United Nations had accepted Kashmir as an international dispute

Srinagar: In an extraordinary meeting held at Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) head office Srinagar, chaired by its President, Maulana Masroor Abbas Ansari and attended along with General Secretary Ghulam Hussain by other senior members, the Party unanimously decided that they will continue their door to door campaign in order to strengthen the organization from ground level.

While addressing a party meeting Masroor Abbas Ansari said that India is not sincere to settle the Kashmir dispute and is using delaying tactics. Maulana Ansari said that the United Nations had accepted Kashmir as an international dispute and passed resolutions for its solution. “The intransigent stance of India on Kashmir is the main hurdle to resolve the long-pending dispute,” he added. He said that the lingering dispute could only be resolved through implementation of the UN resolutions and India must take concrete steps in this regard. “The people of Kashmir have never accepted the illegal Indian occupation and will continue their struggle to achieve their right to self-determination”, Ansari maintained.

Ansari urged India to end its policy of oppression in Kashmir and create a conducive atmosphere for tripartite resolution of the Kashmir dispute.

Masroor Ansari said that the recent disclosures of Wikileaks about gross human rights violations were not new to the people of Kashmir who themselves were witnessing and bearing various forms of torture being inflicted upon them by the Indian police and troops for the last two decades.

Masroor Ansari appealed UN, OIC and human rights organizations including Amnesty International and Asia Watch to put pressure on India to stop human right violations and settle the Kashmir dispute.

24 Zilhajja: Eid Mubahilla

"But whoever disputes with you in this matter after what has come to you of knowledge, then say: come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and ourselves and yourselves, and then let us invoke the curse of God on the liars." (3:61)

This Quranic verse refers to the famous event of ' Mubahila ' which took place in the year 10 A.H. against the Christians of Najran.

A deputation of 60 Christians of Najran headed by Abdul Masih their chief monk priest came and discussed with the Holy Prophet (S) the personality of Prophet Jesus (A). The Holy Prophet (S) told them not to deify Jesus for he was only a mortal created by God, and not God Himself. Then they asked who the father of Jesus was. By this, they thought that since he was born without a father the Holy Prophet (S) would helplessly accept Jesus' father being God himself. In reply to this question was revealed the Verse:

“Verily, similitude of Jesus with God is as the similitude of Adam; He created him out of dust then said He unto him BE, and he became.”

When the Christians did not agree to this line of reasoning, the top-mentioned verse was revealed enjoining upon the Holy Prophet (S) to call the Christians to Mubahila. To this the Christians agreed. They wanted to return to their place and would have the Mubahila the next day.

Early next morning the Holy Prophet (S) sent Salman al-Farsi (R) to the open place that was fixed outside the city for the historic event to erect a small shelter for himself and those he intended to take along with him for the contest.

At the appointed hour, the Christians witnessed the Holy Prophet (S) entering the field with Imam Hussain (A) in his lap, Imam Hasan (A) holding his finger, and walking beside him Lady Fatima (A) and followed by Imam Ali al-Murtada (A). The Holy Prophet (S) on reaching the appointed spot stationed himself with his daughter, her two sons and her husband, raising his hands towards the heaven said:

“Lord these are the People of my House.”

The Chief Monk on knowing that the baby in the lap of the Holy Prophet (S) was his young grandson Imam Hussain (A), the child walking holding the Prophet (S)’s hand was his first grandson Imam Hasan (A), the Lady behind him was daughter his only surviving issue was Fatima (A) the mother of the two children, and the one who followed the Lady was his son in law the husband of Fatima (A), addressed the huge crowd of the people who had gathered on the spot, and addressed them saying:

“By God, I see the faces which, if they pray to God for mountains to move from their places, the mountains will immediately move!

O believers in the Jesus of Nazareth, I will tell you the truth that should ye fail to enter into some agreement with Muhammad (S) and if these souls whom Muhammad (S) has brought with him, curse you, ye will be wiped out of existence to the last day of the life of the earth!”

The people readily agreed to the advice counseled by their Leader. They beseeched the Holy Prophet (S) to give up the idea of the agreed Mubahila and requested for themselves to be allowed to continue their faith, offering to pay ' Jizya'.

18th Zilhajj - Eid-E-Ghadir

On 18th Zilhijjah of the year 10 A.H. (10 March 632 CE) ,after completing the last pilgrimage ,the Holy Prophet(pbuh) along with around 100,000 Muslims reached a place called 'Ghadir-e-khumm' near Mecca. The following verse was revealed:

Ya 'ayyuhar Rasoolu ballig maa unzila ilayka mir-Rabbik. Wa illam taf'al famaa ballagta Risaalatah. Wallaahu ya'simuka minan naas. Innal'laaha laa yahdilqawmal kaafiriin.

O Messenger! deliver what bas been revealed to you from your Lord; and if you do it not, then you have not delivered His message, and Allah will protect you from the people; surely Allah will not guide the unbelieving people. [Quran 5:67]

On receiving the above verse, the Holy Prophet stopped at that very place & delivered a speech an extract of which is :-

[....It seems the time has approached when I shall be called away (by Allah) and I shall answer that call. I am leaving for you two precious things and if you adhere to them both, you will never go astray after me. They are the Book of Allah and my Progeny, that is my Ahlul Bayt. The two shall never separate from each other until they come to me by the Pool (of Paradise)." Then the Holy Prophet (pbuh) in an attempt to remind Muslims of his own authority over them said: " Do I not have more right over the believers than what they have over themselves? " Muslims answered unanimously " Yes, O' Messenger of God ". This served as a stepping stone for the announcement of his hier and vicegerent. The Holy Prophet(pbuh) held out the hand of Ali(as) and said:

"Man Kuntu Mowlahu fa haza Aliyun Mowlahu"

"For whoever I am his Leader, 'Ali is his Leader."

