BANGLADESH | JUN. 23, 2021 — Local Islamic Leaders Ostracize Relatives of Christian, Call for Arrests
BANGLADESH — Local Islamic Leaders Ostracize Relatives of Christian, Call for Arrests
Local Islamic leaders and Muslim villagers called for Mannan to be arrested after he became a Christian.
After Mannan left Islam to follow Jesus Christ, area Islamic leaders called for villagers to ostracize his relatives, even telling local vendors to deny them food.
As animosity toward Mannan and his relatives grew, the Islamic leaders and angry Muslim villagers called for police to arrest him and his relatives, falsely accusing them of causing trouble. On June 15, village police called Mannan, his relatives and the Islamic leaders to the police station. In front of about 100 villagers, the police called for peace and coexistence, and worked to calm tensions. The police official said there were no grounds for an arrest to be made and stated that Bangladeshi law allows for freedom of religion. Praise God for the police officers, who prioritized peace and religious freedom. Pray for Mannan to remain firm in Christ and for his relatives to decide to follow Jesus as well.
Pray that the hearts of the Islamic leaders and villagers will be softened and that they turn toward Jesus for forgiveness, salvation and everlasting life.