Deoband meet against Terrorism - India: "motherland", Terrorists: "non-Muslims"

[AlHindi]

Coming, Deoband fatwa on terrorism
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter

New Delhi: In what could turn out to be a path-breaking development, Asia’s most revered Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband is set to declare terrorism an anti-Islamic act.

The declaration will be flashed on 25th February at the end of an anti-terrorism seminar to be held in Deoband. The seminar is likely to be attended by the representatives of around 6,000 madrasas from across the country besides foreign delegates.

Maulana Abdul Khaleque Madrasi, vice rector of the seminary has been quoted saying that all acts of terrorism and killing of innocent people of any religion are strictly prohibited by the holy Quran in its chapter 5 (Al-Maidah) and these acts are anti Islamic.

The declaration would pronounce that persons involved in the act of terrorism anywhere will qualify to be called a non-Muslim. The declaration will include advice to the Muslim community to stay away from acts of terrorism and organizations that encourage it.

http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2...terrorism.html
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Muslim heads huddle to discuss terror
21 Feb 2008, 0206 hrs IST,TNN

NEW DELHI: A meeting at Darul Uloom at Deoband next week, expected to be attended by ulema from over 6,000 madrassas including those affiliated to other sects like Barelvis and Ahl-e-Hadis, will deliberate on the need to take a stand against groups which justify terrorism as being sanctioned by Islam.

The day-long discussions have been planned in view of terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed arguing that violence against non-believers, including innocent bystanders, was part of religious duty and was theologically approved by Deoband's Darul Uloom.

"We have condemned terrorism earlier. But this time we felt that as an institution, the Darul Uloom had to take an initiative to make it clear that Islam does not sanction terrorism and that Deobandis do not believe in this either," said Maulana Mahmood Madani, general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind.

The organisers of the conclave said terrorist tanzims, which drew ideological inspiration and recruited fighters from madrassas in Pakistan, have argued that teachings of Deoband were their inspiration.

"We want to say that what happens in their madrassas is their business. We are keen to make it clear that killing innocents, let's say someone walking on the road, is not justified in Islam," said the school's deputy rector Qazi Usman.

The task before the meeting, which is slated to take place on February 25, will comprise offering a theological explanation repudiating the "divine" duty claimed by figures like Syed Hafiz Saeed, head of LeT, in calling for a violent jihad against India. "If such violence is jihad, then Muslims will be bound by it. But we are saying this is not jihad. It is, in fact, anti-Islam besides being anti-national," said Madani.

Both Madani and Usman felt that terrorism was posing questions which needed urgent answers. Muslims were being drawn into acts of terror, often as foot soldiers or local collaborators. This led to security agencies coming down hard on Muslim suspects even as equating terrorism with Islam was resulting in bitterness and suspicion between communities. "We need to involve ourselves as Islam gets a bad name," said Madani. The increasing involvement of local recruits was also worrying.

"We have to forcefully oppose terrorism. We also have warn to people that they must not be misguided and drawn to a violent act that will help those opposed to our society and motherland," said Usman.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/I...ow/2799677.cms

[AlHindi]

plus, Jihad for them "is, in fact, anti-Islam besides being anti-national,"

[Abu Maryam PK]

Bismillah

Asia’s most revered Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband

I am sure our brothers in ummul quraa, al-khairiyah and IU will disagree

[shaheed666]

Coming, Deoband fatwa on terrorism


The declaration would pronounce that persons involved in the act of terrorism anywhere will qualify to be called a non-Muslim.

I think thats a product of media creativity very much common in indian media..........

"We have condemned terrorism earlier. But this time we felt that as an institution, the Darul Uloom had to take an initiative to make it clear that Islam does not sanction terrorism and that Deobandis do not believe in this either," said Maulana Mahmood Madani, general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind.

this is what happens when scholars join political parties(secular and hindu),they end up trying to appease the majority

"We have to forcefully oppose terrorism. We also have warn to people that they must not be misguided and drawn to a violent act that will help those opposed to our society and motherland," said Usman.

motherland!,that ends the story.......

