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Sharia, Quazi Court Decisions Not Legally Valid Or Enforceable: Indian Supreme Court

New Age Islam News Bureau

29 April 2025

· Sharia, Quazi Court Decisions Not Legally Valid Or Enforceable: Indian Supreme Court

· OK To Say ‘RIP’? Here’s What Malaysian Preachers Advise Muslims To Use Instead To Express Respect And Sympathy

· Dhaka Walls Have Islamist Hizbut Tahrir Posters Asking The Military To Take Over

· False Claim That Schoolchildren Aged 9-16 Will Have To Learn About Islam As A “Main Study” In The UK Is Being Shared Online

· Amnesty Accuses Israel Of ‘Live-Streamed Genocide’ Against Gaza Palestinians

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India

· ‘Pahalgam Attack A Conspiracy To Spread Unrest In India’: All Religion Meet

· UP Govt Shuts Down 10 Madrasas Calling Them “Illegal”; Students Forced To Move To Govt

· Second Religious Structure, A Century-OldMazar At Dehradun, Demolished This Week

· MP CM Says Anyone Committing Jihad Or Love Jihad Will Be Strictly Punished

· Massive protest in Parbhani against Waqf Amendment Bill

· Investigate Motive Behind Indian-Pakistani Marriages: MP Nishikant Dubey

· Supreme Court Finds No Error In Allahabad HC Impleading Centre And ASI In Shahi Idgah Mosque Case

· Pahalgam Massacre: Pakistani Terrorist Former Para Commando, Says Probe

· Omar Music For BJP's Ears: J&K CM Pledge Not To Use Pahalgam Attack For Statehood Demand

· Hindu Edge In Mathura Mosque Row: Government, ASI Can Be Added As Defendants, Says SC

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Southeast Asia

· Government aims to make Indonesia halal industry leader

· Enhanced Nusuk Card to safeguard Malaysian pilgrims from forgery as Haj journey begins, says religious affairs minister

· Lawyer: No legal basis for non-Muslim parents to sue Firdaus Wong over conversion video

· 26 Million Meals for 200,000 Pilgrims: Indonesia’s Hajj Preparations in Full Swing

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South Asia

· Any Attempt To Impose Foreign Ideologies On Afghan Nation Will Fail, Says Khairkhwa

· ICT sets May 25 for submitting probe report in Ashulia genocide case

· Court seeks progress report on arrest warrants against Hasina, Joy by May 12

· 29 school buildings to be constructed in Herat, ministry

· Prof Yunus Launches New Hajj App ‘Labbaik’

· MoU Signed Between ANDMA and ODSID Organization

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Europe

· UK Bears Responsibility For Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood Ban

· Thousands flock to Batley town hall to view rare Islamic artefacts

· Sex offenders to be denied asylum rights in new law

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Mideast

· Suspect in killing worshipper at mosque south France surrenders to Italian police

· Zionist settlers renew their storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

· France tries Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman on war crime charges

· Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo near ‘significant breakthrough,’ two security sources say

· US lost seven multi-million-dollar drones in Yemen area since March

· Hezbollah leader calls on government to work harder to end Israel’s attacks on Lebanon

· Inspecting summer courses at Central Reformatory, Al-Sumoud, Imam Ali Schools in capital, Sana'a

· Iran condemns US airstrikes on various areas of Yemen

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Pakistan

· Over 70 Terrorists Neutralised In 3-Day Operations Along Pak-Afghan Border

· PTI wants govt to convene APC on Indian threats

· Pakistan Is ‘Prepared For Anything’ India Might Try: Khawaja Asif

· Amid India tensions, PTI wants Imran’s voice heard

· Siraj flays federal, KP govts for ‘failing’ to curb terrorism

· puts police on notice over missing Imam

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Arab World

· Hajj Without Permit Is A Sin, Says Saudi Arabia’s Top Religious Authority

· Turning a dream into reality: retired Saudi teacher copies Qur’an by hand in inspiring journey

