Street Beggar

A street beggar is a person who begs alms [ভিক্ষা] from street to street to earn his livelihood. A street beggar is very common and well known in our country both in the towns and in the villages. He is a very needy [অভাব গ্রস্ত] person. He is generally seen in the crowds like haats, bazaars, bus stands, and railway stations etc. and sometimes door to door. He is seen with his torn and shabby [জীর্ণ] clothes. He is seen as such he has not bathed for several weeks. He goes to people, stretches his hand with a begging bowl to get some alms. He recites ‘Kalema’ loudly and begs by the name of the Almighty Allah. He prays for them who give him something. The old and inactive beggar is mostly seen with his stuff or a boy to help him. There are many kinds of beggars. Some are blind, some are dumb and deaf and some are invalid [পঙ্গু]. But still some beggars are young and active. We should not encourage [উৎসাহিত করা] the young ones to beg. However, a street beggar leads a very miserable life. When he becomes ill and cannot go out for begging, he and his family have to starve. Though begging does not help the economy of our country, we should not hate them.