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UDF-Jamaat tie-up: Now, Kanthapuram Sunnis raise concern

KOZHIKODE: Yet another Muslim organisation has come forward to oppose the UDFs adjustments with the Welfare Party of India, the political front of the Jamaat-e-Islami, in the ensuing elections to the local bodies in Kerala. In an article published in Siraj daily, Sunni Yuvajana Sangam (SYS), the youth wing of the Kanthapuram faction of Sunnis, Rahmatullah Saqafi questioned the UDFs claim that the Jamaat has discarded its ideology of the Islamic state. Saqafi said that till now the Jamaat leadership has not openly said that they no longer subscribe to the ideology. He said Jamaat publishing house has republished the book authored by its founder Abul Ala Maududi that asserted the theocratic and anti-democratic stand. Can the leadership of the front that accommodated the Jamaat produce any proof to show that the organisation has withdrawn the book, Saqafi asked. He said the Sunnis will be happy if the Jamaat decides to backtrack from their position because they (Sunnis) have been campaigning against the stance from the beginning itself. But the Jamaat is selling the books of Maududi and has even conducted a campaign on his ideology last month. This proves that the Jamaat can never discard Maududi, Saqafi said. The Sunni leader questioned the Jamaat argument that the aim of Muslims should be to establish divine rule. Muslims have ruled India for about 650 years and none of them declared the country as an Islamic land, he said, adding that Muslims in Kerala have cooperated with the non-Muslim rulers and even fought for the land. No Muslim scholar in Kerala including Sheikh Zainuddin Makhdum called for the establishment of Islamic rule, he said. The unholy understanding for temporary electoral gains will cause irreparable damage to the nation. It will also make certain political parties irrelevant, Saqafi said. Selling Maudadi books In an article published in Siraj daily, Sunni Yuvajana Sangam, youth wing of Kanthapuram faction of Sunnis, Rahmatullah Saqafi questioned the UDFs claim that the Jamaat has discarded its ideology of the Islamic state He also pointed out that the Jamaat was selling the books of Maududi and had even conducted a campaign on his ideology last month.

26 Nov 2025 8:09 am