Saturday 23 September 2017

MYTH: Quran Describing the Expansion of Universe

There is a very popular claim made by Muslims that the Quran describes the universe as "continuously expanding", which I will debunk here. Before that, consider these basic facts:

1) Before Edwin Hubble's research in 1929 which established the expansion of universe in the scientific community, not a single translation of the Quran and tafseer (exegesis of Quran) gave the idea that the Quran describes the expansion of universe.

2) After the above discovery, the translators slowly started reinterpreting the Quran to fit the discovery. Notable ones include the post-1970 translations of TB Irving, Rashad Khalifa, Muhammad Asad and Shabbyr Ahmed.

Here is a vast list of translations of the verse in question - Quran 51:47: http://www.islamawakened.com/quran/51/47/

Now, on to the main point - What does the Quran actually say? To know that, let us put together verses 51:47 and 51:48: http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=51&verse=47

Arabic:

51:47 - "Wa al-samaa banaynaahaa bi-aydin wa-innaa lamoosi'Aoona"
51:48 - "Wa al-arda farashnaahaa fa-ni'Ama al-maahidoona"

English (literal, word by word):

51:47 - "And the heaven, we have built it with strength, and indeed we are (surely) expanders"
51:48 - "And the earth, we have made it a resting place, so how excellent are the spreaders"

The apologetic claim is that the verse 51:47 describes the universe as "continuously expanding". They often translate the phrase "wa innaa lamoosi'Aoona" as "and indeed we are expanding it". Such a translation is a distortion of the original Arabic. Apart from that, not a single traditional tafseer writer understood it that way. The phrase "lamoosi'Aoona" is the emphasis "la" (meaning: "surely") added with the collective noun "moosi'Aoona" (meaning: "expanders"). To translate moosi'Aoona as "expanding" is a clear grammatical error, where the verb "expanding" is inserted in place of the collective noun "expanders". "moosi'Aoona" comes from the Arabic word "moosi'Ai" meaning "rich" (http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=2&verse=236) and hence it has been understood as making the heaven more spacious, in context of verse 51:47.

The logic and tone of the verses 51:47 - 51:48 is as stated below:

1) Allah and angels (we) constructed the heaven - one of the later steps in the construction was the raising of its ceiling, ie, the expansion of heaven (part of the creation narrative - Quran 79:28). Hence they are referred to as "expanders" (moosi'Aoona).
2) Allah and angels spread the earth very well (making it a resting-place). Hence, they are referred to as "spreaders" (maahidoona).

The Arabic grammar of 51:47 and 51:48 is symmetrical. Just as "moosi'Aoona" means "expanders", "maahidoona" means "spreaders". This is a poetic way of referring to the ones who did the creation and shaping of the heavens and the earth. Throughout the centuries, the readers of the Quran were well aware that the verse 51:48 was not talking about a "constant" spreading of the earth, rather was just stressing that they spread the earth very well. Likewise, they understood verse 51:47, not as a "constant" expansion of the heaven, rather was just stressing that they expanded the heaven (like narrated in verse 79:28 "allah raised the ceiling of the heaven").

It is a simple matter of being consistent with the grammar. Those Muslims who want to argue that the verse 51:47 is talking about a constant expansion of the universe, by the same token of consistency, they would have to argue that 51:48 is talking about a constant spreading of the earth. Which simply does not happen at all! Do these people want a package with one scientific miracle and one scientific error, or do they want neither? I will let them decide.

