Two / three days back I read an interesting post on one of my friend’s timeline listing the benefits of being an atheist 

Although I firmly believe that all beliefs , religious or otherwise are a matter of sensibility v/s senselessness , one can also not deny the fact that most atheists are the true believers and have not only understood The Messages of The Creator (that came via so many prophets ) , but are actually living their life according to the essence of all those Messages put together 

A couple of days before Eid ul Zuha was celebrated , sitting with my chaai ka cup somewhere , I overheard a conversation , the dumb irony of which was honestly terribly irritating 

So it went like ... 

1st person : " Allah has created ease for the people in worship and belief ... Everything is based on logic and neeyat ... He is All-knowing and knows you inside out "

2nd person : " Yeah .. Will be fasting on  the day of Araafah ... But I am a little confused , because going by the lunar calendar in India we are a day behind Saudi Arabia ... So on what date should I fast ? " 

3rd person :" My friend lives in Dubai , they ve given money for qurbaani in India , following the lunar calendar and sighting of moon we are celebrating Eid on different days , unn ki qurbaani qubool  hogi bhi ya nahi ... ???"

4th Person :"Will it be against Islam if we show pics of Khaan e K'aba ( House of God / Holy K’baa ) to our children ... ?!!!"

Call this thinking what you will 

But in my humble opinion in the hands of Confused / Semiliterate / Over-thinking / Frightened followers , religion becomes a bondage that closes minds and enslaves souls ... and quite often it becomes a weapon that can mercilessly kill logic !!!

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A word about why Mount Arafaat is important to the Muslims and what is the day of Araafah :

It is believed that the Prophet was standing at Mount Arafaat on a Friday when this momentous message from God was delivered to him 

It said :

"Today I have perfected for you your religion and completed upon you My blessing and I have chosen for you Islam as [your] religion”’.

That day known as "Araafah" is hence considered more blessed 

Even before the time of Prophet Mohammed , Hajj was prevalent and Pilgrims used to travel to Arafaat and spend time in prayer and asking for forgiveness

Mount Arafat also known as “mountain of mercy” is a granodiorite hill near Makka