The Holy Prophet then continued to say:

"O' God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him."

Prophet Muhammad had been discoursing all the other revelations among the muslims regarding the tenets and practice of the faith and about material life, and what could this verse of surpassing urgency mean and why was he admonished that if he did not reveal that message then his mission would be unfulfilled! Why had he been warned so strongly by Allah to deliver the message right away.

According to Shia tradition, Prophet Muhammad had been apprehensive about declaring his own son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abu Talib as his spiritual (Amirul Momineen, Commander of the believers) and secular (Caliph, King) heir, for fear that it would divide the nascent Muslim community. The rich Muslims were already jealous of Hazrat Ali's favored position with Prophet Muhammad (being married to Hazrat Fatima, being his cousin, appointed as Commander at many important battles) and in the above revelation God reassures him.

Al Muayyad talks about the Gadhir-e Khumm appointment in his Majalis as follows:

"It must be borne in mind that after the death of the Prophet the belief in the Wilayat of the Imams from his progeny is as important a part of our religion as the belief in the Wilayat of the Prophet in his lifetime. This is supported by the Tradition according to which the Prophet is reported to have said at ‘Ghadeer Khum', "Am I not more precious to you than your own-selves." This is an echo of the Qur'anic verse which says, "The Prophet is more dear to the ‘Momins' than their own-selves to them." It is said, that in response to this question by the Prophet, when the ‘Momins' said "Yes, you are dearer to us than our own lives", the Prophet said, "O God, be witness to their admission". After this he said, "‘Ali is the master of one who acknowledges me to be his master. O God love those who love ‘Ali. Help those who help ‘Ali. Desert those who desert ‘Ali. Let the truth accompany ‘Ali wherever he goes."

Prophet Muhammad felt great relief upon accomplishment of his mission of declaring Hazrat Ali his successor and legatee, wasi, and thereupon received the final revelation:

"This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion" Quran 5:3.

"Surely those who swear allegiance to you do but swear allegiance to Allah; the hand of Allah is above their hands. Therefore whoever breaks (his faith), he breaks it only to the injury of his own soul, and whoever fulfills what he has pledged with Allah, He will grant him a mighty reward." Quran (48:10)

"And, He it is who made the stars for you that ye maybe rightly guided by observing them in the darkness of the land and the sea; Indeed we have made plain the Signs for the people who can know. Qur'an (6:98)

The Holy Prophet (sas) said:

"As the stars in the sky are the source of guidance to the travelers, the Holy Ones of my Ahli-Bayt (the Imams descended from the Prophet's family) are the source of guidance for the people. And, as the stars will remain in the sky until the day of judgment, the earth will never be without a Divine Guide from my Ahl al Bayt, that is an Imam".

Several verses in the Quran speak about the Light of God and Rope of Imamat which is a continuous chain (Hablillah) since Hazrat Adam, through all the Prophets including, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Muhammad and after him through the hereditary Imams. The Mahdi - Savior that is referred to by all Prophets and religions is referred to the Noor of Allah, Living and present in Mowlana Shah Karim Al Hussaini Hazar Imam. Allahuma Salli 'ala Muhammadin wa Ahl-e Muhammad.

In the Fatimid era, Eid-e Ghadir became an even more important holiday as the Imams were also the Caliphs and many blessings were showered on the community.

"Morale and enthusiasm were kept up by the observance of various festivals of general Islamic nature; particularly those of Shia and Ismaili. Fridays and the two Idd days were the days of festivity. Moreover, the Shia festival of Idd-e-Ghadeer Khum and the 10th of Muharram were also observed.

Birthdays of the Ahli-Bayt (the Prophet's family) and the Imams and certain important dates of the year were celebrated. Imam took part in the celebrations of the festivals. Local festivals of secular origin, like the "Flooding of the Nile" and "Navroz" (beginning of spring) were also encouraged by the Imam. Imam al-Muiz would hold huge receptions at his palace; processions were taken through the town and the whole town was illuminated". - From History of the Imams

Everyday, we repeat in our prayers:"Guide us to the right path: The path of those whom Thou hast blessed." Quran (1:6-7)

Every time I read the Quran, I find more and more passages, pointing to this Grace of Allah, to the presence of the Everliving Guide.

"And say those who disbelieve: "why hath not a sign been sent down unto him (Muhammad)"; Verily thou art a warner and for every people there is a guide" Quran (13:7)

Maulana Abbas Ansari Thanks Iran For Support

"Today the major duties of the elite of the Islamic Ummah is to provide help to the Palestinian nation and the besieged people of Gaza, to sympathize and provide assistance to the nations of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Kashmir, to engage in struggle and resistance against the aggressions of the United States and the Zionist regime, to safeguard the solidarity of Muslims and stop tainted hands and mercenary voices that try to damage this unity, to spread awakening and the sense of responsibility and commitment among Muslim youth throughout Islamic communities." (Ayatullah Syed Ali Khameini)

Iran's Supreme leader Ayatullah Syed Ali Khameini's message to Hajj pilgrims in which he had called upon Islamic Ummah to Sympathize and provide assistance to Kashmir shows the growing consensus on the global level on Kashmir dispute. It also shows that voices are being raised at the international level to resolve the Kashmir issue and pressure is mounting on India.

