No Muslim can attack minorities: Pesh Imam of Baitul Mukarram

Islam is a religion of peace which never supports any violent activities against people of other religions, said Maulana Mohiuddin Kasham, a pesh imam of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.

In an interview with The Daily Star, Maulana Mohiuddin also said Islam has unequivocally guaranteed safety of religious minorities.

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‘They attacked us because we are Hindus’

"Our sacred responsibility is that if anyone speaks ill of our Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), we will criticise and protest it. But there are some regulations of Islam to lodge such protests," he said, referring to a recent communal attack following an alleged Facebook post.

"In such cases," he clarified, "we will express hatred from the core of our heart and protest verbally. That protest does not mean we will set fire to houses.  Neither the rules of the state nor the norms of Islam support taking the law into own hands.

He added, "I believe no Muslim can carry out attacks on minorities."