Finally, let us look at what Ibn Katheer, one of the most respected commentators of the Quran has to say about this: http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1713&Itemid=107

Allah reminds us of the creating of the higher and lower worlds,
﴿وَالسَّمَآءَ بَنَيْنَـهَا﴾
(We constructed the heaven.) meaning, `We made it as a high roof, protected from falling,'
﴿بِأَيْدٍ﴾
(with Hands), meaning, with strength, according to `Abdullah bin `Abbas, Mujahid, Qatadah, Ath-Thawri and several others,
﴿وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ﴾
(Verily, We are able to extend the vastness of space thereof.) means, `We made it vast and We brought its roof higher without pillars to support it, and thus it is hanging independently.'
﴿وَالاٌّرْضَ فَرَشْنَـهَا﴾
(And We have made the earth a Firash), meaning, `We have made it a resting place for the created,'
﴿فَنِعْمَ الْمَـهِدُونَ﴾
(how excellent a spreader (thereof) are We!), meaning, `We spread it for its inhabitants,'
﴿وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ﴾

This is very similar to how I described these verses. The tone of the passage is like a reminder to the construction and transformation of the heaven and the earth, as told in the creation narrative of the Quran (chapter 79 and 41 for example).

To conclude, there is absolutely no miracle here. One has to distort the Quranic grammar or treat it with some serious inconsistency inorder to present it as a miracle.

Saturday 16 September 2017

Persecution of non Muslim men and Muslim women by Indian Muslims for marrying/dating


Here is a list of 79 incidents of murder/harassment/kidnap/death threats involving 52 Murders and leading to 8 suicides over the last 10 years, perpetrated by Indian Muslims for the reason of a Muslim woman marrying/loving a non Muslim. All these incidents happened in India from the time-frame of July 2008 - October 2018.

1) http://m.timesofindia.com/city/meerut/Muslim-woman-weds-Hindu-man-both-killed/articleshow/45321279.cms
Muslim woman marries Hindu man, both killed by the woman's brothers and gang in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

2) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Murshidabad_beheading
https://www.telegraphindia.com/1080801/jsp/frontpage/story_9631281.jsp
Hindu man marries Muslim woman, murdered by a Muslim gang in Murshidabad, West Bengal following the orders of a Muslim tribal "court".

3) https://www.firstpost.com/india/honour-killing-horror-meerut-man-shoots-sister-for-marrying-outside-community-1822925.html
A 25 year old Muslim woman shot dead by her brothers and an accomplice, for marrying a Hindu man in Meerut, UP.

4) http://www.firstpost.com/india/karnataka-21-year-old-pregnant-muslim-woman-burnt-alive-by-parents-for-marrying-a-dalit-3521809.html
Muslim woman who married a dalit (lower caste Hindu) man, burned to death by her parents in Karnataka.

5) http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/sep/06/31-year-old-succumbs-to-injury-in-kuppam-1653042--1.html
A Muslim gang hacks to death a Hindu man for loving a Muslim woman, and severely beat up his mother.

6) https://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/lucknow-parents-kill-girl-over-love-affair-with-hindu-boy/articleshow/65642290.cms
A 14 year old girl from Muslim community was killed by her father and mother in Sitapur, UP for a love affair with a boy from Hindu community.

7) https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/indus-calling/a-love-story-murdered-in/
Hindu man marries Muslim woman in Kashmir and her parents bribe policemen and get him murdered.

8) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/8515426/India-mothers-accused-in-honour-killing-of-two-brides.html
Two Muslim women in Uttar Pradesh murdered by their mothers for marrying Hindus. One of them admitted to the killing and justified it.

9) http://zeenews.india.com/news/uttar-pradesh/man-kills-daughter-honour-killing-suspected_814649.html
Muslim girl beaten to death by her father and 5 other family members for having an affair with a Hindu boy. The boy commits suicide.

10) https://www.deccanherald.com/content/282865/moral-police-kill-footballer.html
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Hartal-over-youth’s-death-total-in-Mavelikara/article12544133.ece
Hindu man killed in Kerala for being in love with a Muslim woman. Burned to death by her relatives after he refused to convert to Islam for marriage. Here is the news from Kerala news channel Indiavision (Title is misleading): https://youtu.be/pvs0k9d3VaE

Here is the video of part of the victim's death-bed testimony infront of a magistrate: https://mobile.twitter.com/partyvillage017/status/938943372529582080

11) http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/couples-murder-in-thane-pregnant-victims-relative-arrested-from-up-3040004/
Hindu man and Muslim woman from UP who got married, found dead with throats slit in Thane near Mumbai. Woman's relative arrested for the murder.

