HELPING PEOPLE

In the Cambridge Dictionary stated that help means to make it possible or easier for someone to do something, by doing part of yourself or by providing advice, money, support, etc. There are some quotes said that, “helping one person might not change the whole world, but it could change the world for one person” and “helping others, without expecting anything in return is what time self-worth is about”. So, by helping people, will give a happiness to whom in trouble and distress.

According to Islam, one of the central principles of Islam is helping others. While some perceive Islam as a faith that encourages violence rather than positive contributions to society, but Qur’an and especially the hadith highlight how helping another human being is a fundamental aspect of Islam. Muslims’ primary goal is to worship God, but this is done not only through rituals like prayer and fasting but also through treatment of other people. One hadith in particular that underscores this message comes from a collection called An-Nawawi: “Whosoever removes a worldly grief from a believer, Allah will remove from him one of the griefs of the Day of Judgment. Whosoever alleviates [the lot of] a needy person, Allah will alleviate [his lot] in this world and the next. Whosoever shields a Muslim, Allah will shield him in this world and the next. Allah will aid a slave [of His] so long as the slave aids his brother. Whosoever follows a path to seek knowledge therein, Allah will make easy for him a path to Paradise. No people gather together in one of the houses of Allah, reciting the Book of Allah and studying it among themselves, but tranquillity and peace descends upon them, mercy envelopes them, the angels surround them, and Allah makes mention of them amongst those who are with Him. And whosoever is slowed down by his actions will not be hastened forward by his lineage”. It is clear from this that helping others is connected to a believer’s worship of God. In other words, the hadith connects responsibility to people to other acts of worship like reading Qur’an with other Muslims and seeking knowledge. Moreover, there is a clear reward for a person who aids another, both in this world and in the next. This is important for Muslims because they believe that each person will face God on the Day of Judgment and be asked about all their deeds. It is clear from the hadith above that helping others is not optional but a religious duty. Even though we are Muslim, Islam encourage us to help all people without being racist. 

So, in this movie, we can see that the hero struggle to help a girl even in a distress situation. We can learned that the guy named Pawan Kumar Chaturredi is so faithful to his religion, Hindu. Pawan is very kind and religious. In nearly one hour of the story, Pawan knew that Shahida / Munni is a Muslim, who is totally different from him and his girlfriend's family (her father really hate people of different caste). He just knew that Shahida/ Munni from Pakistan and Muslim. His was in dilemma to help Shahida because his country and, India, have conflict with Pakistan, so it is not easy to go to Pakistan. It make things difficult to send her back to her hometown because she doesn’t have visa on her, but, Pawan not give up easily and tried very hard to make her return to her family. He faced many difficulties while helping Shahida. At first, when he knew that Shahida from Pakistan, he went to Pakistan Embassy to send her, but he got rejected from the worker because he doesn’t have evidence that Shahida from Pakistan. Then, he went to the agent who make visa but unfortunately the agent didn’t do visa to Pakistan. He strengthens his spirit and make a decision to enter Pakistan illegally. When he was in Pakistan, a news spread that a man from India being a spy for his country so, he hunted by Pakistan polices. He remained steadfast in the long road to bring Shahida to his family even though he knew that he would be arrested by polices. When he had almost managed to bring Shahida to his family, he was arrested and tortured by the police, but he was still patient. He was told to claim that he was a spy from India even though it was never in his intention to be a spy. After a few days, he got released and all people proud on him because he was brave enough to help Shahida who is not same country and religion.