Noman Sabit, Back from Philadelphia (PA): Well-known renowned scholar of Bangladesh Sheikh Dr. Abul Kalam Azad Basher said, ‘There is no chance of neutrality between ‘your religion is yours and my religion is mine’. Secularism means irreligion. So those who claim to be secular groups must say goodbye or divorce. He said these things at the 7th annual conference of the Muslim Ummah of North America (Muna), the largest Muslim diaspora held at the convention center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, on Saturday (August 10).
He explains the well-known verse of Surah Kafirun (109. Surah Kafirun-6) ‘Lakum Deenukum Walia Deen’ and says that no Muslim can ever be neutral. There is no chance of neutrality between ‘your religion is yours and my religion is mine’. Secularism means irreligion. He clarified the basic idea of the verse.
Sheikh Dr. Abul Kalam Azad Bashar said in his valuable speech, the Companions who follow the Holy Prophet will surely be in Paradise. If you only have faith, you cannot become a companion if you are with the Prophet (PBUH). It is very difficult to get the status of Sahabah. Calling upon the Companions to follow their lives, he urged Muna to play a responsible role in conveying the call of Islam to the people of the world.
The three-day conference, which started on August 9, ended at noon on August 11, with the slogan ‘Islam, Peace and Justice for Humanity’. In this year’s annual conference of the Muslim Ummah of North America (Muna), the current situation in Bangladesh came up again and again in the mouth of every Bengali-speaking speaker. About 20,000 devout expatriate Muslims have participated in this conference, Muna officials said.
The President of the National Committee of the Muslim Ummah of North America (Muna) Harun O. Rashid expressed satisfaction with the failure of Sheikh Hasina in the quota reform movement in Bangladesh. Rashid said that Bangladesh became independent for the second time on August 5. The President of Muna, Harun O.Rashid also greeted the students who participated in the movement by paying respect to all the martyrs. He thanked the protesting students for pardoning Sheikh Hasina, who seized power in democratic way.
He said, with the overall cooperation of Imams and community leaders and with the infinite mercy of Allah, we have been able to implement the Muna Convention on a large scale like in previous years. The three-day long convention has been considered as a commendable initiative to build individuals and society among the American Muslim community including the Bangladeshi community. On behalf of the Muna National Organization, we express our sincere gratitude to you and through you to the entire Bangladeshi community.
Imam Delwar Hossain said in his valuable speech that the oppressive ruler was defeated in Bangladesh because of the sacrifice of the students. A tyrannical government was quickly overthrown because they stood up against injustice, injustice and recklessness. He mentioned that a united movement should be built in the light of the Quran to establish justice.
Participated in the three-day discussion in the light of Quran and Hadith Dr. Yasir Kadhi, Imam Dr. Omar Suleiman, Imam Siraj Wahhaj, Mufti Hussain Kamani, Sean King, Imam Suleiman Hani, Harun O. Rashid, Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda, Ustad Taimia Zubair, Imam Dr. Mohammad Abu Taleb, Dr. Altaf Hossain, Ismahan Abdullahi, Osama Abu Irshaid, Dr. Syedur Rahman Chowdhury, Abdul Rahman Khan, Dr. Zahid Bukhari, Imam Delwar Hossain, Sheikh Dr. Abul Kalam Azad Bashar, Dr. Tahir White, Dr. Chowdhury Mahmud Hasan, Barrister Hamid Hossain Azad, Imam Baba Gale Barry, Dr. Usama Al-Azami, Sheikh A Tidian Diallo, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullahi, Nihad Awad, Abu Samiha Sirajul Islam, Dr. Hassan Abdel Salam, Dr. Ayman Hammus, Dr. Sabil Ahmed, Dr. Mahera Ruby, Dr. Abdullah Baldi, Arman Chowdhury, CPA, Dr. Mohsin Ansari, Pennsylvania State Senator Nikhil Saba and American politician Tarek Khan among the invited guests.
In the last episode on Saturday night, reciter Tofazzal Hossain Khan and television personality Professor Saifullah Mansur and Dr. Members of the Ummah Shilpi group, led by Ataul Osmani and Iqbal Hossain Zayib, performed group and solo Islamic music. New generation artists from Renaissance Cultural Group, Atlantic Cultural Group, Niagara Cultural Group and Muna Children’s Wing also participated.
Muna’s National President Harun O. presided over various stages of the convention. Rashid, Convenor of Convention Arman Chowdhury, Director of Social Services Hafez Abdullah Al Arif, Director of Media and Culture Department Anisur Rahman Ghazi and Professor Saifullah Mansur among.
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