Wali Faqih Ayatullah Al Uzma Syed Ali Khameini is a great leader of not only the Iranians but the whole Muslim Ummah and we whole heartedly thank our beloved leader and the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran and the great Iranian nation for their support to the oppressed people of Kashmir. I express my gratitude on behalf of the Kashmiri people.

Indeed the Kashmiris and pro-freedom leadership in Kashmir was encouraged by the statement of support from Ayatollah Ali Khameini which has clearly accepted Kashmir as a disputed territory.

Muslim Ummah should have one voice on Kashmir that it’s a dispute and there will be no peace in south Asia till it’s resolved. Apart from sympathizing and providing moral assistance to the Kashmir's freedom struggle, Islamic Countries should take serious political and diplomatic steps to put pressure on India to stop human rights violations in Kashmir and resolve the issue according to the aspirations of the people of Kashmir.

Ayatullah Khamenei Pleads Ummah "Sympathize and Provide assistance to Kashmir"

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and may Allah’s blessings be upon our Master, Muhammad al-Mustafa and his immaculate Family and his elect Companions.

As a symbol of Islamic unity and honour and the emblem of monotheism and spirituality, the Holy Ka’bah, during the Hajj season, is host to the ardent and hopeful hearts, who come hurrying from all over the world to the birthplace of Islam in response to the call of the Glorious Lord. At this time, the Islamic Ummah can have a bird’s eye view of its own great extent and diversity, seen through the eyes of its envoys who gather here from all over the world, and be witness to the profound faith that rules over the hearts of the followers of the True Religion, and appreciate its great and peerless heritage.

This self-discovery of the Ummah enables us as Muslims to become aware of the position which is worthy of them in the world, today and tomorrow, and to keep moving towards it.

The expanding wave of Islamic awakening in the world today is a reality that heralds a bright future for the Islamic Ummah. This powerful surge started three decades ago with the victory of the Islamic Revolution and establishment of the system of the Islamic Republic. Our great Ummah has continued to march ahead non-stop, removing the obstacles from its way and conquering new fronts. The sophisticated stratagems of the global Arrogance and its costly maneuvers aimed at countering Islam are also a consequence of these victories.

The extensive propaganda of the enemy to spread Islamophobia, its offhand efforts to create discord among Muslim sects, to incite sectarian prejudices, to bring about pseudo-confrontations between the Sunnis and the Shi’ah, to create disunity between Islamic states and to aggravate their differences, to change them into hostility and unsolvable conflicts, its employment of intelligence and espionage outfits to propagate corruption and immorality amongst the youth—all these are nervous and bewildered responses to the steady and firm advances of the Islamic Ummah towards awakening, honour and freedom.

Today the Zionist regime is no more the undefeatable monster of 30 years ago. The United States and the West are also no more the unquestionable decision-makers of the Middle East that they were two decades ago. Contrary to the situation that existed ten years ago, the nuclear know-how and other complex technologies are no longer considered inaccessible daydreams for Muslim nations of the region. Today the Palestinian nation is an acknowledged paragon of resistance, the Lebanese nation has single-handedly demolished the fake awesomeness of the Zionist regime and emerged as the victor of the 33-day war, and the Iranian nation is at the vanguard of the movement towards the looming peaks.

Today the arrogant United States, the self-styled commandant of the Islamic region and the real sponsor of the Zionist regime, is bogged down in the quagmire of its own making in Afghanistan. As a result of all its crimes against the people of Iraq, it is in the course of becoming isolated in that country. It is hated more than ever before in disaster-stricken Pakistan. Today, the influence of the anti-Islamic front which since the past two centuries has acted as a despotic overlord over Islamic nations and states and plundered their resources, is receding before the heroic resistance of the Muslim nations.

On the opposite side, the wave of Islamic awakening is steadily advancing and growing in depth day by day.

On the one hand, this hopeful and promising situation should inspire us, the Muslim nations, to keep marching ahead towards the desirable future with ever greater confidence. On the other hand, the past lessons and experience should make us more vigilant than ever before. This general imperative undoubtedly calls for greater commitment from religious scholars, political leaders, intellectuals and youth than the others and requires them to be at the vanguard of the struggle.

The clear and living message of the Noble Qur’an is addressed to us:

You are the best nation ever brought forth for mankind: you bid what is right and forbid what is wrong, and have faith in Allah. (3:110)

In this majestic address the Islamic Ummah is declared as one which has been brought forth for the sake of humanity. The aim of its birth is the good of mankind and its deliverance.

Its major duty is to urge what is good and to forbid evil while maintaining unshakeable faith in God. There is no ‘right thing’ (ma’ruf) more significant than rescuing nations from the satanic claws of the global Arrogance, and there is no ‘wrong thing’ (munkar) uglier than dependence on the Arrogant and servitude to them.

Today the major duties of the elite of the Islamic Ummah is to provide help to the Palestinian nation and the besieged people of Gaza, to sympathize and provide assistance to the nations of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Kashmir, to engage in struggle and resistance against the aggressions of the United States and the Zionist regime, to safeguard the solidarity of Muslims and stop tainted hands and mercenary voices that try to damage this unity, to spread awakening and the sense of responsibility and commitment among Muslim youth throughout Islamic communities.

The glorious spectacle and stage of Hajj provides us with an opportunity for the fulfillment of these duties and summons us to intensify and redouble our resolution and efforts.

Peace and Allah’s mercy be upon you!

