Khizra Munir is a popular Twitter celebrity. She recently shared a story on the social media platform that affected the hearts of many. Labeling it her favorite Ramadan story, Khizra went on to talk about an incident which occurred around 30 years ago during the holy month of fasting. It involved the late Pakistani actor Muhammad Ali, who happened to be friends with her grandfather.
Source: parcham.tv
She talks about how a baby was discovered, abandoned, inside a cemetery and how when the parents couldn’t be discovered, the actor himself vouched for the kid so that it would be adopted into a good home.
Here’s the story:
Favorite #Ramzan story: In #Lahore, near Firdos Market is where late actor Muhammad Ali used to live. He was friends with my grandfather…
— Khizra (@KhizM) June 8, 2016
Our families were friends & my khala was friends with their daughter. One Ramzan, 30yrs ago, they were strolling. There is a cemetery there.
— Khizra (@KhizM) June 8, 2016
As the young women strolled past the neighborhood cemetery, accompanied by the family help, they heard a baby crying. They searched for it.
— Khizra (@KhizM) June 8, 2016
In the cemetery frequented by stray dogs, on a grave, lay a new born baby. Abandoned & crying. They ran home, leaving the help to keep watch
— Khizra (@KhizM) June 8, 2016
It was decided that (Uncle) Muhammad Ali would get involved since any of the younger men would just get bullied into confessing paternity.
— Khizra (@KhizM) June 8, 2016
The baby was taken to police & through proper supervised proceedings, was handed over to a shelter/orphanage. No one claimed him.
— Khizra (@KhizM) June 8, 2016
Details hazy but, post few months, a foreign dignitary was visiting & made a courtesy trip to the orphanage. The baby’s story was retold.
— Khizra (@KhizM) June 8, 2016
Verified by Mr Muhammad Ali’s account of the situation, the foreigner was touched by the baby’s story. What next?
— Khizra (@KhizM) June 8, 2016
A chain of events was set off & the foreign couple began proceedings to adopt the ‘graveyard’ baby. He went from abandoned to someone’s!
— Khizra (@KhizM) June 8, 2016
And so, happily, ended the rags to riches story of an abandoned baby in a graveyard. Have always loved this story. Like a real fairy tale.
— Khizra (@KhizM) June 8, 2016
Moral of the Story?
And we assume that the kid had a good life with a family that loved him. During a time where people are afraid to do what’s needed, those with the power to make a change must step forward. And that’s what Muhammad Ali did.
He knew that any other man would be forced to confess parentage so instead of allowing that to happen, he personally took the child to the orphanage and because of his doing that, the foreign couple ended up adopting the baby.
Source: onemusic.tv
Muhammad Ali may not be with us anymore, but because of his acts of generosity and kindness, his legacy lives on. There are few men that can live up to what he was and few that will.
