Over the last couple of days when the world was occupied with unifying efforts to fight the deadly Covid19 pandemic, sections of Indian media provided viewers a familiar scapegoat – the Indian Muslims – who are often stereotyped as a community being constantly at loggerheads with the citizenry and the State. Biased media channels were quick to resort to blaming the entire Muslim community for the spread of the disease in the country, thanks to an ill-timed Tablighi Jamaat gathering at its international headquarters in Delhi’s Nizamuddin. Unsurprisingly, the opprobrium was also marked by a sudden spike in WhatsApp forwards of videos with people wearing skullcaps licking spoons and performing Sufi breathing rituals, suggesting some sort of wild conspiracy on the part of the community to spread the virus. Some media channels were quick to formulate, hypothesize and provide loose definitions of a newly discovered form of Jihad i.e. ‘Corona Jihad ’ thereby vilifying the Islamic faith and its followers.
While the investigation on the culpability of the organizers of the Nizamuddin event is still ongoing, there is enough information to suggest that the meeting was held before any lockdown was in force, and the problem began when there was no way of getting people out once the curfew was announced. Be that as it may, there is little doubt that organizing a meet of such a scale when there is a global pandemic smacks of gross misjudgment, and definitely the organizers should be held accountable if laws or public orders were defied. Attendees who attempt to defy quarantine measures must be dealt with strictly. However, what is alarming is that the focus and narrative have now shifted from the unfortunate event at Nizamuddin to the Tablighi Jamaat itself.
For those not familiar with the Tablighi Jamaat, the organization was founded in 1926 in Mewat by scholar Maulana Mohammad Ilyas. The Jamaat’s main objective was to get Muslim youth to learn and practice pristine Islam shorn of external influences. This is achieved through individuals dedicating time for moral and spiritual upliftment secluded from the rest of the world for a brief period of time. There is no formal membership process. More senior and experienced participants typically travel from one mosque to other delivering talks on religious topics, inviting local youth to attend and then volunteer for a spiritual retreat for a fixed number of days to a mosque in a nearby town or village to present the message to their co-religionists. Contrary to ongoing Islamophobic rhetoric, the movement does not actively proselytize. The focus is rather on getting Muslims to learn the teachings and practices of Islam. This grassroots India-based movement has now grown to almost all countries with substantial Muslim populations. Its annual meets, or ‘ijtemas’ are among the largest Islamic congregations in the world after the annual Haj. One of the reasons for its popularity and wide network in the subcontinent and wordwide is the fact that it has eschewed the need for scholarly intervention, focusing on peer learning of fundamental beliefs and practice rather than high-falutin ideological debates. The Tablighi Jamaat also distinguishes itself from other Islamic movements through its strictly apolitical nature, with a focus on individual self-improvement rather than political mobilization. Hardships and difficulty in the world are expected to be face through ‘sabr’ (patience) and ‘dua’ (supplication), than through quest for political power or influence. In terms of ideology, it is very much based on mainstream Sunni Islamic principles derived from the Deobandi school.
So, why is all this background important in the current context? While biased media entities have expectedly brought out their Islamophobic paraphernalia out for full display, more neutral commentators have tried to paint the Tablighi Jamaat as a fringe group and have tried to distance it from 'mainstream Muslims'. While the intent is no doubt innocent, this is a trap we must not fall into. This narrative, unfortunately, is also gaining ground due to apathy some Muslims have for the group, accusing it of being “disconnected from the realities of the world”. Unlike other Muslim organizations and movements, the Tablighi Jamat, by virtue of its political indifference, does not boast of high-profile advocates and savvy spokespersons who can defend it in mainstream or social media. The use of adjectives such as 'outdated' and 'orthodox' by liberal columnists to describe the Jamaat feeds into the malignant attempt to change the narrative from the control of the spread of the pandemic due to the Nizamuddin gathering to 'raison d'etre' of the organization itself.