Sayyid Ali Hussaini Khamenei

1 Dhul Hijjah, 1431

(8 Nov., 2010)

عید قربان خود میں صبر و استقامت اور ایثار و فداکاری کا جذبہ پیدا کرنے کی تعلیم دیتی ہے

جامع مسجد سجادیہ میں مولانا عباس انصاری کی پیشوائی میں نماز عید پڑھی گئی

سرینگر: عید الاضحیٰ کے مقدس اور متبرک موقعہ پر آج وادی کے طول و عرض میں جموں و کشمیر اتحاد المسلمین کے اہتمام سے نماز عید کے عظیم الشان اجتماعات منعقد ہوئے جن میں مسجد جامع سجادیہ ، چھتہ بل سرینگر، امام باڑہ غازی در آرم پورہ پٹن، مسجد باب المراد میرگنڈ، امام باڑہ گنڈ خواجہ قاسم، امام باڑہ کاوہ پورہ، سمبل، جامع مسجد سیدہ پورہ، سوپور قابل ذکر ہیں۔ سب سے بڑا اجتماع مسجد جامع سجادیہ ، چھتہ بل سرینگر میں منعقد ہوا جہاں نماز عید کی تقریب کی پیشوائی کل جماعتی حریت کانفرنس کے سابق چیرمین اور جموں کشمیر اتحاد المسلمین کے سرپرست اعلیٰ مولانا محمد عباس انصاری نے کی۔ اس موقعہ پر خطبہ نماز میں مولانا عباس انصاری نے مسلمانان عالم خصوصاً کشمیری عوام کو عید سعید کی مبارک باد دیتے ہوئے کہا کہ عید قربان ہمیں صبر و استقامت اور ایثار و فداکاری کا جذبہ خود میں پیدا کرنے کی تعلیم دیتی ہے اور اپنے معبود کی راہ میں اپنا سب کچھ نچھاور کرنے کا درس فراہم کرتی ہے۔ مولانا عباس انصاری نے فلسفہ عید قربان بیان کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ جس طرح انفرادی سطح پر ہر ایک کو امتحان سے گزرنا پڑتا ہے اسی طرح قوموں کی اجتماعی حیات میں بھی امتحانات اور آزمایشات کے ذریعے مختلف نشیب و فراز پیدا ہوتے ہیں اور کشمیری عوام بھی اپنی اجتماعی زندگی میں جن امتحانوں سے گزر رہے ہیں ان میں سرخرو اور کامیابی اسی صورت میں ممکن ہے جب ہم متحد ہوکر ان مقاصد اور اہداف کی تکمیل کے لئے کام کریں جن کے لئے ہم نے گزشتہ ساٹھ برسوں میں انگنت قربانیاں دی ہیں۔

مولانا عباس انصاری نے اپنے خطبہ نماز میں اس بات پر تاکید کی کہ ہمیں موجودہ حالات میں عید کو سادگی سے منانا چاہئے اور عید کی خوشیوں میں ان غریبوں، یتیموں اور بیواوں کو بھی یاد رکھنا چاہئے جو موجودہ نامساعد حالات کی وجہ سے مشکلات میں مبتلا ہوئے ہیں۔ مولانا عباس انصاری نے عید الاضحی مے مقدس موقعہ پر حریت قائدین خصوصاً میرواعظ مولوی محمد عمر فاروق کی بلا جواز نظربندی کی مذمت کرتے ہوئے اسے مسلمانوں کے دینی معاملات میں بیجا مداخلت قرار دیا اور حکومت کو خبردار کیا کہ وہ ایسے دین مخالف اقدامات سے پرہیز کرے ورنہ اس کے جو بھی نتائج برآمد ہوں گے اس کی تمام تر ذمہ داری حکومت پر ہی عائد ہوگی۔

مسلمان اپنے غمزدہ بھائیوں کے ساتھ اظہار یکجہتی کریں : اتحاد المسلمین

عید قربان ہمیں خود میں صبر و استقامت اور ایثار و فداکاری کا جذبہ پیدا کرنے کی تعلیم دیتی ہے

سرینگر: جموں و کشمیر اتحاد المسلمین عید الاضحی کے متبرک موقعہ پر مسلمانان عالم خصوصاً کشمیری عوام کو عید سعید کی مبارک باد دیتے ہوئے رواں عوامی تحریک کے دوراں شہیدہوئے تمام جانبازوں کو زبردست خراج عقیدت پیش کرتی ہے اور اُنکے غمزدہ خاندانوں کے ساتھ مکمل یکجہتی کا اظہار بھی کرتی ہے۔ نیز جیلوں اور تھانوں میں نظر بند سینکڑوں افراد جن میں اکثریت جیالے جوانوں کی ہے، کے ساتھ بھی ہمدردی کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے، حکومتِ ہند اور مقامی ارباب ِاختیار پر زور دیتی ہے کہ تمام حریت پسند نظربندوں کی فوری رہائی کے احکامات صادر کرکے، انہیں اپنے اہل و عیال اور دیگر اقرباءکے ساتھ آنے والی عید الاضحی کی خوشیاں بانٹنے کا موقعہ فراہم کیا جائے۔ اتحاد المسلمین جدوجہد میں مجروحین کے ساتھ بھرپور ہمدردی کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے ، اُنکی جلد صحتیابی کے لئے لوگوں سے دُعا کی اپیل کرتی ہے۔ اتحاد المسلمین ، عامتہ المسلمین سے مخلصانہ اپیل کرتی ہے کہ عید سعید کی تقریب کو پوری اسلامی شان مگر انتہائی سادگی سے منائیں اور اسمیں اپنے اُن بھائیوں کے ساتھ یکجہتی کا اظہار کریں جن کے لختِ جگر رواں تحریک جو 1989ءسے جاری ہے، کے دوراں یا تو شہید ہوگئے یا زخمی ہوکر ناتواں ہوچکے ہیں کیونکہ عید قربان ہمیں صبر و استقامت اور ایثار و فداکاری کا جذبہ خود میں پیدا کرنے کی تعلیم دیتی ہے اور اپنے معبود کی راہ میں اپنا سب کچھ نچھاور کرنے کا درس فراہم کرتی ہے۔ اسکے علاوہ غریب اور مفلوک الحال بھائیوں کی بھرپور معاونت کا بھی اہتمام کیا جائے تاکہ کوئی مسلمان عید کی خوشیوں سے محروم نہ رہے۔ نیز جنکے بچے یا رشتہ دار اس وقت مختلف جیلوں اور تھانوں میں نظربند ہیں، اُنکے ساتھ مکمل یکجہتی کا مظاہرہ کرکے ، اُنکے پریشاں دل لواحقین کی ڈھارس بند ھائیں۔

