Enemies Do Not Like to See Muslims’ Progress: Indian Imam
The differences among Muslims are the results of enemies’ plots, Syed Mohammad Taqi, Imam of Aligarh Muslim University mosque, told IQNA on the occasion of Islamic Unity Week.
Enemies are happy with division in the Muslim world as they do not want to see the progress of the Muslim Ummah, he added.
The Holy Quran stresses the need to maintain unity and avoid division among Muslims, he noted.
He advised Muslims to focus on major commonalities between different madhhabs, such as Tawhid (monotheism), Quran, and Nabuwat (prophethood), rather than on minor differences.
He named inviting people from other madhhabs to religious ceremonies and attending cultural events as an approach to building up unity.
According to the scholar, any sort of problem or difference should be resolved through dialogue.
The 17th day of Rabi al-Awwal, which fell on October 13 this year, is believed by Shia Muslims to mark the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), while Sunni Muslims regard the 12th day of the month (Sunday, October 9) as the birthday of the last prophet.
The interval between the two dates is celebrated every year as Islamic Unity Week.
The late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran Imam Khomeini (RA) declared the occasion as Islamic Unity Week back in the 1980s.
4091762