· New Platform, Pavilion Inaugurated At Prophet’s Biography Museum In Madinah

· Saudi aid agency and UK government sign $10m agreement for cholera response in Yemen

· Innovators discuss future of STEM at Riyadh summit

· Crown prince donates SR1bn for Saudi housing projects

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North America

· CAIR Calls for Expulsion of Israeli Terrorist Ben-Gvir After He Directs Security Detail to Harass Palestinian Woman Lobbying Capitol Hill in DC

· CAIR Calls for Probe of Nebraska TA’s Islamophobic Harassment of Muslim Students

· CAIR-CT Welcomes Hate Crime Charges for Apparently Anti-Muslim Assault

· How Canada voted - in charts

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Africa

· Twelve Niger Soldiers Killed In Attack, Two Suspects Detained, Says Army

· Court Martial Sentences Soldier To Death By Hanging

· Why Darfur is now the center of Sudan’s power struggle and humanitarian crisis

· Shari’ah Council Loses President, Sheikh Hadiyatullah

Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau

URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/sharia-quazi-indian-supreme-court/d/135365

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Sharia, Quazi Court Decisions Not Legally Valid Or Enforceable: Indian Supreme Court

April 29, 2025

Granting maintenance to a Muslim woman, the Supreme Court has reiterated that a Sharia Court or a Court of Quazi has no recognition under Indian law and their decisions are not binding on anyone.

The bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, in a February 4 ruling made public on April 22, cited the top court’s 2014 ruling in Vishwa Lochan Madan v Union of India wherein it was held that fatwas have no legal status in the country’s Constitutional scheme.

Writing for the bench, Justice Amanullah said the “‘Court of Quazi’, ‘Court of (Darul Kaja) Kajiyat’, ‘Sharia Court’ etcetera, by whatever name styled, have no recognition in law. As noted in Vishwa Lochan Madan (supra), any declaration/decision by such bodies, by whatever name labelled, is not binding on anyone and is unenforceable by resort to any coercive measure.”

The bench said “the only way such declaration/decision can withstand scrutiny in the eye of law could be when the affected parties accept such declaration/decision by acting thereon or accepting it and when such action does not conflict with any other law. Even then, such declaration/decision, at best, would only be valid inter-se the parties that choose to act upon/accept the same, and not a third-party.”

The woman had approached the Supreme Court against the August 3, 2018 decision of the Allahabad High Court which dismissed her plea challenging the Jhansi Family Court order refusing to award her any maintenance.

It was the second marriage for both the woman and her husband, who was in the BSF, in 2002. A daughter and a son were born to them.

In 2005, the husband filed for divorce in the ‘Court of Quazi’, Bhopal, but it was dismissed in view of a compromise between them on November 22, 2005.

The woman alleged that he used to beat her demanding dowry and turned her out of home along with her children in May 2008.

On September 16, 2008, the husband filed a suit for divorce in the ‘Court of (Darul Kaja) Kajiyat’, Bhopal. On October 13, 2008, she filed a suit before the Family Court, seeking maintenance of Rs 5,000 a month for herself and Rs 1,000 a month for each child.

The Family Court partly allowed the petition for maintenance and granted Rs 1,500 per month to the daughter and Rs 1,000 per month to the son. It, however, dismissed her claim for maintenance on the finding that the husband did not leave her but rather she herself, due to her nature and conduct, was the reason for the dispute and her departure from the matrimonial home.

She then approached the High Court which dismissed her plea, noting that since she was living separately from her husband without sufficient reason, the findings recorded by the Family Court could not be termed illegal or perverse.

Deciding her appeal, the Supreme Court noted that the compromise agreement dated November 22, 2005 only said that the parties had decided to live together and agreed that they would not give each other any occasion to complain. “Hence, the very basis/reasoning for rejecting the appellant’s claim for maintenance appears to be ex-facie unsustainable… We are of the view that maintenance could not have been denied to the appellant-wife under the prevailing circumstances,” the bench said.

