Keeping their gods aside
10 July 2013 7:20 PM GMT
At a time when politicians are engaged in spreading mistrust among two major communities - Hindu and Muslims, for their own vested interests, here is group of Muslims who are more concerned about bringing both the communities closer.These Muslims have no reservation in reciting Gayatri Mantras inside the mosque and talk about similarity between religions in their monthly communal harmony meetings.
'The members of both the communities- Hindu and Muslim, should develop a habit of sitting together and exchange ideas. There are a lot of similarities between both the religions but the language is the only difference,' said Arif Beg, founder president of Anjuman Amandost Insandost. The septuagenarian Muslim scholar has been organising the communal harmony meetings on first Sunday of every month since for the last 30 years. The meetings are organised in a old mosque in Old Delhi area- Makki Masji Mehdiyan.
'I don't know if I would be able to prevent youths from straying and bring both the communities on right track together for betterment of the society but I am confident that it a right step in right direction,' he added.Beg, has been Minister of State in central government during 1977-79, he left BJP in 1999 to join Congress but rejoined BJP in 2003. The meetings are organised in a old mosque in Old Delhi area-Â Makki Masji Mehdiyan.
'The problems of all such issues is lack of education and most importantly moral education. The day parents will understand the importance of education these problems would perish from our society,' said Beg. Unlike other Muslims clerics he is against the reservation for any community. 'Dr B R Amebedar has demanded reservation in jobs only for 10 years but we have carrying it even today,' he added stressing on the fact that a lot needs to change.
'The members of both the communities- Hindu and Muslim, should develop a habit of sitting together and exchange ideas. There are a lot of similarities between both the religions but the language is the only difference,' said Arif Beg, founder president of Anjuman Amandost Insandost. The septuagenarian Muslim scholar has been organising the communal harmony meetings on first Sunday of every month since for the last 30 years. The meetings are organised in a old mosque in Old Delhi area- Makki Masji Mehdiyan.
'I don't know if I would be able to prevent youths from straying and bring both the communities on right track together for betterment of the society but I am confident that it a right step in right direction,' he added.Beg, has been Minister of State in central government during 1977-79, he left BJP in 1999 to join Congress but rejoined BJP in 2003. The meetings are organised in a old mosque in Old Delhi area-Â Makki Masji Mehdiyan.
'The problems of all such issues is lack of education and most importantly moral education. The day parents will understand the importance of education these problems would perish from our society,' said Beg. Unlike other Muslims clerics he is against the reservation for any community. 'Dr B R Amebedar has demanded reservation in jobs only for 10 years but we have carrying it even today,' he added stressing on the fact that a lot needs to change.
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