شعبہ نشر و اشاعت جموں و کشمیر اتحاد المسلمین

JKIM reminded the UN to implement its resolutions on Kashmir

Srinagar, 27 Oct, 2010: Senior Hurriyat Conference Leaders Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari & Masroor Abbas Ansari’s plan to march towards the United Nations Observers Office in Srinagar to remind the United Nation Body to implement its resolutions on Kashmir was foiled by State & Police authorities by putting him under house arrest at his residence.

President of Ittihadul Muslimeen Masroor Ansari described October 27 as the blackest day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. He said it was on this day when India sent its armed forces to Kashmir to occupy it forcibly.

Ansari said India had promised right to self-determination to the people of Jammu and Kashmir through the United Nations resolutions but later on India backtracked from its promise and started delaying tactics to prolong its illegal occupation. He said that despite of the worst kind of oppression and suppression, India had miserably failed to crush the ongoing freedom struggle.

Ansari has said that if the US President, Barack Obama is serious to resolve the Kashmir dispute then during his upcoming visit to India, he should impress upon India for implementing the UN resolutions which guarantee right to self-determination to the Kashmiris.

Chief spokesperson of Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) Ghulam Hassan Majrooh has strongly condemns the house arrest of Hurriyat leaders including party’s Chief patron Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari & President Maulana Masroor Abbas and said that such tactics would not suppress the ongoing freedom movement.

He appealed to Indian human rights groups to raise the voice against human rights violations and let the people of Kashmir decide their future according to UN resolutions. He said that stability of both India and Pakistan depends on a peaceful solution of issue of Kashmir according to the aspiration of people of Kashmir.

Meanwhile a huge procession was taken out from Mirgund, Pattan by Ittihadul Muslimeen workers which marched towards the United Nations Observers Office in Srinagar to present a memorandum to the said office to implement its resolutions on Kashmir. The protestors chanting pro Islam & pro freedom slogans rejected the occupation of Kashmir by Indian army on 27^th Oct, 1947. The march was foiled by Police by dispersing them through brute force.

PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES FROM THE PEOPLE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR

October 24th 2010.

Honorable President Obama,

We, the undersigned, want to bring to your notice that in 1947, India and Pakistan got their independence from British rule. Simultaneously, this led to the realignment of princely states between the two countries. It was at that time in 1947,that India, following its military intervention in Kashmir made a solemn commitment, promise and pledge to the people of Kashmir that they would be allowed to determine their political future through a free and fair referendum. India, Pakistan and the international community reaffirmed this pledge through the UNCIP resolution Aug 13, 1948 and Jan 5, 1949.

It is regrettable that for the last 63 years India has blatantly reneged on this commitment; while systematically consolidating its control over the disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir through brute military power Five generations of Kashmir have suffered immensely under the brunt of this large-scale militarization.

The last two decades in particular have seen massive deployment of forces not only on the borders but also in every street and town square, every village and hamlet in Kashmir. Protected by highly repressive measures like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Public Safety Act, National Security Act, which provide legal immunity to armed forces against prosecution, these forces have been committing widespread and systematic human rights violations with impunity.

However, inspite of this brutal oppression the people of Kashmir remain steadfast in their struggle for self-determination. This has been amply demonstrated by the ongoing non-violent agitation against Indian rule waged by our youth. To throttle our peaceful movement the Indian state in total defiance of its claim to be the worlds largest democracy has unleashed the lethal capacity of its high-powered arsenal stationed here on an entire population. The valley of Kashmir has been converted into an armed garrison where prolonged brutal curfew and militarized surveillance has become a norm. From June this year the Indian forces have shot dead more than 110 unarmed protestors and bystanders, mostly children and teenagers, many more lie injured, maimed and blinded. Almost every day unaccounted numbers are being illegally detained, tortured and humiliated.

We fear that this jackboot response and vengeful assault on our life and dignity is taking our next generation to the abyss of despair and anger. It is compounded by the silence and indifference of the world community. More than anything Kashmir is a humanitarian issue, and needs a humane course of action. The future of 14 million people remains at stake. How can we even begin to imagine a peaceful and stable South Asia?