[Yousef al Khattab]

Bismillah


I am sure our brothers in ummul quraa, al-khairiyah and IU will disagree

Asalam 3leikoum wr wb,

Dear akhi let us have a look at what a Scholar that I myself do not follow, but is in fact a scholar and unlike many of the brothers in Oum al Qura etc. has been learning fiq usool all his life. Today anyone can go to Oum al Quraa or sit and "learn from the Scholars". I do not necessarily believe this fatwa is correct but perhaps it holds more weight than a reconstituted Muslim with a 2 year basic understanding of the modern day Salafi school of thought.

Jazak Allah Khair,
Akhouk Yousef

Question:
Are Deobandis part of Ahlus Sunnah? Are they within the folds of Islam?

Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.

The Deobandis are one of the groups of Muslims. This group is connected to and named after the University of Deoband – Dar al-Uloom – in India. It is an intellectual school of thought that is deeply rooted, and everyone who graduated from that university was influenced by its academic characteristics, so that they became known as Deobandis.

The University of Deoband was founded by a group of Indian ‘ulamaa’ (scholars) after the British had put a stop to the Islamic revolution in India in 1857 CE. Its establishment was a strong reaction against western advancement and its materialistic civilization in the Indian Subcontinent, aimed at saving the Muslims from the dangers of these circumstances, especially when Delhi, the capital, had been destroyed following the revolution and the British had taken full control of it. The scholars feared that their religion might be assimilated, so Shaykh Imdaadullaah al-Muhaajir al-Makki and his student Shaykh Muhammad Qaasim al-Nanatuwi, and their companions, drew up a plan to protect Islam and its teachings. They thought that the solution was to establish religious schools and Islamic centers, thus al-Madrasah al-Islamiyyah al-Arabiyyah was established in Deoband as a center for Islam and Sharee’ah in India at the time of British rule.

The most prominent figures of this intellectual school:

1- Muhammad Qaasim

2- Rasheed Ahmad al-Kankoohi

3- Husayn Ahmad al-Madani

4- Muhammad Anwaar Shah al-Kashmiri

5- Abu’l-Hasan al-Nadvi

6- Al-Muhaddith Habeeb al-Rahmaan al-A’zami
Thoughts and beliefs

With regard to basic tenets of belief (‘aqeedah), they follow the madhhab of Abu Mansoor al-Maatreedi.

They follow the madhhab of Imaam Abu Haneefah with regard to fiqh and minor issues.

They follow the Sufi tareeqahs of the Naqshbandiyyah, Chishtiyyah, Qaadiriyyah and Saharwardiyyah with regard to spiritual development.

The thoughts and principles of the Deobandi school may be summed up as follows:

- Preserving the teachings of Islam and its strength and rituals.

- Spreading Islam and resisting destructive schools of thought and missionary activity.

- Spreading Islamic culture and resisting the invading British culture.

- Paying attention to spreading the Arabic language because it is the means of benefiting from the sources of Islamic sharee’ah.

- Combining reason and emotion, and knowledge and spirituality.

See al-Mawsoo’ah al-Muyassarah fil Adyaan wal Madhaahib (1/308).

Because the Deobandis follow the Maatreedi madhhab with regard to belief (‘aqeedah), we have to define what al-Maatreediyyah is:

This is a philosophical (kalaami) group which is named after Abu Mansoor al-Maatreedi. It is based on using rational and philosophical proof and evidence in disputes with opponents from among the Mu’tazilah, Jahamiyyah and others to establish the truths of religion and Islamic ‘aqeedah (belief). With regard to sources, the Maatreediyyah divide the bases of religion into two categories depending on the source:

1 – Divine or rational: these are matters which are established independently by reason and the reports follow that. This includes issues of Tawheed and the Divine attributes.

2 – Legislative matters or transmitted reports, These are matters which reason states may or may not exist, but there is no way to prove rationally that they exist, such as Prophethood, the torment of the grave and issues of the Hereafter. It should be noted that some of them regarded Prophethood as coming under the heading of rational issues.

