Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani, president of his faction Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, has been making waves with his fiery statements for the past three days. Latest in this series is an interview with pro-RSS channel India TV on May 30 where he said we would accept court’s decision on Gyanvapi Masjid.
The following are some key points from Maulana Mahmood Madani’s interview with the channel, which he attributed on behalf of his JUH faction:
(1)We are denouncing the situation in the country, not the Union Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
(2) In our country, Muslims are not a minority.
(3) He was all praise of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and supported his action to remove loudspeakers from places of worship
(4) Yogi Ji removes the loudspeakers objectively and without any prejudice.
(5) Introduced a completely new interpretation of the term kafir in Islamic history.
“It is improper to describe Hindus as kafirs; whenever the term kafir is used, it refers to those who have fought against Muslims. In other words, our Hindu brothers and sisters are not Kafirs.”
(Editor’s note: “The word ‘kafir’, and its plural, occurs over 153 times in the Quran. The word literally means in Arabic ‘someone that covers’. Its literal meaning is therefore not ‘disbeliever’, but is used to convey a number of different meanings depending on the context of the Arabic sentence. The word ‘Kafir’ is used at different times to mean different things in the Quran)
(6) “I am vehemently opposed to MIM; Owaisi’s policies will be disastrous for the country.” He just speaks of Muslims, while we (jamiat) represent the entire country, and our viewpoint differs from Owaisi’s.” Muslims as a political power is dangerous for the country and Muslims themselves.
(7) Beyond dialogue or going to court, there are no other options for settling the temple-mosque conflict.
(8) In the case of the Gyanvapi mosque, we will accept the court’s decision.
(9) Advises Muslims to avoid getting entangled in the hijab controversy.
(10) Tells Modi was elected Prime Minister of India by Allah’s will; therefore, we must assist him and get assistance from him.
Watching Hazrat’s interview today yielded a wealth of new information. It is, for example, incorrect to refer to a Hindu as a Kafir. Only anti-Islamists combatants are referred to as kafirs. Muslims, too, are not in the minority. It should be emphasised that Hazrat Madani Sahib has been making such assertions for three days in a row, with the support of the entire Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, which includes not only Madani Sahib but also Hazrat Maulana Abdul Aleem Farooqi from Lucknow. To put it another way, the Madani family is not only the forerunner of these pro-government and non-Islamic remarks, but many members of major religious families are increasingly joining them.
This circumstance is yelling and trying to tell believers with a lively and awake mind something about the future, but can they hear? These utterances of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind are becoming increasingly loud. This Jamiat Zindabad, i.e., blind imitation and individualism, will lead to the swamp and enslavement, even after hearing such blatant anti-Islamic statements./ Muslim mirror