Shah Ahmed Shafi, ameer of radical Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, has said the Qawmi madrasas cannot be allowed to be destroyed by the government’s intervention, as it would eliminate the principle and ideology of Islam from the country.
In a statement issued on Friday, he also said the Muslim nation had faced damages for decades, caused by the disunity created by a section of betraying Islamic scholars, who have again revealed themselves in the recent times.
“A certain quarter of Islamic scholars have been creating confusion by delivering misinterpretations and conducting propaganda,” Shafi said, adding that no one would be able to harm the Qawmi madrasas if the teachers and students stayed united.
Meanwhile, the Islamist organization is scheduled to hold a rally at Hathazari college ground today, protesting the government move to regulate Qawmi madrasas and for pressing home their 13-point demand.
Shah Ahmed Shafi will be present at the rally as the chief guest, while Hefazat Secretary General Junaid Babunagari will be the special guest.
At a press conference held at the Hathazari Press Club, Mir Idrish, convener of the rally preparation committee, said tougher programmes would be called if the government interrupted the rally.