12) http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2896687/posts
Hindu man killed for marrying Muslim woman in Tamil Nadu, by her brother and gang. Original post removed from Asian Age, but confirmed by Tamil locals and widely reported and verified authentic.

13) http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIBG/2009/11/20&ID=Ar00300
Hindu man beaten to death by a gang of 9 Muslims in Bangalore for being in love with a Muslim woman.

14) http://indianexpress.com/article/india/bihars-teenage-love-story-ends-in-two-murders-honour-and-hate-4962546/
Hindu boy (16) and Muslim girl (17) were killed by girl's family members in Bihar for having a love affair.

15) http://m.hindustantimes.com/india/muslim-girl-killed-for-love-affair-with-hindu/story-UVRV0Aq9RVPYnbw3svOAhI.html
Muslim man murders his 18-year old daughter near Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh for having a love affair with a Hindu man. More family members probably involved in the crime.

16) https://m.timesofindia.com/city/hubballi/ballari-honour-killing-womans-dad-brothers-held/articleshow/58088488.cms
Muslim woman and Hindu man killed for loving each other by the woman's relatives in Bellary, Karnataka. They had earlier beaten up the man's parents harshly for trying to negotiate for marriage.

17) https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/3-arrested-after-hindu-man-killed-by-muslim-girlfriends-family-in-delhi-1808128
23 year old Hindu man murdered for having a love affair with a Muslim girl in Delhi. The girl's father, mother and uncle have been arrested.

18) https://www.ndtv.com/muzaffarnagar-news/in-muzaffarnagar-girl-allegedly-killed-buried-by-father-over-affair-721399
19 year old Muslim girl strangled to death by her father for being in love with a Dalit Hindu man in Muzaffarnagar, UP. The victim's mother as well as a guard testifies to the event.

19) http://indianexpress.com/article/india/crime/three-burnt-to-death-as-mob-torches-houses-in-bihar-village/
19 year old Hindu man kidnapped and killed - his body was found near the house of his Muslim lover's relative. Locals indicate their love affair as the reason.

20) https://www.deccanherald.com/content/408716/girl-killed-relatives-interfaith-marriage.html
https://www.oneindia.com/india/honour-killing-22-year-old-girl-killed-by-brother-1451507.html
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/honour-killing-22-year-old-girl-killed-brother-inter-caste-marriage-193814-2014-05-21
22 year old Muslim girl killed by her family members for marrying a Hindu man in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh.

21) https://m.timesofindia.com/city/rajkot/youth-murdered-over-love-affair/amp_articleshow/64099758.cms
A 23 year old Dalit man killed in Gujarat for having a love affair with a Muslim woman; perpetrated by her father and uncle.

22) http://indianexpress.com/article/india/muslim-families-flee-after-hindus-murder-near-haridwar-4885982/lite/
A 32 year old Hindu taxi driver murdered for having a love affair with a 19 year old Muslim girl in Haridwar, Uttarkhand. Girl's father and brother arrested.

23) https://m.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/dalit-man-beaten-up-to-death-in-barmer-allegedly-over-affair/story-MgXRQdEAhZZ8VsXSEuTs4O.html
A 22 year old Dalit man tied up and beaten to death by the girl's relatives for being in a love affair with a Muslim girl in Barmer, Rajasthan.

24) http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/missing-schoolboy-murdered-body-found-with-face-smashed/466487/0
14 year old schoolboy belonging to Hindu community kidnapped and killed by two Muslim students for having an affair with their sister, in Kurla near Mumbai.

25) https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/interreligious-marriage-leads-to-honour-killing-in-kadapa/article4908029.ece
Muslim woman killed by her brother for marrying a Hindu man in Andhra Pradesh. The attacker also injures the Hindu man.

