In a first, Hindu youth from Alwar tops Islamic studies entrance list, says important to study each other’s religion

In a break from the previous, a non-Muslim candidate from Rajasthan has topped the all-India entrance examination for a grasp’s course in Islamic research on the Central University of Kashmir. “Islam is portrayed as a radical religion and there is lot of misconception about it. The division in the society is growing today and it is really very important to understand each other’s religion,” stated Shubham Yadav, who would be a part of the course in Kashmir for 2 years.

The results of the frequent entrance test, held on September 20, was declared on October 29. The college, which had arrange the non secular research division, which oversees the course, in 2015, confirmed that Yadav is the primary non-Muslim candidate to high the examination. “This is the first time a non-Muslim has topped the entrance exam… We’ve had non-Muslim scholars in the past,” Professor Hamid Naseem Rafiabadi advised PTI.

Yadav (21) has completed BA honours in philosophy from the Delhi University and hails from Alwar the place two lynching instances of Pehlu Khan in 2017 and Akbar alias Rakbar Khan in 2018 happened. “Such kind of incidents also made me think and gave motivation to read about the religion (Islam). I convinced my parents to pursue Islamic studies by making them understand that it will be about Islamic history and culture and they agreed,” he stated. Yadav stated that he developed an curiosity in Islamic research throughout his faculty days and has informally studied concerning the Arab spring, Iran points, early days of Islam and Prophet Muhammad and is trying ahead to study extra about it within the formal course. “Some of my friends who are from Muslim community are studying global Islamic politics,” stated Yadav, who can also be making ready for the civil companies examination. Yadav has a youthful brother finding out at school 11 whereas his father runs a basic retailer in Alwar.