Srinagar, Oct. 1 -- On a cold mid-October night in 1993, a handful of gunmen turned faith into a weapon. They burrowed into Srinagar's Hazratbal-home to the revered Moi-e-Muqaddas, believed by devotees to be a hair of Prophet Muhammad and used its sanctity as cover. India's security forces, staring at a trap designed to inflame sectarian fury, chose patience over fury. The month-long standoff that followed presented a contrast of terror in the garb of religion versus professional restraint to protect a sacred space and prevent the incident from blowing into a wider communal blaze. Hazratbal isn't just a mosque. It is a shrine woven deep into Kashmir's religious memory. The relic at its heart has twice before convulsed the Valley's emotion...