Mangaluru, Jan 12: Thousands of Muslims took part in the district level convention of the Samasta Kerala Sunni Students Federation's Dakshina Kannada held at the Nehru Maidan on Sunday. The convention was prelude to the silver jubilee function of the SKSSF, a wing of Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyathul Ulama, to be held in Thrissur in Kerala on February 19.
SKSSF leader Shaikhuna Syed Muhammed Jifri, who inaugurated the programme, criticized the Karnataka Wakf Board for interfering in religious affairs and issuing Fatwa.
Recalling the Wakf Board's recent Fatwa against holding Juma Namaz at a particular Masjid in Ullal, he said that a body established by the government should fulfill its responsibilities instead of interfering in religious affairs and issuing Fatwa, which according to him is the responsibility of religious scholars and not politicians.
Warning against doing business in the name of religion, he said that the Samastha Kerala Jam'iyyathul Ulama, doesn't even holds a bank account in its name.
Presiding over the programme, Mangaluru Khazi Thwaka Ahmed Musliyar, exhorted the Muslims to learn and practice the Islam and stay away from communalism and extremism.
A galaxy of political and religious leaders including Dakshina Kannada district in charge minister B Ramanath Rai, Mangaluru South MLA J R Lobo, Muslim Central Committee president KS Mohammed Masood, Mayor Mahabala Marla, former Mangaluru Mayor M Ashraf, Central Haj Committee member Prof Abdussamad Pookotoor, Abbas Darimi, Ibrahim Kodichal, Haneef Haji were present among others.
Prior to the convention a peaceful procession was taken out from Ambedkar Circle to the Nehru Maidan.
Following resolutions were adopted in the convention: 1) Government should take necessary steps to solve the mystery behind the death of former Mangaluru Khazi Shaikhuna C M Usthad. 2) Take steps to start Arabic degree courses at Mangaluru University. 3)Should end the unfair act's of Karnataka Wakf Board. 4) Nethravathi River diversion project should be dropped. 5) Kasthurirangan report should be rejected. 6) Along with curbing terror activities, police should drop false cases against innocent Muslims and stop harassing innocents.
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