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Srinagar: Ulema
of different schools of thought on Saturday resolved to stand up
together against the conspiracies to whip up Maslaki hatred among
Muslims in the Valley.
Speaking at a seminar organized here to discuss measures to combat
the growing menace of Maslaki hatred in the Valley, Chairman of
Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani said, “Unity among
the Muslims is the need of the hour.”
He appealed Ulema of all schools of thought to ignore the
differences on the issues of secondary importance in the larger
interest of the community and be united under one banner to strengthen the
matters of religious and national importance.
He said conspiracies were being hatched to whip up Maslaki enmity
among the Muslims in Kashmir, “Differences can be there but Muslims have one Allah, one prophet
(SAW), one Quran and one Qibla and these provide them sufficient
and strong foundations to forge unity among themselves and work
out a joint strategy to fight their common enemy,” he said, adding
that “Unity is the strongest tool to fight Maslaki hatred.”
Geelani stressed the need to impart religious and moral education
in the schools. He said the well off people should open schools
where besides worldly education the children are given religious
and moral education.
Besides both the factions of Hurriyat, Ulema from
Jamait-e-Ahlihadis, Karawan-i-Islami, Jama’at Islami Jammu
Kashmir, Anjuman-e-Ulema-e-Ahnaf, Millat-i-Islamia, Anjuman
Tableeg-ul-Islam and other Islamic organizations participated in
the seminar.
Earlier, in his introductory speech, the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat
general secretary Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai briefly apprised the
participants about the aims and objectives of the seminar.
He said the people of Jammu and
Kashmir are struggling for a cause for the past over 60 years.
“We need to forge unity
and foil all the conspiracies and attempts aimed at dividing us in
the name of Maslaks", he added.
Speaking on the occasion, Amir Jama’at-e-Islami Sheikh Muhammad
Hassan said unity alone could counter effectively all the internal
and external conspiracies.
Moulana Muhammad Khursheed Kanoongo clarified that the Ulema had
an important role to play.
Moulana Ghulam Rasool Hami announced that Ulema Ahli Sunnat would
join their voice with the voice of Syed Ali Shah Geelani in his
efforts for unity. He said the Muslims of the state are being
divided under a well thought out conspiracy.
Dr Moulana Qazi Yasir while speaking on the occasion said, “We
have always been for unity and we are ready to offer any
sacrifice.”
Moulana Rehmat Ullah Qasmi said to foil the attempts of vested
interests to divide Muslims and create confusion among them in the
name of Maslaks, the Ulema should sit together and work out a
joint strategy.
“They can provide proper guidance to
the people and dissuade them from fighting with each other in the
name of Maslaks,” he said.
The senior leader of Awami Action Committee Syed-ur-Rehman Shams
assured full support of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to forge unity.
Abdul Rehman Bhat of Jamiat-e-Ahlihadis stressed the need for
unity to scuttle the conspiracies to divide Muslims.
Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi called upon the Ulema to desist from
issuing Fatwas against one another. “These Fatwas can only lead us
to disunity and enmity,” he said.
Moulana Altaf Ahmad Nadwi, Moulana Syed Ali Akbar, Dr
Yousuf-ul-Umar and Sabat Muhammad Shabir Qumi also spoke on the
occasion.
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