A large mainstream religious group like the Tablighi Jamaat with nearly a hundred-year history, normally considered to be peaceful, apolitical and minding its own business is now suddenly being villainized owing to unfortunate circumstances. Biased media reactions filled with disgust and hate seem to feed the Indian public conscience with a danngerous misconception - to be a nominal Muslim is okay but being a practicing one is not. For those committed to the truth and fighting the spread of Islamophobia, the temptation to throw the entire Tablighi Jamaat under the bus must be resisted.
The writer is a lawyer and research scholar at Qatar University. Her research interests include Islamic law and politics.
Mangalore, Oct 18: To combat cyber crime and tackle cases of online financial fraud, a cyber crime police station was recently sanctioned by the government to the Western Range of Karnataka State Police.
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Good morning sir,
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thanking you
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Sir,
I have a complaint. today night someone put a number in my colleague Car. 8296262698 this is the number. In front of me its happen. i am helpless...
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Respected sir, on 6th may 2019 from my account total amout
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Do you know any cyber crime lawyers?Actually they have to initiate a strict disciplinary action against 2 people, one of whom is Soumalya Joardar of Karimpur,Nadia and the other one is Arijit Ganguly and you have to track down where he lives from your secret sources,Both of them are from Kolkata
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Lenova A7010 Black
please help me sir
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Hi, did you get any reply or help from the cyber department? My whatsapp too is hacked and my contacts keep showing online even when they are not. It appears online as soon as I or my other contacts come online and will go offline as soon as I or other contacts go offline.
Please help me out.
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I request the concerned authority to nab the culprits doing this kind of crime.
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Dear sir,
There are calls coming from the following nos. many times in a day to so many people in mangalore.
Please check these nos. and block them.
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Best regards
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Shit..
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+919483733467
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Sir.
My mobile no is hacked. No 9483012450. My emails and whatsap too is hacked. By some known people.
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My sisters mobile too hacked her no is 9765002860.
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Recently my email accounts were hacked. t
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Fortunately the dutiful and alert bank manager got doubt about this dubious mail and informed me. So was saved from financual loss.
I want to lodge a comolaint against this crime. I am clue less. can anybody help me in this regard ?
Sir. A nurse working in kmc had cheated me
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9400465252 this is my number
Waiting for your reply
Yours faithfully yadu
respected sir,
Iam getting false messages to my mobile number from last one year, i tried to call but his mobile is switched off, because of this message
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Menika cerina ..
Fack account in facebook
Sir,
We are doing a campaign on STALKING . so we want to know more about cyber stalking. more than 80% of the people in India are victims of stalking..The above mentioned cases are a kind of stalking. But still people are not aware of stalking. I want to know whether will get any help from your side ..
Please do consider my request
I Need Mangalore Cyber Crime Police Station Number
I have been duped through fake ATM transaction by one Mr.sangeeth singhania..mobile no.8750437692. Got calls from this mobile . He messaged me four times regarding bonus points on my ATM and collected details about my ATM and duped me of Rs. 5000/ from my account. He was posing as SBI employee and even gave I'd no.
How can you help me in this regard,please.
A by details you need I will be ready to provide.
Please.....
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Dear sir
From my above said account my address book which mail IDs are getting mail I am sick I need money etc. Including foreign mails also getting such messages.I Know it is a fraud work and for public interest I am raising this complain. e mail ID [email protected]. Please do needful
Received fraud call from ph.1203330500, and land line number 08468842309 name as told is \ vikas guptha\" called and asked for customer policy numbers and phone numbers.
It is a fraud call .plz look into it..
My number is 9945904363"
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My contact no 9686364610
Thanks sir
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yours faith fully.
MOHAMMED ASLAM
9591328590 MANGALORE
I lost my mobile phone- Moto G 13000 rupees at Suratkal Market on 24/01/2016 with Railway CUG number.Same day I registered police complaint at suratkal police station.My mobile number is 8762267659
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