Praising Gandhi earns Kashmir CM a fatwa10/6/2007 2:28:24 PM
Source Link:http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/oct/06kash.htm
Srinagar:Kashmir's Grand Mufti Mufti Bashir-ud-Din, Saturday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to undertake penance for his recent utterances asking people to adopt Gandhian philosophy for worldly success.
In an edict (Fatwa) issued by him, the Grand Mufti said that in case "he does not undergo penance for his utterance, his act would be considered as anti-Islam."
The chief minister had, while addressing a gathering of school and college students on Gandhi Jayanti, reportedly said while "Islam secures the world hereafter, adoption of Gandhian philosophy was the route to success in this world."
The Grand Mufti, while asking the chief minister to clarify his position on the matter, said, "Gandhi was relevant to his community but for the Muslims Prophet Mohammad was the only leader to be followed."
"The best path for every Muslim to follow for betterment in both this world and the world hereafter is the path shown by the Holy Prophet. The chief minister must clarify his recent statement in which he told people to follow the Gandhian path. He must also seek penance for his assertions," the Grand Mufti said.
Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the senior separatist leader and the chairman of the hard-line group of the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference also issued a statement lashing out at Azad.
Source Link:http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/oct/06kash.htm
Srinagar:Kashmir's Grand Mufti Mufti Bashir-ud-Din, Saturday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to undertake penance for his recent utterances asking people to adopt Gandhian philosophy for worldly success.
In an edict (Fatwa) issued by him, the Grand Mufti said that in case "he does not undergo penance for his utterance, his act would be considered as anti-Islam."
The chief minister had, while addressing a gathering of school and college students on Gandhi Jayanti, reportedly said while "Islam secures the world hereafter, adoption of Gandhian philosophy was the route to success in this world."
The Grand Mufti, while asking the chief minister to clarify his position on the matter, said, "Gandhi was relevant to his community but for the Muslims Prophet Mohammad was the only leader to be followed."
"The best path for every Muslim to follow for betterment in both this world and the world hereafter is the path shown by the Holy Prophet. The chief minister must clarify his recent statement in which he told people to follow the Gandhian path. He must also seek penance for his assertions," the Grand Mufti said.
Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the senior separatist leader and the chairman of the hard-line group of the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference also issued a statement lashing out at Azad.
K.Venugopal 10/7/2007 6:10:15 AM
This same "Grand" Mufti had issued a fatwa against Islamic scholar Wahid-ud-din Khan because the scholar had purportedly said that Prophet Mohammad was not a perfect human being. I quote below the report by NDTV on 4 Aug 07: "Bashir-ud-Din, the grand mufti of Kashmir, has issued a fatwa against well-known Islamic scholar Wahid-ud-Din Khan. The Mufti, seen by many as a moderate, has said Khan's remarks on the Prophet not being a perfect human being amounts to blasphemy and cannot be forgiven. This comes after Khan in the recent issue of his home publication Al-Risala wrote that role models are subject to change. 'There is unanimous opinion about Prophet Mohammad being a perfect human being and there is no second opinion about it. Even if someone says that he is not a perfect human being, it's not worth to be forgiven,' says Mufti Bashir-ud-Din.After the fatwa was issued on Thursday, the magazine was withdrawn from stalls in Srinagar." What the Islamic scholar and the Chief Minister probably meant was how on earth a girl-grabbing, violence prone Mohammad could possibly be a role model for mankind. But Islam does not permit Muslims any courage of conviction. It only encourages the courage of repetition parrot-like of Mohammad being the last word of perfection.
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