Lucknow: Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahalia senior member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Saturday while denouncing the attack on controversial writer Salman Rushdie said that no one has the right to take the law into his hand. Salman Rushdie, who faced death threats for years from Islamists after writingThe Satanic Verses” in the 1980s, was attacked on Friday by a 24-year-old man at an event in western New York by a man who stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and began stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced.Also Read – 10 Enlightening Quotes From Salman Rushdie’s Books
Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahali said Prophet Mohammed always gave the message of peace. “Hence, the Muslims should take the path shown by Him,” he said. Also Read – Suggestions To Increase Security At Salman Rushdie Event Was Ignored: Report
The chairman of the All-India Shia Personal Law Board Maulana Saem Mehdi, said, “Three decades ago Shia cleric and leader Ayatollah Khomeini had issued a fatwa against Rushdie. So, it would be inappropriate for any other member of the Shia community to give views on it.” Also Read – Video Captures Moments Where Author Salman Rushdie Was Stabbed On Stage By Attacker Hadi Matar
Rushdie was airlifted from a field adjacent to the venue to a hospital northwestern Pennsylvania where the 75-year-old writer underwent surgery. The writer has also won the Booker Prize for his novelMidnight’s Children”. Rushdie was on a ventilator with a damaged liver and may lose one of his eyes.
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