Now a Fatwa issued against 'Surya Namaskar' in MP

BHOPAL: While Madhya Pradesh government is making all efforts to make the 'Surya Namaskar' exercise on Swami Vivekananda's birthday here tomorrow, a world record, Muslim leaders have opposed the move by issuing a fatwa against it.

Leaders of the minority community have termed the move as un-Islamic and equated it with idol-worship, which is prohibited in Islam. They also issued a fatwa in this regard yesterday which was also ratified by the Shahar Qazi, Sayyed Mushtaq Ali Nadvi. Read More................Fatwa issued against 'Surya Namaskar' in MP

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Now Fatwa against Birthday celebrations

Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has advised Muslims against celebrating birthdays, contending in a fatwa that Islam does not permit such a practice which is a "tradition of western countries".

Responding to a query of an AMU student, the fatwa department of the country's biggest Islamic seminary said that Islam does not permit such celebrations as they are against the Shariat law. Read More................Deoband issues fatwa against birthday celebrations

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Now, Jeans, Contraceptives Figure in Muslim Fatwas

New Delhi: In a statement that might trigger a dress-code debate, leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has said that wearing jeans or other tight-fitting clothes is not appropriate as per religious beliefs.

In another controversial observation, it said a couple should first seek the opinion of a 'hakim' or Unani practitioner before resorting to use contraceptives if needed for medical reasons. Read More................Now, jeans, contraceptives figure in Darul fatwas

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Women beat up Muslim clerics

Lucknow: Three Muslim clerics in a seminary here were on Tuesday beaten up by three women for allegedly not conducting their "talaq" (divorce) proceedings in accordance with Shariat (Islamic) laws, police said. Read More................Women beat up Muslim clerics in Lucknow

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Fatwa to working Muslim women: Don't talk to male colleagues

The largest Muslim seminary in India, Darul Uloom of Deoband, has issued a fatwa against working Muslim women, saying working with men is not Islamic.

The fatwa says it is unlawful for Muslim women to do any job in government or private institutions that entails men and women working together and women having to talk to men without the veil. Read More................Fatwa to working Muslim women: Don't talk to male colleagues

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Hindus, Muslims line up for 'miracle cure' temple water

A hand pump located inside the premises of an ancient Hanuman temple in Uttar Pradesh is visited by hundreds of people irrespective of their religion every day. Reason: its water is said to have miraculous healing powers.Read More................Hindus, Muslims line up for 'miracle cure' temple water

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Expelled for having a beard?

NDTV Group Editor English, News Barkha Dutt had put a question before Md Salim who was barred by his school for growing beard: So is the beard so important to you that you don't go to school because you are not allowed to keep one?

Md Salim: "I will die but not give up my beard. It's a matter of my faith, it's in my religion." Read More................Expelled for having a beard? Ridiculous, says court

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'I do' as Muslim couple marry by telephone

KOLKATA, India - An Indian Muslim couple exchanged wedding vows by telephone after the groom, who lives abroad, said he did not have money to return home to get married, as per one cleric. Read more.................................``I do`` as Muslim couple marry by telephone

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Treadmilling in Burqa

Here is the story of young Muslim girls in India who are health conscious &.........They do the treadmill in burqa

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Giant goats

With only a few days left for Eid-Ul-Zuha, Jaipur's Bakra Mandi (goat bazaar) is in full swing ahead of the Muslim festival. Talk of the town is a pair of goats, named Salman and Arbaj, each costing Rs.171,000(US$ 4320).Read more..............Giant goats with price tag of Rs.171,000 each

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Going on the Haj at age 105

MUMBAI:Sunati Habbibullah, 105, was among the first batch of 170 Haj pilgrims to leave from Maharashtra on Monday by an Air India flight bound for Jeddah.

Habbibullah is travelling with her son and daughter-in-law.

The pilgrims came from different districts of Vidarbha, said Minister of Waqf Anis Ahmed, after he saw them off.

Over 2,000 pilgrims from Vidarbha and neighbouring Chhattisgarh are expected to fly to Jeddah this year from Nagpur.

The first direct Nagpur-Jeddah special Haj flight was started in 2003.

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Tomb of a Dog / 'Kutha Ka Qabr'

In Indian history, it was very common for Muslim rulers to raise tombs for themselves and also for their relatives but a tomb for a dog is something many would not have come across & may find it weird.

But here in Bidar in Karnataka state of India which is bestowed with many such magnificent tombs belonging to the rulers of the erstwhile Bahmani and Barid Shahi dynasties, there lies a "Kutha Ka Qabr" or "Tomb of a Dog", which is a small tomb dedicated to a devoted dog, which was killed by its master unknowingly.

This tomb of the dog has not got its due owing to the significance attached to the tombs of great rulers of the dynasties which ruled Bidar.

The tomb of the dog is located to the west of Ibrahim Barid’s tomb in the city. Ibrahim Barid was a ruler of Barid dynasty.

A Karnataka Tourism booklet says there is history behind the tomb. The booklet adds that a devoted dog saved the life of its master but was killed by its master under the mistaken impression that it had harmed his friend.

Later, learning about the dog’s devotion to him, the Muslim master raised a tomb over its grave. Read more.......In remembrance of a devoted pet

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Where degrees are sold like toffees

Welcome to AMU, Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh state of India, where Hostels have become shelters for goons and education is secondary to politicking and gangsterism. Aligarh Muslim University is one of India's oldest universities which has been in the news for all the wrong reasons........Read full story here.....AMU: Where degrees are sold like toffees

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Divorce at the age of 83

As per one Star TV channel report, here is a couple who have been married for 65 years & in a fit of anger, husband said three words "Talaq, Talaq, Talaq" to his wife & lo they were separated from each other. Here is Rahmani, aged 83 from Kaushmbhi in Utter Pradesh state of India who in a fit of anger said three words to his wife Hayatun & they are separated from each other. Though Rahmani is feeling remorse at saying these words to his old wife but as per Muslim law divorce has happened.

