Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
| Formation | November 19, 1919 |
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| Legal status | Religious organisation |
| Purpose | Initially to carry on non-violent freedom struggle, currently development of Indian Muslim community |
| Headquarters | 1, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi |
| Location |
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Region served | India |
Membership | Nearly 10 Million |
President | Maulana Mohammad Usman Mansurpuri (one faction), Maulana Arshad Madani (other faction) |
| Website | jamiatulama.in |
Jamiat Ulema-I-Hind or (Urdu: ,جمعیت علمائے ہند Hindi: जमीयत उलेमा-ए-हिन्द, translation: Organisation of Indian Islamic Scholars) is one of the leading Islamic organisations in India. It was founded in 1919 by Sheikh ul Hind Maulana Mehmood Hasan, Maulana Syed Hussain Ahmad Madani, Maulana Ahmed Saeed Dehlvi, Mufti Kifayatullah Dehlavi, Mufti Muhammad Naeem Ludhianvi, Maulana Ahmad Ali Lahori, Maulana Bashir Ahmad Bhatta, Maulana Syed Gul Badsha, Maulana Hifzur Rehman Seoharvi and Maulana Abdul Bari Firangi Mehli.[1] Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind strongly opposed the creation of a separate Muslim state of Pakistan.
The Jamiat has an organisational network which is spread all over India. They also have an Urdu daily Al-Jamiyat. The Jamiat has propounded a theological basis for its nationalistic philosophy. Their thesis is that Muslims and non-Muslims have entered upon a mutual contract in India since independence, to establish a secular state. The Constitution of India represents this contract. This is known in Urdu as a mu'ahadah. Accordingly, as the Muslim community's elected representatives supported and swore allegiance to this mu'ahadah, so it is the duty of Indian Muslims is to keep loyalty to the Constitution. This mu'ahadah is similar to a previous similar contract signed between the Muslims and the Jews in Medina.[2][3] In 2009, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind announced that Hindus cannot be termed kafirs (infidels), even though one is Non-Muslim.[4]
in 2008, in a surprise incident, Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind split into two factions. with Aftereffect, the interim President Maulana Arshad Madani took steps to constitute a new executive council to replace the old one. This triggered a reaction following which a faction led by Maulana Mahmood Madani, prominent in the old council, removed Maulana Arshad Madani as interim President by initiating a no-confidence motion against him. Maulana Arshad Madani's group claims that the no-confidence motion is itself null and void, as the executive council in question had already been dissolved and a new council constituted, while the other group claims that the constitution of the new council was without legal basis. Both sides claim that the sequence of events was such that favours their cause and the due are working for the cause of the country and Community.
Further reading
http://archive.org/stream/akhandhindustan035259mbp#page/n89/mode/2up/search/naeem
References
- ↑ "Why did the Pak Maulana visit Deoband?". Rediff India Abroad. July 18, 2003. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ↑ Islam in Modern History. By Wilfred Cantwell Smith, Pg 285.
- ↑ Jamiat fatwa against terrorism. The Hindu. Retrieved on July 4, 2008.
- ↑ "Hindus can’t be dubbed ‘kafir’, says Jamiat". 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-02-24.