Mangaluru: Renowned Muslim research scholar Dr. Akram Nadwi visits Iqra Arabic School
Mangaluru:Renowned Muslim research scholar Dr. Akram Nadwi recipient of Allama Iqbal Prize visited the Iqra Arabic School in Mangaluru and interacted with the students.
Dr. Akhram is also the Dean of Cambridge Islamic College, principal of Al-Salam Institute, and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education.
He has written over 60 books in Arabic, English and Urdu in the fields of hadith, fiqh, biography, Arabic grammar and syntax. In 2021, his 43-volume biographical dictionary of the muhaddithat, the female scholars and narrators of hadith was published by Dar al-Minhaj (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia).
In his address at the Iqra Arabic School, he stressed on the importance of logical attempts. He further stated that the submission is the true essence of Islam.
Iqra Arabic School Principal Maulana Saalim Nadwi, S M Arshad, MD of Mohtisham Complexes Pvt Ltd, Dr CP Habeeb Rehman, Chairman of Unity Health Complex, Mohammed Kunhi of Shanti Prakashana, Advocate Mohammed Ali, Sajid AK of Highland Islamic Forum and others were present.
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Karnataka HC quashes FIR against three men accused of 'preaching Islam' near temple premises
Bengaluru, Jul 25 (PTI): The Karnataka High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) filed against three Muslim men who were accused of "preaching Islam" and distributing religious pamphlets near a Hindu temple in Jamkhandi, Bagalkot district.
The complaint had alleged that the men attempted religious conversion by making promises of employment and passed derogatory remarks about Hinduism.
However, the High Court held that there was no substantial evidence of coercion, fraud, or inducement--criteria necessary for prosecution under the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022.
The court made it clear that mere expression or distribution of religious literature does not amount to an offence unless accompanied by forceful or deceitful attempts to convert.
"The essence of a free society lies in the freedom to express, discuss, and propagate beliefs," the bench observed.
It further stated that peaceful preaching, in the absence of coercion or allurement, is protected under Article 25 of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to freely profess and propagate one's religion.
Additionally, the bench noted that the complainant in the case was neither the alleged victim nor a relative of one. As per Section 4 of the 2022 Act, only an aggrieved individual or their close relatives are permitted to lodge such complaints--making the FIR procedurally invalid.
