Urdu version: دیوبندی علما کو سپاہ صحابہ اور طالبان کے دہشت گردوں کے بارے میں غیرمشروط اورغیر مبہم پالیسی اختیار کرنی چاہیے – راجہ ناصرعباس https://lubpak.com/archives/297805

During a recent debate on a Samaa TV talk show about the Saudi Grand Mufti’s fatwa against suicide bombing, senior Shia cleric Allama Raja Nasir Abbas (head of MWM political party) brought up a highly critical issue of responsibility of scholars of Deobandi sect to clearly identify their position on banned terrorist organizations (such as Sipah-e-Sahaba, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Taliban) involved in killing of thousands of Pakistanis of diverse faiths and sects including Shias, Sunni Baelvis, Ahmadis, Christians etc. This is particularly important given that all terrorist outfits currently active in violence and terrorism have identified themselves as Deobandi and use Deobandi seminaries and mosques for recruitment and propagating terrorist agenda.

Raja Nasir advised senior Deobandi scholars to refrain from defending terrorists as they are using cover of Deoband sect and in reality they are nothing but modern time Khawarij.

Raja Nasir’s is a very logical and important suggestion since right after General Zia ul Haq took power in 1977, Pakistan army has, along with USA and Saudi Arbaia, used Deobandi sect seminaries and mosques as recruitment and training ground for fighting Soviets. Since the so called Jihad against the USSR ended in 1988, the Deobandi and Salafi-Wahhabi Jihadist warriors have turned on their own country and have damaged Pakistan and Islam in several ways.

Leave apart killing of more than 50,000 Pakistanis and 3,500 security forces people and the families that they have affected, think about why the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, an alias and convenient cover of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) attacked and killed 11 French technicians building Nuclear Submarine for Pakistan Navy? Why did the same LeJ attack Sri Lankan cricket team? Why did the Taliban bomb Marriot hotel? What economic impact have we paid for due to silence by senior Deobandi scholars over these killings?

However, when we look across the border we see that the Darul Uloom Deoband India has strongly discouraged any activity against Indian government. I still remember that Darul Uloom Deoband India issued its famous fatwa stating “India is a Muslim friendly country and its haraam to think about waging holy war there”(2009)( http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/no-jihad-in-india-says-darul-uloom-deoband/article1-382288.aspx) and another well-known fatwa of Darul Uloom Deoband says that Kashmir is Integral part of india (http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-darul-uloom-deoband-says-kashmir-integral-to-india-faces-hizb-hurriyat-ire-1451339). Therefore, we can easily say that Deobandi scholars in India played a positive role for curbing militant activities in that country.

Here I would like to put another question to followers of Deoband sect. We all know that Deoband originated some 150 yrs back from Darul Uloom Deoband India, so why are the TTP, LEJ, SSP, Jundullah, Harkat ul Mujahideen etc not following Darul Uloom Deoband of India but local Deobandi clerics and their pro-violent Jihad policies? Also, if Deobandi scholars of both countries read same books, how come their opinion regarding jihad are so different? Who is right and based on what books or logic?

It would be injustice if I don’t mention that some of Pakistani patriot scholars from Deoband sect came out against terrorism in their own rank and paid the price with their life. Maulana Hassan Jan of Peshawar was martyred for issuing fatwa against suicide bombing. Several Tableeghi Jamaat workers have been killed for not supporting the “enforced sharia” but going for tableegh by communication instead.

It’s high time that senior Deobandi scholars show courage and come out against terrorists within their own sect. Do it, not for your sect, not for yourself and not for benefiting any other group but do it for Islam. As all suicide bombings, planted bombings, massacres, decapitated bodies, hate speeches and enforced ideology plans are hurting Islam more than anything else. People laugh when we say Islam means peace. Please think about it.

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