NEW DELHI: The Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Hind 30th annual convention at the world-renowned Dar-ul-Uloom seminary at Deoband called upon the terrorists and Maoists to lay down arms, so that the community could take up their cause.
At the gathering of 10,000 clerics, several resolutions were adopted. The principal resolution was against the singing of Vande Matarm, dubbing it as un-Islamic.
The Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Hind, founded in 1919 to lend the support of Muslim clergy to the anti-British movement, enjoys high reputation and status in the national life.
It was among the first organizations that stood firmly on the side of the nationalist forces and resolutely opposed the Two-Nation theory espoused by the Muslim League. After Independence, the Jamiat focused on the promotion of the social, religious and economic interests of the Muslim community.
In the past, Congress President Sonia Gandhi also shared the dais of the Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Hind. Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram, who addressed the annual convention, said the demolition of the Babri Masjid, he said, was a manifestation of religious fanaticism and an act of extreme prejudice.
Likewise, taking to the path of violence in the name of religion must also be deplored in unequivocal terms.
Chidambaram said, the advent of Islam in the Indian sub-continent may have occurred during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him). According to historians, the first ship bearing Muslim travelers was seen on the Indian coast as early as 630 A.D. The spread of Islam was largely due to the efforts of Sufis, who acted as missionaries and spread the message of Islam in a manner that the laity could understand.
India, which had always welcomed men imbued with high moral and spiritual ideas,thus became the most diverse multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-lingual society in human history. “That is a matter of pride, especially when we see some countries struggling to come to terms with their new-found diversity,” he said.
Source: Arab News
At the gathering of 10,000 clerics, several resolutions were adopted. The principal resolution was against the singing of Vande Matarm, dubbing it as un-Islamic.
The Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Hind, founded in 1919 to lend the support of Muslim clergy to the anti-British movement, enjoys high reputation and status in the national life.
It was among the first organizations that stood firmly on the side of the nationalist forces and resolutely opposed the Two-Nation theory espoused by the Muslim League. After Independence, the Jamiat focused on the promotion of the social, religious and economic interests of the Muslim community.
In the past, Congress President Sonia Gandhi also shared the dais of the Jamiat-ul-Ulema-e-Hind. Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram, who addressed the annual convention, said the demolition of the Babri Masjid, he said, was a manifestation of religious fanaticism and an act of extreme prejudice.
Likewise, taking to the path of violence in the name of religion must also be deplored in unequivocal terms.
Chidambaram said, the advent of Islam in the Indian sub-continent may have occurred during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace be upon him). According to historians, the first ship bearing Muslim travelers was seen on the Indian coast as early as 630 A.D. The spread of Islam was largely due to the efforts of Sufis, who acted as missionaries and spread the message of Islam in a manner that the laity could understand.
India, which had always welcomed men imbued with high moral and spiritual ideas,thus became the most diverse multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-lingual society in human history. “That is a matter of pride, especially when we see some countries struggling to come to terms with their new-found diversity,” he said.
Source: Arab News
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