About 600 Muslim scholars from all over Maharashtra condemned terrorism and suicide attacks at a one-day anti-terrorism seminar held at Pune on May 30. They said there is no place for terrorism in Islam. In a resolution adopted at the seminar, the participants said real culprits behind such acts should be brought to justice and innocent people should not be harassed on the pretext of investigation. The resolution also asked Muslim scholars and community members to hold such seminars and spread the message of peace at other places as well.
Speaking at the seminar organised by Maharashtra Rabta Madarise Dinia, Pune chapter, president All India Milli Council Maulana Muhammad Abdullah Mughaisi said without mincing any words, “Islam and terrorism are poles apart. Islam does not support terrorist acts and there is no place for anti-social activities in religion. Those who indulge in such activities do not follow the teachings of the Holy Qur’an.” Mughaisi advised youths to get education and contribute to the progress of the country.
He said the Muslim community should not be blamed or made to suffer because of insane acts of a few Muslims. “Terrorists have no religion and they do not belong to any community,” Mughaisi added.
Speakers at the seminar emphasised that madrasas educate youths but do not brainwash them to carry out terrorist acts. They suggested that people who indulge in terrorist acts should be ostracised from the community. Maulana Amanullah Khan asked the community members to keep an eye on strangers. A blind scholar, Dilshad Zakmi, said Muslims are as much Indians as anyone else. The seminar concluded with a prayer for peace in Maharashtra and the entire country. Scholars from Nanded, Aurangabad, Akola, Malegaon, Dhulia, Amravati, Nagpur and even from Bangalore and Delhi attended the seminar.