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ISLAMABAD,(APP): A delegation of prominent Muftis and Islamic
scholars led by Vice Chancellor of Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband, Mufti Muhammad Abu
al-Qasim Nomani called on Jammu and Kashmir Muttahida Majls-e-Ulema chief,
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at his residence in Srinagar.
The delegation comprised Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind President, Maulana Qari
Muhammad Usman, the Nazim of the Amaarat Sharia Board, Maulana Mufti
Muizzuddin, Sheikh-ul-Hadees Mufti Salman Mansoorpuri, Mufti Abdullah Maroofi,Mufti Shabbir Ahmad, Qari Ahmad Abdullah, Dar-ul-Uloom Rahimiya Rector,Rehmatullah Mir Qasimi, Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi and several other Islamic scholars, kashmir Media Service reported.
During their brief meeting with the Mirwaz, they exchanged ideas about
the problems being faced by the Muslims Ummah throughout the world and
stressed for promoting the cause of unity on religious and community lines.
They also discussed in detail the lost pride of the Muslim community
over the years and for restoring it.
On the occasion, the Mirwaiz appreciated the contributions of the Dar-
ul-Uloom Deoband and said that its alumni had developed religious, scholarly
and conscientious relations from the start and called for making these
relations even stronger.
He told the visiting delegation that Jammu Kashmir, which had from the
very beginning shown religious and sectarian brotherhood but now-a-day various hidden forces and agencies were trying to arouse sectarian tensions to tear the social fabric of Kashmir apart.
Appreciating the role played by the Mirwaiz in keeping the religious
and sectarian brotherhood alive in a situation of political unrest, the visiting delegation said the way he was dispatching his political, religious and social duties were worth appreciation.
Meanwhile, Peoples Political Front Chairman, Muhammad Musaddiq Aadil in
a statement issued in Srinagar termed establishment of colonies for Indian
soldiers in occupied Kashmir as a ploy to weaken disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir.
He warned India of dire consequences if an attempt was made to execute
the plan at gunpoint.