---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Irfan Engineer <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 11:37 AM Subject: [Secular Perspective] Muslim leaders condemn the attack on Kerala academician To: [email protected]
> Muslim leaders condemn the attack on Kerala academician > > We strongly condemn yesterday’s violent attack and chopping off of the hand > of Mr T. J. Joseph, a lecturer in Ernakulam District of Kerala by some > miscreants on the pretext of taking revenge for Joseph’s act of blasphemy. > > We feel that law was taking its due course against the said lecturer for > his misdeed and he was already suspended from his college for a year due to > his insult to the Prophet of Islam by replacing the word “madman” in a quote > with that of “Muhammad” while preparing an exam paper for the students of > his college. > > Those who attacked Joseph forgot that the Prophet of Islam, upon whom be > peace, in his own life had pardoned a Jewess who used to throw garbage on > him and when she did not do so one day, the Prophet enquired about her and > upon being told that she is ill, went to wish her early recovery and good > health. The Prophet forgave the people of Mecca after its conquest although > they had pained him, expelled him from his hometown and had waged war > against him for years. > > We find that the attack on the Kerala lecturer is against the basic tenets > of Islam and the Sunnah of the Prophet which emphasis on forgiveness. > > Islam explicitly forbids taking law and order into one’s hands in the > presence of competent authorities to deal with an issue. > > We hope that law will take its due course to punish the criminals who > attacked the professor. They have clearly sinned and defamed Islam by > committing this crime which we condemn without reservations. > > We also appreciates the youth wing of *Jamat e Islami Hind* and workers of > *Solidarity *for donating blood for Mr. Jospeh in the hospital. > > Dr. Manzoor Alam, > > Secretary General, All India Milli Council > > Mohammad Jafar, > > Naib Ameer, Jamaat e Islami Hind > > & Acting President, All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat > > Dr. Zafarul-Islam Khan, > > Ex-President, All India Muslim Majlis e Mushawarat > > & Editor, The Milli Gazette > > Niaz Farouqui, > > Secretary, Jamiat Ulama e Hind > > Navaid Hamid, > > General Secretary, Movement for Empowerment of Muslim Indians (MOEMIN) > > & Member, National Integration Council. > http://navaidhamid.blogindia.com/ > > -- Naaz Khair __._,_.___ Reply to sender<[email protected]?subject=re:+%5BArkitect+India%5D+Muslim+leaders+condemn+the+attack+on+Kerala+%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0+academician>| Reply to group<[email protected]?subject=re:+%5BArkitect+India%5D+Muslim+leaders+condemn+the+attack+on+Kerala+%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0+academician>| Reply via web post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arkitectindia/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJwbnB2cThoBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzg5NTEzNTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDY0MDg1BG1zZ0lkAzgyODYEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxMjc4Mzc2MzE1?act=reply&messageNum=8286>| Start a New Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arkitectindia/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJlcjZoaXNkBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzg5NTEzNTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDY0MDg1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA250cGMEc3RpbWUDMTI3ODM3NjMxNQ--> Messages in this topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arkitectindia/message/8280;_ylc=X3oDMTM0YWExOGxiBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzg5NTEzNTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDY0MDg1BG1zZ0lkAzgyODYEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDdnRwYwRzdGltZQMxMjc4Mzc2MzE1BHRwY0lkAzgyODA->( 2) Recent Activity: - New Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arkitectindia/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmcXJnNjk4BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzg5NTEzNTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDY0MDg1BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzEyNzgzNzYzMTU-?o=6> 8 Visit Your Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arkitectindia;_ylc=X3oDMTJlNTExZnNpBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzg5NTEzNTAEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDY0MDg1BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZnaHAEc3RpbWUDMTI3ODM3NjMxNQ--> [image: Yahoo! 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