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New Delhi: A meeting of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind’s Central General Body held under the organization’s president Maulana Qari Mohammad Usman Mansoorpuri, in which over 2000 members and noted ulama participated.
Presenting the report on the occasion, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind’s General Secretary Maulana Mahmood Madani came down heavily on the politics of provocation and hatred. He said that provocative and nonsensical issues are being raked up as part of the mischievous plan to deflect people’s attention from pressing issues.
He said, “The hate campaign helps the ruling dispensation to keep people involved in superfluous issues.”
Maulana Madani said he is not scared of standing firm against the campaign of hate and would fight till his last breath to upkeep the national unity and communal amity of the country.
Madani also took exception to some Muslim leaders who indulged in “reactionary politics” which inflicted more harm to the Muslims. He said that some Muslims use the same tone and tenor to rebut the hatred and inflammatory remarks made by the communal forces. “These leaders are, in fact, the enemy of Muslims who intentionally or unintentionally fall in the trap spread by communal forces. ”
He appealed the common people to carefully choose their friends and foe for their future. “We will have to be cautioned not only from the enemy’s trap but also from foolishness of some friends,” said Madani.
Maulana Madani emphasised that the change of government would not bring any change in the community and urged the Muslims to strive hard to improve their condition. Nobody can play mischief against Muslims if they stick to the commandments of Allah and the Prophet (SAW), he underlined it with emphasis.
Maulana Madani emphasised on development of Islamic education and social reform. He expressed concern that a significant number of Muslims do not even know kalma (profession of faith). He claimed that nearly four crore Muslims are currently on the brink of apostasy and kufr who need counselling and proper teaching of Islam. “We will have to come forward to rescue them,” he said.
Many important decisions were taken in the central managing committee meeting. A strategy has been chalked out to address current situation of the country and the socio-political and educational backwardness of Muslim community as well.
The meeting deeply expressed concerns over government’s failure to enact Communal Violence Bill in spite of consistent demand made by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind along with peace-loving people of the country. Over the years, different governments at the Center kept on delaying the enactment of the bill.
The meeting demanded strict action and security and intelligence officials involved in implicating innocents in terror cases besides withdrawal of all the honors and medals accorded to them. It also demanded the government to take responsibility to rehabilitate those acquitted of terror charges.
The Jamiat also appealed the followers of all the sects to create an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding and shun prejudices against one another. Do not allow sectarian biases marred mutual coordination and togetherness, it urged.
Other issues the managing committee endorsed in the meeting include the problems of Kanpur textile mills, strategy to form Dalit-Muslim unity, attempt to impose a particular religious custom on school children, relief work of Rohingya Muslims, problems of the Muslim world, safeguard of religion and belief, effective mechanism to stop misunderstanding being spread against Islam, strengthening Imarat Shairah and setting up training camps.
The General Body also elected Mufti Khairul Islam (Grand Mufti of Assam) and Maulana Amanullah (rector of Madarsa Husaina) as organisation’s national vice presidents unequivocally.