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| A Saudi delegation headed by minister of religious affairs Shaik Saleh at Jamaat's headquarters |
Shaik
Saleh bin Abdul Azeez, minister of religious affairs, and wakf, Saudi Arabia
visited the headquarters of Jamaat-e-Islmi Hind in Delhi on 17th
Feb. with a sizable delegation.It was a part of his official programme. The
hon’ble minister came to India on the invitation of renowned Islamic seminary
Darul Uloom Deoband. What was the occasion is not known. He visited Darululoom
on 16th February. Moulana Arshad Madani, president of Jamiatul Ulema
gave a grand reception in his honour the same evening. Next day on his visit to
Jamaat office the president of the Jamaat Moulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri welcomed
him warmly.
Introducing
the hon’ble guest to the audience Moulana Umri expressed his pleasure on
arrival of Shaik Saleh to Jamaat HQ and briefed him with the activities of the
Jamaat. The guest also reciprocated with his pleasant feelings about the visit.
But
the extra ordinary and most important aspect of the programme was the Jamaat
chief’s comments on current affairs. First he capped the position and influence
of Saudi Arabia in the Islamic world and recalled the contributions of servants
of the holy mosques. He complimented the Saudi government for the steps taken
in favour of the people and against the brutal government of Syria. But
expressing his deep concern and discomfort about the developments in Egypt, the
Jamaat chief termed the stand of Saudi government as very regrettable. Moulana
Umri said that Dr. Mohammed Morsi was elected with people’s mandate in a most
democratic way. From day one his approach was very compromising. But for Israel
he never acted against and had no abrasions with anybody. His government was
functioning in accordance with the constitution of the country and his
manifesto. But all of a sudden the military overthrew his government and put
him and several of his colleagues behind bars. And whatever happened later is
very much painful. But the stand of Saudi government is ununderstandable, he
said. Similarly the government of Bangla Desh trying to crush the Islamic
movement and oppress the Islamists, is a matter of great concern to the Muslim
community. Butan un explicable silence prevails in the Arab world in this
regard too. Moulana Umri made it clear that these sentiments are expressed as
matter of benevolence and closeness with the Saudi government. We understand
well the esteemed position of the state of Saudi Arabia and we have high
regards for it. Our feelings are merely a result of this attachment, said the
president.
In
turn the hon’ble guest expressed similar sentiments and benevolence. We are
already aware of the Jamaat’s stand expressed by its chief, and this is the
stand of all the Islamic movements, he said. Clarifying the stand taken by
Saudi government the guest said, since Mohammed Morsi took the reins of power
in Egypt the conditions moved from bad to worse. Huge arms started pouring in
from neighbouring states. Civil war like
conditions emerged. Egypt was at the brink of disintegration. That was the
reason of military intervention. It was only to prevail peace and stability in
Egypt, the government of Saudi supported the military, he said. The hon’ble
guest also clarified that the state of Saudi Arab never acts against the
interest of Muslim community. The interest of Muslims is foremost before any
decision of his government. He further said that the reasonability of Saudi
stand on Egypt will become clear in a short while. About Bangla Desh he said
protest messages were sent to the government there.
The
feelings expressed by the Jamaat’s president in this extra ordinary meeting
were what ought to have been of a responsible leader of any Islamic movement.
Similarly the reply of Shaik Saleh was what ought to have been of as are
sponsible minister of Saudi government.
But if you look into the statements of the hon’ble guest some basic
issues remain un attended. The internal situation of Egypt during Mohammed
Morsi’s tenure which was described by Saudi guest is obviously based on his
official information. But all the sensible and neutral people of the world
observed that right from the day of announcement of general elections in Egypt
several hurdles were created for Muslim Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice
Party at every step. Many trickeries were used to prevent them from contesting
and winning the elections. Despite these hurdles when Mohammed Morsi got
elected and took charge, conspiracies were hatched against him from the very
next moment. The anti-Islamic forces within Egypt, Israel and American agencies
joined hands. Morsi was never allowed to sit comfortably even for a single day.
The Saudi guest in his talk had said that America, which never supported any
Islamic government, was supporting Morsi government. Here also the information
of Saudi representative may be trustable, but what was seen was that America
was on the side of military oppressors and the military action against Morsi
was not without American support. Abul Fatah Al Sisi had the complete backing
of Israel and America. Since America pretends to be in favour of democracies
and against military rule anywhere it had issued few formal statements about
the developments in Egypt. Israel was most happy with situation in Egypt
because it was benefited most from the dismissal of Morsi government and its
leaders still say this openly.
A
basic question is about the justification for brutality of the military after
usurping the power against the people of the country who were protesting
against the injustice and how gruesomely the women, the aged and young children
were crushed by attacking their camps. The height of cruelty is that a daughter
was killed before her father and next day the father himself was done to death.
A teen aged boy of a Brotherhood leader was killed and the leader was sent
behind bars later. These kind of beastly and satanic acts of governments might
have happened before emergence of civilized world. The very visualization of
these bloody scene is hair raising and curse against its perpetrators is
uncontainable. Later whatever was done against the Muslim Brotherhood and its
political wing, their leaders, activists and supports is a black chapter of
modern democratic world. The offices of Brotherhood and the assets of its
activists were destroyed. The military rulers today announce very proudly that
we have crushed political Islam in Egypt. Obviously America and Israel wished
the same. If the words of the Saudi guest are accepted that‘it will be realized
in a short while that the stand of Saudi government was right’ then it has to
be seen ‘at what cost?’ How can it be compensated? Can the thousands of
innocents who were killed brought back to life? No honest commentator of the
world can deny this fact that the elected government of Brotherhood was
punished because it talked of Islamic governance within the frame work of
democracy and the wealthy rulers of Arab states opened the flood gates of their treasuries to support the tyrants.
The
spirit that was behind the address of Moulana Jalauddin Umri, the president of
the Jamaat also prevails while writing these lines with due benevolence for the
Saudi government and respecting the esteemed position the servants of holy
mosques enjoy. We feel these are the sentiments of the general Muslim community
too. If the hon’ble Saudi guest could pass on these sentiments to his
government we would remain grateful to him.
22/02/2014 Editorial by Parwaaz Rahmani, sehrozaDAWAT,
translated by: translationsonline.in
translated by: translationsonline.in
