The Ulema wing of the Jammat-e-Islami (JI) working under the flag of the Rabitatul Madaris – headed by MMA Maulana Abdul Malik – issued a decree with the signatures of prominent Ulema against President General Musharraf’s government saying that the Musharraf government should be deposed and parliament dissolved. “We believe the policies of the Musharraf lead government are against the Muslim Ummah, and parliament also passed the Women’s Protection Bill which is against the Quran and Sunnah. Therefore, this government should be deposed,” Maulana Abdul Malik told Daily Times. “The National Assembly passed the Women’s Protection Bill because General Musharraf pressured the ruling coalition to please the US,” said Malik. Malik added, “The policies adopted by General Musharraf after the 9/11 episode are against Muslims.” He said that most importantly, the present government had passed a bill against the Quran and Islamic teachings.
Malik said that General Musharraf’s decision to send troops to Waziristan was also anti-Muslim because the same troops are now “killing our own Muslim brothers”. He added that Musharraf was supporting US policies which were against the Muslim Ummah and that Musharraf had therefore lost the right to rule a Muslim state. The Rabitatul Madaris is a member of the Itahad-e-Tanzimat-e-Madaras-e-Dinya (ITMD) representing the five wafaqs. Wafaqul Madaris Al Arabia Secretary General Qari Hanif Jalandry, Vice Principal Jammia Asharafia Lahore Maulana Fazl-e-Rahim, Jammia Aloom-e-Islamia Banoori Town Karachi member Dr Abdur Razaq Sikandar, Jammia Haqqania Akora Khattak Vice Principal Muhammad Anwarul Haq and Tanzimul Madaris Ahle Sunnah Examination Controller Maulana Ghulam Muhammad Sialwai are also signatories to the decree along with about 25 other Ulema.