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Sunday 07 Feb 2016 - 11:10 Makkah mean time-28-4-1437
Islamic Fiqh Academy India. Image from The Indian Awaaz
Badarpur, Delhi (IINA) - Top Islamic scholars, jurists and Ulama from across the world have described the militant group IS State as the antithesis to Islam and advocated that the group need to be dealt strongly, The Indian Awaaz news reported.
Addressing the inaugural session of Islamic Fiqh Academy India’s 25th Fiqh Conference here on Friday, the scholars said Muslims need to be made aware of its activities as the group was created by Western powers to balkanize the Islamic world. They also urged Muslims to start interfaith dialogue with non-Muslims.
The 3-day conference is being held in the historic town of Badarpur, 310 Km away Guwahati, the largest city in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam. The conference is discussing four important issues including rights of old-age people, Talaq (divorce) pronounced in fit of rage, dialogue with non-Muslims and whether co-compatriots can be called as people of the Book etc. It is to be mentioned that Fiqh is a science of religious jurisprudence that explores solution of contemporary issues in the light the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah. It is expected that with the concluding session of the event, Ulema and Islamic jurists will arrive at collective decision.
More than 200 scholars, jurists, and graduates of top seminaries from across India and from around the world are taking part in the deliberations.
Delivering keynote address, Fiqh Academy General Secretary Khalid Saifullah Rehmani criticized the IS and its activities equating it with ‘Kharijites (rebel group during the early period of Islam). He said America, and other Western powers as well as the Zionist state of Israel have created this group to foment sectarian strife in the heart of Islam, which has ultimately been strengthening Syrian despotic ruler Bashar-al Assad, and Israel. Exhorting Muslims to stand united, he said religious leaders must take utmost care in labelling one fellow Muslim as a non-believer.
Maulana Rehmani also said Muslim masses have no right to raise arms against a despotic or tyrannical regime, as it will create chaos and anarchy in the country. “Waging a Jihad against a ruler, who is not a good and practicing Muslim, is not allowed in Islam. Likewise those Muslims who are living as minority like India where they enjoy democratic rights, even thinking about Jihad is a big misunderstanding about the concept of Jihad”.
Stressing the need for spreading message of Islam, Maulana Rehmani said it is the duty of Ulama to educate youths how to co-exist in pluralistic and diverse societies where Muslims are a minority. Referring peace accords with unbelievers in Makkah and Madinah, concluded by the Prophet (peace be upon him), he said these should be basis for interfaith dialogue process with non-Muslims.
In his opening remarks, Ateeq Ahmad Bastavi, secretary of Fiqh Academy, said that Academy has been making endeavors to bring Ulama and Islamic theologians on one platform to confront the challenges and issues arising out of a fast changing world and scientific and technological advancement. Since its inception in 1989, the Academy has held so far 24 conferences and resolved almost 200 issues and problems in the light of the Qur'an and Sunnah (the Prophet's Tradition), he added.
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