Now the only way out for them to get together again is that his wife marries again with someone else & that person divorces Hayatun, only then they can get married again. But who will marry this old lady at this age!!!!!!!! So if you are a muslim, then for God's sake don't say 'Divorce' if you are in a fit of anger, as otherwise you had it, as you shall in actual get the 'Divorce'.

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Indian Pop Star appears in Burqa

Himesh Reshammiya, is an Indian Pop Star who also composes Bollywood music & has given 36 hit songs in one year. Recently he has also appeared in his first film, " Aap Ka Suroor" which released today to the audiences.

It seems that to get publicity for his first film he has apparently caused a furor after dressing in black burqa while visiting a Muslim Shrine.

As per Reshammiya, he dressed in burqa to avoid being mobbed by his fans, while seeking blessing for his new film.

Although an official at said shrine suggested that Reshammiya dress in the burqa, the president of the shrine, Peerzada Sibli Qasim said that the star was "ridiculing Muslin religious tradition".

Singer-turned-actor Himesh Reshammiya apologized for offending religious sentiments after visiting a Muslim Sufi shrine disguised in a burqa.

``If I have committed a mistake, I apologize for it,'' he told reporters outside a shrine dedicated to a mystic Islamic Sufi saint in Rajasthan.

Reshammiya, who is a Hindu, had gone to the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti to seek blessings for his debut feature film ``Aap ka Suroor,''. But huge crowds gathered in front of the shrine to watch him and he wasn't able to enter the shrine, the report said.

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A Mysterious Village of the Deaf

In Jharkhand state of India here is a village which has produced people who are hard of hearing. In the Muslim-dominated Jhumarvad village of Deogarh district, about 350 km from Ranchi, the problem has mysteriously persisted for decades.

Shakeel Ahmad, a resident, said: "I have three sons and two of them are hard of hearing. We are unable to understand why the people of this village face a hearing problem."

"Even treatment makes no impact on us," he said. Ahmad pointed out that there was hardly a house in the village without at least one hearing impaired.

The problem has refused to go away & Doctors are somewhat baffled.

Manish Kumar, an ENT specialist, said: "The disease might have resulted from some food habit or absence of the hearing vein. It can also be a reaction to medicines or injury in the ear. But the exact reason can be known only after investigating the villagers and studying their medical history."

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A 'Nikah' in a Hindu temple!!!!!!!

A Muslim marriage i.e. 'Nikah' happening in a Hindu temple!!!!! A Muslim priest reciting the Koran & solemnizing the marriage in a temple!!!! Unusual though it may seem, the event happened in Ramji Mandir of Dakor which is situated about 94 Kms. from both Vadodara and Ahmedabad in Gujarat state of India. In the marriage, temple mahant, Janak Kumar gave away his adopted Muslim daughter in wedding.........Read more.........A 'nikah' in Guj temple!

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To rename the village after 'Saddam Hussein', Petition moved

Now in India there is one village 'Lahona' in Bihar state where thousands of Muslims, majority of whom are Sunni, want to rename their village after former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein following his execution. They want to rename it as 'Saddam Hussein Lahona' & have petitioned the government to change the name of the village...........Read more.......Saddam death video moves Indians to rename village

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Village, where so many 'Saddam Hussein' live

Have you ever imagined a village where many people name their sons as Saddam Hussein? Yes, as per a BBC report , In India, there is a village called Lakhanow in Bihar state of India, where most of the people are Sunni Muslims & people over there, virtually adore Saddam Hussein. In this village there are more than 20 children who have been named Saddam Hussein & in another 27 adjoining villages over there, more than 100 Saddam Husseins are there. There is even a family over there with one son called Saddam Hussein and a younger sibling called Osama Bin Laden.

After the much photographed execution of the Iraqi leader, the villagers of Lakhanow have decided to name all the new born baby boys after Saddam Hussein. As per the villagers, this is their way to pay tribute to their leader, they adore the most. They want to carry on his legacy at least in their village.

As per one local leader Ayub Khan, 'God willing one day our village will be full of Saddam Husseins." "George Bush can hang one Saddam Hussein but we will create an army of Saddam Husseins. Let him come to our village and see how Saddam Hussein can never be executed.'

But there is one problem in having so many Saddam Husseins, says villager Mohammed Hassan Abbas.'In the playground we have Saddam Hussein running after Saddam Hussein, behind Saddam Hussein who is ahead of Saddam Hussein but too far from Saddam Hussein... it can all get a little confusing,' he said.

Read more............India's 'Saddam Hussein' village

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'Divorce' says Drunk Muslim & Lo it Happens

Those of you who are fond of few drinks, yes booze, should mind their words while you enjoy it & for God's sake don't say 'Divorce' if you are a Muslim, as otherwise you had it, as you shall in actual get the 'Divorce'.

Exactly that has happened to Mohammed Mokhtar who was forcibly separated from his wife Sakina Khatoon and their children when he uttered 'Divorce' in a drunk condition. Incident happened in Parbodhi village near Hajipur in Vaishali district of Bihar State in India. Orthodox religious leaders made all this happen while Mokhtar was upset and frustrated for being separated. Read More.........Drunk Muslim says divorce, Bihar village enforces it


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