| Current affairs | |
| 28 Jul 2011, NewAgeIslam.Com | |
| The Real Story: Why was Reformist Maulana Vastanvi Sacked from Deoband? | |
By Dr. Ved Pratap Vaidik
Translated by Arman Neyazi, NewAgeIslam.com
Removal of Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi from Deoband is being taken as the victory of Muslim extremism as well as defeat of secularism in certain sections of the society. What else could have been expected from a Muslim seminary like Dar ul Uloom, Deoband is also being asked. How could they have tolerated a free thinker like Maulana Vastanvi. All the Muslim Madrasas wish to make their students a captive of 7th/ 8th century Arab life. Had Vastanvi remained the V C he would have transformed this 150 years old ‘old fort’ in a Convent or a Computer Training Institute.
All these arguments and fears are baseless. First thing is that Maulana Vastanvi is also as authoritative and pure Muslim scholar as any good Muslim can be. He never said that he is a secular-minded person. Majlis e Shoura of Deoband all of a sudden appointed him its Vice Chancellor. He was not a candidate of any particular leader or political party.
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12:48 AM
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