Engineer, a Dawoodi Bohra, was one of the few liberal and proggessive Muslims in India. An academic by profession, he was extremely vocal and outspoken in expressing his views against mainstream Islam. he was a bitter critic of the Syedna,the spiritual head of the Bohris, for which he was assaulted by the followers of the Syedna and even his house in Bombay was ransacked. He along with Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, a Muslim theologist, spent their entire time trying to spread a progressive interpretation of Islam all over the world through their writings and speeches. They were for upliftment and education of women,communal harmony,non-violence,tolerance and brotherhood.
Engineer firmly believed that Modern Islam should abandon its exclusivist,intolerant,fanatic and violent image and join the mainstream.
His death is a great loss to progressive Islam! May his soul RIP.
Engineer firmly believed that Modern Islam should abandon its exclusivist,intolerant,fanatic and violent image and join the mainstream.
His death is a great loss to progressive Islam! May his soul RIP.
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