Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has criticised the political management that succeeded spiritual students, accusing them of fostering divisions and perpetuating bloodshed in Pakistan.
Talking at a gathering in Multan, Rehman stated that through the period when the subcontinent’s Muslim management was within the arms of students, there was concord and unity amongst communities.
“Present me one occasion from the time of our elders when sectarian conflicts occurred,” he stated.
Rehman accused fashionable politics of breeding hatred, unrest, and factionalism. He alleged that JUI faces persecution for selling peace relatively than instigating disputes.
“We haven’t deserted our id as Sunnis, Hanafis, or Deobandis, however our focus stays on uniting the nation and talking for humanity,” he added.
He additionally condemned the commercialisation of sectarian identities, saying, “Even Deobandism has grow to be a commerce now. This divisive strategy was by no means a part of our elders’ teachings.”
Rehman reaffirmed JUI’s dedication to inclusivity, stating that his speeches in parliament symbolize all colleges of thought inside the Muslim group.