26) https://m.timesofindia.com/city/bareilly/life-term-to-man-for-burning-pregnant-daughter-alive-in-honour-killing/articleshow/64875683.cms
Muslim woman burnt to death in Rampur, UP by her father for having a love affair with a man from another religion. The woman was pregnant.

27) https://www.ndtv.com/others-news/ranchi-teacher-arrested-for-allegedly-killing-daughters-classmate-1275860
12 year old boy from Hindu community killed for suspected love affair with his classmate, by the girl's mother (also a teacher in their school) and her 16 year old son in Ranchi, Jharkhand.

28) https://indianexpress.com/article/india/maharashtra/dalit-boy-found-murdered-in-beed-in-suspected-honour-killing-case/
Dalit boy killed in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra for affair with a Muslim girl, by her relatives.

29) http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2016/jul/08/Mother-kills-daughter-for-having-affair-with-divorcee-878492.html
17 year old girl from Muslim community killed by her mother for having a love affair with a Hindu neighbour in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

30) https://www.aidwaonline.org/aidwa-statement-incident-honour-killing-bhatar-burdwan-west-bengal
http://peoplesdemocracy.in/content/aidwa-condemns-‘honour-killing’-west-bengal
A Hindu labourer killed for having a love affair with a 17 year old girl from Muslim community, by her elder brother in a village named Eruar in West Bengal. The girl was kept in illegal detention by the killer and she was found hanging, possibly murdered. Local Trinamool Congress activists tried to block the investigation.

31) https://m.timesofindia.com/city/patna/Vaishali-village-tense-after-youths-murder/articleshow/46992348.cms
15 year old boy from Hindu community killed for having an affair with his classmate from Muslim community, by the girl's father and brother in Vaishali, Bihar.

32) https://m.timesofindia.com/india/Suicide-note-exposes-honour-killing-in-Agra/articleshow/7490799.cms
18 year old Muslim woman killed by her family members in Agra for having a love affair with a 19-year old Hindu man. The man committed suicide after leaving a suicide note.

33) https://m.timesofindia.com/city/patna/Honour-killing-in-Nawada/articleshow/7300100.cms
30 year old Hindu man killed in Nawada, Bihar for marrying a Muslim woman by her brother, uncle and a local council leader. They beat her up as well.

34) http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Crime/2013-11-06/Karimnagar-A-case-of-honour--killing-comes-to-light/76098/amp
A Muslim B.Tech girl-student killed by her father for having a love affair with, and insisting on marrying a non-Muslim in Karimnagar, Telengana.

35) http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/teen-couple-murdered-in-meerut/487927/
19 year old Hindu man and 18 year old Muslim woman murdered by four of her cousins at Meerut, UP for having a love affair.

36) https://m.timesofindia.com/city/delhi/Uttar-Pradesh-man-arrested-for-honour-killing/articleshow/14006085.cms
A man named Rohit Singh (Hindu or Sikh) killed for having a love affair with a Muslim woman, by her brother and his friends in Azamgarh, UP.

37) https://www.firstpost.com/india/three-arrested-in-faridabad-after-hindu-man-was-found-murdered-by-muslim-ex-wifes-family-5028841.html
A Hindu man killed by his Muslim partner's brother and father in Faridabad, Haryana just 30 km from Delhi. The Muslim woman's family had forced this couple to divorce two months ago.

38) https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/communal-tension-grips-bihar-s-vaishali-after-alleged-honour-killing-of-youth/story-7YNo4H8AOuHywUgAtFNhWK.html
http://www.thespeedpost.com/?p=8647
20 year old Hindu man killed by the father of a Muslim girl with whom he was having a love affair, in a village in Vaishali district, Bihar.

39) https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chandigarh/Girls-father-kills-youth-for-honour-in-Karnal-village/articleshow/27555409.cms
21 year old Hindu man killed by the father of his Muslim lover in a village in Karnal district, Haryana.

