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India coronavirus: Tablighi Jamaat gives blood for plasma therapy
Source: BBC
By Zubair Ahmed
Members of an Indian Islamic organisation are volunteering to donate blood for plasma therapy after their congregation sparked dozens of Covid-19 clusters across the country.
More than 1,000 positive cases were linked to the Tablighi Jamaat event.
The incident caused massive outrage and led to reports of Islamophobia from across the country.
Plasma therapy involves transfusing antibody-rich blood into Covid-19 patients.
What happened after the Delhi event?
With the emergence of Covid-19 clusters across India directly linked to the event, there was massive outrage against the organisation and Muslims in general.
Police said that the Tablighi Jamaat had ignored two orders to stop its event – attended by hundreds – even after India went into lockdown to stop the spread of the virus.
They then filed manslaughter charges against the Jamaat chief, Mohammed Saad Kandhlawi.
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Prophet Muhammad (saw) admonished his followers that one should first take necessary measures and then rely upon Allah. It is narrated in book of Hadith that “One day Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), noticed a Bedouin leaving his camel without tying it. He asked the Bedouin, ‘Why don’t you tie down your camel?’ The Bedouin answered, ‘I put my trust in Allah’. The Prophet (saw) then said, ‘Tie your camel first, and then put your trust in Allah’.
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