President calls upon Ulema to play role in social reforms, discouraging extremism

The Nation  |  Feb 02, 2023

ISLAMABAD      -    President Dr Arif Alvi has called upon the ulema and mashaikh of the country to play their role in bringing positive social change and discouraging extremism.

He said the ulema could play an important role in eliminating terrorism and sectarianism and also inculcating ethical and moral values in society.

He stated that promoting the national solidarity, religious tolerance, and inter-faith harmony and peace were the key areas for the ulema to play their role in.

The president expressed these views while talking to a delegation of the Ulema Mashaikh Yakjehti Council of Pakistan (UMYC) that called on him at Aiwan- e-Sadr, here on Wednesday. The delegation was led by Chairman UMYC, Qari Hidayat Ullah Mirani, and consisted of Muhammad Younas Qureshi, Molana Gul Wali, Major Ehtasham Uddin Kiyani, Prof Abdul Ghaffar Shah Bukhari, Abdul Rahim Abbasi, Noor Elahi, Fahad Maqsood, Hameed Ullah Khan, Sheikh Mazhar Hussain, Sheikh Zia ur Rehman, Alama Mufti Mehmood Ahmed Tabasam, and Jamal Khan.

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Talking to the delegation, the president urged ulema to play their role to eliminate extremism, terrorism and sectarianism by highlighting the true teachings of Islam in the light of the Quran, Sunnah and Ahadith of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). He said that the challenges of terrorism and militancy in Pakistan required a comprehensive action plan coupled with concerted efforts on the part of the ulema in the areas of counter-extremism and counter- terrorism.

The president stated that it was the responsibility of religious scholars to disseminate the true teachings of Islam among the people, especially the youth of the country, to bring in social reforms, and promote virtue, ethics, and morality in society. He said that Pakistan could progress and achieve its rightful place in the comity of nations through discipline, persistence, moral righteousness, and promoting social justice.

The president said that Ulema should make concerted efforts to remove divisions in society, and promote unity and solidarity within the country. He added that youth should be educated on tolerance, forgiveness, and peace as these were the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

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The president said that Islam emphasises the conservation of resources and avoiding wastage, adding that ulema should help promote moderate, responsible and sustainable consumption of resources, especially fuel and energy, through the Friday sermons in the mosques.

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