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Geelani appeals Muslims not to hurt other communities during Eid celebrations
Srinagar, Sept 23 (IBNS): Senior separatist leader and Hurriyat 'G' Chairman Syed Ali Geelani has appealed people not to hurt religious sentiments of other communities of Jammu and Kashmir this Eid, amid speculations of communal tension over beef ban.
In his appeal to people of the state, Geelani said, “During the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, the Muslims must uphold the religious sanctity and not undermine the aspirations and sentiments of other religious communities.”
“At a time when on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, we uphold the sunnah of Prophet Ibrahim (AS), we must not indulge in any such activity that could hurt religious sentiments of any community,” Geelani said in a statement on Wednesday.
Geelani appealed “freedom loving people” of the state not to hurt the sentiments of any religious community and the sacred exercise of sacrifice should be performed in such a way that it must not aggrieve or hurt others.
Expressing concern over the reports of simmering tensions between Hindus and Muslims in Jammu region after the court order banning beef, Geelani said some fanatic elements are hell bent to fan the communal fires so that a stir is caused within Jammu and Kashmir.
“We appeal Hindu brothers not to fall prey to the criminal agenda of RSS and at all costs should not allow anyone to cause any religious divide,” Geelani said, adding that Muslims do not sacrifice bovine animals in vengeance to any community.
“If any entity is halal (permitted) in Hindu religion, we cannot declare it a forbidden one. In a similar manner, rendering sacrifices of animals is a religious obligation for Muslims. Our fight is between the oppressor and the oppressed,” Geelani said.
“There are some elements which are giving it the communal color so that the attention from the real cause is diverted. We must keep a close vigil over such nefarious plans and should not indulge in any act that could give the ongoing resistance movement a communal color,” Geelani said.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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