SRINAGAR: The Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir expressed its resolve to prevent attempts to spread sectarian discord in Kashmir and disrupt the region’s traditional sectarian harmony.
The Majlis appealed to scholars, masjid imams, and individuals active on social media, from various schools of thought and sects, to refrain from targeting the beliefs of other sects in lectures, sermons, addresses, or discussions on social media or any platform, to avoid causing conflict.
In a special meeting chaired by MMU patron Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq and attended by Maulana Rahmatullah Mir al-Qasimi, Agha Syed Hassan al-Moosvi al-Safawi, Grand Mufti of Kashmir Mufti Nasir ul-Islam Farooqi, Maulana Masroor Abbas Ansari, Dr Abdul Latif al-Kindi, Maulana Ghulam Rasool Hami, Agha Syed Mohammad Hadi al-Moosvi, and Maulana Shaukat Hussain King, the Majlis issued this statement.
The meeting emphasised that the challenges faced by the Muslim community can only be overcome by uniting under the banner of Tawheed (monotheism).
The MMU condemned recent efforts by certain groups to incite sectarian discord, labelling these actions regretful and reprehensible.
The ulemas present stressed that the religious personalities of Islam should be respected by all, and since all Muslims share the common religion and its goals, it is detrimental to the entire ummah when minor differences are made into contentious matters by some to advance narrow sectarian objectives at the expense of the broader interests of the Muslim community in Kashmir.
The Majlis made it clear that it will not tolerate provocations, sectarian discord, or the denigration of each other’s beliefs. As a responsible forum of Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir, the Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama will confront these elements and hold them accountable in the public domain.
The MMU also called upon all members of the Kashmiri Muslim community, civil society, and media to play their part as responsible citizens in maintaining communal cohesion.
On this occasion, a decision was taken to broaden and strengthen the forum by including more religious organisations and leading scholars from all over Jammu and Kashmir in the Majlis to promote inter-Muslim unity.
