Mangalore: Mangalore Kazi Condemns Palm Chopping Incident
News: Haneef Puttur
Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RD/CN)
Mangalore, Jul 16: “The Jamaats should work for the betterment of Muslim community. They should make honest efforts to empower the community educationally, socially, and religiously”, said Mangalore Kazi, Twaka Ahmed Muslyiar.
He was speaking at the consultative meeting of the heads of various Jamaats in Dakshina Kannada (DK) district, organized at Zeenath Baksh Yatim Khana, here on Thursday July 15.
He condemned the recent incident in which a palm of a lecturer from Kerala was chopped off as a revenge for allegedly preparing an internal examination question paper in his college, containing blasphemous remarks about the prophet. He asserted that such dastardly acts send wrong signals to others on Islamic principles and practices.
He advised Muslim preachers and leaders never to allow corruption to set in, while discharging duties towards the community, and not to twist the original religious principles while preaching to the people or following Islamic principles, as these acts can mislead the people, resulting in disastrous consequences.
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Speaking to the Jamaat heads, he said, “Jamaats are responsible for helping the community whenever the people of the community suffer from health problems and poverty, and also to extend assistance to talented but poor students of the community. If the Jamaats fail in discharging their duties in this regard, their failure adversely affects the interests of the community.”
“Every Jamaat should convene a monthly meeting of community members in order to collect information about their grievances and redress them”, he said. He also urged the Jamaats to take census of community members living within their individual jurisdictions and prepare a comprehensive report thereof.
“The anti-dowry campaign should not be allowed to lose steam after a short while from now, and the Jamaats should take earnest measures towards implementing steps against the menace of dowry at the earliest. The community youth and their parents should be taken into confidence to make this campaign successful,” he added.
“Burkhas are meant for covering the entire bodies, and ladies should not resort to display parts of their bodies in the name of fashion”, he outlined. He also appealed to the parents of young girls of the community to be watchful of their children’s clothes and dress sense.
“The community’s college-going girls need to be taught about judicious use of their mobile phones”, he stressed.
The Kazi also urged the Jamaat authorities to set up notice boards prominently in each Jamaat, displaying information on various government facilities meant for the minority communities. He said that every talented student, irrespective of caste and religion, should be encouraged to avail of the facilities extended by the government.
He further called upon the Jamaat authorities to earnestly work to improve the condition of Madrassas by paying good salaries to the Mullas, since Madarassas work to promote harmony and unity in the community.
Central Committee president, Masood Zeenath Baksh, secretary, Hanif Haji, Jumma Masjid treasurer, S M Rashid Haji, Wakf member, Mohammed Kunhi, and various leaders of the community from DK district, were present.
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