Lucknow: Eminent Muslim cleric Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahli on Thursday criticised acts of terror and called Islamic State as un-Islamic.
The Imam of Lucknow's famous Eidgah Aishbagh said, while addressing a huge gathering durig Eid prayers, clerics along with him today denounced ISIS and terrorism.
While speaking to NDTV, Rasheed Farangi Mahli said, “The dreaded terror outfit (ISIS) is against Islam and humanity,” adding that the terror group's ideology is defunct.
Meanwhile, Imam of Gedu Mia mosque in Agartala, Maulana Abdul Rehaman said, "I pray that on this happy occation of Eid, every house is filled up with happiness. I also condemn those who want to spread the message of hatred in the name of religion, be it Bangladesh, India or any other place, and stand against those who want to disturb our peace."
The top clerics'reactions come after radical Islamists hurled crude bombs and engaged in a shootout with police in Bangladesh today that killed two policemen and a terrorist at the country's biggest Eid gathering nearly a week after the deadly attack on a Dhaka cafe that left 22 people dead.