It is obvious that this is contradictory to the methodology of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah, because the Qur’aan, Sunnah and consensus of the Sahaabah are the sources of guidance in their view. This is in addition to their bid’ah (innovation) of dividing the sources of religion into rational matters vs. transmitted reports, which was based on the false notion of the philosophers who assumed that the religious texts contradict reason, so they tried to mediate between reason and the transmitted reports. This led them to force reason into fields where it has no place, so they came up with false rulings which contradicted sharee’ah, and that led them to say that they did not know what the texts mean and that only Allaah knows their meaning, or to misinterpret them altogether. In the view of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah, on the other hand, there is no contradiction between sound reason and the sound transmitted reports.

See al-Mawsoo’ah al-Muyassarah fi’l-Adyaan wa’l-Madhaahib al-Mu’aasirah, 1/99

Attitude of Ahl al-Sunnah towards the Maatreediyyah

It was narrated from the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that this ummah would split into seventy-three sects, all of which would be in the Fire apart from one. The Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) explained that the saved group is the Jamaa’ah, which is the group that follows the same path as the Messenger SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his Companions.

Undoubtedly Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah, who adhere to the Qur’aan and Sunnah in terms of both knowledge and actions, are the saved group, and this description applies to them, i.e., they adhere to that which the Messenger SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his Companions adhered to in terms of knowledge and actions.

It is not sufficient for an individual or group merely to claim to belong to the Sunnah whilst going against the methodology of the salaf, namely the Sahaabah and Taabi’een. Rather it is essential to adhere to their methodology in knowledge, action, approach and spiritual development.

The Maatreediyyah are one of the groups whose opinions include true and false views, and some things that go against the Sunnah. It is known that these groups vary with regard to the truth, how near or far they are; the closer they are to the Sunnah, the closer they are to the truth and the right way. Among them are some who went against the Sunnah with regard to basic principles, and some who went against the Sunnah with regard to more subtle issues. There are some who refuted other groups who are farther away from the Sunnah, so they are to be praised with regard to their refutation of falsehood and what they have said of truth, but they have overstepped the mark in so far as they have rejected part of the truth and gone along with some falsehood. So they have refuted a serious bid’ah by means of a lesser bid’ah, and refuted falsehood with a lesser form of falsehood. This is the case with most of the philosophers (ahl al-kalaam) who claim to belong to Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah…”

(From the words of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, al-Fataawa, 1/348).

There remains one important question to be answered, which is: what is our duty towards the Maatreediyyah and groups who hold similar beliefs such as the Deobandis and others?

The answer varies according to differences in the persons involved.

If someone is stubborn and propagates his bid’ah, then we must warn others about him and explain where he has gone wrong and deviated. But if he does not propagate his bid’ah and it is clear from his words and actions that he is seeking the truth and striving for that purpose, then we should advise him and explain to him what is wrong with this belief, and guide him in a manner that is better; perhaps Allaah will bring him back to the truth. This advice is included in the words of the Prophet SAWS (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him): “Religion is sincerity (or sincere advice).” We [the Sahabah] asked, “To whom?” He said, “To Allaah and His Book, and His Messenger, and to the leaders of the Muslims and their common folk.”

(Narrated by Muslim, 55).

Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

[AlHindi]

Darul Uloom Deoband to Hold All-India Anti-Terrorism Conference

22 February, 2008
Darul Uloom Deoband

Islam is the religion of peace, tranquility, brotherhood, tolerance, love and equality. Muslims of India and especially Ulama of madrasas have always played, and are playing, a very important role in developing the dear motherland, in establishing national integration, peace and tolerance. India's Muslims (like other communities of India) always want to see their motherland independent, sovereign, strong and peaceful. They have always condemned terrorism. Terrorism with all its forms is against the teachings of Islam and against the constitution of India as well. In fact, terrorism has no religion. To associate it with a particular religion, community or group is entirely wrong. The acts of terrorism and violence taking place in any part of the country by any individual, community or group must equally be condemned. Similarly, to target any individual, community or group in the name of terrorism is against the dictates of the constitution.

The All-India anti-terrorism conference to be held on 25th February by Darul Uloom Deoband will deal with the same topic. It will reiterate its determination to continue its efforts to promote peace, national solidarity and brotherhood in the country. The conference will also advise Muslims to be careful and cautious about conspiracies in the present situation. Government agencies and authorities will be demanded that the security of all the citizens of the country is ensured and the Muslim community and people of madrasas or any particular community are not harassed and tortured in the name of terrorism.

