Deobandi fatwa declaring India “Dar al-Aman”

It seems that Deobandis have finally conceded that India is not a place worthy of Islamic jihad. This is U-turn from their ideology since Syed Ahmed Barelvi’s violent jihad. However, the question is: truce for Hindus, while Shias are still heretics (kafir), worthy to be killed (wajib-ul-qatl)? It may be noted that radical Takfiri Deobandi militants are responsible for at least 95% of terrorist /jihadi and sectarian activities in Pakistan. The remaining 5% is contributed by the Wahhabis (also known as Ahl-e-Hadith or Salafis), Shia and Sunni Barelvi. Deobandis (semi-Wahhabis) and Wahhabis are quite similar in their violent, pro-jihadi, pro-sectarian agendas.

Fatwa declares India ‘Dar al-Aman’

Daily Times Monitor

LAHORE: Challenged by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to issue a fatwa (religious edict) declaring India a Dar al-Aman (country friendly to Islam), where jihad (holy war) is meaningless, the country’s top Islamic seminary, the Darul Uloom at Deoband, on Sunday did just that.

The fatwa was read out at a large rally in Bhubaneshwar organised by the Orissa unit of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, attended by Chief Minister Navneen Patnaik and numerous other bigwigs.

“The Indian Constitution guarantees equal protection and rights for all communities. Therefore, for Muslims, India is Dar al-Aman or a Muslim-friendly country,” the fatwa said.

The VHP had also urged the Darul Uloom to spell out whether Muslims should regard Hindus as kafirs (non-believers). The fatwa came from the hand and seal of Mufti Mahmood Hasan Bulandsheri of Darul Uloom’s fatwa department, in response to questions posed by Mahmood Madani, who heads the Jamiat.

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Compare the Indian Deobandi Mullah’s fatwa with the Pakistani Deobandi Mullahs’ fatwa:

Writing in daily ‘Pakistan’ (12 May 2004) Tanvir Qaiser Shahid stated that two great Pakistani leaders of jihad and Islam had allowed suicide bombing to Muslims. Former Lashkar Tayba leader Hafiz Saeed had stated that suicide bombing was the best form of resistance for the Muslims. He was supported in this by Mufti Shamzai, the greatest source of fatwa for the Deobandis in Pakistan, who also was in the habit of fatwas of death. The columnist was of the opinion that suicide bombing was not in the interest of the Muslims today and the teachings of the Prophet PBUH did not support it.

Islamists have bent the concept of suicide just as they have bent the concept of jihad to suit a certain class of ambitious religious leaders. On suicide bombing people like Justice (Retd) Dr Javid Iqbal have been swayed by Israeli atrocities. Only our Islamic scholar Javed Al Ghamidi opposes it on principle.

(Source: SECOND OPINION: Some generals get away with corruption? —Khaled Ahmed’s Urdu Press Review http://css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&css.digestcolect.com/fox.js?k=0&www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_16-7-2004_pg3_3)

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