Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, a prominent Muslim body in India, was at the center of controversy during its general session on Sunday after its chief, Maulana Arshad Madani, claimed that “Om” and “Allah” were the same God worshipped by “Manu”, drawing objections from Jain monk Acharya Lokesh Muni and other religious leaders who walked off the stage.
During his speech, Madani said, “I asked who is Om, many said ‘it is just air, it has no form, it has no color and it is everywhere, it made the sky and land’. I said this is what we call Allah, you call Ishwar, those speaking Persian call Khuda and those speaking English call God.” He added, “This means that Manu, that is Adam, used to worship one Om, that is one Allah.”
In response to Madani’s remarks, Muni walked out of the session, saying, “We only agree with living in harmony, but all these stories regarding Om, Allah, and Manu are all baseless. He (Madani) completely spoiled the environment of the session.” Muni also challenged Madani to a discussion, stating, “I would even request him (Madani) to come for a discussion with me, or even I can come to meet him in Saharanpur.”
The previous day, the head of the other faction of the Jamiat, Mahmood Madani, had claimed that “India is the ‘birthplace of Islam’ and the oldest religion of the country” and that “it belongs to him as much as it does to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.”
(Inputs from PTI)
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