[OneIndia] On Friday, Jamaat Ulama-e-Hind
| ...the Deobandi caliphatist group also spelt Jamiat Ulema e Hind... |
president Mahmood Madani said India belongs to him as much as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat.
Days after targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying India belongs to him as much as the PM, Jamaat Ulema-e-Hind chief Mahmood Madani on Sunday triggered a controversy why equating Om with Allah.
According to him, 'Om', the prime symbol of Hinduism, and 'Allah', the term for God by Moslems, are the same.
| Until they get in a snit, when only Moslems will be allowed to say Allah again. That’s what happened in Malaysia a few years ago. |
Addressing a gathering at the three-day plenary session of Jamaat Ulama-e-Hind at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi, he said, "I asked dharma guru when there was no one, neither Shri Ram, nor Brahma, then whom did they use to worship? Some people told me that they used to worship Om. Then I told them that Om is called Allah by us, Ishwar by you (Hindus), Khuda by Farsi (Persian) speaking people and God by English speaking people,"
| That there is what they call dawa (outreach) — the stage before the unbelievers accept Islam (surrender). It’s utter nonsense, of course, if one looks at how each of those personages is defined, but Allah is pleased to describe himself as the Lord of Lies, among other unexpected descriptors. |
After the address of Jamaat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Syed Arshad Madani, Acharya Lokesh Muni (Jain Muni) present on the stage expressed displeasure over his remarks and said, "We do not agree with his (Arshad Madani) statement. We just agree to live in harmony with each other."
Jamaat Ulama-e-Hind is a century-old organization and works for the protection of the civil, religious, cultural and educational rights of Moslems. Jamaat claims to be the largest organization of Moslems and socio-political and religious issues of Moslems remain on its agenda. The Jamaat believes in the Deobandi ideology of Islam, PTI reported.
| That’s like Salafism, but based in India instead of Arabia. |
Speaking at the inaugural plenary session of Jamaat Ulama-e-Hind at Ramlila Maidan in the national capital, Maulana Madani said, "India is our country. This country belongs to Mahmood Madani as much as it belongs to Narendra Modi and Mohan Bhagwat. Neither Mahmood is an inch ahead of them nor are they one inch ahead of Mahmood."
He claimed that Islam is the oldest religion in this country.
| Another lie, but do go on. |
"This land is the first homeland of Moslems. Saying that Islam is a religion that came from outside is totally wrong and baseless.
Islam is the oldest religion among all religions.
| You may make that claim for Heaven, but on Earth it is over 2000 years younger than Judaism, 700 years younger than Christianity, and several thousand years younger than generic paganism. |
India is the best country for Hindi Moslems," Madani said.
The Jamaat Ulama-e-Hind chief stated that they are against forced religious conversions and alleged that today people who are converting their religion voluntarily are also being sent to jail on false charges.
He said, "We are against religious conversion driven forcibly. Freedom of religion is a fundamental right. We are also against conversion by force, fraud and greed. There are many examples of agencies targeting the Moslem community, such as the ban on Namaz, police action on them, and bulldozer action." |