Regretfully, a Girl from Jharkhand Became Apostate, and the Only Reason Was Mobile
On January 12, 2025, as soon as I arrived at Darul Uloom Ghousia Educational Center in Ambatanad, Kodarma, and opened my mobile to make a call, I saw a news item in a WhatsApp group that a Muslim girl (Nusrat Khatoon) had married a non-Muslim boy (Dheeraj Singh). Upon watching the full video, I found out that this girl was from Manjhla Nagar, which is only 5-10 kilometers away
Upon hearing this news, it felt as if the ground beneath my feet had shifted, and I was deeply saddened. I immediately told my dear friends, Muhib Ghrami Waqaar, Maulana Mazhar Ziya Misbahi, and Qari Ayub Reza Naimani, that we should go to the girl’s house and find out how this happened and what steps the family is taking to bring her back. After school was over, the three of us rode on a motorcycle to the girl’s house.
When we reached the girl’s house, I saw a man in grief, his face showing signs of sorrow, adorned with the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH), and the effects of anguish clearly visible on his face.
We greeted him and asked about his well-being, and then we found out that he was the girl’s father. He arranged for us to sit, and we began discussing the details of this shameful incident to understand how it had happened.
We asked the girl’s father if his daughter used to go to school or college, to which he replied that she hadn’t been to school for three years.
He also said that they couldn’t figure out how this happened. He explained that his daughter was very regular with her five daily prayers and even recited the Qur’an after each prayer, often teaching her mother how to pray.
She never went out of the house, so they were at a loss as to how this happened. I then asked if she had been given a mobile phone, and he responded that she hadn’t been given one, but there was a large mobile phone in the house, which she used to listen to naats and lectures on.
I immediately asked for the phone and began checking it, hoping to find some clue. I checked Instagram to see if any apps were installed, and soon my attention was drawn to an app named “Snapchat.” I opened it and checked the messages,
only to find a contact named “Besty.” Upon opening the contact, I saw that it was the same non-Muslim boy (Dheeraj Singh) with whom the girl had run away and married. There was a message from December 24, where the boy had sent a “Hi” message.
I immediately realized that this whole incident was not caused by school or any other factors, but was solely due to the mobile phone.
Maulana Mazhar Ziya Misbahi summarized that Snapchat is such a harmful and dangerous app that it shows both the ID and number associated with it. We shared this information with the girl’s father, explaining that this shameful incident happened because of the mobile phone.
On hearing this, he began to cry and asked us if there would be any accountability for him on the Day of Judgment. I comforted him, saying that while you did provide religious education to your daughter and kept her at home, when you would charge the phone and sleep, she secretly used it after you all had gone to bed, which led to this shameful act.
Therefore, you will not be held responsible. As the Qur’an says, “No soul will bear the burden of another” (Qur’an 35:18). So, be patient, and Allah will make everything easier for you.
We then discussed legal action with him and after comforting the girl’s mother, we left.
Conclusion: The girl who was strict in her prayers and used to encourage others to do so, fell into the trap of the poisonous mobile and apps like Snapchat, leading her to take such a grave step.
Therefore, I urge Muslims to keep their children away from the poisonous mobile phones and keep a close watch on them. This is the key to success in both this world and the Hereafter.
Muhammad Noshaad Alam Amjadi
Darul Uloom Ghousia Educational Center, Ambatanad, Kodarma, Jharkhand
Darul Uloom Ghousia Educational Center, Ambatanad, Kodarma, Jharkhand