It has been our sincere endeavor to engage in a meaningful process with the Indian State for the resolution of the Kashmir conflict. In fact many of us took great risks to tread the path of peacemaking and participated in multiple rounds of talks with the Indian government. However, the Indian State remains resilient in its resolve to tread the path of intransigence. Successive governments in India have failed to evolve a substantive and meaningful discourse on Kashmir. For them dialogue is about procrastination and crises management. This cavalier attitude on their part has severely damaged the credibility of the institution of dialogue. As of now it remains shrouded in skepticism and cynicism, as we continue to grapple with unfulfilled promises, false hopes and deception. India to us is not a democracy but a stratocracy seeking our surrender and submission

On the occasion of your scheduled visit to India as president of the United States of America, we wish to remind you Mr. President that during your election campaign you had stated that on assuming office you would make positive efforts towards the resolution of the Kashmir issue.

Mr. President, the Kashmir struggle for self-determination is at a critical juncture. It is vital that the international community responds and has an informed and substantive engagement with it. Prolonging this long standing conflict can only extract increasing human cost not only from the people of Jammu and Kashmir, but also from the people of South Asia. Kashmir conflict has dire consequences for the 1.2 billion people living in the entire region.

Mr. President, it is our ardent hope that during your visit you will use your influence to urge and prevail upon India to take steps for a peaceful and permanent resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of the people of Kashmir. Kashmir is a political problem and it can be resolved only through political means. We have for long been advocating a meaningful result oriented dialogue between India Pakistan and the people of Kashmir. To facilitate this process we seek the appointment of a special rapporteur of international stature. The facilitation of a special rapporteur is indispensable to help rebuild trust amongst the stakeholders and reinstate their confidence in the processes of dialogue.

Mr. President, in the interim it is imperative that international efforts are accelerated to stress upon India to put an end to its policy of ruthless persecution and repression in Jammu and Kashmir and initiate practical measures which can help bring some relief to the hapless people living here.

• Withdrawal of armed forces from civilian areas.
• Release of political detunes, activists, and students
• Repeal of all repressive and draconian laws.
• Setting up credible and time bound processes of accountability to identify and punish those guilty of gross human rights violations.
• Restoration of the right to peaceful assembly, association and demonstrations.

With profound regards,

Sincerely,

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Press Release of Ittihadul Muslimeen

October 16, 2010

Maulana Abbas rejected the Appointment of interlocutors by Indian Govt

There is no change in the mindsets at decision making levels in New Delhi

India should seriously include Kashmiris in tripartite talks to resolve the issue

Srinagar, Oct 14, 2010:
Senior leader of Kashmir's All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and Chief Patron of Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari has said that the appointment of interlocutors by Indian government to hold talks on Kashmir issue is a futile exercise primed for deceiving International Community and wasting time as it would fetch nothing. Asking Indian Government to adopt a realistic approach, the ex chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M), in a statement issued in Srinagar today said holding talks with the interlocutors of Indian government won’t serve any purpose.
Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday named three interlocutors, eminent journalist Dilip Padgaonkar, Information Commissioner M. M. Ansari and noted academician Radha Kumar to hold talks with all shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir as part of efforts to bring peace to the state.

The Statement of Maulana Abbas Ansari follows as under:
The government of India has announced the names of three interlocutors and has given them the job of holding talks with all shades of opinion in Jammu & Kashmir. We’ve never been against the talks and APHC was committed to bring about a peaceful and political solution to the dispute through meaningful dialogue, but we have said it again and again that Kashmir is a political dispute which could be resolved politically through peaceful negotiations keeping in view the historical perspective of the dispute. We think that no peace plan for Kashmir can go forward without realization of the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people. The international community stands committed to the people of Kashmir and their right to self-determination and first Prime minister of India Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru has promised at different times to give the people of Kashmir this right. There are three parties to the dispute and till talks are held between all the parties involved especially the true representatives of Kashmiris, no headway can be achieved. On our part we are ready and willing to engage and sustain a meaningful and irreversible process of dialogue designed to develop and implement a solution to the Kashmir dispute that is acceptable to all sides – India, Pakistan and above all the people of J&K.

In the past, many interlocutors and committees led by KC Pant, Ram Jehtmalani, NN Vohra and others had been formed but they all failed in their endeavor. In the past we have talked to the level of Prime Minister. However these talks have not yielded any results because the aspirations of Kashmiris and root cause of the dispute was always neglected. Ironically, while extending talks offer India has always been reiterating that Kashmir is its integral part. It is not acceptable to Kashmiris who have been rendering unflinching sacrifices since 1947 for the right to self-determination.
In 2005, after years of back Channel discussions, we choose to start a meaningful dialogue process with the Government of India to resolve the Kashmir Issue and we continue to be committed to that objective. We took risks to do so and some amongst us sacrificed their lives to tread the path of peacemaking, while others amongst us paid with our credibility. We give some suggestions with a view to generating a favorable political climate for a purposeful dialogue but these suggestions were never taken seriously by the Indian government.
The initiatives taken by Indian government in the past to hold dialogue with Hurriyat Conference in Kashmir have suffered due to lack of seriousness and sincerity on part of Indian side. This failure has bred cynicism and destroyed hope. The non-serious approach of Indian government towards Kashmir problem has eroded the credibility of the institution of dialogue. The institution of dialogue deserves a serious approach and restoring its credibility, keeping in view the sensitivities embedded in the Kashmir issue. We were expecting that the Indian government will form the group of interlocutors, while taking into consideration past experiences regarding the dialogue. But it seems yet again, a causal approach has been adapted which again reflected New Delhi’s lack of seriousness with regard to the Kashmir issue. The appointment has once again trivialized and belittled the institution of dialogue and further eroded its credibility. It seems there is no change in the mindsets at decision making levels in New Delhi.