Representatives of many different Muslim schools of thought and Muslim organizations have been invited to attend the conference. Apart from madrasas following Darul Uloom Deoband's school of thought, the representatives and Ulama of Baraelwi, Ahl-e-Hadith, Jama'at-e-Islami and Shi'ah schools of thought and the heads and delegates of their madrasas have been invited. The rectors (Sajjada Nashins) of the Dargahs of Ajmer Sharif and Kichhauchha Sharif have also been invited.

The heads and representatives of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat, Milli Council and the Darul Uloom Deoband's Old Boys Association will also participate in the conference.

The conference will start at 8:30 a.m. on 25th February and will continue till 2 p.m.

By: Muhammad Usman
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Naib Mohtamim)

http://darululoom-deoband.com/englis...wnews.php?id=4

[Daniel]

Darool-Uloom Deoband has denounced terrorism as against Islam, calling it an unpardonable sin.

Tens of thousands of traditional scholars and students from around India attended a meeting - under the heading "All-India Anti-Terrorism Conference" - at the 150-year-old Deoband seminary, north of New Delhi, on Monday, and agreed to take a stand against acts of terrorism.

“Rabta Madaris Islamiah Arabia (Islamic Seminaries Federation) condemns all kinds of violence and terrorism in the strongest possible terms,” said the edict which was ratified at the conference. "Islam has considered mischief, rioting and murder among the severest sins and crimes."

"There is no place for terrorism in Islam," Maulana Marghoobur Rahman, the ageing rector of Deoband, told Reuters on Tuesday. "Terrorism, killing of the innocent is against Islam. It is a faith of love and peace, not violence."

Thousands of smaller Islamic seminaries are affiliated to the Deoband school in India alone.

Its teachings, and its extremely conservative interpretation of Islamic law, have spread to many other countries, including Britain and Afghanistan.

Rahman's comments are seen as significant as they betray a deep sense of anxiety among India's 140 million Muslims that a violent interpretation of Islam was finding root in the country and tarnishing the reputation of the entire community.

Adil Siddiqui, another Deobandi representative, noted that “whenever there is any incident of terrorism, every possible attempt is made to link it to Muslims, particularly who have studied in madrassas. This is totally wrong.”

The meeting defined terrorism as any action targeting innocent people, whether committed by an individual, an institution or a government.

Rahman's sermon will be circulated to all madrasas affiliated to his seminary.

Muslims make up about 13 percent of India's officially secular but predominantly Hindu population -- giving it the third largest Islamic population after Indonesia and Pakistan.

Source: http://www.islamtoday.com/showmenews...ub_cat_id=1787

[AlHindi]

DECLARATION
All India Anti-Terrorism Conference

Organized by: Rabta Madaris Islamiah (Islamic Madrasas Association)
Darul Uloom Deoband, on 17 Safar 1429 H = 25 February 2008 Monday

Chaired by: Hazrat Maulana Marghoobur Rahman Sahib,
Mohtamim Darul Uloom Deoband
& President of Islamic Madrasas Association, Darul Uloom Deoband

Islam is the religion of mercy for all humanity. It is the fountainhead of eternal peace, tranquility, security. Islam has given so much importance to human beings that it regards the killing of a single person the of killing the entire humanity, without differentiation based on creed and caste. Its teaching of peace encompasses all humanity. Islam has taught its followers to treat all mankind with equality, mercy, tolerance, justice. Islam sternly condemns all kinds of oppression, violence and terrorism. It has regarded oppression, mischief, rioting and murdering among severest sins and crimes.

