Quran, Computer Can together counter terrorism: PM Modi
PM Modi expressed his desire for religion and technology to meet up to battle radical powers and said that Muslim youth in India had the Quran in one hand and a computer in the other.
The Prime Minister while addressing a conference on ‘Islamic Heritage: Promoting Understanding & Moderation’, where Jordan’s King Abdullah II was also present said that the fight against terrorism and radicalisation was not against any religion, but against an ideology that misguides the young “People who attack humanity in the name of religion don’t understand that the biggest casualty of their attacks is the very religion that they claim to stand for,”. Every religion promotes human values, he added.
India, the prime minister added, had been a “cradle of all major religions in the world. Indian democracy is a celebration of age old pluralism, Modi said. According to him, all faiths promote human values.” Therefore, our youth should associate themselves with the humanitarian aspects of Islam and should also able to use modern technology, he added, reported PTI.
According to IANS, Worrying on the requirement for religion and innovation to meet up to battle fanatic powers, the Prime Minister additionally said that Muslim youth in India have the Quran in one hand and a PC in the other. “Youth are radicalised and violence is inflicted on innocents. Together we can fight terrorism," he said.
Abdullah II, while sharing his views on religion said faith should hold humanity together. Faith allows us to prosper and thrive, he said while emphasising that people should reject voices which spread hatred. “Our strongest defence against turmoil is inclusion,” he said. “Ideologies of hate distort the word of God. Faith is supposed to draw humanity together,” the King said.
According to a news report,“We must protect strangers like we protect our own. We need to have dialogue to continue our efforts in upholding peace. We can’t afford to allow young people to be left without hope when we do have the power to draft a better future,” King added.
The Jordanian King's visit in India comes about three weeks after Modi ventured out to Jordan as a major aspect of his trek to West Asia, including Palestine. The Prime Minister and the King will hold broad chats on Thursday covering whole territory of reciprocal ties, official sources stated, adding that the Palestine issue and ways to deal with terrorism, radicalisation and extremism are likely to figure in the deliberations.
