India: Protest against Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat exhibition on Quran | Jama Masjid Shahi Imam, supporters detained

Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat's Delhi president Dawood Ahmad said the exhibition was welcomed by people from all walks of life. “It showcased teachings of the holy Quran on various themes, such as Islam and science, women rights, human rights and jihad.”

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By The Hindu | September 25, 2011

“Don't meddle with Quran”: Muslim Personal Law Board members protesting outside the Constitution Club in New Delhi on Saturday against the exhibition on teachings of the Quran.

Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari and his supporters were detained at Darya Ganj on Saturday for allegedly organising a protest without permission against an exhibition on the Quran organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat at the Constitution Club of India here.

The organisers wound up the exhibition following requests by the Delhi Police in view of apprehensions of further protests. The Shahi Imam and his supporters were passing through Delhi Gate when the police intercepted them. “They did not have prior permission. When they insisted on going ahead, they were detained. The 56 people who were detained were released three hours later,” said a police officer.


The Shahi Imam said: “The exhibition was being organised by a group that has brought changes in the holy Quran, which is not allowed, and it does not believe in Prophet Mohammed as the last prophet. When our request for banning the exhibition was not heard, we decided to act. After I was detained, I refused to leave the police station till the exhibition was called off. People in large numbers started gathering outside the Darya Ganj police station. The authorities finally intervened.”

For his part, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat's Delhi president Dawood Ahmad said the exhibition was welcomed by people from all walks of life. “It showcased teachings of the holy Quran on various themes, such as Islam and science, women rights, human rights and jihad.”

On display was the Quran in 53 Indian and foreign languages, including Kashmiri, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gurmukhi, Russian, Spanish, Korean and Vietnamese. Several dignitaries, including National Minorities Commission chairperson Wajahat Habibullah, Members of Parliament Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Avinash Rai Khanna visited the exhibition on Saturday.


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