Muslim cleric Muahmmad Ilyas says Lord Shiva was first messenger of Islam

A lesser known Muslim cleric and leader of Jamiat Ulema Hind, Mufti Mohammad Ilyas Qasmi, stirred up a controversy on Thursday when he referred to Lord Shiva as the first messenger of Islam. Qasmi, a senior leader of the Jamiat who has been propagating Hindu-Muslim unity in Ayodhya, said he backed the RSS view that “every Indian is a Hindu.”