Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh), July 14 (IANS) Acting on a court directive, the district administration on Tuesday carried out the demolition of an allegedly illegal mosque and Eidgah ‘constructed on government land’ in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district. The demolition was undertaken in the Asmoli police station area amid heavy security deployment. Officials said the 25-foot-tall minaret of the Eidgah was brought down first, while the demolition of the remaining structure continued through the afternoon…
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Lucknow, July 14 (IANS) Amid the controversy over the alleged theft of donations made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Muslim clerics in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday demanded a fair and detailed investigation into the alleged embezzlement at Shia and Sunni Waqf Boards in the state.The reactions came a day after President of the All India Muslim Jamaat Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, wrote a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, seeking a probe into the “scams of Sunni and Shia Waqf Boa…
Lucknow, July 1 (IANS) All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) spokesperson Maulana Yasoob Abbas on Wednesday said that All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi should not interfere in the internal politics of Uttar Pradesh following the latter’s remarks over the investigation into Ayodhya’s Ram Temple donation embezzlement case.Addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor on Monday, Owaisi, while taking a jibe at the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar P…
Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has directed all medical and dental colleges across the state to establish Religious Conversion Prevention Cells (Dharmantaran Roktham Cells), according to an official statement.This comes after the cases of religious conversion involving a resident doctor at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) and the reported disappearance of the daughter of an employee of Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences.Following the o…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to achieve the feat of India’s longest serving head of an elected government, religious leaders as well as NDA-ruled Chief Ministers of all states hailed his regime. According to them, PM Modi has a visionary leadership and the 12 years of his government at the Centre reflects development and public welfare.Talking to IANS, Spiritual head of Parmarth Niketan Ashram Swami Chidanand Saraswati said: ”This proud moment is a symbol of th…
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) Islamic religious scholars on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court judgment on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying no one should now have any objection to the electoral process.The apex court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake an SIR of electoral rolls, saying that the voter revision exercise was within the constitutional and statutory powers of the poll body and was aimed at preserving the integrity of the …
Siddharthnagar (Uttar Pradesh), May 18 (IANS) The All India Shia Personal Law Board on Monday strongly criticised comments made by Maulana Sajid Rashidi regarding Muslims and the idea of India as a motherland, asserting that Islam does not place religion above love for one’s homeland. Earlier in the day, Rashidi, while speaking to IANS, had said that Muslims do not consider India as their mother and maintained that the only mother in Islam is the woman who gives birth.“Musalman Bharat ko Maa…
Lucknow, April 12 (IANS) Prominent Muslim clerics, Maulana Yasoob Abbas and Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali, have voiced serious concern over the escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, warning that the evolving situation could have far-reaching global consequences.Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali, President of the Islamic Centre of India, expressed disappointment over the reported failure of talks between the United States and Iran held in Islamabad. He said that the br…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Maulana Yasoob Abbas, General Secretary of the All India Shia Personal Law Board, expressed shock and grief after reports emerged that Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran, had been killed in joint US‑Israeli airstrikes.Speaking to IANS, Maulana Abbas said, “It is very sad news from Iran that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in a joint Israeli‑US strike… The All India Shia Personal Law Board has announced three days of mourning. The US and Israel think the…
Lucknow, Feb 23 (IANS) Prominent Muslim clerics in India have sharply condemned the Taliban’s new penal code in Afghanistan that reportedly legalises domestic violence, calling it a blatant misuse of religion and a violation of Islamic principles. The law, which allows husbands to beat wives “without causing bone fractures or open wounds” and punishes women with imprisonment if they visit their parents without permission, has sparked outrage among religious leaders and civil society.All In…