India's moderate Muslims see peril in growth of stricter form of Islam
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Two years ago, a violent clash broke out at a Barelvi mosque in the town of Chimur, also located in Maharashtra, over ideological differences among the worshipers. Those with more conservative views took over the mosque, and the others are now building a new one, replete with a signboard warning that not all are welcome.
The group now in charge of the mosque does not advocate violence of the sort that has inspired fears among moderate Muslims. Rather, the head cleric said in an interview that his group simply did not approve of Muslims who visited Sufi shrines and wanted to enlighten them.
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"We do not belong to any group. We are just good Muslims," said Abid Husain. "But our doors are open. We do not put up signs." ......
Terrorism is born out of the womb of injustice," said Akhtarul Wasey, the head of Islamic studies at Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi. "In spite of all this, Indian Muslims still have faith in the secular and democratic Indian state."
"It is our religious duty to tell people that terrorism cannot be jihad. It is not a holy war," said Mahmood Madani, a member of the Indian Parliament and a prominent leader of the school. "There are so many bomb blasts in India today. Innocent people are dying. We are doubly concerned because Islam is being used to carry them out."
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Basically the Moderate Muslims are clashing against the some of the Violence promoting Conservative Muslims...
deals with the terrorism and the need to declare that the so-called "jihad" that most terrorists claim to be following when commiting terrorism is nothing but b.s and that Allah nor Islam condones terrorism
Two years ago, a violent clash broke out at a Barelvi mosque in the town of Chimur, also located in Maharashtra, over ideological differences among the worshipers. Those with more conservative views took over the mosque, and the others are now building a new one, replete with a signboard warning that not all are welcome.
The group now in charge of the mosque does not advocate violence of the sort that has inspired fears among moderate Muslims. Rather, the head cleric said in an interview that his group simply did not approve of Muslims who visited Sufi shrines and wanted to enlighten them.
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"We do not belong to any group. We are just good Muslims," said Abid Husain. "But our doors are open. We do not put up signs." ......
Terrorism is born out of the womb of injustice," said Akhtarul Wasey, the head of Islamic studies at Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi. "In spite of all this, Indian Muslims still have faith in the secular and democratic Indian state."
"It is our religious duty to tell people that terrorism cannot be jihad. It is not a holy war," said Mahmood Madani, a member of the Indian Parliament and a prominent leader of the school. "There are so many bomb blasts in India today. Innocent people are dying. We are doubly concerned because Islam is being used to carry them out."
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Basically the Moderate Muslims are clashing against the some of the Violence promoting Conservative Muslims...
deals with the terrorism and the need to declare that the so-called "jihad" that most terrorists claim to be following when commiting terrorism is nothing but b.s and that Allah nor Islam condones terrorism
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