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JAMIAT ULAMA-I-HIND ORGANIZES WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE IN DEOBAND The conference deliberated and called for a strong stance against terrorism across the world.

International scholars unanimously gave their support to a fatwa against terrorism in the closing session of the World Peace Conference.

Mufti Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi d e l e g a t i o n s f r o m Pa k i s t a n , Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Maldives and some other countries.

The first session of the conference was presided over by Maulana Mohammad Salim Qasmi, Mohtamim Darul Uloom (Wakf) Deoband, Mufti Abdul Rahman from Bangladesh and Mufti Mohammad Rizvi from Sri Lanka were the guests of honor.

Maulana Fazlur Rahman of Pakistan

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eading Indian Islamic organization Jamiat Ulama-IHind initiated the World Peace Conference on 13 December 2013 at Deoband. The event marked the centenary celebrations of the Sheikhul Hind Maulana Mahmood Hasan’s Silk Letter Movement.

Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind celebrated the 100th year of Silk Letter Movement by organizing functions and seminars around the country.

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The 2-day Conference at Deoband was organized by the Sheikhul Hind Educational Charitable Trust, a satellite organization of Jamiat led by Maulana Qari Muhammad Usman and Maulana Mahmood Madani.

The World Peace Conference is an initiative to establish a positive dialogue through mutual understanding of Islam. The conference was attended by prominent Ulama and Muslim

On an initiative by Maulana Mohammad Salman Bijnori, Darul Uloom Deoband, the first session of the conference addressed the 'Role of Ulama in the freedom of India and other Countries', and the 'Duties and role of Ulama to establish peace'.

Maulana Riyasat Ali Bijnori, Darul Uloom Deoband delivered the keynote address.

The Second Session was Presided by Hazrat Mufti Abul Qasim Noumani Sb. (Mohtamim Darul Uloom Deoband), and featured Maulana Fazlur Rahman and Maulana Abdul Razzaq Sikander from Pakistan and Mufti Noor Mohammad from Burma as guests of honor. The session addressed 'Intra community Bonding in the Light of Islamic values and rights of neighbors

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The World Peace Conference sought to highlight the role and duties of the Ulama, in the larger context of establishing national peace and harmonious relations Maulana Mahmood Madni of Jamiat propounded by Islam', with an emphasis on terrorism, communalism and violent conflicts among Muslim groups and denominations. Mufti Mohammad Salman Mansoorpuri, Madrasa Shahi Moradabad and Maulana Khalilur Rahman Sajjad Naumani delivered the session's main speeches.

The World Peace Conference seeks to highlight the role and duties of the Ulama, in the larger context of establishing national peace and harmonious relations with the community, with an Islamic perspective to address issues such as communal conflicts between religions and various Muslim theological groups, and social evils such as sexual exploitation, alcoholism, and drugs.

The conference deliberated and called for a strong stance against t er r or i s m acr os s t he w or l d .

International scholars unanimously gave their support to a fatwa against terrorism in the closing session of the World Peace Conference. The

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fatwa issued by Darul Uloom Deoband declares Islam's vision to end terrorism with a message of global peace, and is a significant step towards promoting Islam's belief that terrorism should be eradicated.

After receiving international consensus for disassociating the image of terror from the peaceful identity of Islam, over 200 Ulama from the UK, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, The Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have added their support to the fatwa. The conference therefore marked an international declaration to establish and maintain peace and harmony.

The resolutions made after extensive deliberation at the two day event were announced to the public as “Aman Ka Paigaam� (Message of Peace), at Ramlila Maidan (New Delhi) on 15 December 2013. The public gathering was attended by more than 1,00,000 Muslims from all walks of life and who took a pledge of peace.

The rally in Delhi was held to adopt in public the recommendations of

t h e c o n c l u d e d Wo r l d Pe a c e Conference at Deoband.

Taking a strong stance against terror activities, the speakers unanimously spoke "against the misuse of Islamic ideology by terrorism" and Islam's dedication to peace.

Malauna Mahmood A Madani said, "The World Peace Forum will see Islamic organisations across the world create and establish critical initiatives against terrorism of all kinds, and assist each other towards this common purpose."

Madani also announced the resolutions undertaken at the World Peace Conference through a formal declaration. The resolutions include condemning "vociferously" all kinds of terrorism and endorsing the fatwa of Darul Uloom Deoband.

The conference also pledged to "strive to deliver rights and social justice to minorities, poor people, weaker sections and women."

Besides, a resolution to "cleanse the society of crimes, immoral customs, extravagance, alcoholism, drug addiction, sexual exploitation, nudity and female foeticide" was also adopted at the conference in Deoband.