Tablighi Jamaat leaders denounce gunpoint Sharia of Taliban
Tableeghi Jamaat leaders denounce gunpoint Sharia
ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented move, top leaders of the Tableeghi Jamaat have denounced enforcement of Sharia at gunpoint, religious extremism, militancy and terrorism.
Leaders of the Jamaat, who scrupulously avoid speaking on controversial issues, also called for promoting inter-faith harmony, tolerance, human rights, social justice and peace.
They were speaking at the conclusion of a three-day congregation near here on Monday. ‘Shariah cannot be enforced at gunpoint,’ declared Haji Abdul Wahab, Amir of the Tableeghi Jamaat, Pakistan.
Had that been the case, Allah Almighty would have sent fierce angels to protect prophets and enforce their faiths, he said.
The 90-year-old scholar, who left his job as sessions judge in pre-partition India and joined the Jamaat, cited the example of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), said the Holy Prophet never used force. Instead he spread the word of God only by peaceful means.
Haji Abdul Wahab also condemned extremism and militancy in the name of Islam, apparently a reference to the growing trend of Talibanisation and enforcement of Shria in Swat and other areas in the NWFP.
The congregation of tens of thousands of people was also addressed by Maulana Jamshaid, Maulana Mohammad Ahmed and Mualana Fahim.
‘Muslims should preach peace, brotherhood and tolerance across the world, including Israel. They must avoid imposing their creed or faith by force because Islam is a religion of peace and promotes tranquillity,’ another scholar told the mammoth gathering.
Maulana Mohammad Ahmed, a former educationist, said that Muslims should inspire adherents of other religions by their good moral and social behaviour. People who thought that Shariah could be imposed by force were simpletons, he said. ‘We should reach out to all human beings and guide them out of darkness. Before the advent of Islam, people were so inflexible that they used to bury their daughters without remorse. (But they changed.) Remember …human beings are above other creations of God,’ said Maulana Ahmed, the custodian of the largest seminary of the Tableeghi school of thought in Raiwind near Lahore.
The main message of the gathering was that Islam could not be confined to Pakistan or any other geographical area and there was a need to spread the religion of peace in every corner of the world.
People from across the country who had converged there pledged that they would continue the mission of spreading Islam across the world.
Leaders of the Jamaat, who scrupulously avoid speaking on controversial issues, also called for promoting inter-faith harmony, tolerance, human rights, social justice and peace.
They were speaking at the conclusion of a three-day congregation near here on Monday. ‘Shariah cannot be enforced at gunpoint,’ declared Haji Abdul Wahab, Amir of the Tableeghi Jamaat, Pakistan.
Had that been the case, Allah Almighty would have sent fierce angels to protect prophets and enforce their faiths, he said.
The 90-year-old scholar, who left his job as sessions judge in pre-partition India and joined the Jamaat, cited the example of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), said the Holy Prophet never used force. Instead he spread the word of God only by peaceful means.
Haji Abdul Wahab also condemned extremism and militancy in the name of Islam, apparently a reference to the growing trend of Talibanisation and enforcement of Shria in Swat and other areas in the NWFP.
The congregation of tens of thousands of people was also addressed by Maulana Jamshaid, Maulana Mohammad Ahmed and Mualana Fahim.
‘Muslims should preach peace, brotherhood and tolerance across the world, including Israel. They must avoid imposing their creed or faith by force because Islam is a religion of peace and promotes tranquillity,’ another scholar told the mammoth gathering.
Maulana Mohammad Ahmed, a former educationist, said that Muslims should inspire adherents of other religions by their good moral and social behaviour. People who thought that Shariah could be imposed by force were simpletons, he said. ‘We should reach out to all human beings and guide them out of darkness. Before the advent of Islam, people were so inflexible that they used to bury their daughters without remorse. (But they changed.) Remember …human beings are above other creations of God,’ said Maulana Ahmed, the custodian of the largest seminary of the Tableeghi school of thought in Raiwind near Lahore.
The main message of the gathering was that Islam could not be confined to Pakistan or any other geographical area and there was a need to spread the religion of peace in every corner of the world.
People from across the country who had converged there pledged that they would continue the mission of spreading Islam across the world.
Source: Dawn, Jang
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14 Jan 2013:
Bomb attack at Swat Tableeghi centre: Blast fuels Taliban comeback fears
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MINGORA, Jan 14: The worst bomb attack in years has fuelled growing fears of a Taliban comeback in Swat valley.
The 2009 air and ground offensive that crushed a two-year Taliban insurgency in the scenic region was widely credited as Pakistan’s most successful operation to date against militants.
It was a defining moment when almost the entire country united behind the army as it killed, arrested and expelled hundreds of Taliban fighters who had seized control of the former tourist destination once frequented by foreigners.
But the main town in Swat was plunged back into shock and grief on Thursday when a bomb blast killed 22 people and wounded more than 80 as a cleric addressed a congregation of the Tableeghi Jamaat in Mingora.
It was an unprecedented attack on an uncontroversial and widely respected religious organisation with no political agenda.
“People are scared. They even feel unsafe in mosques. This blast has brought severe fear. Now people prefer to pray at home,” said Mohammad Zaman, 57, who was visiting a relative wounded in the attack.
Although the Taliban denied carrying out the bombing, there is no doubt in the minds of local residents and of the security services that elements of the Taliban are trying to come back.
“They destroyed Swat and now they are targeting us again, but I ask them: Why? What is our crime?” Mr Zaman said.
It took hours for the authorities to confirm that the explosion, the deadliest in Swat since the Taliban were defeated, was caused by a bomb and not a gas canister. Three days later, there were still bloodstains on the floor of the centre and the acrid smell of explosives hung in the air.
There are growing fears that the Swat attack is part of a renewed campaign of violence by militants, timed to coincide with the lead up to general elections due by mid-May.
Pakistan maintains that the leader of the original Swat uprising, Maulana Fazlullah and a band of loyalists escaped into eastern Afghanistan, from where they have staged cross-border attacks.
First there were raids into Dir, and then last year targeted killing of anti-militancy campaigners resumed in Swat.
In October 15-year-old Malala Yousufzai, a campaigner for girls’ education, was shot in the head on a school bus in an attack claimed by the Taliban.
There may be no militants on the streets, as there were four years ago, but a security official confirmed to AFP that they had started to sneak back.
“They have no visible presence but some support in the society, there are some silent sympathisers as they have in other parts of Pakistan,” he said on condition of anonymity. The Tableeghi centre in Mingora was a soft target. Preachers said they never imagined they would be a target, so there were no body searches and no searches of bags.
Intelligence officials suspect the bomb may have been hidden in a sleeping bag, and detonated either by a timer or remote control.
“We have foiled several of their attempts. It is a cat and mouse situation. The attack on Malala, targeted killings and the latest blast are part of this game,” the security official said. Life in Mingora had the usual hustle and bustle at the weekend. The markets were crowded, restaurants jam-packed and roads clogged with heavy traffic.
But there are new checkpoints in the suburbs. Soldiers wearing bullet-proof jackets and standing next to machine-guns mounted on pick-up trucks search vehicles by hand and with scanners.
“My wife told me not to go to the mosque, because she fears the Taliban will bomb us again,” said Fazal Khan, a preacher in the Rahim Abad area.
“I’m still going for prayers five times a day, but frankly I feel scared.”
A police officer said that several suspects had been arrested for the Mingora attack, but as with Malala’s shooting, there was no evidence to charge anyone.
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