Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said that Bangladesh is a unique and ordinary country of communal harmony; a garden of flowers.
Sometimes some evil owls try to enter our flower gardens and mess everything up. They are not of any religion but evil forces. Therefore, everyone, regardless of religion, caste and tribe, should be careful about them. He called on everyone to remain united to maintain inter-religious harmony.
He made these remarks as the chief guest at a view-sharing meeting with the Christian community organized by Dhaka Metropolitan North Jamaat at the Mirpur Senpara Christian Church in the capital at 8 pm on Friday (December 20).
The special guests at the meeting, chaired by Reverend Martin Adhikari, senior pastor of Mirpur Baptist Church, were Jamaat’s Central Executive Council member and Dhaka Metropolitan North Ameer Mohammad Selim Uddin, Central Working Committee member and Metropolitan Secretary Dr. Muhammad Rezaul Karim, General Secretary of Mirpur Baptist Church Babul Kumar Saha, Pastor of Mirpur Baptist Church Reverend Prince Kiran Bain, Co-Editor Manoj Baroi, Treasurer Asit Mitra, President of Baptist Church Women’s Committee Prabhati Folia, and Secretary Anima Baroi. Among the Jamaat leaders present at the exchange of views were Dhaka Metropolitan North Executive Committee members Mohammad Shahidullah and Shah Alam Tuhin, Shura members Advocate Rezaul Karim, Abdul Matin Khan and Maulana Atiq Hasan Raihan.
The church’s co-treasurer David Halder, Thomas Singh, Dhaka ABCS John Sarkar Church’s co-pastor, director James Pradeep Biswas, Sameer Baroi, David Biswas, Dilip Singh, Adari Baroi, Sushri Adhikari and Sutap Singh, Tama Jewel Bala Joy, among others, spoke.
Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said, our first father is Hazrat Adam (AS) and our first mother is Hazrat Hawa (AS). In Islam, all the prophets and messengers are given due respect. This is part of our faith or belief. They are all prophets and messengers of Allah. They were sent to the world as messengers of Allah’s law. Among them, Hazrat Isa (AS) is an exception.
He will be sent to the world for the second time and will fight against injustice and untruth. We do not divide the nation on the basis of religion. Jamaat is working tirelessly to turn the country into a welfare state, including everyone, regardless of religion, caste, tribe, opinion, or path. He seeks the overall cooperation of people of all religions, including the Christian community, in this struggle of Jamaat.
He said, “Bangladesh is a small country. 180 million people live in this country. Although people of various religions and tribes live in the country, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christians are the main religions. It is our historical tradition to live in harmony with everyone. We do not believe in the concept of being divided or a minority on the basis of religion, rather we are all proud citizens of Bangladesh.”
Jamaat members are not involved in any kind of crime including theft, robbery, murder, rape, corruption, looting. Still, we are human beings. If any human mistake is pointed out to us, we are in no way inferior in correcting it. We are always uncompromising in establishing the rights of all citizens of the country. He seeks the overall cooperation of all classes of people in establishing a humane Bangladesh.
The Ameer of Jamaat said, ‘Creation is one; the Creator is one and unique. When it rains from the sky, people of all religions and classes benefit socially. Again, if there is a disaster, everyone has to suffer from it. They try to oppress certain classes of people by calling them religious minorities. But Jamaat-e-Islami is completely above such narrow-mindedness. Basically, there are two classes of people with higher crime tendencies. One is the highest class. They take away people’s rights with the stroke of a pen. And the other class is the slums. They are the ones who try to create unrest in the country by handing over drugs and weapons. Therefore, we must show zero tolerance towards them. He called on everyone to work together to establish the rights of the masses.