'It is a very irresponsible statement.' 'He is saying all the wrong things.'
The Art of Living founder said that he was involved as a mediator in the RamTemple dispute of his own will and would visit Ayodhya on November 16 to meet all stakeholders.
At an online book release event, former vice president Hamid Ansari lays to rest the controversies surrounding his tenure.
Minority education institutions may soon be exempt from the Right to Education in the country.
The All India Muslim Majilis-E-Mushwarat, an umbrella body of Muslim organisations in India, has taken strong exception to the manner in which security was handled at the Yerawada Jail in Pune, where an alleged member of the Indian Mujahideen Qateel Siddiqui was murdered on Friday.
18 review pleas were filed against the November 9 verdict of the apex court. The SC found 'no ground to entertain' any of them.
A fact finding commission of leading Muslim organisations headed by the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat has said that it was a clear failure on part of the Bodoland Territorial Council and the Assam government in anticipation and control of the situation that has forced over 3 lakh people, most of whom are Muslims, to live in around 300 refugee camps.
The application has been filed to oppose a batch of petitions on which the apex court had in 2018 issued notices to the Centre and other stakeholders while referring the matter to a 5-judge Constitution bench.
The Union government's move to make registration of all marriages compulsory may run into rough weather as prominent Muslim organisations and clerics are all set to oppose it tooth and nail.
The Union government's move to make registration of all marriages compulsory may run into rough weather as prominent Muslim organisations and clerics are all set to oppose it tooth and nail.
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Sunday called on All India Muslim Personal Law Board chief Maulana Rabe Nadwi, further indicating the party's intent to woo Muslims in view of the 2012 state assembly elections.
Adityanath called for an end to the Muslim practice of 'triple talaq' and advocated implementation of a common civil code in the country.
Muslim clerics and organisations on Saturday flayed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his three-day fast terming it as a "political drama".
Sahim Salim spoke to Muslims in the national capital to get a sense of what they think about Anna Hazare's anti-corruption campaign.
'Why is the government in such a hurry?' 'The answer is the December assembly elections and the 2019 general election.'
Terming the Right to Education Act as an "attack" on the sovereignty of madarsas and other minority institutions, Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Thursday said it will oppose it.
While, Mahasabha plea seeks 'limited review' of the verdict, another review plea has been filed by activists.
However, he said that while he recommended Yoga for good health, he failed to understand why it was being made a 'religio-political' issue.
Do you agree with the minorities' viewpoint that that the government is enforcing 'Hindu practices' on them forcefully?
While five pleas have been filed by Maulana Mufti Hasbullah, Moulana Mahfoozur Rehman, Mishbahuddin, Mohd Umar and Haji Nahboob, who are all supported by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the sixth one has been filed by Mohammad Ayub.
'Jinnah developed a belief that Gandhi had stolen the tag of the leader of the Indian people from him and that he later used religion to reduce Gandhi's idea of a united India to naught was his revenge.'
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed May 11 for commencement of hearing on pleas challenging the validity of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy practices among Muslims.
Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawwad, naib imam of Idgah and member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangimahli, the main pujari of the Ram Janambhoomi temple in Ayodhya, Acharya Satyendra Das Mahraj, and Mahant of Janki Ghat in Ayodhya, Janmey Sharan, have asked people respect the verdict of the court and maintain communal harmony
Sadhus and seers of Haridwar on Tuesday threatened to launch a countrywide agitation if surya namaskar is not included.
"The visit of Obama will not benefit the country in anyway and linking it with progress is baseless," Jawwad said.
"Over a dozen Islamic countries such as Pakistan, Tunisia, Morocco, Iran and Egypt have regulated triple talaq. If Islamic countries can regulate the practice by enacting law, and it has not been found against sharia, then how can it be wrong in India, which is a secular country?" Prasad said.
The bench said that it will hear the matter because of the apex court's judgment in the Sabarimala temple case.
Kamal Farooqui, member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board and former chairperson of the State Minority Commission, believe the Ayodhya verdict gives all warring sides a golden opportunity to come to a settlement and end the vexed issue which has caused untold violence and harm to the Muslims. In a candid interview with Vrinda Gopinath, he many of the perplexing issues and outlines a strategy for a final settlement.
The stand adopted by both the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and Bhartiya Janata Party vice president Vinay Katiyar has clearly frustrated the peace initiatives taken by the two sides to bring an end to the vexed Ram Janmbhoomi- Babri Masjid issue without seeking further adjudication by the Supreme Court.
Even as the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Saturday unanimously resolved to take the Ayodhya battle to the Supreme Court, it sought to clarify that the board was not opposed to an out-of -court compromise, albeit with certain pre-conditions.
'The common Muslim of this country is not in favour of a review petition because he or she does not want that matters which have been settled are again raised and the community gets caught up in such things'
'No one should make coronavirus a Hindu-Muslim issue.'
The Muslim Community has reacted with shock at the latest verdict of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court, which ruled that the disputed site is indeed Ram Janmabhoomi and dismissed the suit filed by the Sunni Central Waqf Board as it was barred by limitation.
Satisfied with the Supreme Court's nod to the Allahabad high court to pronounce its judgement in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri masjid case, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has reiterated its appeal to Hindus and Muslims to abide by the court judgment and not to publicly display their emotions
"The mood of the nation is sober. If we can take the Ayodhya judgment in our stride, we can very well pass through the Godhra judgment peacefully. I am very confident." says Kamal Farooqui, member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.
Diminishing the prospects of an out-of-court settlement of the vexed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Majid issue, Muslim bodies are gearing up to file five more Special Leave Petitions in the Supreme Court to challenge the Allahabad High Court verdict.
Over 100 people in the Washington, DC metropolitan area gathered to hear Indian Muslim leader Syed Shahabuddin at a dinner hosted in his honour by the Association of Indian Muslims of America.
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board will on Saturday take a final call on the vital question of taking the Ayodhya dispute to the Supreme Court.
''Laws are made for every citizen to get justice.' 'If there is abuse of law, then the law will have its own course correction mechanism also.'
"If the bill were to be taken up in its present form, it would fail to serve any purpose; it would seem that the government's objective was to further make lives of innocent citizens more difficult rather than providing any respite to them."
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