MMU Forms Panel To Address Sectarian Provocations

Meeting Reaffirms Sanctity of Sahaba and Ahl al-Bayt

- Observer News Service

Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama (MMU), the apex body representing major Sunni and Shia religious organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, convened a crucial meeting in Srinagar on Tuesday to address growing concerns over sectarian tensions in the wake of recent controversial remarks and the subsequent public outcry.

The meeting, according to an MMU statement, was called to discuss the 'provocative and widely condemned' remarks made by senior Peoples Conference leader Imran Raza Ansari, their reverberations across the Valley, and the heated reaction they provoked, particularly on social media platforms.

The gathering was attended by prominent religious leaders including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi, Maulana Masroor Abbas Ansari, Agha Syed Mohammad Hadi, Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi, Maulana Showkat Hussain Keng, Maulana Rahmatullah Qasimi and Mufti Mohammad Yaqoob Baba.

In a unanimous resolution, the MMU reaffirmed that the sanctity and honour of the Sahaba (the revered Companions) and the Ahl al-Bayt (the Prophet's noble family) are core tenets of Islamic faith, deeply revered by all Muslims. These personalities, the statement noted, are not only religious figures but pillars of Islamic identity, and any disrespect or provocative speech against them—regardless of source—will not be tolerated.