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Targeting sufis

Published : Jun 24, 2016, 4:16 am IST
Updated : Jun 24, 2016, 4:16 am IST

The killing of Amjad Sabri, one of the most distinguished qawwaals, is the vindication of the fact that hardcore Islamic forces, read Sunni Islam and its doctrinal sub-sects, don’t approve of any othe

The killing of Amjad Sabri, one of the most distinguished qawwaals, is the vindication of the fact that hardcore Islamic forces, read Sunni Islam and its doctrinal sub-sects, don’t approve of any other strand of Islam, however sublime it may be. Qawwaals are mostly Sufis and the brand of Islam practised by them has a very gentle tone. This is disliked by the extremists and considered blasphemous. There’s a phrase in Arabic Aql-e-Saleem (the right thinking). Man is endowed with it. Why don’t they apply it

Sumit Paul

Pune