Muslim lawyer Najia Ilahi Khan performs ancestor rituals at Ujjain’s Ram Ghat

Supreme Court Muslim lawyer and international Sanatani spokesperson Najia Ilahi Khan performed tarpan and shraddha rituals for her deceased ancestors at Ram Ghat on the Shipra River in Ujjain on the occasion of Sarva Pitru Amavasya. The rituals were carried out according to traditional religious practices.

Najia Ilahi Khan, who is originally from Calcutta (Kolkata), said she was performing the religious ritual for the first time on the sacred land of Madhya Pradesh. She said the purpose was to express respect and gratitude towards the elderly members of her family who have passed away.

She also said that although she comes from the Muslim community and shraddha rituals are considered wrong in her religion, described as haram or kufr, she wanted to use the act to show society a new ray of humanity and human values.

Najia said she had wanted to perform tarpan for her ancestors for the past 3 years. For this, she chose Ujjain, also known as the city of Baba Mahakal in Madhya Pradesh.

According to her, after Gaya ji, Ujjain is one of the most sacred lands in the country. The choice of the city was linked to her belief in its religious importance and the significance of performing the ritual there.

During the visit, she also gave indications of adopting Hinduism. At the same time, during the sacred period of Navratri, she raised issues related to the safety of daughters and brought them into the social discourse.