Syed Sadatullah Hussaini, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, while speaking on Babri Masjid verdict said the manner the case was fought and the evidences produced by the lawyers from the Muslim side, it was expected that the judgment will be delivered in favour of the Masjid but unfortunately it was not done so. Right from the day one the Muslims have always said that they will respect the court verdict. It was said so because of the importance of the rule of law. No society can live in peace without following the rule of law. Islam also does not advocate violence.
“Respecting court verdict does not mean that we will agree to it cent per cent. We will disagree to what is wrong in the verdict and will also express it. The Supreme Court or the law of the land never said that whatever comes out from the court should be acceptable to all and all should have full faith in it. We will not go against the verdict but will talk of the grey areas in the verdict. It has been said in the past by Justice Verma, which is now being talked about, that Supreme Court is supreme but it is not infallible. We believe that there are many errors in this verdict and the verdict on the title suit is against justice,” argued JIH Ameer.
While elaborating on other aspects of the verdict, Husaini said, there are many points in the judgment which substantiate the position of Muslims like Babri Masjid was not built by demolishing any mandir. It demolishes the narrative built by fascist forces over the years and the very fact can help us change the discourse of the debate from here onwards. Also, the court termed the placement of idols in the mosque and the demolition of the mosque as illegal. It was also important to note that that Supreme Court has also emphasised and strengthened the notion of Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 which says that the status quo of 1947 will be maintained on mandir and masjid which is very significant particularly in the light of ongoing masjid disputes at Mathura and Kashi and other places.
Earlier, Jamaat-e-Islami National Secretary Malik Motasim Khan, while speaking on “Perils to the Rule of Law and Constitutional Values,” at a public meet organised by JIH at its headquarters on 9 November said, Constitutional values can only be cherished when the citizens and their elected representatives work to promote constitutional values and implement the idea and the vision of the Constitution. No matter how good the Constitution is, it can only be effective when the elected representatives implement its values in true spirit in order to serve the purpose.