Where would imams, who have spent their lives trying to understand the Islamic religion and teach it properly, get the idea that it had something to do with violence? No doubt Pope Francis and John Kerry are on their way to Srinigar right now to explain to these arrested imams how they’re misunderstanding their religion of peace.
“Imam crisis hits mosques; some in jail, some on the run,” by Firdous Hassan, The Kashmir Monitor, October 30, 2016 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
Srinagar, Oct 29: After police arrested many Imams for “inciting people to violence” through their sermons, it has led to a new crisis within valley where many mosques are without prayer heads.
Soon after the killing of Burhan Wani, mass pro-freedom sloganeering and playing of taranas (eulogies) on public address system was witnessed in mosques across Kashmir.
Sensing trouble, the police arrested many Imams within city and other districts of Kashmir on the pretext of ‘inciting violence’.
Presently scores of the mosques in Kashmir are without Imams who are either in detention or on the run fearing action from the authorities.
In old city which has been more or less caged for the last three months, dozens of mosques including that of Suboorbab Eidgah and Teen Masjid Safakadal are without Imams for over two months now.
“Police have arrested many Imams and it has created a kind of fear among the rest as well. The Imam of our mosque left for home during the festival of Eid-ul-Adha and since then he has not visited back. Every day we have to plead every other person to lead the prayers,” Showkat Ahmad Khan, president, SuboorBab Masjid Committee told The Kashmir Monitor.
In Srinagar majority of the mosques have Imams who hail from other districts. Locals say that have gone into hiding after police started collecting details about them.
“They were already frightened after police started collecting details about them. The action from police on Imams gave them a reason to leave for home,” said Ghulam Ahmad, a local of Safakadal.
The residents of Kawdara, Noorbagh Safakadal and Chattabal areas of the city face similar issues as the Imams of the local mosques in these areas have ceased to lead the prayers.
“We often travel to nearby mohalla to pray inside a mosque. It becomes difficult during evening hours when the entire area is calm. Nobody is ready to lead prayers in our mosque and often people pray individually,” the residents of Chattabal said.
As per reports, similar issues are arising in other districts and towns where the Imams have been arrested by police.
In Baramulla district and volatile areas of south Kashmir, many mosques are without Imams after forces arrested them on the pretext of giving ‘violent’ speeches….
Paul Clark says
Hang them.
Thought_Weaver says
After every ‘Jumme ki Namaaz’ or Friday prayers the administration stands on high alert. But why? Why after attending prayer meetings do these peaceful muslims turn violent? Shouldn’t it be otherwise? I mean when Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs finish their prayer, there is peace and tranquility in their character. What is so drastically wrong with the adherents of ‘the religion of peace’, huh? No one dares to ask these questions in India. Those who do are branded as hatemongers and considered a threat to society, exactly what happens in the West.
Jay Boo says
Good afternoon, Muslim world.
Islam still cannot exist without violence,
Why is that?
Muslims take a hard look at Islam.
Islam is a sad JOKE.
It truly is.
Say your Muslim prayer.
Go on, but do it when no one else is near.
Then wait a moment.
Can you feel it.
You know exactly what I am talking about, don’t you.
When you are all alone.
Can you feel it?
Islam’s deep unforgiving despair.
Can you feel it?
Feel the bitter emptiness.
You know that Allah is not there, don’t you?
The unknowable Allah of Islam does not care about you.
You have “earned” nothing at all.
But you say other Muslims will support fellow Muslims.
Yes, but often, only for their own selfish means.
Remember, they also feel that bitter emptiness when they pray.
Muslims earn points with Allah whenever other Muslims lose points.
It is always only a matter of time until Muslims plot against and turn on other Muslims.
Only a matter of time.
sahani says
All Imams are paid stooges of saudi arab or iran who want your nation destroyed. Our leaders who get elected by locals are fools and do nothing to stop these agents of arabs.
mortimer says
India had to decide whether the Koran incited violence in 1985…the court did not rule on it:
Muslims in India have often sought shelter under Sections 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code (I.P.C.) in preventing every public discussion of the Islamic creed in general and of their prophet in particular.1 Quite a few publications that critically examined the sayings and doings of Islam’s prophet or other idolized personalities of Islam, have been restricted under Section 95 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.), as a result of pressure exerted by vociferous, very often violent Muslim protests. Little did Muslims suspect that the same provisions of the law could be invoked for seeking a ban on their holy book, the Quran.
The credit for this turning of tables goes to Chandmal Chopra of Calcutta. (Chandmal Chopra of Calcutta, on March 29, 1985, filed a Writ of Petition in the Calcutta High Court stating that publication of the Quran infringes Sections 153A and 295A of the I.P.C. because it incites violence, disturbs public tranquility, promotes, on grounds of religion, feelings of enmity, hatred and ill-will between different religious communities, and insults other religions or religious beliefs of other communities in India’. He also requested a ruling nisi against the Government of West Bengal ‘to show cause as to why a writ of mandamus be not issued to it directing it to declare each copy of Quran whether in the original Arabic or in any of the languages as forfeited to the Government’ in terms of Section 95 of the Cr.P.C.
Michael Laudahn says
A good opportunity to drive out mohammedanism for good, methinks. And maybe a strategy to be copied by others?
Nic says
If Kashmir is short of Imams, I’m SURE the UK could send them some ?
We’ve got OODLES in Bradford ! 😀
Hindu American says
No thanks. The last time England sent its best and brightest, India suffered for 300 years. Hey, maybe the French or the Germans….? After all, its Brexit time. I hear the social services and dole payments are better there. Time for the mullahs to vote with their feet.
Bhartiya says
Hindu American
England sent its best and brightest? Really ? The most cunning and chor
Bhartiya says
Please take all Muslims of Kasmir as refugees, few more when millions are pouring in Europe, the imams of Bradford can lead the prayers.
Tom W Harris says
Is that like a mosquito shortgage?
Jaffery says
The main reason the Muslims are Violent and hell bent on following what is written in the book is that their stresss on formal education is far less as compared to other religions. The one who knows the Koran by rote is considered as the most enlightened irrespective of the fact if he knows the diffrence between Mars and Venus…their Mass Praying and gathering every Friday is another reason where they do not develop an aptitude of individual thinking but by default a mom mentality. They are not allowed to question facts for the fear of being ostracized by his/ her society… Basically the followers of Islam are an example of machines who are driven by a common code which has a lot of bugs which no one is willing to correct.