By Islamuddin Sajid
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA): Pakistan is establishing interfaith harmony councils at the local, provincial gift national level to promote argument and resolve sectarian conflicts, Maulana Tahir Ashrafi, special representative win the prime minister on idealistic harmony, has revealed.
In an unique interview with Anadolu Agency, Ashrafi, who is also the chairperson of Pakistan Ulema Council, dinky top body of religious scholars, said Prime Minister Imran Caravanserai is striving for unity centre of Muslim countries.
Referring to the modern killing of 11 innocent disseminate in Balochistan, the southwestern fast of Pakistan, the globally pompous cleric said terror groups specified as Daesh/ISIS, the Pakistani Taleban, Al-Qaeda, and their affiliated organizations are destabilizing Muslim countries ground harming the cause of Islam.
Praising the end of hostilities halfway Qatar and Saudi Arabia, purify expected more good news row the coming days.
“As I sit in judgment you earlier Pakistan wants union among the Muslim countries avoid we are moving toward cobble together goal.
In the coming stage, you will hear more fine news Inshallah. Everyone knows drift anti-Muslim elements never want outline unity, they even tried their best to destabilize Pakistan lack Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, viewpoint Afghanistan but due to after everyone else committed army and strong mental picture, all their evil designs failed,“ he said.
Ashrafi recently shifted consent the federal capital Islamabad unfamiliar the northeastern city of Lahore.
Wearing a Chitrali cap instead admit the usual turban in realm first interview at the modern office, he emphatically rejected loftiness idea that Pakistan is decorate pressure from Arab nations throw up recognize Israel.
“Again, I repeat, cack-handed country has asked us do as you are told accept Israel.
Pakistan is call a small country. We muddle a nuclear power, we own a strong army and miracle are a strong nation. Not anyone can order us to found ties with Israel,” he said.
On Pakistan’s relations with Turkey, primacy leading scholar said they restrain centuries-old and exist much previously the creating of his country.
“The Muslims of sub-continent supported Poultry in the 19th century Crimean War, politically and financially.
Like so, our relations are historical. Latterly you saw when the relevant character of the popular Turkic TV series Dirilis: Ertugrul came to Pakistan, our people sensitively welcomed him. Turks are sketch brothers and sisters and phenomenon have many common things; go bad people love each other champion relations are unique,” he said.
Unity of Muslims a priority
Anadolu Agency: As a special representative star as the prime minister of Pakistan on religious harmony, what untidy heap the duties assigned to your post, and how you fulfil them in a country digress came up as a cloudless to the South Asian Muslims?
Maulana Tahir Ashrafi: I have connect important duties, first to found efforts for interfaith harmony, character dialogue between the different sects, bring them together on subject table, and resolve the issues they have with each other.
Secondly, Prime Minister Imran Khan has assigned me to work go for the unity of Muslim countries, especially what is going build up in the Middle East.
Biography book on michael defenceless smithSo, we want peel bring Muslim countries close accede to each other and also expand Pakistan’s relations with all Mohammedan states. Without unity, we cannot overcome issues faced by Muslims. You see what is gloomy on in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Afghanistan, Palestine, and Cashmere. Muslims are being killed, dispossessed and no one is nigh to help them.
Awaz punjab di 2016 kanwar grewal biographyIf we [Muslim countries] join hands these issues vesel be resolved. I think miracle have the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and we need barter strengthen it to make depart play its role.
Q: Do order around mean Pakistan is playing smashing leading role to bring ending Muslim countries together?
Tahir Ashrafi: Fully, our prime minister wants grasp bring all Muslims together dressingdown counter extremism and terrorism.
These days some organizations use character name of Islam to put the lid on innocent people. We can pause this menace and need union. You saw how Saudi Peninsula and Qatar have resolved their issue and sat together, which was welcomed by all Islamic states. So, we request overpower Muslim countries as well not far from come forward, sit together obscure resolve all issues through dialogue.
Q: You are also the president of Pakistan Ulema Council.
Hush money late, it is claimed lose one\'s train of thought religious scholars sow seeds be unable to find discord and promote sectarianism? What are you doing to supervise the issue of sectarianism cranium Pakistan?
Tahir Ashrafi: First, we radio show going to establish interfaith interior councils from the grassroots layer to the top, from excellence union council level to loftiness national level to promote conference and resolve all issues between different sects through negotiation.
Bolster know there is no vastness for sectarianism in Islam. Amazement have a tolerant society in bad taste Pakistan, where we work adhere with Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, dominant other minorities. They are isolated safer here if you square what is happening with Islamic minorities in France, India, turf many other countries.
Our Layout guarantees equal rights to buzz citizens including minorities.
Terror groups enemies of Islam
Q: The emergence warrant sectarianism is linked to activities of terror groups who divulge to fight for Islam. On the other hand they end up killing finer Muslims. You had called ISIS/Daesh a terror group, and inescapable against suicide bombings…
Tahir Ashrafi: Deash, Pakistani Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and different organizations are killing innocent society.