This All India Anti-Terrorism Conference attended by the representatives of all Muslim schools of thought organised by Rabta Madaris Islamiah Arabia (Islamic Madrasas Association), Darul Uloom Deoband condemns all kinds of violence and terrorism in the strongest possible terms. The Conference expresses its deep concern and agony on the present global and national alarming conditions in which most of the nations are adopting such an attitude against their citizens especially Muslims to appease the tyrant and colonial master of the West, which cannot be justified in any way. It is a matter of greater concern that the internal and external policies of our country are getting heavily influenced by these forces. Their aggression, barbarism and state-sponsored terrorism not only in Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan but also in Bosnia and various South American countries have surpassed all the records known to human history. Contrary to it, our great nation has always been known for impartiality and its moral and spiritual values. Now the situation has worsened so far that every Indian Muslim especially those associated with madrasas, who are innocent with good record of characters, are always gripped by the fear that they might be trapped by the administrative machinery anytime. And, today countless number of innocent Muslims are spending their lives behind the bars and are forced to bear many intolerable tortures. And, those spreading terror, attacking police stations, killing the police in broad daylight and showing illegal arms are roaming about freely with no effective and preventive steps being taken by the government to check their acts of terrorism and violence. This partial attitude has put a big question mark on the secular character of the government posing great threats to the country. Therefore, this All India Anti-Terrorism Conference strongly condemns this attitude and expresses its deep concern on this partiality of government officials and declares its continuous joint struggles for domination of law, justice and secular system.

This conference strongly demands the Indian Government to curb those maligning the madrasas and Muslims. The administrative machinery should be demanded to conduct impartial investigations in activities disturbing public peace in the country and to punish only those found guilty. It also demands to free the accused if he is found innocent and punish severely those officials who accused him of crimes of terrorism. No person of any particular community should be suspected without solid reasons. In short, the government agencies must fulfill their duty justly without any prejudice and bias so that real peace and security may prevail in the country.

This All India Anti-Terrorism Conference appeals to all intellectuals, writers and media persons to independently and honestly analyze the national and international affairs and avoid to biased and partial attitudes.

Moreover, this All India anti-Terrorism Conference attended by the representatives of all schools of thought appeal to all Muslims to continue, as they always did in the past, their loyalty towards the dear motherland and love and respect towards humanity. It appeals to them to fully understand the present alarming situation, the gravity and intensity of the time, and feel the pulse of the present world so that they might not be employed as tools of evils by anti-Islamic or anti-national forces. It peals to them to live with dignity and pride being faithful to the country, to keep full trust on their leadership, render full support to Islamic madarsas which are valuable assets of the Muslim Ummah, spend their lives in the country following Islamic Shariah and teachings with full confidence. They should always remember that most important things are Islam and practicing it, and, hence, their prime focus should be on enriching their lives with good deeds and noble manners as, in fact, worldly situations deteriorate because of non-practice of Islamic teachings.


Need for holding state-wise conferences against terrorism.

This meeting of working committee of All India madarsas association feels necessary to hold state-wise conferences as it held this grand conference in view of the existing situations. The present situation of the country demands the joint and constant efforts being made to denounce terrorism, biased and discriminatory attitudes of the government against the Muslim community. It needs such conferences to be held in the major places of all the states. This meeting appeals to Darul Uloom Deoband to act as a leader in this direction.

Issued by: Central office, Islamic Madrasas Association

http://darululoom-deoband.com/englis...wnews.php?id=5

[AlHindi]

Compare the bold part in the above with their own words:

“The Conference expresses its deep concern and agony on the present global and national alarming conditions in which most of the nations are adopting such an attitude against their citizens especially Muslims to appease the tyrant and colonial master of the West, which cannot be justified in any way.”

“Their aggression, barbarism and state-sponsored terrorism not only in Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan but also in Bosnia and various South American countries have surpassed all the records known to human history.”

“Now the situation has worsened so far that every Indian Muslim especially those associated with madrasas, who are innocent with good record of characters, are always gripped by the fear that they might be trapped by the administrative machinery anytime. And, today countless number of innocent Muslims are spending their lives behind the bars and are forced to bear many intolerable tortures.”

Despite knowing all this, are these grand Muftis unaware of the rulings of Islam???

No, they are more loyal to the ruler [Najis Hindus] than the ruler is loyal to himself! What we say in urdu: Shah say zyada shah ka wafadar.

I free myself from their Islam to the government!

[AHMED S]

isnt it jihad to save oneself..family ..community from troubles and the enemies

isnt that what theyre doing

and the mosques and darul ulooms can remain open for prayers and teaching and dawah