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| Maulana Madani [Photo Credit: Oplndia] |
The Muslim Man of the Year for 2023 is Maulana Madani, president of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH), one of the oldest and most prestigious Muslim organisations in India.
In its most current ranking, which was seen by PRIME 9JA ONLINE on Monday, The Muslim 500, a religious newspaper that ranks major Islamic believers worldwide, selected Mr Madani as the Muslim man of the year.
The Islamic scholar, according to the report, has defended Muslims who have been falsely accused of taking part in terrorism and has fought for the rights of the Muslim minority in India.
According to the report, Mr Madani used his platform to fight against both terrorism and those who would exploit it to demonise the Indian Muslim community. He also called out those who did so.
“Through the platform of the JUH, he has fought the twin battles of condemning terrorism in all its forms as well as calling out those who would use the issue to scapegoat the Muslim community,” stated the Muslim 500 report.
It added, “He has regularly arranged massive public rallies and international scholarly conferences dealing with all the ramifications of these issues. He has consistently and clearly called out the evil of da’ish.”
Before assuming the group’s leadership, which his iconic father, Maulana As’ad Madani, had held for more than 50 years, he worked as the organization’s General Secretary for nearly 20 years.