Jayapataka Swami: You see, there is no difference between Krsna and Allah. As long as they don’t offend Lord Krsna or Lord Caitanya, they believe that there is a Supreme Lord, and they can surrender to Him. So that is not a problem. But they shouldn’t blaspheme Lord Krsna or Lord Caitanya. Then they will be like a Jarasanda bhakta. Jarasanda worshiped Visnu, but he tried to kill Krsna. So we don’t want to be a Jarasanda devotee! Ha! But because he died in the presence of Krsna, he achieved liberation. It is hard to say where someone may go after they die. There are many Muslims that are not offensive, they respect other people’s beliefs. So there are some people who are very offensive, and they criticize everyone else. So depends what the person is, is he an offender or not? Just like we respect Islam, and Lord Caitanya also preached about Allah and the Quran, in the Caitanya Caritamrita. So we are taught that we should not offend Allah or anything. Mohammad, Peace be Upon Him. So, we hope that people living in the dham would also be tolerant. Even if the people have different ideas of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.Technically, maybe a Muslim does not eat prasadam, but here in the dham, they eat prasadam. So it is hard to say. Haribol!
22-MAY-2020 SRI DHM MAYAPUR, INDIA