In a veiled criticism of All India Muslim personal Board (AIMPLB), Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind ( Mehmood Madni faction), has decided not go for review Petition about Babri case Verdict in Apex court, by saying that there is a possibility of further damage by this exercise though several Muslim organizations availing their constitutional rights have decided to file a review petition, Jamiat does not oppose them and hopes that (May Allah forbid) it does not produce any negative effect. It also described the SC judgement as “the darkest spot in the history of free India”.
Settling a fractious issue that goes back more than a century, the Supreme Court in a historic verdict on Saturday backed the construction of a Ram temple by a government trust at the disputed site in Ayodhya, and ruled that an alternative five-acre plot must be found for a mosque in the Hindu holy town.
The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH), a top Muslim body in India decided not to file a review petition on the verdict of the Supreme Court in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case. The JUH working committee that met on last Thursday adopted a resolution in well guarded words describing the judgment as “the darkest spot in the history of free India” but said it wouldn’t file a review petition as there was “possibility of further damage”.Earlier this week, the Jamiat faction led by Maulana Arshad Madani and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) had said they were in favour of filing a review petition within the 30-day period.
The national working committee meeting of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind was held under the presidentship of Maulana Qari Mohammad Usman Mansoorpuri, the President Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind to deliberate upon whether to file a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict on Babri mosque and whether to accept five acre plot as an alternative land for the mosque. The meeting also discussed the other issues concerning the country and community. Following the extensive deliberations involving Islamic scholars, lawyers and experts, the organization has passed resolutions on the Supreme Court verdict, on mosques managed by ASI and wakf properties.
The text of all resolutions is here under:
Resolution about the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Babri Mosque case
“The working Committee of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) holds the recent Supreme Court verdict on Babri mosque unjust and overwhelmingly one-sided. It has confirmed that the mosque was not built after demolishing any temple but there existed a mosque for several hundred years which was demolished and now the court has paved the way for construction of a temple over its site. As such the judgment is the darkest spot in the history of free India.
In such a situation we cannot expect any better award from the concerned judges. Rather, there is a possibility of further damage. Therefore, the Working Committee considers that filing a review petition will not be fruitful. Nevertheless, since several Muslim organizations availing their constitutional rights have decided to file a review petition, Jamiat does not oppose them and hopes that (May Allah forbid) it does not produce any negative effect.
The Working Committee of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind also seeks to clarify that nothing can substitute the mosque. Therefore, the five-acre plot in Ayodhya in an alternative place as a substitute to the mosque must not be accepted.
The WC of JUH expressed its appreciation for the valuable efforts of the respective organizations and the advocates who pursued Mosque case so valiantly. JUH also lauds Muslims for displaying patience as peace loving citizens during in the face of testing times. It calls upon them to shake off pessimism and demonstrating their JUH unwavering faith and courage attend to daily five times prayers in the mosques more vigorously.”
Apart from the president Maulana Qari Mohammad Usman Mansoorpuri, and JUH national General Secretary Maulana Mahmood Madani, those who attended the meeting included Maualna Amanullah Qasmi, Maualna Siddiqullah Chowdhri, Maulana Mateenul Haq Usama Kanpur, Maulana Badruddin Ajmal, Maulana Nadeed Siddqi Mumbai, Maulana Qari Shaukat Ali, Hafiz Peer Shabbir Ahmad Hyderabad, Mufti Iftekhar Ahmad Qasmi Bangalore, Adv. Niaz Ahmad Farooqui, Adv. Shakeel Ahmad Syed, Mufti Mohammad Salman Mansoorpuri, Mufti Javed Iqbal Kishangunji, Maulana Maazuddin Ahmad, Mufti Rashid Azmi Darul Uloom Deoband, Maulana Salman Bijnauri Darul Uloom Deoband, Syed Sirajuddin Moeeni Ajmeri Dargha Ajmer Sharif, Maulana Abdul Qadir Assam, Dr. Masood Ahmad Azmi, Haji Haroon Bhopal, Mufti Habiburrahman Allahabad, Mufti Mohammad Affan Mansoorpuri, Maulana Aaqil, Maulana Ali Hassan Mazahiri.