ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin (Day of Quds Solidarity with Oppressed) was observed on Jumatul Wida (last Friday of Ramazan-ul-Mubarik), throughout the country on the call of Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi with reiterating the commitment to achieve Al-Quds Ash-Sharif, and continue support to the freedom fighters engaged in getting the independence of Kashmir.

Protest rallies, processions and demonstrations were held in all small and big cities of the country including Federal Capital Islamabad and Rawalpindi on this occasion. Ulema Karaam and Waizeen while addressing the Friday congregations made it clear that Al-Quds Ash-Sharif is not only respectable for Islam rather for the whole world of humanity as it is included in Sha’a’ir Allah and getting it freed from the Zionist clutches with honour and dignity is the religious obligation of the whole Islamic World.

In Rawalpindi, main Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin (Day of Quds Solidarity with Oppressed) procession was taken out from Imambargah Ashiq Hussain Teli Mohallah under the auspices of District Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin (Day of Quds Solidarity with Oppressed) Committee of the TNFJ.

The procession was led by TNFJ Additional Secretary General Syed Shujaat Ali Bokhari, Regional Council Rawalpindi President Allama Syed Abul Hassan Taqi, Supreme Commander Alhaj Abuzar Bangash, N.H. Naqvi, Ala Haider, Chairman Mukhtar Students Organisation Bu Ali Mahdi, Central President Baqir Hussain Naqvi, Allama Syed Zahid Abbas Kazmi, Maulana Ijlal Haider Haideri, Convener Central Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin Meesam Tammar, Secretary Abu Nasr Kazmi, Nasir Abbas Karbalai, Alhaj Ghulam Murtaza Chauhan, Syed Qasim Ali Shah Kazmi, Bawa Syed Nazakat Hussain Shah Naqvi, Syed Sajjad Hussain Kazmi, Mazloom Hussain Shah and other leaders.

The participants of the procession were carrying banners and placards inscribed with different slogans in favour of Al-Quds Ash-Sharif and against the American-Zionist-Hindu colonial trio. The protest procession turned into a rally after reaching Committee Chowk.

Chairman Wahdat Ulema-e-Pakistan Allama Muhammad Abbas Zaini paid rich tributes to all Muslims who displayed practical unity and brotherhood by participating in Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin (Day of Quds Solidarity with Oppressed) programmes on the call of Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Syed Hamid Moosavi. He said Muslims are Millat-e-Wahida and we would have to confront the atheists by becoming united. That way we would not only succeed in achieving Bait-ul-Moqaddas but it would also resolve all problems faced by them.

Central President of Mukhtar Students Organisation Syed Baqir Naqvi said that these days Muslims are only Muslims by name, had they been the men of deed then we would not have to face humiliation here and there today. Forming a Muslim United Forum was need of the hour to root out atheism.

Syed Naseer Hussain Sabzwari, Central Secretary Information M.O., said the real cause of problems faced by the Islamic World are Muslim rulers themselves who have become tools in the hands of colonial powers. He said Muslims would have to come out of their shackle and carry out a joint practical struggle after forming United International Islamic Forum to achieve Al-Quds Ash-Sharif and Kashmir. He said at present the whole world is confronted with accidents, incidents and earthquakes, and to get rid of it there is need to seek forgiveness from Allah.

A resolution adopted on the occasion strongly demanded solution of long-standing issues of Kashmir and Palestine in the light of the United Nations Resolutions keeping to the desire of their respective people. The resolution called upon the OIC to come out from deep slumber instead of expressing its concern on the condition of Muslim Ummah and adopt a concrete and courageous strategy for solution of problems faced by the Islamic World. Later, the demonstrators dispersed peacefully. A heavy contingent of District administration and police accompanied the procession.

In Federal Capital Islamabad, a strong protest rally was held on Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin (Day of Quds Solidarity with Oppressed) at Aabpara Chowk under the auspices of Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin Committee. The rally began from the Darbar of Hazrat Bari Sarkar’s father, Sakhi Mahmood Shah Badshah. It was led by Convener Central Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin (Day of Quds Solidarity with Oppressed) Meesam Tammar, TNFJ Central Joint Secretary Allama Akhlaq Hussain Kazmi, District President TNFJ Islamabad Allama Basharat Hussain Imami, Central Coordination Secretary TNFJ for Federal Area Zulfiqar Ali Raja, Maulana Fakhar Abbas Abidi, Saqlain Hussain Shah Gardezi, Central Joint Secretary Information Malik-e-Ashtar, Central President M.O. Z.H. Naqvi, Ch. Sabir Hussain, Zulqarnain Naqvi, Raja Qaiser Abbas Advocate, MFP Commander Syed Nazakat Hussain Kazmi, Syed Chiragh Hussain Shah and others.

Addressing the protest rally at Aabpara Chowk, Allama Imami said that objective of observing Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin (Day of Quds Solidarity with Oppressed) throughout the country on the call of Quaid-i-Millat-i-Jafariya Hamid Moosavi is to express solidarity with the oppressed nations and Muslim people facing atrocities the world over. He said the international organisations i.e. United Nations and the OIC are responsible for the problems and issues faced by the oppressed.

He said the United Nations never resolved any issue faced by the world of humanity and similarly the OIC has not yet resolved any issues confronted by the Islamic World damaging the reputation of both, and now they will have to take independent decisions to revive their reputation and to get rid of American slavery.

He called upon the Muslim Ummah to launch a joint practical struggle from the united platform for solution of the collective issues, particularly independence of Al-Quds Ash-Sharif, achievement of Kashmir, and an end to oppression of colonial powers against oppressed Kashmiri, Palestinian, Iraqi and Afghan people. He demanded from the government to ensure effective implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Act so as to root out terrorism and take notice of those banned groups that were working with new names.

Convener of the Central Youm-ul-Quds Himayat-e-Mazloomin (Day of Quds Solidarity with Oppressed) Committee of TNFJ Meesam Tammar in his address said that whether it is Middle East or South Asia or any other part of the world, the world could not be turned into a hub of peace unless the problems of the oppressed nations and the Islamic World are not resolved in line with the United Nations Resolutions keeping to the desire of the respective people.

Expressing complete solidarity with the oppressed the world over, he strongly condemned Israeli occupation of Al-Quds Ash-Sharif and called upon the United Nations to resolve the long-standing issues of Kashmir and Palestine by implementing its Resolutions keeping to the desire of their people otherwise, he added, the dream of restoring durable peace in world including the Middle East and South Asia would not come true.

Special pray was offered on this occasion for raising the status of all countrymen who kissed martyrdom in the disastrous earthquake, early recovery of the injured, rehabilitation of the affected, rooting out of problems and difficulties of the Islamic World, and solidarity, stability and development of the motherland Pakistan. The participants of the rally later dispersed peacefully.