It said “the Family Court could not presume that a second marriage for both parties would necessarily entail no dowry demand”.

The bench asked the husband to pay her a monthly maintenance of Rs 4000 from the date of filing of the application for maintenance before the Family Court. It also directed that the children too be paid maintenance from that date until they become major.

Source: indianexpress.com

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OK To Say ‘RIP’? Here’s What Malaysian Preachers Advise Muslims To Use Instead To Express Respect And Sympathy

By Malay Mail

28 Apr 2025

Former Indonesian president Joko Widodo (right) stand with other world leaders as pallbearers carry Pope Francis’ casket during the latter’s funeral ceremony at St Peter's Square, Vatican City on April 26, 2025. — AFP pic

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KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Former Indonesian president Joko Widodo’s recent gesture in raising his hands during the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican City has inadvertently ignited a debate in the Muslim world.

While many agree he was being respectful of a world leader, just as many – including in Malaysia – wondered if it was right for Jokowi to do so as a Muslim leader?

Islamic religious leaders here have also weighed in on the issue, here’s what they said.

“Muslims are not allowed to say RIP to non-Muslim deceased,” local preacher Syed Mohd Bakri Syed Ishak who goes by the moniker PU Syed told Sinar Harian today, using the initialism for Rest in Peace.

Citing from Surah At-Taubah, verse 113, he said RIP is considered a form of prayer specific to non-Muslims and should not be used by Muslims.

He clarified that Muslims are still encouraged to visit and respect the deceased, but should not raise their hands in prayer for non-Muslims.

Another local preacher Azhar Idrus also told Sinar Harian that Muslims should not pray for forgiveness or peace for deceased non-Muslims, even if they are close relatives.

“What is allowed is to pray for guidance for non-Muslims who are still alive,” he was quoted as saying in explanation.

The Malay daily also reported the Federal Territories Mufti’s Office explaining that Muslims are allowed to express condolences for non-Muslims, but offered alternative phrases to respectfully show their sympathies without compromising their beliefs.

“May Allah replace it with something better for you,” is one such appropriate phrase, according to the mufti’s office.

Source: malaymail.com

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Dhaka Walls Have Islamist Hizbut Tahrir Posters Asking The Military To Take Over

AHMEDE HUSSAIN

29 April, 2025

ANI

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On more than one occasion, some Bangladeshis carried flags of Islamic terrorist organisations like Al Qaeda and ISIS in downtown Dhaka. Photos of known terrorists like Osama bin Laden are flaunted in a procession. We don’t know if any of these persons with violent extremist ideology have been arrested or even interrogated.

This pattern of criminal negligence on the part of the law enforcers, however, is not at all new. Banned outfit Hizbut Tahrir (HT) has also carried out agitation programmes in broad daylight, and only a handful of their members were arrested.

The HT believes in a state where the non-Muslims do not have a voting right, however, non-Muslims may voice “complaints in respect to unjust acts performed by the rulers or the misapplication of Islam upon them”. Such a bigoted, not to mention fascist, outfit should’ve no right to operate in a democratic country. Bangladesh took seven long years to understand that—the HT was banned in 2009 on a flimsy ground that some members of the party were found in possession of a couple of homemade bombs.

Despite the ban, the HT’s posters asking the Bangladesh Army to take over power can be seen all over Dhaka. We’ve repeatedly tried to contact the outfit’s leadership on social media regarding their activities, but no response was received.

HT’s name was pasted on the walls of the country’s capital even when Sheikh Hasina was in power and the so-called “War on Terror” was at its peak. After the ouster of Hasina in a mass upsurge, the appeal to the army to launch a coup has come back in full vigour.

