eight months ago.
According to police sources, the miscreants decided to murder Faisal after he ignored their warnings and refused to go back to Hindu dharma. He had his scalp almost slit open possibly by some sharp-edged weapons and his internal organs gouged out by the assailants.
Faisal was supposed to fly back to Saudi Arabia on November 20. It is learnt that he had reportedly left home in the wee hours of Saturday to pick up the parents of his wife, who were to arrive at Tirur railway station from Thiruvananthapuram, before villagers found his body just in front of a grocery shop.
Fate of a Da'ee
Neighbours said he had received death threats from his family members, who have close links with saffron groups. Nearly a month ago a local Muslim cleric had suggested Faisal, that he should seek protection from the community. However, the youth had turned down the suggestion, saying, “After embracing Islam, I have entrusted everything to Allah (God). If they want to kill me, let them”.
Sources said Faisal appeared to have been targeted not only for embracing Islam but for encouraging his family members, relatives and neighbours to do so.
Faisal, who belonged to an upper-caste Hindu Nair family, accepted Islam while he was in Riyadh only after a prolonged study. After he came home in August, his wife Priya (now Jesni) and three children, all below 10, also embraced Islam.
Local sources in the Muslim community said Faisal wanted his mother Meenakshi to convert too. “Since he was to leave for Saudi Arabia on Sunday, he asked a local Muslim leader to make arrangements for mother's conversion,'' sources said.
Police sources said Faisal wasn't the first in the family to convert to Islam – years ago, his uncle and wife and their two daughters took on the new faith. The uncle's family continues to live in the district. “Many others in our family had converted earlier. Why only my son was targeted,'' asks Faisal's mother, Meenakshi.
A Muslimby choice'
At their home in Kodinji, Faisal's father Krishnan Nair said, “He became a Muslim by choice. No one compelled him. It was his decision. But he was not allowed to live.'' Nair, however, added that some of their relatives were not happy about Faisal's conversion.
While Faisal's parents, who work as daily-wage labourers, live in their ancestral home, he lived with his wife and children in a rented house nearby and took care of his parents too.
A Muslim neighbour of the Nairs too said Faisal's relatives were upset about his conversion. “After he reached home in August, they protested and threatened to attack him. But Faisal did not take it seriously. He wanted Priya and their three children to convert. Priya stood by her husband's decision, despite the threat from relatives,” the neighbour said, adding that “Faisal wanted to take his wife and children to Saudi at a later stage”.
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This world is a heaven for the non believers. and hell for the believers..
The most important thing is its just TEMPORARY... everything will be PERISHED... Even the killers and oppressor will be PERISHED one day...
The real LIFE of ETERNITY starts thereafter.. Where non believers will have their HELL and the believers will have the HEAVEN ...
U know WHAT ... That is not temporary IT IS PeRMANENT...
Know your CREATOR 'ALLAH' and read QURAN ... it the best manual for MANKIND to get the peace here and hereafter... which many killers and non muslims not AWARE of ..
Killers should read it before they even think of killing the innocent... people on EARTH>..
I believe there are so many people who reverted to Islam (The true religion) and afraid to utter it openly, only because they are not given enough security.
Don't we (Muslims) think it is our responsibility to protect our brothers life.
Br. Faisal is murdered only because he revert to Islam.
Very sad to hear this incident. May Allah grant Faisal Jannah. I pray Allah curse those killers and grant them Jahannam.
Media is silent because it is Hindutva extremist killing a Muslim ...if it was otherwise
day dream u mullah ...#1, nobody will convert if they look at the third rate action in islamic country , it can never happen ... first save ur women who are running behind hindu and christian boys :) haha... we know how conversion happens in kerala ... he was given money , house and promised women .anyways not a loss ... now his wife will understand as she will be made to remarry with mullah as second wife .
Saffron Talibanism, people can't eat what they want, can't marry who they want, cant practice what they want. All in the name of religion.
Saffron Talibanism, people can't eat what they want, can't marry who they want, cant practice what they want. All in the name of religion.
Innalillahi vayinna ilaihi raajivoon. May Allah provide him higher rank of jannahul firdouse and accept his shaheed.
Some fascist RSS People don't have any value for human life.
no worries he shall taste jannah a muslim does not fear death, its inevitable. hope his wife remains in faith and marries some good man.
Inah lilla wa inna ilaihi rajeoon may Almighty Allah grant him Jennah \Ameen\" he really a great Martyr finally he realized what is right and what is wrong may Allah give hidaya to all non believers \"Insha Allah\" I am sure one day India will became Muslim Country."
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