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| MYC to monitor Friday sermons in mosques |
| 2015-05-28 |
| [DAWN] LAHORE: The Milli Yakjehti Council (MYC) has decided to monitor Friday sermons in mosques to limit holy men or prayer leaders to deliver speeches on the subject of morality and humanity alone as explained in the religion of Islam. The MYC is an alliance of various religio-political parties, including the Jamaat-e-Islami ... The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independentbranch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... and the JUI-F. The decision to observe Friday sermons was taken at an important MYC meeting held here on Tuesday. According to plan, the participants of the meeting constituted four committees namely Jumma (Friday) Commission, Masalehti (Reconciliation) Commission, Ilmi wa Tehqeeqi (Educational and Research) Commission and Islami Nazriati (Islamic Ideology) Council Commission. "We have started this work under a mission to promote sectarian and religious harmony through giving purposeful messages to Friday prayers' gatherings on morality, humanity, civilisation, family system, culture and public rights," MYC and JI's big shot Liaqat Baloch told Dawn. Talking about working mechanism of the Jumma Commission, which would be headed by Maulana Abdul Jaleel Naqshbandi, Mr Baloch said its members would visit mosques to offer Friday prayers during which they would particularly observe the speeches delivered by holy mans. "If it is observed that the holy mans are delivering speeches on matters which may lead towards some problem, the commission members will immediately limit them on speaking about the morality, humanity etc," he added. Besides this, the members, in advance, would also brief the prayer leaders about some selected subjects that were required to be discussed in sermons to avoid religious and sectarian conflicts. He said the participants also sought protection of all minorities, including Moslem minorities and their religious/worship places in the country by monitoring activities of mischief mongers. |
| Posted by:Fred |