There are two strange things about this phenomenon— during Hasina’s rule, opposition activists were arrested left and right, so much so that, according to The New York Times, millions faced trial on politically motivated charges trumped up by her regime. But not a single member of the HT has been known to be arrested during the last 10 years of Awami League rule, nor has the government done anything to ideologically fight the outfit.

The situation hasn’t changed even after the Gen-Z Revolution. It is indeed deeply disturbing that the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus appears to have no clue whatsoever about the origins of the posters, as to where they are published, who puts them on the walls of Dhaka, where CCTV cameras are almost in front of all the apartment buildings. What is more disconcerting is the HT’s call for the army to take over power at a time when Bangladesh looks forward to peace and stability, especially when the army is deployed all over the country to help the police establish law and order.

One of the reasons why the subsequent governments and the military establishment have turned a blind eye to the HT’s activities is the group’s possible infiltration in the armed forces and the law-enforcing agencies. And won’t be a surprise if these intrusions reached the higher echelons of the said institutions. The HT is accused of being involved in coup attempts in five Muslim majority countries—Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Iraq.

Need for a strong hand

Bangladesh’s security establishment has to find out the HT cells that are thought to be working in different public and private universities across the capital. Bangladesh army and the country’s spy agency, the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), need to run an internal investigation to find out the length and breadth of the HT infiltration into the forces. This is especially important because the HT’s declared modus operandi is to come to power through a coup d’état. And it’s only natural that the group will work vigorously in places where the likely putsch will take place—the cantonments.

There is no denying that the Yunus government’s performance in this regard is no less than shambolic. The fragrant disregard of the HT to its banning by carrying out one procession after another in downtown Dhaka is a slap in the face for the administration. Instead of taking it on the chin and moving on, the Yunus administration should go all hog and unearth the group’s backers—civil, military, or otherwise—and bring them before justice.

Failure to do so will make us question the civil and military administration’s sincerity in fighting this banned outfit. What Bangladesh cannot afford is a military coup, especially not the kind that can take Bangladesh back to the Stone Age.

Yunus has to go strong on all Al Qaeda and ISIS sympathisers. Hasina’s ouster has brought freedom to all Bangladeshis, but not for those who stand against the very idea of Bangladesh itself. The sooner Yunus and his advisers understand that, the better. Source: theprint.in

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False Claim That Schoolchildren Aged 9-16 Will Have To Learn About Islam As A “Main Study” In The UK Is Being Shared Online

28 APRIL 2025

Muslim girl studying the Qurʾān.

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A false claim that all schoolchildren in the UK aged 9-16 will now have to learn about Islam as a “main study” is being shared online.

Posts making the claim have been shared widely on Facebook and on X (formerly Twitter) in recent weeks, with one post saying on 25 March: “Breaking news from the UK: As of tomorrow in the UK all Primary & Secondary school children age 9 to 16 must learn about Islam as a main study.

“It will be a compulsory educative system replacing hinduism and christianity at schools. God help the United Kingdom [sic].”

But this isn’t correct. A spokesperson for the Department for Education (DfE) confirmed to Full Fact no such change is taking place.

How is religion taught in schools?

We don’t know exactly what the posts mean when they refer to a “main study” or a “compulsory educative system”, but they don’t accurately describe what schoolchildren are required to study.

All mainstream state-funded schools in England must offer religious education (RE) as part of the basic curriculum.

However it is not mandatory for all school children to study RE. Parents have a legal right to withdraw their children from some or all RE classes. Pupils can also choose to withdraw themselves once they turn 18.

The DfE confirmed it does not specify the content of RE lessons or how it should be delivered. This is determined by local councils for schools in their area, through an Agreed Syllabus Conference—a statutory body brought together locally to produce an agreed syllabus for RE.

The law stipulates that the RE curriculum drawn up locally “shall reflect the fact that the religious traditions in Great Britain are in the main Christian, while taking account of the teaching and practices of the other principal religions represented in Great Britain”.

