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Deepa becomes tooba: Hindu girl embraces Islam

Couple went to Dargah Amrot Sharif where she embraced Islam off her own free will and married Zuhaib.


Our Correspondent July 02, 2013 Less than a minute read

SUKKUR: A Hindu girl, Deepa Kumari, daughter of Mukesh Kumar, reportedly ran away from her home and embraced Islam at Dargah Amrot Sharif, on Sunday.

According to reports, 18-year-old Kumari, a resident of Dangar Muhalla, eloped with her neighbor, Zuhaib, son of Haq Nawaz Thaheem, on Sunday.

The couple went to Dargah Amrot Sharif in district Shikarpur where she embraced Islam off her own free will and married Zuhaib.

According to sources at the Dargah, Deepa Kumari embraced Islam at the hands of renowned religious scholar and caretaker of the Dargah, Maulana Siraj Ahmed Shah Amroti.

After embracing Islam, the girl was named Tooba and later her nikkah was solemnized with Zuhaib Thaheem.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 2nd, 2013.

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