London – 12th August 2005
MQM Founder & Leader Mr Altaf Hussain has stated that we are the followers of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and his shariat and the people of Sindh refuse to adopt the shariat of so-called mullahs.
Mr Hussain said that human beings are the descendants of Prophet Adam and Bibi Hawwa; however, amongst them one belongs to the privileged class and the other to the oppressed class who were suppressed in every era. No one paid attention to their plight. And then the Allah Almighty sent his prophets who raised their voice against this oppression, which continued to Prophet Abraham an ended on Prophet Mohammad. In the era of Prophet Mohammad before Islam baby girls were buried alive. The Prophet Mohammad was ordained with the Holy Quran, which will remain in practice till the Day of Judgment. He began his righteous struggle against the oppressors of his era. He told not to bury the baby girls, treat the servants and poor with respect, not to cheat, not to tell lies and usurp anyone’s rights. He always preached what he practiced. During the aggression from the Sardars of Mecca, the Prophet Mohammad himself participated alongside his Companions in the battles of Badr, Uhad and Khandaq. He did not stay in his home and sent his Companions to fight these battles. However, on the one hand the so-called religious leaders preach the children of poor of jihad and send them to Kashmir, Afghanistan and Chechnya and on the other hand send their own children to western countries to get higher education. They talk of confining women to their homes but send their own women to assemblies. Could they be the true followers of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)?
Mr Hussain said that the infidels used to come to the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and ask him difficult and hard questions but he never used to get distressed. After the fall of Mecca, he announced amnesty to the infidels. In the Holy Quran, the Allah Almighty states, “[109.006] To you be your Way, and to me mine.” The teachings of Prophet Mohammad were adopted by his Companions and the Saints and neither they establish their kingdoms or gained political interests. Muslims and non-Muslims attended their gatherings and received love and affection. In Pakistan, the teachings of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) can only be witnessed in Sindh, which is the land of Sufis and Saints. Mr Hussain said that the so-called mullahs raise the slogan of jihad and present the distorted version of Islam. They not only preach to kill the non-Muslims and damage their worship places but also confront the Muslims against their Muslim brothers in the name of their sect and fiqah. They preach to bomb the imam bargahs and mosques and to open fire upon the praying Muslims. He said that we are the followers of the shariat of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and the people of Sindh refuse to adopt the shariat of so-called mullahs who preach to murder human beings in the name of religion. This is a historical fact that the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has never ordered to attack anyone. He explained that according to a well planned conspiracy madressahs were established in Sindh and efforts are underway to capture Sindh, oppress the womenfolk through Hasba Bill and to deprive the people of Sindh of their rights. He said that Hasba Bill has nothing to do with the Islamic shariat and is in fact a hideous effort to impose the tribal culture in the name of shariat. However, the people of Sindh announce today that they will not allow any conspiracy to impose the Hasba Bill and tribal culture under the guise of shariat. He said that he is spiritually related to the Sindh Dharti and will continue to struggle for its rights. He said that Bhutto was hanged but the PPP who twice came into power using his name failed to even constitute a commission to investigate his case. During the regime of Benazir Bhutto, her brother Murtaza Bhutto was murdered but to date Benazir has not informed the people that who was responsible for his murder? However during the elections the waderas and jagirdars deceive the people of Sindh to get their votes, form governments and then make alliances with the anti-Sindh forces. The Jamaat-e-Islami distributed sweets when Bhutto was hanged and today the PPP has formed an election alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami in the local bodies elections. The PPP is not interested in Bhutto and is today joining hands with anti-Sindh and anti-Bhutto Jamaat-e-Islami thus supporting the imposition of religious extremism in Sindh. Mr Hussain affirmed that the MQM is against religious extremism and believes in religious tolerance and harmony. The MQM took a courageous stand against the unjust NFC Award, which all the other political parties failed to. MQM is the only political party that has sent the representatives of poor and middleclass to the provincial and national assemblies and senate. In the past, the Establishment confronted the Sindhi speaking and Urdu speaking people against each other. However, today with the blessings of the Allah Almighty we are united and our enemies will be defeated. He appealed to the participants to vote for the success of Haq Parast candidates in the local bodies elections and they will make sincere efforts to resolve all the issues and remove the grievances.