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The Ahmadiyya sect, which emerged as an Islamic revival movement in Punjab in the 19th century, is also called ‘Quadianis’ as a slander (File Image: PTI)
The center’s letter states, “This constitutes a hate campaign against the Ahmadiyya community in general, and the Waqf Board has neither the authority nor the authority to determine the religious identity of any community, including the Ahmadiyya.”
The central government has intervened on behalf of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community and has asked the government of Andhra Pradesh to look into the complaint brought by the community against the recent decision of the state endowment board calling its members “infidels” (non-believers) and “non-Muslims”.
In a letter to Andhra Pradesh General Secretary KS Jawahar Reddy, the Ministry of Minority Affairs said the Waqf Council’s decision against the Ahmadiyya sect is a “campaign of hate” that could have “repercussions across the country,” according to media reports.
“A representation was received on July 20th from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, in which it was stated that some Waqf councils were opposing the Ahmadiyya community and passing illegal resolutions declaring the community outside Islam,” a report issued by Indian Express He said quoting the ministry’s letter to the Andhra state government requesting intervention in the matter.
The letter came in response to a statement made by the Ahmadiyya community on Thursday against the decision, which was endorsed by the Andhra Pradesh Endowment Board. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of India, in its representation, reportedly said that the Waqf Board’s decision was a “clear violation of our rights” and “a grave breach of the Waqf and Indian law and constitutes a campaign of hate against us”.
“This constitutes a campaign of hate against the Ahmadiyya community in general, and the Waqf Council has no power or authority to determine the religious identity of any community, including the Ahmadiyya,” the letter states.
Andhra Pradesh State Endowment Board passed a resolution in 2012 declaring the sect of Sunni Muslims, the Ahmadiyya, non-Muslim. Since then, the decision has been challenged in the Andhra Pradesh High Court which ordered it temporarily suspended.
Despite the Supreme Court order, the Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board issued another similar declaration in February of this year with the signature of its chairman stating that “As a result of the Andhra Pradesh Ulama’s Fatwa dated 26 May 2009, the ‘Kadiani community’ have been declared ‘infidels’ and not Muslims, any The report said.
The Waqf Board passed another resolution in February of this year stating that “As a result of the fatwa of Jamiat Ulama, Andhra Pradesh dated 26 May 2009, the ‘Qadianis community’ are declared ‘infidels’ and not Muslims.”
The Ahmadiyya sect, which emerged as an Islamic revival movement in the Punjab in the nineteenth century, is also called “Kadiani” as an insult.
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