Srinagar, Sept 15 (KNS): Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu and Kashmir, headed by the incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, sternly warned elements trying to harm communal amity and unity in Jammu and Kashmir by stoking sectarian tensions here.

In a statement, issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), MMU spokesperson said that all the leading constituents of the MMU said that it has come to their notice that two preachers from two sects are indulging in some kind of sectarian one-upmanship by holding debates to disprove the other.

Responding sharply to such activities MMU said that no individual or organization can be allowed to indulge in establishing sectarian hegemony and harm the centuries-old sectarian harmony here.

In this regard, on the directions of Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, a high-level delegation of Majlis-e-Ulema will meet with these people to dissuade them from holding the meetings .

MMU said that it urges all ulemas and scholars that they should focus on preaching and promoting the great teachings of Islam in their respective spheres and work on dealing with social issues seriously challenging our social fabric

As per the statement, the members of the Majlis-e-Ulema include the Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid ,Mufti Azam’s Muslim Personal Law Board, Anjuman Srinagar, Darul Uloom Raheemiyah Bandipora, Anjuman-e-Shari'a Shia, Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith, Jamaat-e-Islami, Karvaan-e-Islami, Ittehad-e-Muslimeen, Anjuman Himayat-ul-Islam, Anjuman Tabligh-ul Islam, Jamiat Hamdaniya, Anjuman Ulema Ahnaf, Darul Uloom Qasmia, Darul Uloom Bilalia, Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam, Anjuman Mazhar-ul-Haq, Jamiat Imam-ul-Ulema, Anjuman Imam-o-Mashaikh Kashmir, Dar-ul-Uloom Naqshbandiyya, Dar-ul-Uloom Rashidia, Ahl-e-Bayt Foundation, Madrasa Kanz-ul-Uloom , Karavaan-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwat and the leaders of other contemporary religious, milli, social and educational associations. (KNS)