Mahzarnama (The Memorandum) — Page 162
162 Mahzarnama Furthermore, giving a clear verdict affirming the illegitimacy of offering daily-prayer behind the aforesaid group, the President of Jamee'at-e-Ulama-e-Islam, Hadhrat Maulana Mufti Mahmood, stated: "I hereby issue this fatwa in the Press Club, Hyderabad, that Maudoodi is one who has strayed (gum raah), kaafir, and outside the pale of Islam. it is illegitimate (na jaa'iz) and haraam for anyone to pray behind him, or behind any Maulvi who belongs to his group. Having any affiliation with his group is certainly kufr (disbelief) and going astray (dhalaalah). He is an agent of America and the capitalist forces. He has now reached the precipice of death, and no power can now save him: his death- knell will necessarily sound shortly. " [Quoted in the Weekly Zindegi, 10 November, 1969, from Jamee'at Guard, Lyallpur] 7. Should we, then, pray behind the Ahrari ulema about whom the "insider's-account," given so eloquently by Maulvi Zafar Ali Khan, proclaims that these people are not simply "averse to Islam": they are indeed the "traitors to Islam. " Please read on (sic. translated from Urdu poem): Averse they are to the understanding of Divine Laws; Averse they are to Islam, and Faith, and righteous conduct Averse, indeed, to the One Who Safeguards the integrity and honour of the Holy Prophet; Coalescing with kaafirs, while showing aversion to the Muslims! And still they claim to be the Ahrar of Islam? What ‘Ahrar?' They are nothing but Traitors to Islam! The Ahrar of Punjab are Traitors to Islam! These wretched people are ignorant of the civilization of Arabia; Nor do they fear the wrath of Allah, the Exalted