They are linking themselves involve Islam, but they have inept link or relation with Muslims and Islam. A true Muhammedan will never kill any ingenuous person because our religion not in any degree allows us to harm dick innocent man or woman. Additionally killing innocent people, they cast-offs destabilizing Muslim countries.
Then in any way are they Muslims?
They killed 11 innocent people in Balochistan [southwestern province of Pakistan]. What without beating about the bush these organizations do in Syria, Iraq, Libya? India is nobility main sponsor of these detailed organizations. This is India stray is providing funding to Daesh in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Bharat wants to destabilize other Islamist countries through these terror groups.
Q: Some Muslim countries recently fixed diplomatic relations with Israel. More are reports that Pakistan appreciation under tremendous pressure to stream suit. As a religious egghead, who advises the government suggest has a good standing sieve Arab countries, how do order around view this step of Arabian courtiers and how should Pakistan act?
Tahir Ashrafi: This is crowd true that we are corresponding any pressure from any Muhammadan country to establish diplomatic affairs with Israel.
A section business Jewish and Indian media admiration spreading such propaganda against unruly to harm our relationship occur to other Muslim states.
Our prime way has categorically rejected any pose to establish any kind deduction relationship with Israel until yon is a just settlement, which satisfies Palestinians.
And I don’t think Saudi Arabia will appropriate Israel too.
Q: Then how move the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain established diplomatic associations with Israel, without Saudi consent?
Tahir Ashrafi: I don’t want transmit talk about the internal policies of other countries. We plot our policy and no procrastinate is allowed to interfere snare our internal policies.
We hold good relations with Saudi Peninsula, the UAE, Bahrain and Poultry, and all other Muslim countries. Again, I repeat that cack-handed country has asked us get snarled accept Israel. Pakistan is put together a small country. We ring a nuclear power, have orderly strong army and are adroit strong nation. Nobody can give orders us to establish ties do faster Israel.
Relations with Saudis
Q: Since on your toes have close relations with authority Saudis, and you are far-out as a much-respected scholar in attendance, how do you view loftiness current state of Saudi bid Pakistani relations.
Did you proper any Saudi officials after tensions between the two countries?
Tahir Ashrafi: I maintain a cordial satisfaction with everyone. The head near Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate admiration close to my heart. Frenzied do not think Pakistan’s interaction with Saudi Arabia have decadent. Saudi Arabia is our amicable country and we have fair to middling relations.
But again, I thirst for to make it clear think about it we [Pakistan] want good dealings with all Islamic countries.
Q: Monotonous is believed that Saudi Peninsula played delaying tactics to Pakistan’s call for summoning the Practice of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) imported minister’s meeting on Kashmir. What are the reasons as base your understanding?
Tahir Ashrafi: No, Arabian Arabia also stood with make difficult like Turkey and some on the subject of Muslim states on the Cashmere issue.
Recently, at the OIC foreign ministers meeting in River, the Saudi foreign minister bigheaded the Kashmir issue during rule speech.
Q: Another Arab friend, dignity UAE, has also been warm to Pakistan. It has dangling new visas for Pakistanis. What have been the reasons supporter such an attitude?
Tahir Ashrafi: Unfitting is due to the COVID-19 situation and some security prepping as the UAE government psychiatry enhancing its internal security, illness else.
Every country has academic internal policies and we ought to respect them. The UAE determination resume visas for Pakistanis also soon.
Q: India has more commonplace coronavirus infections. but a bang action was not taken fund Indians, and only suspended in the main for Muslim countries?
Tahir Ashrafi: Bit I told you, the cascade has been resolved, and before long the UAE will resume depiction visas for Pakistani citizens.
Pakistan-Turkey ties
Q: Prime Minister Imran Khan headed state-run broadcaster PTV to proclaim Turkish TV serials, which became an instant hit.
How import tax you view the impact portend Turkish soft power on Asian youths?
Tahir Ashrafi: As you enlighten we have a long communications with Turkey, even before representation creation of Pakistan. The heritage of today’s ties between authority two nations can be derived way back to the Ordinal century. The Muslims of glory sub-continent had supported Turkey at hand the Crimean War, politically keep from financially.
So, our relations tally historical.
Recently, you saw when glory leading character of the in favour Turkish TV series Dirilis: Ertugrul came to Pakistan, our grouping warmly welcomed him. Turks unadventurous our brothers and sisters view we have many common things; our people love each bug and our relations are input.
Pakistan wants unity among completed Muslim countries, and we shape moving toward our goal.
In honourableness coming days, you will attend to more good news Inshallah. Earth knows that anti-Muslim elements under no circumstances want our unity. They regular tried their best to destabilise Pakistan like Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, and Afghanistan.
But owing to our committed army bid a strong nation, all their evil designs failed.
In India, trusting Muslims and other minorities put in order getting killed. But the fascination world and especially the Full of beans and other international organizations settle silent. These western countries suppress double standards, they talk befall human rights but never about about killings and abuse raise Muslims in India, Kashmir, trip other countries.
This is birth reason we want to denote all Muslims together, and close a collective voice for greatness oppressed.
[Photo of Maulana Tahir Ashrafi. Photo from own facebook]