Kerala: Woman Doctor Wins Praises For Reciting Islamic Prayers For Dying Covid Patient

Dr Rekha Krishnan working at a private hospital in Palakkad recited Islamic prayers to a Muslim patient, who was hospitalised two weeks ago and was on a ventilator due to pneumonia.

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Thiruvananthapuram: It’s aptly said “humanity is above religion”. A doctor in Kerala has won the hearts of all with her benevolent gesture amid concerns and complaints in view of the coronavirus pandemic as she recited Islamic prayers to a Muslim patient whose heath condition was deteriorating due to Covid-19-related complications.

Dr Rekha Krishnan working at a private hospital in Palakkad recited Islamic prayers to a Muslim patient, who was hospitalised two weeks ago and was on a ventilator due to pneumonia.

To add to the woes of the female patient, her relatives were not allowed to see her due to Covid-19 treatment protocols. Her health condition further deteriorated by May 17 as her organs had started to shut down. The doctors then decided to take the patient off ventilator support as there was very little that they could do at that point of point. The female patient’s family was also informed about the same.

Dr Krishnan, who provided solace to the female patient by reciting Islamic prayers, while sharing her compassionate gesture, said she was at that time thinking not as a doctor but as a human.

“With none of their relatives around her, I thought I should do something for the patient. Since I was brought up in the UAE, I knew about these prayers and practices. I gently recited this prayer and closed her eyes. As I concluded, the patient took a deep breath and then the line flattened,” she said.

This came to light when Dr Krishnan’s colleague Dr Mustafa with whom she shared the incident wrote a post on Facebook detailing the former’s gesture.

The post later went viral on social media with all showering praises on Dr Krishna for her affectionate act.