By Medha Chaturvedi, TNN, "Clerics join cops to curb terror" - The Times Of India - India
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
New Delhi: With a Fatwa against terrorism issued by Islamic clerics recently, Delhi Police, along with the clerics, is doing its bit for ensuring no more terror attacks take place in the city.
According to a senior police official, plans are being drawn up to impart education about Islam to young Muslims with the help of clerics from neutral Muslim organisations. This will address those who are vulnerable to get manipulated into terror in the name of religion.
"Except Atif Bashir, who was killed in the Jamia Nagar encounter, all the Indian Mujahideen men arrested in connection with the Delhi blasts are products of public schools and not madarsas. They haven't been subjected to communal discrimination. However, on questioning them we realised they have no knowledge of the Quran. Hence, they were manipulated by Atif. He told them things like Jehad means a war against non-muslims and anyone who fights for Jehad becomes a hero,'' said the official.
He added that most of those arrested were from the Bareilwi sect which is more inclined towards Sufism and is largely not fundamental at all.
Reportedly, the terrorists were given "study material'' to read from, which included a book called `Jungle Pukarte Hain'. "It's a collection of short stories about Afghani militants who fought against the army. There are stories to make them believe Allah helps those who fight against non-muslims,'' said the cop. He added that more such books were being identified to stop their publication.
Clerics across the city agreed to the proposal of religious education to the youth. "Terrorism is neither Hindu nor Muslim, it is against humanity. Although it is not the police's job to start imparting education, we agree that to make a good citizen, moral and religious education is of prime importance. People don't turn to terror because they study in a madarsa or because they are Hindu or Muslim. They take to arms because of the money-oriented education given to them without imparting moral values,'' said Maulana Mahmood Madani from Jamait Ulema-e-Hind.
He added he was a part of the Fatwa issued against terror in Hyderabad on November 8 and these things were discussed there too. "Imbibing good Indian values, in addition to basic education, in youngsters from an early age will benefit. This is a long-term strategy which has to be taken up immediately. Unless we take a holistic approach to terrorism, we will suffer for years to come. If we start this now, the results will show 20 years from now,'' he said.
Another cleric said, "Islam is the religion of mercy for all humanity. It has given so much importance to human beings that it regards a single person's killing as the killing of humanity. It condemns all kinds of oppression, violence and terrorism. Unless the present and future generations understand this ideology of Islam, there will be danger to humanity''.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
New Delhi: With a Fatwa against terrorism issued by Islamic clerics recently, Delhi Police, along with the clerics, is doing its bit for ensuring no more terror attacks take place in the city.
According to a senior police official, plans are being drawn up to impart education about Islam to young Muslims with the help of clerics from neutral Muslim organisations. This will address those who are vulnerable to get manipulated into terror in the name of religion.
"Except Atif Bashir, who was killed in the Jamia Nagar encounter, all the Indian Mujahideen men arrested in connection with the Delhi blasts are products of public schools and not madarsas. They haven't been subjected to communal discrimination. However, on questioning them we realised they have no knowledge of the Quran. Hence, they were manipulated by Atif. He told them things like Jehad means a war against non-muslims and anyone who fights for Jehad becomes a hero,'' said the official.
He added that most of those arrested were from the Bareilwi sect which is more inclined towards Sufism and is largely not fundamental at all.
Reportedly, the terrorists were given "study material'' to read from, which included a book called `Jungle Pukarte Hain'. "It's a collection of short stories about Afghani militants who fought against the army. There are stories to make them believe Allah helps those who fight against non-muslims,'' said the cop. He added that more such books were being identified to stop their publication.
Clerics across the city agreed to the proposal of religious education to the youth. "Terrorism is neither Hindu nor Muslim, it is against humanity. Although it is not the police's job to start imparting education, we agree that to make a good citizen, moral and religious education is of prime importance. People don't turn to terror because they study in a madarsa or because they are Hindu or Muslim. They take to arms because of the money-oriented education given to them without imparting moral values,'' said Maulana Mahmood Madani from Jamait Ulema-e-Hind.
He added he was a part of the Fatwa issued against terror in Hyderabad on November 8 and these things were discussed there too. "Imbibing good Indian values, in addition to basic education, in youngsters from an early age will benefit. This is a long-term strategy which has to be taken up immediately. Unless we take a holistic approach to terrorism, we will suffer for years to come. If we start this now, the results will show 20 years from now,'' he said.
Another cleric said, "Islam is the religion of mercy for all humanity. It has given so much importance to human beings that it regards a single person's killing as the killing of humanity. It condemns all kinds of oppression, violence and terrorism. Unless the present and future generations understand this ideology of Islam, there will be danger to humanity''.
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By Medha Chaturvedi, TNN, "Clerics join cops to curb terror" - The Times Of India - IndiaTuesday, November 11, 2008
New Delhi: With a Fatwa against terrorism issued by Islamic clerics recently, Delhi Police, along with the clerics, is doing its bit for ensuring no more terror attacks take place in the city.
According to a senior police official, plans are being drawn up to impart education about Islam to young Muslims with the help of clerics from neutral Muslim organisations. This will address those who are vulnerable to get manipulated into terror in the name of religion.
"Except Atif Bashir, who was killed in the Jamia Nagar encounter, all the Indian Mujahideen men arrested in connection with the Delhi blasts are products of public schools and not madarsas. They haven't been subjected to communal discrimination. However, on questioning them we realised they have no knowledge of the Quran. Hence, they were manipulated by Atif. He told them things like Jehad means a war against non-muslims and anyone who fights for Jehad becomes a hero,'' said the official.
He added that most of those arrested were from the Bareilwi sect which is more inclined towards Sufism and is largely not fundamental at all.
Reportedly, the terrorists were given "study material'' to read from, which included a book called `Jungle Pukarte Hain'. "It's a collection of short stories about Afghani militants who fought against the army. There are stories to make them believe Allah helps those who fight against non-muslims,'' said the cop. He added that more such books were being identified to stop their publication.
Clerics across the city agreed to the proposal of religious education to the youth. "Terrorism is neither Hindu nor Muslim, it is against humanity. Although it is not the police's job to start imparting education, we agree that to make a good citizen, moral and religious education is of prime importance. People don't turn to terror because they study in a madarsa or because they are Hindu or Muslim. They take to arms because of the money-oriented education given to them without imparting moral values,'' said Maulana Mahmood Madani from Jamait Ulema-e-Hind.
He added he was a part of the Fatwa issued against terror in Hyderabad on November 8 and these things were discussed there too. "Imbibing good Indian values, in addition to basic education, in youngsters from an early age will benefit. This is a long-term strategy which has to be taken up immediately. Unless we take a holistic approach to terrorism, we will suffer for years to come. If we start this now, the results will show 20 years from now,'' he said.
Another cleric said, "Islam is the religion of mercy for all humanity. It has given so much importance to human beings that it regards a single person's killing as the killing of humanity. It condemns all kinds of oppression, violence and terrorism. Unless the present and future generations understand this ideology of Islam, there will be danger to humanity''.
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