Srinagar: Jamaat-e-Islami in Jammu and Kashmir is trying to change the mind and heart of the Kashmiri people in collaboration with the Muslim Brotherhood organization of Turkey. The influence of Jamaat-e-Islami has been a major factor in furthering terrorist conspiracies. At the same time, the concept of society and life, as well as the way of running the government adopted by Jamaat-e-Islami, is contrary to the Sufi importance attached to the people of Kashmir. The purpose of the Jamaat has been to ensure norms in society and politics on the lines of Shariat. In this regard, the Islamic organization follows the practices of the Muslim Brotherhood and draws direct inspiration from it.
The Muslim Brotherhood is a Turkish-based organization. Experts of Jamaat-e-Islami are constantly in touch with its key members. They all take his advice and guidance on various issues on a day-to-day basis. Intelligence sources told news channel CNN-News18 that most importantly these organizations aim to shift the mindset of the people of Kashmir towards a harsh and radical approach towards life.
For example, the Muslim Brotherhood, through the Jamaat-e-Islami, has been promoting the need to completely reject the practice of worshiping shrines. This is in contrast to Sufi practice, which is more open and relies on mystical pilgrimage-based worship. Thus Jamaat-e-Islami is systematically presenting the concepts and principles of the Muslim Brotherhood within the Kashmiri society.
Jamaat-e-Islami also works closely with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). This is its operational wing. Jamaat-e-Islami provides infrastructure and support to HM’s activities. Interestingly, Jamaat-e-Islami enhances its Islamic knowledge based on the support of the Muslim Brotherhood. After this Jamaat-e-Islami uses this knowledge to woo the educated sections of the society. In this, the middle-level people of Kashmir’s bureaucracy also remain involved.
In earlier times it has been found that the Muslim Brotherhood has systematically extended the cause in favor of an independent Kashmir on the lines of briefings given by the operatives of Jamaat-e-Islami in Kashmir. The serious interest of the Sunni Islamist organization Muslim Brotherhood in India has been evident in the past as well. His interest is particularly in activities related to Muslims in Kashmir and in India.
The Muslim Brotherhood recently started a ‘boycott Indian products’ campaign. Which was made on the basis of fake news and fake graphics showing the persecution of Muslims in India. He has used this trick in the past also with respect to Kashmir. Calling for a boycott of Indian products, it had run a series of Twitter handles accusing India of being involved in the persecution of minorities.
The Muslim Brotherhood is sharing its cause on Kashmir with many other like-minded organizations. Such as the Islamic Society of North America, Muslim Students Association, Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), and other organizations present in America.
