MUSLIM POLITICS

Milli Parliament: The Muslim Manifesto (Extracts)

We realise

(i) that our last 50 years efforts have been directionless, a deviation from the accepted Islamic norms. We consider this part of our milli history as the Lost Years.

(ii) that despite identifying ourselves with the ideals of Islam our efforts were directed to establish an alien system in this land.

(iii) that Maulana Azad's decision to annul the idea of a separate Muslim political party in 1948 Lucknow Convention was a political blunder of unprecedented magnitude which in latter years paved the way for the political supremacy of Kuffar-o-Mushrekeen.

(iv) that from Shariah point of view, the idea of India's division was never a valid judgement (if) the present-day Pakistan is a deviation from our political tradition. Admitting this deviation, today we Muslims, hereby de-recognise Pakistan as a nation state.

(v) that the Shariah of Allah does not allow us to become upholders or protectors of a system other than Islam. Working as volunteers of secularism, we have committed an unpardonable offence.

We affirm:

(i)  that Islam is not only a message, it is also a methodology which can always find us an effective strategy to combat the situation

(iii) that any ideology other than Islam cannot command our least respect.

(iv) that being Muslims it is our bounden duty to work for the establishment of a just order. We reaffirm our commitment to establish such a system in this country as well as in the world outside

(v) that we declare not to have any truck with those pseudo-ulema or the agents of Kufr system who are responsible for deviating the milli caravan from the right path.

(vi) that we are Muslims, just Muslims and nothing else.

(vii)that like Muslim men, Muslim women have also been assigned to work for the establishment of an Islamic system. We invite the Muslim sisters for an all-out participation in this mission.

The Milli Agenda

We hereby make our intentions known

(i) that the establishment of a world Khilafah, a just system of governance under a rightly guided Imam, is our prime objective. According to the Islamic Shariah a true Islamic life can only be achieved in a Khilafah system .We believe that the Indian Muslims will play a key-role in any future struggle for the revival of Khilafah.

(ii) that from Shariah stand point, our status in this country is not that of a minority community, rather we are an ideological party. It is our religious obligation to work for the establishment of a just system in this part of the world. As Muslims, we are also obliged to guide the caravan of this country along Quranic lines. Our religion does not allow us to hold any system other than Islamic in reverence.

(iii) That the main target of our political manoeuvering should be to establish an Islamic order. Our allegiance will be annulled at once if we accept the Kuffar-o-Mushrekeen as our political boss.

(iv) that we are here not to ask for ourselves any special privilege, nor any participation in the political power can quell our restlessness. No scheme for reservations can satisfy us nor any move for educational or economic uplift can bring us a sense of fulfilment. The Islamic Shariah demands from us continuous struggle till a just system becomes order of the day. This, we believe, is our unfinished agenda.

US: Report on Religious Freedom, 22 July, 1997

India: Current Situation

The State is secular. The constitution provides for religious freedom, and this right is respected in practice. There is no national law to bar proselytizing by Indian Christians, but the Government has refused since the mid-1960s to admit new resident foreign missionaries ...

U.S. Government actions: The U.S. Embassy discusses a wide range of issues with the Government of India, including respect for human rights.

JP on Commmunal Parties

Addressing a meeting of Nationalist Muslims (on 15 July, 1947, J.P.) discussed the future set-up of India with particular reference to the role of political parties.

The parties based on communal lines would be unhealthy, and they would not be able to run the Government smoothly ... The parties in future ought to be based on social, economic and agrarian programmes"                                                    

(Source: The Hindustan Times, 16 July, 1997)