A Muslim body named Sufi-Sunni Muslims claimed today that, dreaded terror outfit ISIS is “active” in India under “different names” and sought a ban on the fronts, representing such groups to prevent threats to national security.  

All India Tanzeem Ulema-E-Islam (AITUI)’s comments on December 27th, came against the backdrop of remarks by the Home Minister Rajnath Singh that, ISIS has not been able to “establish its roots” in the country, due to the family values of the Indian culture.

AITUI held a conference yesterday, regarding the ‘Anti Teorrism’ and made a strong pitch for “critical examination” of Islamic studies, imparted across varsities in the country, and sought to promote Sufi content to remove “extremist influence” on youth.

Speaking on the issue, AITUI president Mufti Mohammed Ashfaq Hussain Qadri said, “Terror activities are on rise in the world. We condemn it and assert the Sufi-Sunni Muslims are in no way engaged in such activities. But we want to highlight, the ISIS is active in India under different names. The ISIS front outfits are holding conferences and receiving funds from Saudi Arabia and Qatar for it. We want Centre to ban all such outfits in view of national security.”

The clerics who participated in the conference, appealed to Sufi-Sunni youth in the country against ‘falling prey’, to extremist elements and insisted that the government should promote Sufi content, in higher Islamic studies syllabus.

They further urged the Centre to give up the efforts to change minority status of the  educational institutions AMU and Jamia Milia Islamia varsities, and suggested to put efforts, to gain community youths’ confidence.

The clerics further favored enacting a law, that will provide for capital punishment, to those who insult the prophets and gods, worshipped by the people of any religion.

By Phani Ch