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Muslim scholars decry terrorism | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
An influential group of Muslim theologians in India have denounced terrorism, saying it is completely against the teachings of Islam. | |
Their statements were made at a meeting held at the Darul-Uloom Deoband, a powerful Islamic school more than 150 years old. | |
Scholars from 6,000 religious schools attended the meeting. | |
The Deoband school promotes a brand of Islam which some say was an inspiration to Afghanistan's Taleban. | |
The school has always denied this. | |
Opening the conclave the head of the Deoband school, Maulana Marghoobur Rahman, described terrorism as a thoughtless act which is against the teachings of Islam. | |
He said that the killing of innocent people of any religion was prohibited by the Koran, the Muslim Holy Book. | |
Many participants said they want to change popular perceptions in which, they say, terrorism is being equated with Islam. | |
Others said that while Muslims should not be harassed because of anti-terrorism operations, the community also needed to be more introspective. | |
Many Islamic seminaries across India have come under the scanner of the federal authorities in the wake of recent terror attacks. | |
Set up in 1866 in north India the Darul-Uloom Deoband is the most influential Muslim religious school in south and south-east Asia. |
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