Violence In UP: Make any objection to the miscreants by staying within the ambit of Maulana Shahabuddin Rizvi's law

Maulana Shahabuddin Rizvi of Bareilly has made a poignant appeal to the Muslims who are trying to disturb the state's peace over the remarks of former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma. 

Maulana Shahabuddin Rizvi, National General Secretary of All India Tanzeem Ulema-e-Islam in Bareilly, said that the Prophet believes that a good Muslim is one whose hands and tongue do not harm anyone. He said that we want to request all the Muslims of the state as well as the country that we are the prophets and believers of Islam who gave us the message of peace and harmony.

He said that it is our Jamhoori Haq (democratic right) to perform Ehtijaz (demonstration) on any matter at every place and should be Ehtijaz but by staying within the ambit of the law. He said that just because of this I appeal to all the people that they should not give up peace, they should protest by living within the ambit of the law.

Maulana Shahabuddin Rizvi said that Prophet Muhammad said that a good Muslim is one who does not inflict pain on anyone with his hands (deeds) or tongue (words). That is why I appeal to all to protest within the ambit of the law. After Friday prayers, some people pelted stones at the people going to the market in Prayagraj, Hathras, Firozabad, Saharanpur, Moradabad and Ambedkar Nagar. Their attempt was to spoil the communal atmosphere of the state. The police have brought the situation under control.