Confronting the hardliners, spiritual head at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer has invoked the Muslim…
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Confronting the hardliners, spiritual head at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer has invoked the Muslim community to step forth to shun cow slaughter and triple talaq. He said that Muslims should avoid consumption of beef in favour of communal harmony while the contemporary practice of triple talaq is not in accordance to Shariyat.
Deewan Syed Zainul Abaedeem Ali made the statement while addressing a gathering of spiritual heads and Sufi clerics on the conclusion day of the 805th annual Urs celebrations of Khwaja in Ajmer.
Every year hundreds of thousands of devotees arrive in Ajmer for the Urs, this is also an occasions for discussions on contemporary issues of spiritual and religious concern. This year the issues of 'beef ban' and 'triple talaq' reflected in the discussions.
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"On the occasion of 805th Urs, I and my family has decided to shun consumption of beef in every form and appeal to the community to do so. Cow is revered for our fellow Hindus and we can do so for restoration of communal harmony" said Syeed Zainul, as he demanded a blanket ban on beef across the country.
The deewan is descendant of Khwaja Moinuddin and is spiritual head at the shrine. His message holds influence over millions of his followers.
"Khwaja had embrace culture of the country in accordance to values of Islam, we too should follow his lead," he said.
Raising the issue of triple talaq, he said that Shariyat denounces use of all three talaq simultaneously and asked Muslims to avoid the same.
"The practice of announcing triple talaq at one go is unislamic and deteriorating for self respect of muslim women and it should be avoided," he said.
The Ajmer Dargah is a shrine revered by millions beyond borders of religion and country and as the spiritual head of the shrine speaks from its dias, his message is expected to be well received by followers.
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