40) https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/man-kills-sister-over-love-affair-surrenders/
https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/meerut/brother-murdered-his-sister-for-honor-killing-in-bagpat-up-837689.html
16 year old Muslim woman (name Kaushar - mentioned in second news) killed by her brother (name Taj - second news) for having a love affair with a Hindu youth in Baghpat, UP.

41) http://southbengalherald.blogspot.in/2012/12/hindu-man-marries-muslim-woman-shot.html
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Arrests-put-Bongaon-on-a-knifes-edge/articleshow/17701161.cms
Hindu man who married a Muslim woman shot dead by a Muslim fanatic in West Bengal close to Bangladesh border.

42) http://www.opindia.com/2015/03/hindu-man-brutally-killed-for-marrying-a-muslim-girl-in-bihar/
Hindu man abducted and brutally murdered by a mob of 100 Muslims in Bihar for marrying a Muslim woman. Woman still missing.

43) https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131220/news-current-affairs/article/man-killed-inter-religion-love-affair
A 22 year old Hindu man killed for having a love affair with a Muslim girl, by her family members near Karimnagar, modern Telengana.

44) https://indianexpress.com/article/india/inter-religious-marriage-driver-killed-in-mishap-during-chase-by-brides-kin-5024802/
Driver killed when Muslim girl and her Hindu husband were chased by a gang hired by girl's relatives in Khammam, Telengana.

45) https://www.news18.com/news/india/bengal-woman-killed-for-loving-hindu-man-father-and-brother-confess-to-strangulating-mutilating-her-1875011.html
https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2018/09/11/ces26-wb-honour%20killing.html
Muslim woman murdered in Burdwan, West Bengal for having a love affair with a Hindu man.

46) https://www.news18.com/news/india/delhi-teacher-shot-dead-over-love-affair-with-muslim-student-eyewitness-accuse-brother-of-murder-1894665.html
https://theprint.in/governance/delhi-tuition-teacher-shot-dead-for-alleged-affair-with-muslim-student/127741/
31 year old teacher (Hindu) shot dead over relationship with Muslim girl student by masked men lead by her brother, in Delhi.

47) http://m.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-muslim-girl-who-married-a-hindu-boy-alleges-threat-to-her-life-from-islamist-outfit-269697.html
Kerala Muslim girl marries Hindu man, fanatic Muslims try to kill and threaten them.

48) http://m.ndtv.com/south/death-threats-for-this-hindu-muslim-couple-in-kerala-698713
Hindu man and Muslim woman from Kerala get married, and both are being hunted by Muslim gangs, they cant even step out of house and struggle for a living since they are not being able to work.

49) http://archive.news18.com/amp/news/bihar/bijnor-court-allows-married-hindu-man-muslim-woman-to-live-together-634789.html
Muslim woman marries Hindu man in Bihar, the woman's relatives threaten and try to kidnap her, but fails.

50) http://m.indiatoday.in/story/muslim-jat-marriage-hindu-muslim-wedding-allahabad-court-police-baghpat-lucknow-iqrana-bano-amar-deep/1/446609.html
Muslim girl marries Hindu man in UP... Elopes amid threats... Muslim father persists to nullify their marriage.

51) http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/muzaffarnagar-tense-over-conversion-of-muslim-woman/article6682917.ece
Muslim girl converts to Hinduism and marries a Hindu man. Local Muslims threaten her, her relatives clash with police to take her away by force.

52) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/article-3550599/Hindu-husband-Dadri-married-Muslim-bride-claims-officials-won-t-register-marriage-case-sparks-religious-riots.html
Officials from Dadri in Uttar Pradesh refuse to let Muslim woman marry Hindu man fearing riots and girl seeks police protection from her relatives.

53) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-3067822/Communal-hatred-drives-lovers-suicide-Hindu-man-21-Muslim-girl-18-lives-Muzaffarnagar-fears-society-never-accept-marriage.html
Muslim woman who was in love with Hindu man in UP gets locked up and beaten up by her parents who forcibly prevent them from marrying. Finally both commit suicide (allegedly). Possible murder, bodies found hanging from a tree in a compound owned by the woman's relatives.

54) http://www.hindupost.in/news/hindu-boy-assaulted-and-critically-injured-in-west-bengal-for-marrying-a-muslim-girl/
Hindu man attacked and critically injured by Muslims in West Bengal after he married a Muslim woman. The woman is being held captive by her parents.

55) http://www.hindupost.in/news/hindu-man-married-muslim-woman-forcibly-circumcised-maulana-threatened-convert/
Hindu man who married a Muslim woman in UP badly beaten and is constantly harassed and threatened with forced conversion or to leave his wife.

56) http://zeenews.india.com/home/sc-protection-to-jandk-couple-restrains-cops-from-arresting_523834.html
Hindu man and Muslim woman from Kashmir get physically abused and constantly hunted by the woman's relatives and police for inter-faith marriage.

57) https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/news/couples-from-different-religions-in-jammu-and-kashmir-lament-the-absence-of-the-special-marriage-act
Kashmiri Muslim woman commits suicide after her parents forcibly obstruct her from marrying a Hindu.

58) https://mdaily.bhaskar.com/news/CHD-now-i-am-a-hindu-haryanas-muslim-girl-speaks-with-vermillion-on-her-forehead-4387105-NOR.html
Muslim woman who got married to a Hindu and converted to hinduism, alleges threat from parents and seeks police protection.

59) http://m.timesofindia.com/city/delhi/Delhi-HC-helps-Muslim-woman-live-with-Hindu-husband/articleshow/46772070.cms
Muslim woman who married Hindu man in Delhi initially chooses to live with her parents who then beat her up and prevent her from going with her husband.

60) http://www.newskarnataka.com/mangalore/relatives-attack-bride-over-inter-faith-marriage
Muslim woman who married a Hindu man, gets attacked by her relatives at a temple, rescued by police.

61) http://m.deccanherald.com/articles.php?name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deccanherald.com%2Fcontent%2F523156%2Fhigh-court-reunites-hindu-muslim.html
Muslim woman who married Hindu man in Karnataka gets death threats from Muslims. They get attacked when they were riding on a motorbike where she was kidnapped and he was injured. Finally reunited by highcourt.

62) http://m.timesofindia.com/india/High-court-helps-Muslim-girl-to-live-with-her-Hindu-husband/articleshow/15281848.cms
Muslim woman in Madurai, Tamil Nadu gets death threats from relatives and an Islamic organisation after her marriage to a Hindu man.

63) http://m.hindustantimes.com/india/inter-religious-marriage-sc-asks-j-k-police-to-protect-couple/story-spDIG03RdfKEgwz28JAbHK.html
Muslim woman in Jammu converts to Sikhism upon marrying a Sikh man, upon threats flee to Haryana, where her parents try to kill the couple, finally provided with police protection.

64) http://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/Bombay-high-court-reunites-Hindu-Muslim-couple-from-Rajasthan/articleshow/49898779.cms
Hindu man and Muslim woman from Rajasthan gets married, escapes to Madhya Pradesh from where the woman was kidnapped by her family and forced to marry a Muslim. Later, Mumbai High Court reunites her with her Hindu husband.

65) http://m.timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/Couple-harassed-for-inter-religion-marriage/articleshow/16456542.cms
Hindu man and Muslim woman marry in West Bengal; the woman's parents, brother and sister torture her mentally and physically, some of them threaten the man and he luckily escapes murder. They get constant death threats from Muslims.

66) http://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/woman-filed-false-theft-case-against-daughter-for-marrying-a-hindu/articleshow/59728787.cms
Hindu man and Muslim woman in Pune, Maharashtra gets married after eloping amid threats on life and being asked to convert to Islam. The woman's mother hires a gang of men who come in 5 cars to kill them. They narrowly escape due to help from neighbours.

