Shah differentiates between Ulema-e-Haq and Ulama-e-Soo

By: Salman Alvi

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Secretary General of Tehreek Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya Syed Mazhar Ali Shah Advocate has said colonial powers are afraid of unity of Ulema-e-Haq.

Talking to a delegation of Shia Ulema on Tuesday, he said Ulema-e-Haq have been considered inheritors and successors of Prophets and Messengers. Besides parents and teachers, Ulema-e-Din possess the most important responsibility of mending a society. This day, humanity and Islamic world are confronted with a host of problems, oppression, barbarism and despotism, the main reason is ignorance to this most important responsibility.

Syed Mazhar Ali said Islam has honour of presenting solution of all problems. For this purpose, the responsibility of enjoining for good and forbidding from evil has been entrusted to Ulema, upon which Quran and Sunnah stand witness. So to say that this duty is amongst the necessities of religion and those who show slackness in this regard are not commendable.

The TNFJ official said had the Ulema-e-Islam fulfilled the duty of upholding truth and created coherence in words and deeds, Colonial powers and their agents would not have courage to label Islam as religion of punishments and tag Ulema as fundamentalists, radicals and terrorists.

Telling the two kinds of Ulema namely Ulema-e-Haq and Ulema-e-Soo, he said Ulema-e-Haq neither bow down nor are sold or afraid rather raise the voice of truth even on the spear head. While Ulema-e-Soo always worship the rising sun, and the biggest sign of them is that they prefer materialism on spiritualism and become a cause of dissension in the nation.

He said if we want to get rid of colonial powers and their agents, at first we would have to get rid of Ulema-e-Soo, speak truth and stand with the truth as therein lay welfare of the nation and the country, and destruction of enemies of religion and motherland.

The Shia Ulema-e-Karam reiterated their resolve to keep continue their practical struggle for holy targets of TNFJ and Mission of Wila and Aza under the leadership of Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi.

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