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Deobandi composite nationalism Deobandi muttahida qaumiyat
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Hussain Ahmed Madani
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Composite Nationalism and Islam, Our India and Its Merits
Related Portals Deobandi movement

Deobandi composite nationalism is a political and religious concept that emerged in late 1930s British India, advocating for composite nationalism in the country's struggle for independence while opposing its partition. It emphasized unity in diversity and rejected narrow sectarianism. The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, under Hussain Ahmed Madani's leadership, developed the concept. In 1938, after the Madani–Iqbal debate, which was part of the larger nationalism debate in India, Madani's publication Composite Nationalism and Islam presented a persuasive argument that despite cultural, linguistic, and religious differences, the people of India constitute one nation. The book focused on the difference between Nation and Millat, and how the Qur'an and Hadith tradition viewed it. Madani provided substantial reasons to support his view that Nation referred to people of a particular prophet, like the Nation of Noah or Abraham, in these contexts applied to all members of these communities, including followers and rejecters of these prophets. Thus, Indian Muslims should cooperate with non-Muslims to foster unity, freedom, and prosperity. In 1941, Madani's Our India and Its Merits countered Hindu nationalists' claims that India was a land sacred only to Hindus, not Muslims or Christians. He argued that Adam, the first human and the founder of Islamic Prophetic traditions, descended in Ceylon, thus connecting all humans, as descendants of Adam, to India. This bolstered Madani's views on composite nationalism.

Cotemporary

During the 34th General Session of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on February 12, 2023, Arshad Madani, the chief of the party, invoked the composite nationalist argument. He argued that "Om" and "Allah" are names for the same God, worshipped by 'Manu', who was the Adam, the first human and the founder of the prophetic tradition in Islam. Consequently, he claimed that India was the first state for Muslims. However, this statement ignited a controversy as a Jain monk and a group of other religious leaders objected and stormed off the stage. In response, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended India's tradition and religion, stating that they were faultless.