67) https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/High-court-orders-protection-to-runaway-Hindu-Muslim-couple/articleshow/5204888.cms
Muslim woman loves a Hindu man, her family takes her away to their native place. She manages to escape and marries him. Her family along with some policemen from Bihar threaten the Hindu man's parents. Finally, the Mumbai High Court orders their protection.

68) https://m.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/up-woman-survives-honour-killing-attempt-brother-and-father-land-in-jail/story-z8bCC6uL0S92vikDn1pRdL.html
20 year old Muslim woman shot by her brother with her father's support, for being in love with a Hindu man. The woman is battling for her life in a critical condition.

69) http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/dalit-tied-to-a-tree-and-beaten-up/article19166698.ece
Dalit man tied to a tree and beaten by some Muslims who suspected that his son eloped with a Muslim girl.

70) https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/dalit-man-forced-to-lick-own-spit/article24294335.ece
A Dalit father forced to spit on the ground and lick it, and beaten up since his son eloped with a Muslim girl. The man is under threats on his life and fears that he will be killed if he returns back to his village.

71) https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dont-kill-us-we-want-live-together-kerala-couple-faces-death-threats-85072
Christian man marries a Muslim woman in Trivandrum, Kerala and gets showered with death threats from the woman's family and activists from SDPI, an Islamic fanatic party.

72) http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2018/jun/20/dalit-assaulted-for-marrying-muslim-girl-1830997.html
Dalit man from Kalburgi, Karnataka severely beaten up for marrying a Muslim girl, by her relatives and their friends.

73) https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/displeased-with-hindu-muslim-couple-elopement-mob-in-gujarat-attacks-burns-man-s-house/story-S7Msqw3D74aB7So5n5k39L.html
Hindu man elopes with Muslim woman in a village near Dahod, Gujarat and the woman's family leads a mob of 200 into his house, burns it down and loots ornaments worth Rs 45,000.

74) https://m.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/man-set-on-fire-for-marrying-muslim-girl/story-KIpTAAEwsXRlfYPLpHV4dL.html
22 year old Hindu man severely burnt with Kerosene when he came to rescue his Muslim wife and kid from her family's illegal forced custody in Baduria near Kolkata.

75) https://www.firstpost.com/india/muslim-woman-reunites-with-hindu-husband-after-four-weeks-delhi-hc-slams-police-for-forcibly-separating-them-4846331.html
Hindu man and Muslim woman gets married in Ghaziabad, UP and starts living in JNU campus area at the man's residence. Delhi Police forcibly separate them with help from JNU security personnel acting on her brother's complaint and keeps the man in illegal custody for 3 days. Police gets harshly criticised by the Delhi High Court which rules in the couple's favour.

76) https://www.hindupost.in/news/muslim-girl-getting-death-threats-family-marrying-hindu-boy-aligarh/
Muslim girl who converted to Hinduism and married a Hindu man, under constant death threats from her family in Aligarh, UP. They are threatening to burn her alive.

77) https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/father-tries-to-kill-muslim-girl-for-affair-with-a-hindu-75676-2010-06-02
17 year old girl from Muslim community in Bulandshahr, UP, has acid thrown on her face and strangled by her brother and father for having a love affair with a boy from Hindu community. The girl narrowly escapes death and remains in a critical condition.

78) https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20121210-recent-honour-killing-in-uttar-pradesh-love-commandos-shelter-in-delhi-760882-2012-11-30
27 year old Hindu man and his Muslim girlfriend escape from Moradabad, UP where the mosque authorities issue death threats.

79) https://m.gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/teenage-lovers-kiss-and-jump-before-train-1.2190782
A girl from Muslim community and a boy from Hindu community (both 14-15 years old) commit suicide in Dalangi village, Jharkhand after the girl's parents forcibly try to marry her off to break up their affair.