We think that Indian government again failed and showed its non-seriousness to resolve the Kashmir dispute by appointing a non political group which has no mandate to solve the Kashmir problem. Actually India wants to use the dialogue process to buy the time. Recent protests are the biggest threat to Indian rule in Kashmir in many years. The appointments are part of measures aimed at defusing tension. More than 100 Kashmiris have been killed since June in protests against Indian rule. It follows the thousands of lives already lost over the past decades due to the unresolved Kashmir dispute. The announcement of 8 point programme on 25th September and now the names of non political interlocutors is just the repeat of India's convention of confusing and deceiving the Kashmiris and the International community. We are now wary that this appointment of interlocutors represents only an effort at short-term crisis management on part of India and that there is no clear commitment nor path towards effective resolution of the Kashmir Issue and addressing the aspirations and interests of the people of Jammu & Kashmir. We have seen in the past that it is only when a major crisis erupts that visible efforts are made to engage and understand our aspirations. And as soon as the immediate crisis subsides, the demonstrated and inherent political complacency and negligence is restored.

In these circumstances, New Delhi's effort is a non-serious rather joking one. After the decision to appoint a set of interlocutors was taken at the Cabinet Committee on Security on September 25th, we were thinking that India will realize the sensitivity of the issue this time but it has not. In our joint memorandum to All Parties Parliamentary Delegation of Indian political parties, we had suggested constituting a Parliamentary Committee of all political parties of India and on the same pattern we suggested constitution of Parliamentary Committee of all political parties of Pakistan. Both these panels would have started dialogue and it would have given credence to the institution of the dialogue irrespective of what party would have been in power in New Delhi and Islamabad. Instead of working on that New Delhi, came up with this joke. There is no scope of engagement with them. We suggested some measures to improve the situation on the ground but no relief has been given to people and instead arrests, detentions, restrictions and curfews continue. Nothing of this sort has been done. We expected a political committee comprising members of the opposition as well as the governing parties. Such a committee would talk with Pakistan as well as with Kashmiri leaders.
By appointing academicians and journalists to the committee, the Indian government has sought to make light of the Kashmir problem. We think it is yet another joke played with the people of Kashmir.
It was high time for implementation of the Confidence Buildings Measures suggested by the Hurriyat Conference to Indian government. The need of the hour is to improve the ground situation in the Valley before initiation of talks. On one hand India wants to revive the talks and on the other arrests and harassment of Kashmiris is going on unabated. We have given four-point proposals to improve situation in the Valley but it has met with deaf ears and troopers and cops are leaving no stone unturned to crush the ongoing movement.
In these circumstances we think that the appointment of interlocutors is a mere waste of time and thus a futile exercise. No serious step seems forthcoming from New Delhi. They are just engaged in buying time. India should come forward seriously and include Kashmiris in tripartite talks to resolve the issue.

Nobody in Kashmir will accept interaction with Indian interlocutors as we have already put forward the suggestions and conditions for the talks before Indian government. We stick to our principle stand for future talks and will accept only tripartite dialogue that also for the resolution of the Kashmir issue once for all. I want to maintain that we are not seeking concessions but solution. Unless Indian Government officially accepts to solve the Kashmir issue as per the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiri people through tripartite dialogue, and releases all the prisoners concerned, repeals AFSPA and other draconian laws, starts demilitarization, halts Human Rights Violations; there is no justification of dialogue even the bilateral one. Kashmir dispute has reached such a stage where it demands involvement of the stakeholders at the highest level. So this long pending issue has to be resolved by the leadership of India, Pakistan and Kashmir in accordance with aspirations of Kashmiris

We want to make it clear that we do not doubt the integrity or credibility of the interlocutors. Although the three interlocutors are eminent and highly respected personalities in their respective fields, but we feel that their nomination for the Kashmir mission reflects a lack of appreciation of the problem at hand in the state. There is a journalist, an academic and a researcher. We have no problem with them but the issues are more political in nature and out of their reach. Radha Kumar, who heads the Nelson Mandela Institute of Peace in Jamia Milia Islamia, has been engaged in back-channel discussions with us when the Hurriyat Conference was chaired by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and then Syed Ali Shah Geelani. She had visited the State several times and interacted with us on several issues related to Kashmir problem. Recently also, she was in the Valley and tried to meet Hurriyat leaders but we refused to met the delegation as we believe that the talks and atrocities cannot go together. Our immediate demand was that the torture, killing and arrest of innocent civilians must stop immediately. Mr Padgaonkar was part of Kashmir committee led by eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani. Noted educationist and economist M. M. Ansari was a professor and director at the Hamdard University before becoming information commissioner.
In our view, the question is of deliverance and authority to take important decisions. One thing is clear that the Interlocutors have very less space to solve the Kashmir issue. So it may not serve any purpose. In view of the political nature of the present crisis, New Delhi should hold talks on it at the highest level. We had asked for constituting an all-party delegation of Parliamentarians of India and Pakistan to address Kashmir issue and pave way for resolution of the long-standing dispute. During the past 63 years, bilateral dialogues have failed to pave way for Kashmir resolution. This issue has sparked off three wars between India and Pakistan so far.

Indian Home minister has also said that the panel will cover views of all the three regions - Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmir. Now it is important to see whom they would be talking to in Jammu and Ladakh. As usual, they would be taking to those who are in the mainstream camp and have nothing against India and surely will skip those who are spearheading the peaceful protests against the Indian rule in their areas. That remains to be seen. Talking to people in Jammu and Ladakh would be okay, but the primary issue is Kashmir. It is a major issue, and New Delhi should have taken initiatives in line with the four-point proposal forwarded by us.

