BATHING IN GANGA-YAMUNA WASH AWAY SINS: REALITY OR MYTH

According to pupular Hindu mythology Ganga and Yamuna are supposed to be the holiest rivers of the world. These rivers contain those minerals and chemicals which are capable of protecting human beings from different diseases. From religious view point many Hindus call these rivers-"Maiya" means mother. These rivers are like people's mother. The way mother protects their children so as these rivers do , is the belief of our Hindu brothers. But what I have experienced sins are not washed away by bathing in Ganga-Yamuna. Our Hindu brother's religious belief is a different matter. Sins are washed away by tears of repentance. Even a tear of repentance has the power to wash away the sins committed continuously for a thousand years. Perhaps this is why it has been said in Islam that after the arrow is released from the command, after the bullet is released from the gun, after the snake has left, by beating the line, after the bird has eaten the field, the b...