Mahmood Madani

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This article is about the Rajya Sabha member. For the Ugandan academic, see Mahmood Mamdani.
Mahmood Madani
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2006–2012
Succeeded byRasheed Masood
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Interim President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (M)
Assumed office
27 May 2021
Preceded byUsman Mansoorpuri
1st General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (M)
In office
5 April 2008 – 27 March 2021
Preceded by"office established"
Succeeded byHakeemuddin Qasmi
11th General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind
In office
2001 – 5 March 2008
Preceded byAbdul Aleem Farooqi
Succeeded by"office bifurcated"
  • Mahmood Madani as the 1st General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (M)
  • Abdul Aleem Farooqi as the 1st General Secretary of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (A)
Personal details
Born (1964-03-03) 3 March 1964 (age 62)
Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyRashtriya Lok Dal
Parent(s)
ProfessionIslamic scholar, Politician

Mahmood A Madani (born 3 March 1964) is an Indian scholar, politician and the interim president of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind's Mahmood faction. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha and the upper house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Rashtriya Lok Dal from Uttar Pradesh. He formerly served as the general secretary of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.[1][2]

Early life and education

Mahmood A Madani was born on 3 March 1964 in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, the son of Islamic scholar and politician Asad Madni. He graduated from Darul Uloom Deoband in 1992.[1]

Career

Madani volunteered at the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH)[1][2] where he served as the organized secretary in 2001 and was later appointed as the general secretary. Madani was appointed the first general secretary of the JUH's Mahmood faction on 5 April 2008.[3] He became the Interim President on 27 May 2021.[1][4] Madani is ranked as the 27th most influential muslim among The 500 Most Influential Muslims by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. [5]

Activism

Madani led Jamiat's relief, rehabilitation and advocacy work in Gujarat during and after the Gujarat Earthquake and riots.[2][6][7] He was the co-convener of the Save India Front jointly launched by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations in April 2002. The newly launched front organized a mammoth multi-religious rally in Delhi against the Gujarat Riots on 2 May 2002, which was jointly led by Mahmood Madani.[8]

Madani led a march of 10,313 protesters to the Prime Minister's House on 15 October 2002 to protest against communal violence as well as to demand rights, safeguards and democracy for the Muslim community. This march was the conclusion of the "Mulk-O-Millat Bachao Tehreek" "(Save The Nation-Save The Community Movement)" launched by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on 2 October 2002.[9][10] A delegation of Jamiat was later received by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[11] On 1 March 2006, Madani, through the JUH, organized a massive protest rally with tens of thousands of protesters and top political leaders in Ramlila Maidan against the visit of American President George W. Bush on the very day he had to land in India.[12][13]

During the Nandigram movement against West Bengal Government's plan to create a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Nandigram, Madani was active as a leader of the Ganaunnayan Janadhikar Sangram Committee, an alliance of 22 peoples' organisations including the JUH, National Alliance of People's Movements and Hindu Muslim Friendship group.[14] JUH launched a major Anti-Terrorism movement in 2008, in which Madani played the most crucial role. He asked Darul Uloom Deoband for its guidance on terrorism, and the seminary issued a Fatwa terming any form of terrorism anti-Islamic and condemning the attempts to project Islam as a terrorist religion. The edict was read out to a massive gathering in Ramlila Maidan at the Anti-Terrorism and Global Peace Conference in May 2008, and was ratified by Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and All India Muslim Personal Law Board. The crowd pledged allegiance to the edict with cheers and slogans.[15] Madani conducted several anti-terror conferences and rallies in various Indian cities, which influenced the national course on a significant scale. [2]

In the wake of unrest in Kashmir in 2010, Madani, through the JUH, organized a Kashmir Conference in Deoband and Delhi. The conference in Deoband was organized on 4 October 2010, with the clerics and the conference in Delhi was organized on 31 October, with clerics, legal experts and activists. An eleven-point resolution of demands to the Government of India was passed in both conferences. Kashmir's integrity with India was reiterated. Demilitarisation of Kashmir and revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act and Public Safety Act were among the demands raised in the conferences and the resolution.[16][17][18]

Madani sponsored the release of commemorative postal stamps on Hussain Ahmed Madani and the Silk Letter Movement.[19][20]

