Kozhikode: Two Muslim students from Malappuram topped the online Ramayana quiz conducted by DC Books. Mohammed Jabir P K and Mohammed Basith M who won the recently-held statewide online quiz on Ramayana are pursuing Islamic studies Wafy course at KKHM Islamic & Arts College, Valanchery.
The quiz, which had a participation of over 1,000 people, is held to mark the observance of Ramayana month.
The unique syllabus of Wafy course includes a paper on Indian religions that studies Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. A paper dealing with Christianity, Judaism, Taoism, etc is also part of the course.
Times of India quoted Jabir as saying, “Studying the epic, I understood that people of all religions should study the religious books of each other. Studying various religions would help prevent violence in the name of religion. All religions teach us to love and respect each other. Ramayana upholds the ideals of love and peace. There are also lessons of sacrifice of power for one’s own brother, to honour the father’s word and also of good governance.”
