BANGLADESH’S LARGEST PARTY SLAMS INDIA’S QURAN PETITION

Wed 17 March 2021:

Bangladesh’s largest religious political party, Jamaat-e-Islami, organized a rally in the capital Dhaka on Monday to condemn a petition filed in the Indian Supreme Court seeking the removal of 26 verses from the Muslim holy Quran.

Waseem Rizvi, former chairperson of the Shia Central Board of Waqf (Trust) in Uttar Pradesh, India, and a Bollywood film producer, filed a petition two days ago claiming that parts of the Quran are “provocative of violence” and incite people to “jihad,” which he interpreted as armed struggle.

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Hundreds of Jamaat supporters came to the capital’s business hub in the Motijheel area and later rallied on the main road chanting slogans against Rizvi.

The protesters also demanded that the Indian court immediately reject the petition and bring Rizvi to trial for hurting over a billion Muslims’ religious sentiments around the world.

Protest rally by #Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dhaka City South branch in #Dhaka against the petition to remove 26 verses from #Quran by #WaseemRizvi to #India‘s supreme court. pic.twitter.com/LjAuL2bFut

— Dr. Md. Shafiqul Islam Masud (@DrSIMasud) March 15, 2021

Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir (@info_shibir) Rangpur city branch staged a protest rally against the writ petition in the Indian High Court seeking cancellation of 26 verses of the Holy Quran.#Shibir @SAyubiOfficial pic.twitter.com/UBcNvM699Q

— Islami Chhatrashibir, Rangpur City (@icsrangpurcity) March 16, 2021

Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir (@info_shibir) Dhaka City West branch staged a protest rally in the capital against the writ petition in the Indian High Court seeking cancellation of 26 verses of the Holy Quran.#Shibir @SAyubiOfficial pic.twitter.com/Gyl2hs8dCF

— Rashedul Islam (@RIslamOfficial) March 16, 2021

#Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir Rangpur branch staged a protest rally in the capital against the writ petition in the Indian High Co urt seeking cancellation of 26 verses of the Holy Quran. #India #gobackfascistmodi #gobackmodi #SheikhHasina #mujib100 #bangladesh50 pic.twitter.com/5Z71adoh4I

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Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA), Jamaat leader Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said no Muslim would dare submit such a petition on the Quran as “Allah Himself has taken the guarantee to protect this book from any alteration.”

It is the extreme audacity of Rizvi, the so-called Shia leader, to approach the court for the expulsion of 26 verses from the Quran, which have remained unchanged for the last 1,500 years, Rahman added.