While other community leaders have pointed out the purported demand made by some Hindu seers' body to exclude Muslims from the massive gathering, a senior cleric has written to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath ahead of the maha Kumbh to express concerns that there will be mass conversions of Muslims during the event.
The akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad reportedly issued a directive last year to only buy products for the maha Kumbh from Hindu retailers in order to guarantee that only genuine adherents of Sanatan dharma were buying. The maha Kumbh will take place in Prayagraj from january 13 to february 26 and is held every 12 years. Adityanath was encouraged on friday to "thwart plans" to convert hundreds of Muslims during the festival by Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, president of the All india Muslim Jamaat, who recently came under fire for telling Muslims not to visit the maha Kumbh.
Speaking, Barelvu stated that he was worried as a citizen and told the chief minister about his concerns after learning from trustworthy sources that there were intentions to convert Muslims during the Kumbh. "Now it is the responsibility of the State government to act on this," he continued. But in his letter to the chief minister, Barelvi, who had previously called the purported desire to exclude Muslims from visiting the Kumbh "undemocratic" and "unconstitutional," presented a another viewpoint. "In november of last year, the naga seers and the Akhara Parishad met and discussed prohibiting Muslims from establishing stores on the fair grounds. In order to prevent any issues, I have asked Muslims not to visit maha Kumbh," he stated.
Perhaps for the first time, Muslims are at the center of talks before to the largest Hindu religious gathering, according to Maulana Kaab Rashidi, legal advisor of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind unit in Uttar Pradesh. "Such calls violate the rights enshrined in the Constitution because india is known all over the world as a secular country," Rashidi stated in response to the claimed demand that Muslims be kept out of the event. Therefore, discussing the exclusion of Muslims from maha Kumbh is akin to destroying the essence of the Constitution.
"The nation will go in the wrong direction if a festival or event like the maha Kumbh is seen through a religious lens. Muslims have a vital role in the nation. Rashidi questioned, "How can they be prevented from attending the biggest religious assembly in the world? The general secretary of the All india Shia Personal Law Board, Maulana Yasoob Abbas, stated: "What's the wrong in a Muslim visiting maha Kumbh to learn more? islam is not so weak that a follower of the religion would be put in risk just for going to a fair or a house of worship.
Abbas responded to Barelvi's fear about conversions by saying, "If the foundation of someone's faith is strong, no one can convert him." "You must have heard RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Ji's statement that some people want to become leaders by creating controversies," said Mohsin Raza, the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Haj Committee and a former minister of state for minority affairs, in a jab at Barelvi. There are individuals like that everywhere. There will be differences in temperament if there are four brothers. "Like many Muslims, I have visited Kumbh several times. Additionally, a large number of community members participate in the maha Kumbh preparations. Therefore, a Sanatani'sanskar' cannot demand that they be kept away.
The akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad reportedly issued a directive last year to only buy products for the maha Kumbh from Hindu retailers in order to guarantee that only genuine adherents of Sanatan dharma were buying. The maha Kumbh will take place in Prayagraj from january 13 to february 26 and is held every 12 years. Adityanath was encouraged on friday to "thwart plans" to convert hundreds of Muslims during the festival by Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, president of the All india Muslim Jamaat, who recently came under fire for telling Muslims not to visit the maha Kumbh.
Speaking, Barelvu stated that he was worried as a citizen and told the chief minister about his concerns after learning from trustworthy sources that there were intentions to convert Muslims during the Kumbh. "Now it is the responsibility of the State government to act on this," he continued. But in his letter to the chief minister, Barelvi, who had previously called the purported desire to exclude Muslims from visiting the Kumbh "undemocratic" and "unconstitutional," presented a another viewpoint. "In november of last year, the naga seers and the Akhara Parishad met and discussed prohibiting Muslims from establishing stores on the fair grounds. In order to prevent any issues, I have asked Muslims not to visit maha Kumbh," he stated.
Perhaps for the first time, Muslims are at the center of talks before to the largest Hindu religious gathering, according to Maulana Kaab Rashidi, legal advisor of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind unit in Uttar Pradesh. "Such calls violate the rights enshrined in the Constitution because india is known all over the world as a secular country," Rashidi stated in response to the claimed demand that Muslims be kept out of the event. Therefore, discussing the exclusion of Muslims from maha Kumbh is akin to destroying the essence of the Constitution.
"The nation will go in the wrong direction if a festival or event like the maha Kumbh is seen through a religious lens. Muslims have a vital role in the nation. Rashidi questioned, "How can they be prevented from attending the biggest religious assembly in the world? The general secretary of the All india Shia Personal Law Board, Maulana Yasoob Abbas, stated: "What's the wrong in a Muslim visiting maha Kumbh to learn more? islam is not so weak that a follower of the religion would be put in risk just for going to a fair or a house of worship.
Abbas responded to Barelvi's fear about conversions by saying, "If the foundation of someone's faith is strong, no one can convert him." "You must have heard RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Ji's statement that some people want to become leaders by creating controversies," said Mohsin Raza, the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Haj Committee and a former minister of state for minority affairs, in a jab at Barelvi. There are individuals like that everywhere. There will be differences in temperament if there are four brothers. "Like many Muslims, I have visited Kumbh several times. Additionally, a large number of community members participate in the maha Kumbh preparations. Therefore, a Sanatani'sanskar' cannot demand that they be kept away.
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