NEW DELHI: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief Arshad Madani, who not too long ago sparked controversy by saying ‘Om and Allah are e’, has now modified course and stated ‘we’re the youngsters of 1 mother or father’ . Madani, who was invited to a Holi celebration occasion hosted by BJP chief Col. Rajiv at his residence in Bhayala village, emphasised common brotherhood and unity in his message to Hindus and Muslims.
Speaking on the event, the well-known Muslim cleric stated: “We are all youngsters of 1 mother or father. We ought to rise above caste and faith and dwell in peace and concord. During his speech, the Madani pressured Hindu-Muslim unity and warned the 2 communities to not fall prey to those that gasoline division, sow the seeds of mistrust and unfold hatred by consistently spitting venom towards one another.
The well-known Muslim scholar urged the 2 communities to uphold the age-old Ganga-Jamuni custom and defeat the secessionist forces. It could also be famous that Madani, chairman of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (Arshad Madani faction), has not too long ago been within the eye of a storm for saying that “Om and Allah are one”.
“When there was no one (no gods), the question is, who worshiped Manu?… Very few people know that when there was nothing in the world, Manu worshiped Om. I have asked, “Who is Om?” Some said that Om had no color or form. Like air, he is everywhere. He made the heavens and the earth. I said it is this whom we call Allah. You call the same Ishwar,” Madani stated.
The Muslim cleric, who leads the Arshad Madani faction of the outfit, stated he requested “dharma gurus” who was worshiped when there was no Shri Ram, Brahma or Shiva.
Madani made the remarks whereas addressing the three-day common meeting of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) at Ramlila Ground, attended by Hindu, Jain, Christian and Sikh leaders.
During the identical occasion, his nephew Maulana Mahmood Madani additionally claimed that India is the cradle of Islam and claimed that the nation belongs to him as a lot because it belongs to Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Rashtriya chief Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Mohan Bhagwat.
The cleric stated it’s improper to counsel that Islam got here from outdoors whereas claiming that the “first prophet of Islam, Adam, descended here”.
However, the Hindu Sena – a right-wing group – later filed a police grievance towards Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani and his nephew, Maulana Mahmood Madani for his or her controversial remarks.
In his letter to the Delhi Police Commissioner, Hindu Sena alleged that the statements of Maulana Mahmood Madani and Maulana Arshad Madani damage the sentiments of Hindus.
The letter additionally stated that the remarks made on the second and third days of the thirty fourth common session of the Jamiat on the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi might create an “environment of instability” within the nation. The right-wing group even urged the Delhi police to register a case of non secular frenzy on the matter.
