“Homosexuality is shameful and unnatural and will destroy our family system; the move to legalise it in the country should be opposed tooth and nail by every right thinking man and woman,” said Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari, President Jamaat-e-Islami Hind while addressing the media persons at a press meet held at the JIH headquarters in the Capital on Mar 3.
“The efforts being made under the pretext of safeguarding personal freedom are quite immoral and against human nature. Islam unambiguously declares that all such unnatural acts are ‘haraam’ (prohibited) and all other religions also regard it as a sin. Legalising such things will destroy the family system which will result in disintegration of society,” he opined.
The JIH chief demanded the Government of India to correctly represent the opinion of the majority of the Indians and adopt a clear stand in the Supreme Court.
On completion of 10 Years of Gujarat Muslims’ massacre, Maulana Umari said, “The whole country is ashamed of the naked dance of communalism and fascism which took place under the patronage of State government in Gujarat in 2002. These disturbances caused the death of over 2000 innocent men, women and children; besides this, thousands were injured, thousands of houses were burnt or destroyed, and lakhs were rendered homeless or displaced.”
Strongly condemning all these barbaric acts, the JIH chief demanded that the process of rendering justice to the victims and punishing the perpetrators should be expedited.
He said, “This is very shameful for our country that a considerable number of victims, up to now, have not got justice and are undergoing suffering.”
Maulana Umari said, “Jamaat thanks Allah that through its Islami Relief Committee Gujarat, it spent about Rs. 25 crore and provided financial, legal and moral support for riot victims. In this connection the dedicated workers of Jamaat not only had to render sacrifices but also underwent imprisonments. Because of Jamaat’s legal battle, recently, the Gujarat High Court has ordered that the over 500 mosques and religious places, which were destroyed in the disturbances, should be compensated by the Gujarat government.”
He demanded the Union government to do its best to get the Anti-Communal Violence Bill passed for curtailing violence, making accountable to administrative machinery and assuring compensation to the sufferers. He said that Jamaat reiterated its resolve to continue its struggle, with the help of kind-hearted people in the country to procure justice for the sufferers.
Condemning the recent desecration of the Holy Qur’ān by NATO forces in Afghanistan, Maulana Umari said, “The NATO forces have been continuously perpetrating atrocities in Afghanistan and they have once again committed the crime of desecration of the Holy Qur’ān. This is a much uncivilized, extremely inhuman and deeply painful act. The criminals should be given exemplary punishment so that this atrocity is not repeated.”
He further said, “The Holy Qur’ān is the scripture sent down by the Creator and Master of the universe for guidance and salvation of the entire humanity. It is the height of depravity that some people, blinded by prejudice, commit the crime of desecrating it.”
He invited all the people, especially the people of the west, to seriously read ‘this book sent down by their Lord so that they may know how it shows the way to a pious life.’
He reminded the Muslim Ummah not only to read but to follow the Book of Allah wholeheartedly so that they may practically convey the message of Islam to the world.
Maulana Ejaz Ahmed Aslam, Secretary of Jamaat was the convenor of the Press Meet, and other leaders of the Jamaat were also present on the occasion.