Hyderabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Terming terror group IS as "khawarij" (deviants), Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi Thursday advised India's educated Muslim youth to work for elimination of poverty as this is the best jihad.
The member of parliament from Hyderabad said the youth should learn the meaning of 'jihad' from 'ulema' (Islamic scholars) instead of Google searching.
"Some youth search the meaning of jihad in Google and they see only Hafiz Saeed, who is the biggest enemy of the country," Owaisi told reporters here.
"You can't break any law of the land," he said when asked about the attempts by Muslim youth to go to Iraq or Syria to join the Islamic State.
"Why do you want to go there. There are many evils in your neighborhood. Work to eliminate them," he said.
"The best jihad is that India's educated Muslims give time to eliminate poverty from their ranks," the MP added.
Owaisi quoted a "hadith" or saying of Prophet Mohammed that struggle against own temptations is "Jihad-e-Akbar" or the greatest struggle.
He pointed out that it is unanimous view of ulema of all schools of thought around the world that ISIS are deviants and that they have nothing to do with Islam or Islamic teachings.
"They are bloody murderers and rapists. They are killing people in the most brutal fashion by decapitating them or cutting their hands. They also burnt a person alive. They have to be condemned," he said.
Owaisi was addressing a news conference in connection with 144th anniversary celebrations of Jamia Nizamia, one of the oldest seminaries in India.
"These are the deceits of the enemy of Islam. They wear shamla (turban) or topi (skull cap) to deceive the world," said Shaikul Jamia or vice chancellor Mufti Khaleel Ahmed when asked about IS.
Last week, Hyderabad police revealed that a city girl residing in Qatar planned to join IS and went up to Turkey but came back without joining the terror group.
Police on Jan 16 arrested 32-year-old US-returned techie he was about to leave for Dubai. Police claimed that Salman Mohiuddin, was on his way to Iraq via Dubai.
Last year, the city police had prevented six youths including a former employee of Google, from leaving for Iraq to join IS.
Some youth from other parts of the country were also stopped while they were allegedly planning to join the terror group.
Meditating for change? (Poll sidelights)
New Delhi, Feb (ANS) AAP leader and strong chief ministerial aspirant Arvind
Kejriwal spent
Due to uncontrolled corona infection in Unlock-2 in Chhattisgarh, once again reached the state of
Chemists Selling Masks at High Prices over Swine Flu Scare
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) With Delhi witnessing the worst outbreak of swine flu and doctors stre
1,300 Americans Return Home From India On Special Flights: US Official
वाशिंगटन: अमेरिका के वरिष्ठ राजनयिक
With fast charging, this company introduced a new 10000 mAh power bank, it will compete with
New Delhi: Gadget accessory and consumer electronics brand Ubon has now launched its new Powerban
Union Minister Narayan Rane's son and BJP MLA from Maharashtra Nitesh Rane have withdrawn his ant
Will Germany send lethal weapons to Ukraine? Russia said - it is not acceptable
The dispute over Ukraine continues. Now Russia has called Germany's sending of deadly weapons to
Unlock 5.0 Guidelines may allow railways to run short distance passenger trains
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs can release the guidelines of Unlock 5.0 at any time today. It
There are two good and one bad news for the country. The bad news is that the number of corona pa
Given the verdict in the Ankita Bhandari murder case in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, the district poli