There has been no change to this legislation to replace study of Christianity with Islam, as the post suggests. The DfE told us there is no national requirement for schools to teach about Islam, though it is likely to be covered in RE lessons as a major world religion.

Islam is also included as one of the topics which can be studied as part of the RE GCSE. Pupils must demonstrate knowledge and understanding of two religions, with options also including Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism, Hinduism, Judaism and Sikhism.

Schools in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland also teach RE under their own rules, and curriculums. We’ve not covered these in detail in this fact check, but they also reflect that their nations’ religious traditions are in the main Christian, while also covering other world religions.

What about academies and free schools?

The rules at academies and free schools, including faith-based schools, are a little different.

They must also provide RE teaching for all pupils, except those who have been withdrawn by their parents. However, the type of RE depends on whether the academy has a religious designation, which means that under its funding agreement it must “provide RE in accordance with the tenets of the particular faith specified in the designation”. They may also provide RE that is in line with a locally agreed syllabus and teach about other faiths “if they choose”.

For academies and free schools which are not faith-based, the type of RE that must be provided follows the same law as state schools, reflecting that British religious traditions are broadly Christian but taking account of other religions.

Government guidance also states that these academy schools must “not provide an RE syllabus to pupils by means of any catechism or formulary which is distinctive of any particular religious denomination”.

Before sharing information that you see on social media it’s important to consider whether it comes from a trusted and verified source. Full Fact has previously checked other education claims, including viral posts falsely stating the new interim Ofsted chair controls the National Curriculum and about phone bans in schools.

Source: fullfact.org

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Amnesty accuses Israel of ‘live-streamed genocide’ against Gaza Palestinians

April 29, 2025

Amnesty ‘documented multiple war crimes by Israel, including direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects, and indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks’ in its report. (Reuters)

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PARIS: Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Israel of committing a “live-streamed genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza by forcibly displacing most of the population and deliberately creating a humanitarian catastrophe.

In its annual report, Amnesty charged that Israel had acted with “specific intent to destroy Palestinians in Gaza, thus committing genocide.”

Israel has rejected accusations of “genocide” from Amnesty, other rights groups and some states in its war in Gaza.

The conflict erupted after the Palestinian militant group Hamas’s deadly October 7, 2023 attacks inside Israel that resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

Militants also abducted 251 people, 58 of whom are still held in Gaza, including 34 the Israeli military says are dead.

Israel in response launched a relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip and a ground operation that according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory has left at least 52,243 dead.

“Since 7 October 2023, when Hamas perpetrated horrific crimes against Israeli citizens and others and captured more than 250 hostages, the world has been made audience to a live-streamed genocide,” Amnesty’s secretary general Agnes Callamard said in the introduction to the report.

“States watched on as if powerless, as Israel killed thousands upon thousands of Palestinians, wiping out entire multigenerational families, destroying homes, livelihoods, hospitals and schools,” she added.

Gaza’s civil defense agency said early Tuesday that four people were killed and others injured in an Israeli air strike on displaced persons’ tents near the Al-Iqleem area in Southern Gaza.

The agency earlier warned fuel shortages meant it had been forced to suspend eight out of 12 emergency vehicles in Southern Gaza, including ambulances.

The lack of fuel “threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of citizens and displaced persons in shelter centers,” it said in a statement.

Amnesty’s report said the Israeli campaign had left most of the Palestinians of Gaza “displaced, homeless, hungry, at risk of life-threatening diseases and unable to access medical care, power or clean water.”

Amnesty said that throughout 2024 it had “documented multiple war crimes by Israel, including direct attacks on civilians and civilian objects, and indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks.”

It said Israel’s actions forcibly displaced 1.9 million Palestinians, around 90 percent of Gaza’s population, and “deliberately engineered an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.”

Even as protesters hit the streets in Western capitals, “the world’s governments individually and multilaterally failed repeatedly to take meaningful action to end the atrocities and were slow even in calling for a ceasefire.”

