‘Bhagwan Rama was despatched by Allah’: Farooq Abdullah quotes Pakistani Maulana to make offensive claims in opposition to Hindus

On Thursday, March 23, the National Conference President and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah mentioned that Lord Rama was ‘sent by Allah’ to information the individuals on the proper path.

He additionally claimed that Lord Rama shouldn’t be a deity of Hindus solely relatively he’s revered by all similar to Allah is not only the “god of Muslims” however the god of individuals belonging to different religions as nicely. He additionally accused the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) of utilizing Lord Rama for gaining political energy.

“You will see a lot of money will be invested like anything. People will be fed about Lord Rama again and again. It might happen that they will inaugurate the ‘Ram Mandir’ at the same time. But get this in your mind that Lord Rama is not a deity of only Hindus. He is the lord of everybody who keeps faith in him, irrespective of religion, be it a Christian or Muslim, American or Russian. Similarly, ‘Allah’ is not only for the Muslims, he is everyone’s Rabb (god),” Abdullah mentioned whereas addressing a rally in Udhampur.

Citing one not too long ago deceased Pakistani Maulana Asar’s exegesis in Quran, Abdullah claimed that he had written that “Lord Rama was sent by Allah to preach to the humans and guide them to the right path”. He additionally claimed that the Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya can be inaugurated forward of the elections to divert the eye of the widespread individuals.

Udhampur | I believe when elections are introduced in J&Ok they’ll inaugurate Ram temple to divert the eye of the widespread plenty however Ram is for everybody. They wished to promote Ram, however they didn’t love Ram. They wished to stay in energy at any value: Farooq Abdullah at a rally pic.twitter.com/EuyY1HaG0i

— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2023

Taking a dig on the central authorities and the BJP, Abdullah mentioned that “the ones who claim to be Ram Bhakt (devotees of Lord Rama) are the fake bhakts. They are not his devotees; they just want to sell Lord Rama to serve their political purpose. Therefore, I appeal you to go among the people and ask them to stop their propaganda of hatred. You must have seen how some women were extracting oil from the ‘diyas’ after the ‘Deepotsav’ in Varanasi, they told the media there that Bhagwan does not need the oil so they are taking it so that they could cook meal for their children, this was the condition.”

“Lord Rama was sent by Allah”: Farooq Abdullah pic.twitter.com/dAXwmJLLDM

— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) March 24, 2023
Maulana Arshad Madani had made related claims not too long ago

It is pertinent to notice that not too long ago, the president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (Arshad faction), Maulana Syed Arshad Madani had made related assertions saying that “Om and Allah are same”. Maulana Madani mentioned this in his tackle on the thirty fourth normal session of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, at Ramlila Maidan, in Delhi in February this 12 months. Madani’s controversial remarks drew sharp response from Jain Guru Lokesh Muni who was additionally current on the session.

“Both the first and last prophets, Adam in India and Mohammad in Arabia, were sent down by Allah. He is referred to as Manu by Hindus and Adam by us. The sound of ‘La ilaha illaah’ first descended in India. Adam worshipped the same Allah as Manu did when he revered the Om. Allah and Om are one.” He continued, “Manu is our ancestor and also you inform us to return residence (revert to Sanatan Dharma). We will die however always remember our Allah, Madani claimed.

Following this, Madani’s assertion was opposed by Jain Guru Lokesh Muni, who then left the rostrum with different spiritual figures. Before leaving the stage, Acharya Lokesh Muni expressed his displeasure and acknowledged that each different spiritual individual spoke of peace and love on the convention they usually don’t share Madani’s sentiments. “We only agree with living in harmony and brotherhood, but all the stories regarding, Om, Allah and Manu are rubbish. The tales he weaved, I can narrate even better stories than that. You are like my father. I invite you to come to Delhi for a discussion with me, or even I can come to visit you in Saharanpur”, Acharya Lokesh Muni mentioned.

The Jain Muni acknowledged that Mahavir was twenty-fourth Jain Tirthankar. There was Lord Parshvanath earlier than him. Arishtanemi was Lord Krishna’s cousin. The foremost Jain Tirthankar was Rishabhanatha, and his sons had been Bharata and Bahubali, on whose title this nation ‘Bharat’ was named.

“You can’t erase this history. None of us agrees with his statements. He completely spoiled the atmosphere of the session,” the Acharya Lokesh Muni had mentioned slamming Maulana Madani.

Hindu Guru, Sikh Guru and Jain Guru spoke about love then entered Maulana Madni. pic.twitter.com/V9RjIemoSB

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Assertions that Hindu deities like Rama had been despatched by Allah or that Manu, who in Hinduism is the archetypal man and the progenitor of humanity, worshipped Allah are repeated deliberate makes an attempt to determine the thought that India is the progeny of Islam, and are nothing greater than an assault on the civilisational identification of Hindus and different Indic religions.