Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir on Monday expressed serious concern and strongly condemned the incident that took place in Masjid Sharief of Zadoora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, on the night of June 23 and 24, wherein the personnel of the Army’s 50 Battalion Rashtriya Rifles harassed the local people and beat up some residents forcing them to raise non-Muslim slogans from the mosque.
In a statement, the MMU said the silence maintained by the authorities in this regard is unacceptable. It asked them to clarify their position in this regard as the religious sentiments of Muslims of JK have been badly hurt and people are shocked.
The MMU expressed concern over the fact that the government-backed institutions in Jammu and Kashmir are increasingly interfering with the management and working of mosques, shrines, imambaras and other religious institutions, saying this is causing distress which needs to be addressed.
MMU also called for immediate and unconditional release of the MMU patron Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq who has been under arbitrary detention for the last four years, and other imprisoned religious leaders and preachers, before the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
The Majlis-e-Ulama announced that a state-wide meeting will be convened after Eid-ul-Azha for a comprehensive review of religious and societal challenges facing the Muslims of JK and how to address them.
It should be noted that the organisations that are part of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema include Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar, Darul Uloom Rahimiya Bandipora, Mufti Azam’s Muslim Personal Law Board, Anjuman Sharia Shiaan, Jamiat Ahle Hadith, Jamaat-e-Islami, Karwan-e-Islami, Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen, Anjuman Himayat-ul-Islam, Jamiat Tabligh-e-Islam, Jamiat Hamdaniyyah, Jamiat Ulema-e-Ahnaf, Darul Uloom Qasmiya, Darul Uloom Bilaliya, Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam, Anjuman Mazharul Haq, Jamiat al-Imam wal Ulama, Anjuman Aima Wa Mashaikhs Kashmir, Darul Uloom Naqshbandiyya, Darul Uloom Rasheediyyah, Ahl al-Bayt Foundation, Madrasa Kanz-ul Uloom, Peerwan-e-Wilayat, Auqaf Islamia Khurram Sirhama, Bazm-e-Tawheed Ahle Hadith Trust, Anjuman Tanzeem-al-Makatib, Muhammadi Yateem Trust, Anjuman Anwar-ul-Islam, Karwae-e-Khatm-e-Nabuwat, Darul Uloom Syed Al-Mursaleen, Anjuman Ulama Wa Aima Masajid, Falah Dareen Trust Welfare Society Islamabad, Ashraf Uloom Hydepora, Jamiat Ulama Kashmir, Idarah Wahdatul Makaatib Jammu and Kashmir, Darul Uloom Imdadiya Natipora, Darul Uloom Jamiat al-Rashaad Awantipora, Khanqah-e- Muradiya Jama Masjid Kreeri, Darul Uloom Sout-ul-Qur’an Gulshanabad Srinagar and several other contemporary religious, social and educational associations. [KNT]
