New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Muslim religious scholars on Wednesday opposed Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Syed Arshad Madani’s remark on ‘Jihad’, while differing over the reasons for the opposition.Addressing the Uttarakhand state executive meeting of the Jamiat, Arshad Madani said: “In 1803, when our country was under slavery, the message of jihad was given for the country’s independence. To free the country, that is, to remove the chains of slavery from the neck, it is every Muslim’s …
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New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) After Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind national president Maulana Syed Arshad Madani stated that “Jihad is every Muslim’s right,” BJP leaders on Wednesday criticised the remark, alleging that such statements are made periodically to promote a political agenda and provoke sections of the Muslim community. The BJP leaders also urged religious clerics not to spread hatred in society and instead guide people towards education, social progress, and constructive engagement.Speaking to IAN…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind national president Maulana Syed Arshad Madani, while addressing the Uttarakhhand state executive meeting in Haridwar’s Piran Kaliyar area, made strong remarks on social harmony, democratic values, religious freedom, and issues of national importance.The meeting was attended by a large gathering of ulema, huffaz, and members of the Muslim community.During his address as the chief guest, Maulana Syed Arshad Madani said, “In 1803, when our country w…
Haridwar, June 24 (IANS) Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind National President, Maulana Syed Arshad Madani, arrived in Kaliyar, a small town near Roorkee in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar, and attended the meeting of the State Executive Committee as the chief guest has sparked a fresh controversy, saying that “in 1803, when the country was under colonial rule, a call for ‘Jihad’ was issued for the nation’s freedom. Therefore to free the nation, it was must for all Muslims to wage Jihad (war)”. While addressing a large…
Ayodhya, May 21 (IANS) A day after Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President, Maulana Syed Arshad Madani, suggested that cow should be given the status of ‘national animal’, former litigant in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case Iqbal Ansari and Hindu seers welcomed the suggestion.Speaking to IANS, Iqbal Ansari said: “If our Hindu neighbour calls the cow ‘Gau Mata,’ then it is our duty to do the same.”Regarding the upcoming Bakrid festival, he said: “Nowhere is there a mention about cows being sacrificed,…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) It would be a matter of delight if the cow is declared a “national animal”, said Jamiat Ulema-e- Hind president Maulana Syed Arshad Madani on Wednesday, while holding the polarising politics around the sacred animal as the “root cause” behind incidents of hate-filled rants and attacks against the minority community. Venting his concern over the ‘politics of hatred’ and rising incidents of lynching against Muslims, apparently at the hands of cow vigilantes, Ma…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) All India Imam Association President Maulana Sajid Rashidi on Monday defended remarks made by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Arshad Madani and launched a sharp attack on what he described as growing “intimidation” of Muslims in the country, while also responding to recent statements on Azaan, Bhojshala and religious beliefs.Talking to IANS in response to recent statements on Azaan, Bhojshala and religious beliefs, Maulana Rashidi said there was “no doubt” that Muslims in the …
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani has come under sharp criticism from the BJP and its allies on Thursday following his remarks targeting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat over his comments on “Ghar Wapsi” and demographic issues. Madani cautioned that such statements foster hatred and undermine India’s constitutional values.In a post on X on Wednesday, Madani described calls to organise a “Ghar Wapsi” for “twenty crore Mus…
Patna, Jan 6 (IANS) Union Textile Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi over the ‘love jihad’ issue, accusing him of promoting a “jihadi mindset”.Speaking to reporters in Patna, the Begusarai MP said that Owaisi’s demand for presenting data on love jihad in Parliament should be first addressed in Hyderabad, where AIMIM holds political influence.Giriraj Singh claimed that the issue goes beyond personal relationships and alleged that it was p…