Meanwhile, Amnesty also sounded alarm over Israeli actions in the occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank, and repeated an accusation that Israel was employing a system of “apartheid.”

“Israel’s system of apartheid became increasingly violent in the occupied West Bank, marked by a sharp increase in unlawful killings and state-backed attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian civilians,” it said.

Heba Morayef, Amnesty director for the Middle East and North Africa region, denounced “the extreme levels of suffering that Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to endure on a daily basis over the past year” as well as “the world’s complete inability or lack of political will to put a stop to it.”

Source: arabnews.com

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India

‘Pahalgam Attack A Conspiracy To Spread Unrest In India’: All Religion Meet

Apr 29, 2025

Lucknow: An all religion meet on Monday condemned the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam in which 26 people were killed.

"Terrorists have no religion and faith", said president of Lucknow Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (LGPC) Rajendra Singh Bagga while talking to reporters at UP Press Club after the meet. "We all stand united and demand the govt to take the strictest possible action against the perpetrators of this heinous act," said Bagga.

Acting LGPC president Jaggi said that in order to maintain harmony and peace in the country, religious representatives of all religions should come together on one platform and strongly oppose terrorism. It is a well-planned conspiracy of Pakistan to spread unrest in India and destroy mutual brotherhood," he added.

Imam of Eidgah, Lucknow, Maulana Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahali said, "Islam does not allow terrorism and all the religions of the world preach peace and harmony. Islam insists that peace and harmony should be established. The way the terrorists killed people after asking their religion makes it clear that this is an evil conspiracy to attack Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb".

Buddhist leader Gyan Lok Bhante said, "Non-violence is the ultimate religion and only through it peace can be achieved."

"We should pray for the innocent people killed by terrorists in Pahalgam. God may grant them eternal peace and console the bereaved families," said Father L Robert, chief priest of Cathedral Church.

RD Diwedi from Aashiana Parivar urged people to work with the govt to deal strictly with the terrorists."

Source: indiatimes.com

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UP govt shuts down 10 madrasas calling them “illegal”; Students forced to move to govt schools

April 29, 2025

The Uttar Pradesh government has shut down 10 madrasas in Shravasti district, located in close proximity to the Nepal border terming them “illegal.”

There are 297 Madrasa in Shravasti district of which the authorities have claimed that 192 are illegal.

This move has created panic and a sense of uncertainty among many madrasas which are homes for hundreds of students and are a source of income for several teachers.

The SDM raided 12 madrasas in the areas surrounding the border. These raids were led by DM Ajay Kumar. After the raids, the authorities alleged that the 10 madrasas failed to provide necessary documents to the officers leading to their closure.

One of the madrasas, Jamia Abu Bakr Anwar Ul Quran in which 200 students were enrolled. These students have now been pushed to study in nearby government schools as the administration has shut the institution and stopped all of its operations. Similarly, other madrasas were also stopped from operating in Majra Rampura of Gram Panchayat Srinagar and Verandah.

The Uttar Pradesh government has launched several similar operations in the past. Several madrasas and masjids faced demolitions under the pretext of encroachment, illegal or a road widening project. These crackdowns have often faced criticism.

However, as the crackdown continues amidst the debates on how beneficial the Waqf Bill is for Muslims, further action will be taken against the madrasas, said the official statement issued by the District Magistrate.

Source: muslimmirror.com

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Second Religious Structure, A Century-OldMazar At Dehradun, Demolished This Week

April 28, 2025

Dehradun authorities demolished a mazar located on the premises of Doon Medical College Hospital early Friday morning, marking the second demolition of an Islamic religious structure in Uttarakhand within a week.

At around 2 a.m., a joint team comprising officials from the Revenue Department, Municipal Corporation, Public Works Department (PWD), and the hospital administration carried out the demolition of a century-old shrine dedicated to Sufi saint Baba Kamaal Shah.

