Pakistan, Oct. 5 -- As Muslims around the world celebrated the 1500th birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) on September 6, India - home to the world's third-largest Muslim population - witnessed a series of religious tensions, FIRs, arrests, and protests across multiple states.

The unrest began in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, after local residents displayed a lightboard reading "I Love Muhammad" to mark Eid-i-Miladun Nabi, the 12th of Rabiul Awwal.

According to Indian media outlet Frontline, a lane in Syed Nagar, Kanpur, was decorated on September 4, with banners and lights for the Prophet's birth anniversary. The "I Love Muhammad" lightboard, however, drew objections from some Hindu residents, who called it a "new tradit...