Two Muslim students win Ramayana quiz in Kerala

Two Muslim students from Malappuram in Kerala won the Ramayana quiz conducted by a publishing house in the state. Mohammed Jabir PK and Mohammed Basith M topped the contest held to mark the Ramayana month (July-August) - in which more than 1,000 people participated and five winners were picked. They are students of the Wafy course at KKHM Islamic and Arts College, Valanchery. Under the eight-year Wafy programme, they are pursuing Islamic studies up to post-graduation level that also includes a regular university degree course. The Wafy syllabus has a paper on Indian religions that studies Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. The theological course also has a paper on Christianity etc.