We also suggest to Hurriyat Conference and to the whole pro freedom camp that they should also put forward the joint penal of their own interlocutors to negotiate with the interlocutors appointed by the government of India as this is the time to introduce and internationalize the dispute to the world by appointing non political people like senior lawyer, journalist, educationist, economist and others, who are known in the public and have the credibility and knowledge to deal and negotiate with Indian leadership.

Reaction of Maulana Abbas Ansari to Deoband stand.

Kashmir is a UN mandated disputed territory: Abbas Ansari

Srinagar, October 11, 2010.

Senior APHC Leader and Chief Patron of Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari has reacted sharply to influential Sunni institution of India Darul Uloom Deoband and its social front Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind reference to Kashmir as an integral part of India and the demands of its people should be addressed within the framework of the Indian constitution.

In a statement issued on Monday in Srinagar, Maulana Abbas has termed it a sterile moribund rhetoric and said that “Although they (Darul Uloom) have talked about the excesses being committed on the people of Kashmir they have ignored the real problem of Kashmir and called Kashmir an integral part of India.’’

Ex Chairman of the moderate faction of the Hurriyat said, “We don't think there is anything to welcome in their statement. Their baseline toe Indian line and we don’t see Kashmir from a Hindu-Muslim perspective. It’s a political issue, which needs to be resolved taking into consideration the political aspirations of Kashmiris. Nothing is possible within the framework of the Indian or Pakistani constitutions.

He said Kashmir was an "internationally recognised dispute" and the problem could be resolved through dialogue among India, Pakistan and leadership of the state.

Maulana Abbas reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir is the UN mandated disputed territory whose political future is yet to be ascertained. ”Jamiat-Ulema-i-Hind (JuH), a body of Deoband clerics, on Kashmir reference to Kashmir as an integral part of India is contrary to the United Nations record. It is also contrary to various promises and commitments made by the Indian leadership to the people ofJammu and Kashmir in different international Fora and also on the floor of Indian parliament,” Ansari said.

Maulana Abbas stated that former Indian Prime Minister, Nehru’s words were still ringing and echoing when he said, “We had given our pledge to the people of Kashmir and subsequently to the United Nations; we stood by it and we stand by it today. Let the people of Kashmir decide.”

Maulana Abbas Ansari however, welcomed Jamiat's stand seeking revocation of “draconian” laws such as the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act.

"We welcome Deoband clerics' stand seeking revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). We also appreciate the concern shown by them over human rights violation in the Valley. But Kashmir is an "internationally recognized dispute" and it should be resolved through dialogue among India, Pakistan and leadership of the state", the statement said.

Maulana Abbas also appreciated the concern shown by them over "violation of human rights" in the Valley but at the same time said that highlighting the atrocities in Kashmir at the conference had been negated by the assertion that the state was an integral part of India.

“The conference did not focus attention on the basic problem at all,” Ansari said. “The entire stresswas on issues that spring from the basic problem.”

“The Deoband ulama should not have let anything prevent them from speaking the truth in discharging their religious obligations,” he said.

“They cannot be unaware of the historical fact that Kashmir was a separate and sovereign state which India occupied in 1947 solely by military power,” the statement said.

Maulana Abbas terms All Parties Delegation visit a futile exercise

Srinagar, Sept 19, 2010:

Senior leader of Hurriyat Conference and Chief Patron of Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari has said that the Indian All Parties Delegation's proposed visit to Kashmir is a futile exercise primed for deceiving International Community and wasting time as it would fetch nothing but confusion. Asking Indian Government to adopt a realistic approach, the ex chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M), in a statement issued in Srinagar today said holding meetings with the delegation won’t serve any purpose.

Reiterating that Kashmir is a political dispute which could be resolved through peaceful negotiations, Maulana Ansari said that we’ve never been against the talks and APHC was committed to bring about a peaceful and political solution to the dispute through meaningful dialogue, but talks and atrocities cannot go together. So the torture, killing and arrest of innocent civilians must stop immediately.

"Unless Indian Government officially accepts to solve the Kashmir issue as per the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiri people through tripartite dialogue, and releases all the prisoners concerned, repeals AFSPA and other draconian laws, starts demilitarization, halts Human Rights Violations; there is no justification of dialogue even the bilateral one. All this will be a futile exercise and wastage of time. Kashmiris will keep on struggling against Indian rule more and more force and rigidity," Maulana said.

Referring to the Indian prime minister’s All Parties meeting and the decision to send an All-party delegation to the troubled Kashmir Valley to meet all sections of people and gather all shades of opinion, Maulana Abbas Said: "nobody in Kashmir will accept interaction with Indian Political parties as we have already put forward the suggestions and conditions for the talks before Indian government. We stick to our principle stand for future talks and will accept only tripartite dialogue that also for the resolution of the Kashmir issue once for all."

He said that Kashmir is an internationally accepted disputed territory with which the future of millions of people is associated. The international community stands committed to the people of Kashmir and their right to self-determination and first Prime minister of India Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru has promised at different times to give the people of Kashmir this right. There are three parties to the dispute and till talks are held between all the parties involved especially the true representatives of Kashmiris, no headway can be achieved

Maulana Abbas said that no peace plan can go forward without realization of the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people and reiterated that issue could only be resolved through meaningful dialogue. But such dialogue process was suitable only when the four point confidence building measures put forward by the APHC were taken into consideration. Then a permanent and sustainable solution of the dispute through meaningful parleys and keeping in view the historical perspective of the dispute could be achieved.