TNN | May 28, 2012, 01.51AM IST
JAIPUR: Using religion as a means to fight social menace, the dargah in its message on the Urs, has asked its followers to curb female feticide and infanticide across the country.
Syed Zainulabedin Ali Khan, 22nddescendent and dargah dewan of the 12 century shrine of Khwaja Gharib Nawab on Sunday urged followers to take a strong stand against the prevalent social problems-female feticide, low level of education among Muslims and widening gender disparity.
Khan, while addressing a gathering of religious heads of different shrines on the eve of the sixth day (the concluding day of 800th Urs), said, "Islam prohibits selection of one gender over the other. Our religion and Sufi values advocate gender equality and consider killing of a girl child as a heinous crime against humanity."
The gathering was attended by religious heads of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia in New Delhi, shrine of Shah Niyaz in Bareilly, shrine of Shahbaz Aulia in Bhagalpur, shrine of Maulana Ziauddin in Jaipur, shrine of Phulwari Sharif in Uttar Pradesh, shrine of Shiekh Salim Chisti in Fatehpur Sikri and shrine of Gulbarga Sharif in Karnataka.
Khan said, "The Prophet of Islam initiated several steps to curb female feticide which was prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula."
The gathering also laid stress on improving the level of education among Muslims, especially girls. All religious heads from different shrines agreed that education is the only tool which can bring Muslims into the mainstream. Khan urged the well-off members of the community to open educational institutes-- schools, universities and engineering and medical colleges.
The spiritual leaders also prayed for peace and communal harmony and for global peace and prosperity.Link: Take stand against female feticide: Dargah
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