As the Darul Uloom maintains that its fight against terrorism will continue, read this thought-provoking essay by M. Zuhdi Jasser* on what are the ideological standards required to confront militant Islam.
In view of the points made by Lt Commander Jasser, are the scholars of Darul Uloom at Deoband prepared to take the next step and declare/accept:

1. The rejection of Islamism as a political ideology.
2. A rejection of the concept of the “Islamic state” …or (the) vision of a Muslim majority society led by theologians (imams and clerics) who run government through …