PUC condemns worldwide terrorist attacks

LAHORE: Pakistan Ulema Council while denouncing terrorists attacks in Saudi Arabia, Kabul and London said that the enemies of world peace are hatching conspiracies to create religion-based clashes between believers of different religions of the world.

To condemn the prevailing wave of extremism and terrorism, ‘Dar-ul-Afta’ of Pakistan Ulema Council issued a decree here a on Sunday with the consent of ulema and religious scholars of different religious sects and the ulema of the country, including Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, Maulana Abdul Hameed Watto, Maulana Ayub Safdar, Maulana Ghulam Ullah Khan, Maulana Abdul Kareem Nadeem, Maulana Shakeel Qasmi, Maulana Shafi Qasmi, Maulana Abdul Haq Mujahid, Maulana Tahir Aqeel Awan, Maulana Asad Zikriya, Maulana Haji Muhammad Tayyab, Maulana Abdul Hameed Sabri and Maulana Nauman Hashir.

The decree issued on account of ‘Dar-ul-Afta’ of PUC stated that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) has prohibited the Muslim Ummah from exceeding defined limitations on any issue. Extremist organissations like Daesh (IS) are defaming Muslim Ummah across the world. History of Islam is witness to the fact that ‘Takfeeri Groups’ in early years of Islam martyred Hazrat Uthman (RA) and Hazrat Ali (RA) and these very extremist elements within garb of Muslims and Islam caused more damages to Islam and Muslim Ummah than others.

The holy Quran terms killing of an individual as killing of the entire human beings and Prophet Muhammad (SAW) has also announced disassociation from killers of innocent people. In recent terrorists attacks in Saudi Arabia, Manchester, Kabul, London and some African countries, women and innocent children were targeted, which is explicit proof that elements responsible for these terrorists attacks have no affiliation either with Muslims or Islam.

It said PUC appeals to the peaceful intellectuals, scholars and leadership of different religions of the world and specifically to leadership of Muslim countries to play their respective role in annihilation of extremism and terrorism from surface of the world. Mass media should also play its key and responsible role in educating youths of different religions against menace of terrorism and extremism and all the root causes in this connection should be identified and eliminated.

PUC leaders said the PUC would continue its struggle for eradication of extremism, terrorism and sectarian violence from Muslim Ummah and after the month of Ramazan, an international summit will be held for annihilation of extremism and terrorism that will be attended by notable leadership of the world and representatives of different religions of the world. Leadership of PUC also expressed solidarity with victims of the terrorists attacks of Saudi Arabia, Manchester, Kabul and London.