We condemn the recent statement of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, a Union Minister of State, dubbing the demand tor reservation by Backward Muslims as unislamic and denouncing it as deemed of advantage to those classes.
The ‘Quran ‘has directed the socially and economically toward Muslims to come to the rescue of the socio-educationally and economically Backward Muslims and assist them in all manners so that they are brought on par with other advanced sections. ‘This divine directive is intended to maintain equality and fraternity which are the main object of Islamic doctrine.
The statement of Naqvi is directly against the teachings of Islam which stand tor socio-economic equality among the humankind irrespective of their religions. His statement is an act of sacrilege against Islam and it deserves condemnation.
The Quran prohibits distinction between human beings. Yet if a section of humankind is oppressed, dominant Muslims should set right the imbalance. The Muslim ruling class did not follow the tenets of Islam eventually creating caste system among the Indian Muslims. Consequently, a major section of the Indian Muslims could not raise its status in the society. Naqvi should have asked the affluent Muslims to join hands with the Backward Muslims and asked them uphold the tenets of Islam.
The govt. reservation policy is serving this purpose and it is the responsibility of affluent Muslims to obey the govt. laws. The govt. wants to raise the social status of the Backward Classes through reservations. Naqvi wants to sabotage this reservation policy in the guise of interpreting Quran which is not being followed in letter and spirit by the Muslims themselves in their daily life.
