9/11 a pretext to grill Muslims: Qazi


LAHORE, June 4: Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal president and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Qazi Hussain Ahmad has said that the incident of 9-11 was specially designed to crush Muslims all over the world under this garb. After the fall of Communism, US has made Muslim Ummah its prime target and NATO secretary general declared on record that after Communism Islamic fundamentalism is the biggest danger, he said while addressing the annual certificate distribution ceremony of Syed Maududi International Institute of Islamic Education here Saturday.
Qazi said now Pakistani government works as agent of US and NATO whose military base has been established in Afghanistan near Pakistan borders. Qazi said Gen Musharraf openly declares that country is facing dangers from extremism, and is working as an ally of America against Islamic movements. Qazi said Musharraf is also a friend of India and have declared the killer of Palestinians, Sharon, as brave general and courageous soldier.
The MMA leader expressed sorrow that Gen Musharraf is provoking people against religious forces, asking them not to vote for religious parties because they are extremists and instead vote for enlightened elements. Qazi termed it an open violation of the constitution of Pakistan.
He said Musharraf is also an opponent of the unity of Muslim Ummah and is working on dividing Muslims into groups and regions so that they could not get unite and even study at one place. Qazi said Pakistan is a great blessing of Allah and the liberties people enjoy here are not a reward from somebody but the fruits of the struggle and sacrifices of our ancestors.
Qazi Hussain Ahmad said from the beginning military and bureaucracy has been trying to eliminate Islamic leadership of Ulema in the country. But, he said, we would protect the honor and independence of Ulema since it is only because this that students from all over the world come here and get acquainted with the work of Dawah and return to their countries after becoming good Muslims.
He praised the modesty and simplicity of students and said they have presented an example of Muslim nationhood practiced by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and his companions. He said sectarianism is only referred to the religious division but in fact geographical division among Muslim is also a kind of sectarianism. He said at this institute we have made a successful experiment of making students from different cultures speaking languages live and study together under an Islamic environment.
Earlier, principal of the Institute Col (R) Umar Farooq Ghazi delivered
welcome address and said one hundred students of ten countries are studying there. Chairman, Islamic Education Society and JI Naib Ameer Chaudhry Rehmat Ilahi, chairman of the institute Abdul G haffar Aziz, parents and relatives of the students were also present on the occasion. (#)