Madani directed intense criticism towards the Samajwadi government in U.P. and the Congress government in Rajasthan in the wake of the riots in Muzaffarnagar and Rajasthan. He compared the number of riots in these states with those in Gujarat. He wrote a letter to the Prime Minister demanding the dismissal of U.P. Chief Minsiter Akhilesh Yadav.[21][22][23][24]

In December 2013, Madani organized an international World Peace Conference at Deoband and Delhi, with around 200 Islamic scholars and religious leaders from Maldives, Britain, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The conference was a conclusive part of the Silk Letter Movement Centenary Celebrations. The conference reiterated its endorsement to the anti-terror Fatwa of Darul Uloom Deoband, and advocated for peaceful, dialogue-based solutions to problems and conflicts. [25][26][27] In November 2015, Madani called for a nationwide protest against ISIS under the banner of JUH. The protest rallies were held in 75 cities across India.[28]

Madani, through the JUH, called for protests against Israeli President's visit in November 2016,[29] United States' stand on Jerusalem in December 2017[30] and Israeli PM Netanyahu's visit to India in January 2018.[31][32] The December 2017 protests were held all over the country and were estimated to have gathered around 10 million people.[30] The Ahmedabad unit of Jamiat was denied permission to protest[33] and its members were later harassed and detained for protesting against Netanyahu.[34]

Madani expressed defiance against the SC verdict on Triple Talaq and the proposed legislation for criminalizing it, and termed it as a violation of fundamental rights.[35][36] He criticised the Triple Talaq Act stating that it will cause injustice against Muslim women.[37]

Madani marched in Pune in August 2017 against the Mob Lynchings in India, as a part of the nationwide Peace March launched by Jamiat in around 800 cities.[38][39]Madani led the protest for Rohingya refugees at Jantar Mantar on 21 September 2017, demanding the government to handle the issue on a humanitarian basis and condemning the idea of deportation. [40][41]

Madani inked a pact with Zakat Foundation of India in May 2018, to establish a Civil Services Coaching Centre for around 500 aspirants.[42]

In July 2018, Madani, under the banner of Jamiat, launched Jamiat Youth Club for the mental and physical training of youths in 16 districts of 5 states, as per the framework of Bharat Scout And Guide. He expressed the plan to expand the network gradually and train 12.5 lakh youths every year, with an expected target of 1.25 crore youths of 100 districts joining till 2028. [43]

Following the abrogation of Article 370 on 5 August 2019 and the lockdown in Kashmir, Jamiat convened a consultative meeting of all leading Muslim organizations and leaders in August 2019, where Madani co-sponsored a unanimous resolution of Muslim organizations. The resolution supported the integrity and stability of the nation. At the same time, it demanded equality, justice, and protection of human rights, lifting of curfew and lockdown, and an immediate restoration of normalcy in Kashmir.[44] Jamiat's central organizing council's session on 22 September 2019 passed a resolution on the same issue. The resolution was presented by Mahmood Madani. The resolution reiterated Kashmir's integrity with India, demanded normalcy in Kashmir, termed the protection for democratic and human rights of Kashmiri people a “national duty” and firmly expressed Muslims' support for the country and national integrity.[45] A Jamiat delegation later presented the same resolution to Home Minister Amit Shah.[46] Madani expressed his strongest support for national integrity on various media platforms[47] and in Geneva Press Club.[48] This progression by Madani was widely seen as support to the government[49] and received criticism and opposition within the community.

Madani slammed the Home Minister Amit Shah for targeting Muslims by NRC and CAA on 6 October 2019,[50] and called for a nationwide protest against the CAA on 13 December 2019 which was held at over 1000 places, while Madani led the protest at Jantar Mantar.[51] Madani continued to lead protest rallies against CAA afterwards.[52] Jamiat, under his leadership, called for a complete boycott of the NPR process.[53] He led the relief, rehabilitation and advocacy work for Delhi Riots victims.[54][55]

During the initial period of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, he offered 10,000 COVID isolation centres in a letter to the Prime Minister.[56]

In February, he launched Jamiat Open School through JUH to provide secondary and higher secondary education to Madrassa students.[57]

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