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| J&K violence: Killings against spirit of Ramzan, say Muslim scholars | | | Agencies
Agra, June 6: Following the repeated attacks on Indian soldiers by terrorists and Kashmiri youth across the state of Jammu and Kashmir despite the unilateral declaration of ceasefire by the Indian government during the month of Ramzan, several social and cultural organisations have condemned the violence, calling it against the spirit of Ramzan.
In a meeting organised by the Hindustani Biradari in Agra, several Muslim scholars expressed their disappointment when it came to the turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir.
The scholars said that Ramzan was a month of working in the mode of goodness and refraining from sinful behaviour. They added that the violence Indian soldiers experience was totally against what the Prophet ordained.
Addressing the meeting, Ziauddin, secretary of Hindustani Biradari said that it has been ordained that Muslims must suspend violence, bloodbath, hostilities, and armed expeditions during Ramzan. The Indian government had ceased its anti-terrorist operations in accordance with the Islamic beliefs but the Kashmiri Muslims who were supposed to be the followers of the Prophet's path were attacking the soldiers.
Ziauddin appealed that the government should respond with force against these non-believers as they are not being true Muslims and have no right to call themselves 'rozedars'.
Ziauddin said that the roza is an annual reminder of the importance of food and water in our lives.
More importantly, the roza is a period of abstinence from sinful behaviour, which includes violence against others or self.
Vishal Sharma, vice-chairman of Hindustani Biradari, said that the roza is a way for any believing Muslim towards self-empowerment and introspection, which is the key to success and peace in the world.
What was happening in Kashmir to the soldiers was against the spirit of Ramzan and needed to be stopped immediately before the country loses any more soldiers to this senseless violence.
He said that every year, the government upholds its promise to go easy on the militants and anti-national elements in Kashmir during the month of Ramzan but these pro-Pakistani forces use this hiatus as a way to strengthen themselves and build up caches of arms and ammunition, targeting soldiers when they have been rendered toothless by the government through the one-month moratorium on anti-terror operations.
Sharma said that if the Kashmiri militants are not upholding their end of the bargain, then the government had no reason to go easy on them and should bring down the hammer hard on them. |
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