Ask community to cling steadfastly to faith in Islam and Shariah
Jaipur: Claiming Muslims were "feeling insecure and uncomfortable", the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Sunday it has decided to up a "Defend Constitutional Rights Committee" to fight "anti-minority decisions" taken by the central and certain state governments.
Addressing a press conference here after a two-day convention of the board here, the panel's secretary Abdul Rahim Quresh said: "Muslims are feeling insecure and uncomfortable as there have been growing incidence of hate speeches by VHP and RSS leaders in the recent past."
All the members attending the convention were of the opinion that in the last few months, efforts are being made to vitiate communal environment with issues like 'ghar wapsi' and venomous statements against Muslims which "is making both the communities feel insecure".
He attacked the Rajasthan government's decision to introduce compulsory 'surya namaskar in schools.
"Through the Defend Constitutional Rights Committee. we shall run a campaign all over the country to build confidence among Muslims," he said, adding it will be set up soon.
There was some drama at the event when Zafar Sareshwala, a confidante of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, turned up to participate but had to leave as various participants objected saying he was not a member and shouted slogans against him, said sources.
Meanwhile, the panel appealed the Muslims of the country to cling steadfastly to their un-doubtful faith in Islam and Shariah with all their might so as to ground the mischievous elements who are hell bent to put to shreds the secular fabric of the country which has been enshrined in the Constitution.
The Muslims should maintain their religious identity at all costs without compromising on any tenets of Islam, the panel said.
The Muslims have also been urged to keep an eye on their less privileged brethren who live in isolation in small pockets, being poverty-stricken and illiterate, that they do not walk into the trap laid by these divisive forces so as to fall out of the Islamic fold unknowingly.
The Muslims have been cautioned not to admit their wards into institutions where religious books and rituals of one particular community is part of the curriculum and is imposed on students of all other faiths and beliefs cunningly in the garb of cultural discourse.
The thrust of the "Jaipur Declaration" was on religious identity and religious freedom in the background of "Ghar Waapsi" issue which is pervading the country and is being propelled by the saffron forces.
The "Jaipur Declaration" said that in the country Muslims are feeling that the stability of present democratic and cultural polarity structure is at stake and it is imperative and duty of every citizen and every community and group living in India to inculcate the sentiments of truly upholding the principles of secular character of the state's cultural plurality and duty towards country.
For this it is necessary that every group and community should feel that those things which are dearer to their lives are safe, preserved and protected. The first and foremost thing in this regard is religion. As far as Muslims are concerned they feel and there is reason for this feeling that there is interference from the state and its organs in the matter of religion, the highest body of Muslims in India said.
The "Jaipur Declaration" admitted that the Muslims have not been able to make aware the vast majority of citizens of the country who are ignorant about the special features of Islam which is beneficial for the entire humanity. This would bring communities together heralding communal harmony.
Apart from this a few resolutions were also passed on the occasion of which "Suryanamaskar" being made compulsory in Rajasthan schools at which the AIMPLB frowned and resolved to legal path to combat it. Another resolution appealed the Hajj Committee of India to return the money taken for Qurbani to Hajj pilgrims as it interferes with the religious freedom.
Earlier, during the debate on "Ghar Wapsi" it was stated by speakers that it is a propaganda war marshalled by the Hindutva forces to brow-beat Muslims and Christians to keep them away from not propagating their religion as guaranteed by the Constitution. It should be the endeavour of Muslims that there Prevention of Conversion Act is not passed by the Centre in Parliament as it would be against the spirit of the Constitution.
Later, Syed Salman Husaini Nadwi speaking outspokenly at the fag end of the 24th session on Sunday urged the AIMPLB to come out of the shell and reinvent itself to work vigorously for the uplift the Muslims who are looking towards at it expectantly. He advocated a two-prong battle of legal and political to tackle issues. He wanted Muslims should align politically with Dalits, Other Backwards and marginalised sections of society to have political solutions to issues plaguing the community since a very long time.
[With Pervez Bari from Jaipur.]
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