Saharanpur , June 9 : The Darul Uloom Deoband, one of the largest Islamic seminaries in India, has sought strict legal action against all those who have made objectionable statements against Islam to spread hatred. This statement comes days after the Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind and All India Muslim Personal Law Board made a similar demand.
Darul Uloom Vice-Chancellor, Maulana Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani, has issued a statement said, “I strongly condemn the insulting remarks on our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Religious sentiments of the followers of any faith cannot be provoked in the name of freedom of expression.
Insulting the Prophet will not be tolerated by Muslims, in India or abroad.”He urged the government to “frame a law to deal with cases where religious symbols of Muslims are targeted”.
Nomani further said, these communal and extremist elements are not harming social harmony .
Appealing to the government to take immediate cognisance of such cases and strict action against anti-social elements, the Darul Uloom Vice-Chancellor added, “For the past few years, efforts are being made to disturb peace and harmony by inciting religious sentiments in India. And the overall environment has been deteriorating.”
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, a socio-religious organisation with a large Muslim following across the subcontinent, had also said that “insulting the founder of Islam has deeply hurt the feelings of Muslims around the world”.
“We hope that the law enforcement agencies will take legal action against the perpetrators without further delay,” said Jamiat’s General Secretary, Maulana Hakimuddin Qasmi.
DMK minority wing leader demands arrest of Hindutva BJP leader Nupur Sharma, Naveen Jindal
Chennai ,June 9 : The DMK minority wing of Indian Tamil Nadu state secretary Dr D. Masthan has demanded the arrest of Hindutva BJP national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and another BJP leader Naveen Jindal over their remarks against Holy Prophet Mohammed (SAW).
Dr Masthan, former member of the Indian Rajya Sabha, in a social media post condemned the remarks made by the BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammed (SAW).
In the post, the DMK leader said: “The BJP should not try to escape from the issue by just taking party related disciplinary action against the duo.” The DMK leader demanded stringent legal action against the two BJP leaders.
He said that such irresponsible remarks loaded with hatred would disturb social harmony and bring serious implications and damage in the future.
It may be noted that several Islamic countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iran, Jordan, Afghanistan, Maldives and OIC have come out against the remarks of the BJP leaders on Prophet Mohammed