Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) has strictly warned elements trying to create communal tensions in Jammu and Kashmir by fuelling sectarian divide.
In a joint statement of all the leading constituents of MMU it was said that it has come to their notice that two preachers from two sects are indulging in some kind of sectarian one upmanship by holding debates to disprove the other.
MMU has come down harshly on such activities saying that that no individual or organisation should be allowed to indulge in establishing sectarian hegemony and harm the centuries-old sectarian harmony here.
The statement further said that, an MMU delegation would meet with these people to dissuade them from holding such meetings on the directions of the MMU chief, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
Focus on Preaching
MMU said that it urged all Ulemas and scholars that they should focus on preaching and promoting the great teachings of Islam in their respective spheres and work on dealing with social issues seriously challenging our social fabric.
The statement said that the members of the MMU included Anjuman Auqaf Jamai Masjid Srinagar, Darul Uloom Raheemiyah Bandipora, Mufti Azam’s Muslim Personal Law Board, Anjuman-e-Shari’an Shia, Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith, Jamaat-e-Islami, Karvaan-e-Islami, Ittehad-e-Muslimeen, Anjuman Himayat-ul-Islam, Anjuman Tabligh-ul-Islam, Jamiat Hamdaniya, Anjuman Ulema Ahnaf, Darul Uloom Qasmia, Darul Uloom Bilalia, Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam, Anjuman Mazhar-ul-Haq, Jamiat Imam-ul-Ulema, Anjuman Imam-o-Mashaikh Kashmir, Dar-ul-Uloom Naqshbandiyya, Dar-ul-Uloom Rashidia, Ahl-e-Bayt Foundation, Madrasa Kanz-ul-Uloom, Karavaan-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwat and the leaders of other contemporary religious, social and educational associations.