Bearing the burnt: Madaris body warns against criticism on seminaries
WMAP strongly condemned the barbaric attack on school in Peshawar
ISLAMABAD:
Wafaqul Madaris al Arabia Pakistan (WMAP), biggest federation of religious seminaries in the country, condemned the deadly attack on the army-run school in Peshawar but at the same time warned against ‘undue criticism’ on seminaries.
“Undue criticism of seminaries under the garb of Peshawar attack would not be tolerated and should end immediately,” said WMAP interim secretary general Maulana Qazi Abdul Rasheed.
Addressing a press conference at Jamia Muhammadia in the federal capital, Rasheed announced that WMAP will observe Friday [today] as ‘condemnation day’ while on Saturday students of 25,000 seminaries will stage demonstrations across the country.
Rasheed said that “we condemn every type of terrorism but propaganda against religious seminaries must stop.” He said that undue criticism of seminaries is equally condemnable.
When asked for comments about the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan [TTP], which claimed responsibility for the Peshawar attack, he once again condemned the attack but avoided to comment on the TTP. However, he pointed out that some 2,500 scholars had condemned terrorism in all its manifestations in a recent meeting at Jamia Ashrafia.
WMAP interim secretary general said those who attacked innocent children in Peshawar had neither any link with Islam nor humanity. “The WMAP strongly condemns such barbaric act,” he asserted.
Rasheed said that martyrs of the attack are our children and we share the grief with their families.
Responding to a question about syllabus of seminaries, he said “we welcome you all to come and see what we are teaching our students. We would welcome even if someone wanted to assess our educational system.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 19th, 2014.
Wafaqul Madaris al Arabia Pakistan (WMAP), biggest federation of religious seminaries in the country, condemned the deadly attack on the army-run school in Peshawar but at the same time warned against ‘undue criticism’ on seminaries.
“Undue criticism of seminaries under the garb of Peshawar attack would not be tolerated and should end immediately,” said WMAP interim secretary general Maulana Qazi Abdul Rasheed.
Addressing a press conference at Jamia Muhammadia in the federal capital, Rasheed announced that WMAP will observe Friday [today] as ‘condemnation day’ while on Saturday students of 25,000 seminaries will stage demonstrations across the country.
Rasheed said that “we condemn every type of terrorism but propaganda against religious seminaries must stop.” He said that undue criticism of seminaries is equally condemnable.
When asked for comments about the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan [TTP], which claimed responsibility for the Peshawar attack, he once again condemned the attack but avoided to comment on the TTP. However, he pointed out that some 2,500 scholars had condemned terrorism in all its manifestations in a recent meeting at Jamia Ashrafia.
WMAP interim secretary general said those who attacked innocent children in Peshawar had neither any link with Islam nor humanity. “The WMAP strongly condemns such barbaric act,” he asserted.
Rasheed said that martyrs of the attack are our children and we share the grief with their families.
Responding to a question about syllabus of seminaries, he said “we welcome you all to come and see what we are teaching our students. We would welcome even if someone wanted to assess our educational system.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 19th, 2014.