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