He also asked the Muslim community to adopt modern education as they take religious one. He said that only the modern education could led community towards progress.
Imam of the holy Makkah mosque and Saudi religious scholar Al-Sudais is on a visit to the country and he was delivering a lecture today in Rashidiya mosque of the town. He called upon the religious leaders to spread the message of peace in the world so that this violence could cease.
Meanwhile Lakhs of Muslims from different parts of the country offered Friday prayers led by the Imam in Deoband. Imam-al-Haram is on a brief visit to India, visited to Deoband to offer namaz, which attracted Muslims from all nearby locality. He was accompanied by former Indian cricket captain turned MP Mohammad Azharuddin, union Minister of State for Tourism Sultan Ahmad. The cleric was received at the helipad by Darul-Uloom rector Maulana Mohammad Ghulam Vastanvi and other top members of the institution’s faculty.
In an hour-long ‘khutba’ (sermon), the cleric praised the Darul Uloom for its rich contribution to Islam. He also made a fervent appeal to all for observing peace and harmony, which he described as the ‘true essence of Islam’.
In New Delhi Railways minister Mamata Banerjee offered a Kashmiri Pashmina shawl and a coffee set to the grand imam of Mecca,. On the Trinamul Congress chief’s behalf, Trinamul Union minister Sultan Ahmed hand over the gifts to Sheikh Abdul Rehman Sudais at a dinner in Parliament’s annexe.Imam Sudais has been appointed by the king of Saudi Arabia to lead prayers at the Mecca mosque.
Recently, Imam Sudais created a flutter when he urged Muslims in West Asia at a Friday sermon to refrain from participating in agitations, particularly those that endanger the safety, stability and better interests of their countries.