Udupi: Swami Sugunendrateerta Releases Kannada Translated Book - Islam Bhayotpadaneya Dharmavalla in

By Muhammed Marakada
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, 08 Dec 2012:  A book titled ‘Islam Bhayotpadaneya Dharmavalla” (Islam is not a religion of terrorism) brought out by Shanti Prakashana was released at Town Hall here on Friday December 7.   It’s a Kannada translation of the Hindi book, ‘Islam - Aatank Ya Adarsh,’authored by Swami Lakshmi Shankaracharya.

 
 A seminar on Present society amidst fear and illusions was also held on the same occasion.

 
Puttige math Swami Sugunendrateerta released the book and inaugurated the
seminar here on Friday evening.

Speaking on the occasion Swami Sugunendrateerta said that religion and the religious-priests are being used for selfish reasons. They are taking advantage in the name of God in an organized way. Communal flare up or disharmony is being created by some priests sowing seeds of hatred.  No religion preaches Terrorism - such religion cannot be religion at all. Religion has the role to uphold the righteous deeds. But never ever uphold terrorism. Hence, never can Terrorism be an edifice of any religion, he said.

 

 

Those Politicians who fragment the nation and barter the country for selfish ends themselves are the real terrorists. They are more dangerous than any other terrorists. Politicians don’t want to unite people of all faith. They introduce chasm or divide between people, with vested interests.

 
‘It’s not fair to blame the entire community over some individual doing wrong. There are
villains in every religion, they don’t have any religion as such. We can cement relations
between religions when we get to know each other very well and live in harmony,’ said Swami Sugunendrateerta.
 
 
Jamaat-e-Islami-Hind state advisory Committee member Akbar Ali spoke during the seminar on Present society amidst fear and illusions.

 
Shanthi Prakashan convener Mohammed Kunhi presided the programme.

 
Gananath Yekkar, head of the postgraduate department of Kannada at the Government College, Dr Nerri Cornelio, principal of Milagres College, K M Ashraf, translator of the book, Abdusalam Uppinangady and K.M.Sharif were also present.

 
Moulana Abdul Rasheed Nadwi Malpe recited the verses from the Quran. Idrees Hoode
welcomed the gathering. Programme convener Mahammed Marakada proposed vote of thanks. Mubeen Manipal compered the programme.