By V.M. Khaleelur Rahman, for TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: The Jamiat Ahle Hadees Hind (Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry) organized a one-day Azmat-e-Quran wa Hadees – “Greatness of the Quran & Hadees – Conference at the Begum Shafia Hospital Campus, Perambur, Chennai on 30th January 2011. It was a well attended conference.
Among the prominent Ulema who addressed on the occasion were Maulana Asghar Ali, Gen. Secretary, Jamiat Ahle Hadees, Delhi, Maulana Abdullah Hyderabadi, Umari Madani, President, Jamiat Ahle Hadees, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry, Maulana Mohammed Muqeem Faizee, Maulana Hafiz Hafeezur Rahman Azami Umari, Madani, Maulana Khaleelur Rahman Azami Umari, Shaikh Ismail Salafi, Shaikh Aneesur Rahman Azmi Umari, Madani and others. They all stressed the need for unity and following of the teachings of Islam strictly in accordance with the letter and spirit of the holy Quran and Ahaadees and criticized “taqleed” – blind following of any version of the human beings – and approaching the dead thinking that they will solve our problems.
Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam President Prof. Jawahirullah also addressed the Conference on the contribution of Muslims in the freedom struggle of the country and nation building. He also narrated the historical facts about the sufferings of the Ulema at the hands of the British facing torture and gallows which are well documented in the history.
The participation and address of Prof. Abdullah (Periyar dasan), a former atheist who embraced Islam some time ago, was an added attraction to the Conference. He spoke on the given subject of why he embraced Islam. He kept the audience spell bound by his witty and thought provoking oratory in English and Tamil. He said in his own inimitable way that actually he started reading the holy Quran and Ahaadees with a view to critically analyse them but after studying them for about two and a half years with all care and attention he realised that there is one supreme power Allah and Islam is the solution for all ills of the society. He said that he has given up many evils including his addiction to alcohol. He made it clear that no person, no money, no ambition was involved in his accepting the faith of Islam. Even the Islamic books including the Quran were bought by him. He did not want to have anything at free of cost. He had studied other religions previously.
He also said that the Islamic concept of tawheed – oneness of God – and Prophet Mohammed (sal-am) being the last and final Messenger of God and the entire humanity being just one from Adam and Hawwa giving no importance to any caste, creed, colour, country or any such thing impressed him very much. There were frequent slogans of Allahu Akbar and Alhamdulillah. He appealed to the people to follow Islam strictly in letter and spirit and spread its message to all the people.
The Jamiat honoured some Jamiat teachers by certificates and cash prizes.
At the end of the meeting the Jamiat came out with a Message of the Conference which was presented by Janab Imran Husain who contributed much for the excellent conduct and success of this Conference in the campus of the hospital owned by him.
1. All the mankind is from one father Adam (alaihis salaam) and one mother Hawwa (Alaihas salaam). It’s time for us to abolish the differences between us and lead a peaceful life.
2. Allah (May He be Glorified and Exalted) is only One who has the right to be worshipped. Even the smallest of creatures shows that Allah is the only rightful owner of this world. In fact it is obligatory upon us to worship Him alone to seek help from Him alone and obey His commands.
3. Allah has not created this world without any purpose. Allah made this world as an examination hall to test which one of us is best in deeds. The judgment day will be the day on which every human being will have to account for his deeds.
4. Allah sent His Prophets to each and every Nation and Tribe. Allah sent Prophet Muhammed (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) as a final Messenger to the entire world as a mercy to whole of humanity. It is duty of every human being on this earth to accept Muhammed (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) as the final Messenger of Allah and follow him and also make him as an one’s role model in day to day life.
5. Allah is the Creator and Owner of all the worlds. Allah revealed His final book the Glorious Quran for the guidance of whole humanity, of which each and every letter has been preserved intact.
6. This Conference invites all the Muslims to fulfill the duties towards Quran by reading, memorizing, teaching and concentrating on the verses of the Quran. One should also practice and invite people towards the teaching of the Quran and should make these things their objectives.
7. Allah has made His final Messenger as role model for the whole Muslim ummah and Allah declares that each and every saying of the Prophet as revelation (wahy). And Allah sent His Messenger to explain the meaning of the Quran and to set an example by acting upon it. After all who can understand better than the Messenger of Allah? Allah made his every action as a religion and his judgment as law. And the Muslim ummah has to accept the judgment of Messenger of Allah whole heartedly.
8. Allah preserved each and every saying and actions of his messenger till the Day of Judgment which is known as Sunnah or Hadees of the Prophet.
9. As the Quran and Hadees, both are revelation from Allah, it is impossible that there is a conflict between the two. It is the wrong sighting of some people that they claim that the Quran and Hadees contradict each other. How poor is their judgment that they say that Allah has contradicted Himself in two revelations, the essence of both are from Allah Himself. We seek Allah’s protection.
10. Allah selected companions of the Prophet to understand and practice Quran, Hadees and religion of Islam. Allah and His Messenger gave certification on their clear understanding of Islam. Allah has promised Paradise to each and every companion of the Prophet in the hereafter.
11. Allah commanded the people after the Companions of the Prophet to believe, understand and practice the religion of Islam as the Companions believed, understood and practiced.
12. Companions of the Prophet learned Islam from the Final Messenger of Allah and preached Islam to others. Perhaps doubting the faith of the Companions of the Prophet is like refuting the Quran and Hadees which is a great deviation from Islam.
13. It is obligatory upon us to obey the aimma, ulama, Mufasiroon, Muhaddithoon, Fuqahaa, Duaat who were born in the history of Islam and to abstain from their personal mistakes and have good feeling about them in our hearts.
14. Islam united the broken hearts and made enmity into friendship and brotherhood and created oneness under the roof of Lailaha illalla. It is obligatory on the Muslim to abolish the different sects and become a united ummah.
15. The Messenger of Allah Mohammed (sal-am) is the last and final Messenger of Allah and seal of all the Prophets. Anyone who believes that there is a Prophet or Messenger who was sent after Mohammed (sal-am) is under great misguidance. Therefore believing in false messengers such as Ahmed Ghulam Quadiani is a deviation from the religion of Islam and takes a person outside the fold of Islam.
16. India is our Country and Nation. Many of our Muslims have made great sacrifices for the causes of this Nation and collectively participated in the freedom struggle. Hence the Muslims of this country and other Indians should work together to bring about a revolutionary change in the state of this Nation and make it a super power.