Islamic scholars have rejected a claim made by Lal Masjid chief mullah Maulana Abdul Aziz that he has an indication from God to launch jihad and impose Sharia in the country.
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi told Geo news that such claims had no religious standings and they could not be used to legitimise “illegal and un-Islamic” actions. He said one could not impose one’s own brand of Islam on the basis of indications one claimed to have received from God through dreams. He said only the state could announce jihad and qital, if need be. “Only the Quran, Sunnah and Hadith are the sources to understand and interpret Islam,” he said, adding that the Lal Masjid mullahs were misguiding people and using innocent students for their objectives. Maulana Rafi Usmai also disagreed with Aziz. He said Lal Masjid mullahs were not serving Islam and instead they were defaming it. He said Aziz’s claim had no importance. |