Does that mean Tablighi Jamaat is not popular within the wider Islamic community?
A. It is certainly controversial, in part because it’s radical and simplistic ‘them-and-us’ interpretation of Islam rejects the centuries of sophisticated scholarship, teaching and spirituality of classical Islam.For example, UK Muslim leaders who are prepared to come out against the mosque publicly for varying reasons include Dr Irfan al-Alawi of the Centre for Islamic Pluralism , Zulfi Bukhari, CEO of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee, Haras Rafiq of the Sufi Muslim Council and former Hizb-ut-Tahrir leader Ed Husain.
A. It is certainly controversial, in part because it’s radical and simplistic ‘them-and-us’ interpretation of Islam rejects the centuries of sophisticated scholarship, teaching and spirituality of classical Islam. For example, UK Muslim leaders who are prepared to come out against the mosque publicly for varying reasons include Dr Irfan al-Alawi of the Centre for Islamic Pluralism , Zulfi Bukhari, CEO of the Muslim Public Affairs Committee, Haras Rafiq of the Sufi Muslim Council and former Hizb-ut-Tahrir leader Ed Husain.
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