Authorities stated the structure was built on hospital land and lacked legal documentation, classifying it as an encroachment.

Dehradun Municipal Commissioner Namami Bansal said a complaint was received via the Chief Minister’s helpline, and the medical college administration had also raised concerns. “The Doon Medical College flagged the structure’s presence. The administration requested excavators, and the demolition was carried out by the revenue department,” she said.

Additional Director of the Directorate of Medical Education, Dr. Ravindra Bisht, revealed that a local resident had filed a complaint four months ago, after which an inquiry was launched. “We were asked to provide documents proving the mazar’s legitimacy, but we had none,” he explained. Officials also claimed that a notice was issued to the caretaker, who did not respond.

However, local residents argued the demolished mazar was a registered Waqf property and alleged that the act violated Supreme Court guidelines on Waqf land. Waqf Board Chairman Shadab Shams confirmed that the shrine was officially recorded with the board.

The demolition follows the removal of another Islamic shrine in Rudrapur earlier in the week, undertaken as part of a road-widening project by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Both incidents have intensified political debate in the state.

Congress leader Suryakant Dhasmana warned against selectively targeting Islamic institutions, calling it divisive. In contrast, BJP’s Manveer Singh Chauhan welcomed the demolition, asserting it as part of broader action against over 600 illegal religious encroachments, emphasizing the government’s commitment to maintaining law and order.

The events have sparked concerns over religious targeting and legal due process in handling heritage religious sites. — With Agencies Inputs

Source: muslimmirror.com

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MP CM says anyone committing jihad or love jihad will be strictly punished

April 28, 2025

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav Monday stated sternly that no act of ‘Jihad’ or ‘Love Jihad’ will be tolerated in the state, and anyone found indulging in such activities would be strictly punished.

“Whoever commits a crime will be punished. Our government has not permitted any form of Jihad or Love Jihad on the soil of Madhya Pradesh,” the CM asserted.

“Anyone found indulging in such activities, whether within the state or after fleeing outside, will not be spared. Our police will apprehend them wherever they may be. This is our firm commitment,” Dr Yadav emphasized.

The CM’s strict stance is being seen in connection with the ongoing investigation by the Bhopal police in three different, but presumably interconnected cases, in which a group of Muslim boys is alleged to have carried out ‘Love Jihad’ by trapping Hindu girls in colleges and subsequently raping, blackmailing and threatening the victims.

The police have already arrested three accused on charges of rape, blackmail, and threatening, and also under the Freedom of Religion Act, on the complaint filed by three Hindu girls in different police stations of the city.

The police have also formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the incident, as it is suspected that it might involve a gang operating a sex racket through the rape, obscene videos and blackmailing of Hindu girls.

According to Bhopal Commissioner of Police, Harinarayan Chari Mishra, the three victims have lodged cases in the Ashoka Garden police station, Bagh Sevaniya Police Station, and Jehangirabad police station of the state capital.

The mastermind Farhan Khan aka Faraz, along with Ali Khan and Sahil Khan, have been arrested.

The Commissioner said that the trio has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the MP Freedom of Religion Act, and other relevant sections.

According to police, the accused men used to introduce themselves as Hindus, and on that pretext they befriended and allegedly raped Hindu girls.

The three men are also accused of recording obscene videos and then blackmailing the victims by threatening to make the videos viral.

Police investigations have revealed that some other accused, named as Abraar Khan of Kolkata, Nabeel from Bihar, Shamsuddin alias Saad of Bhopal, and some other accused are still absconding, and police teams are in search of them.

Further police investigations are on, and sources say that the number of victims and the accused is also likely to increase in the course of the investigation.

Source: thestatesman.com

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Massive protest in Parbhani against Waqf Amendment Bill

April 28, 2025

Thousands of people gathered in Parbhani in a program in protest against the Waqf Bill. The event was organised at Eidgah maidan by the Allah India Muslim Personal Law Board.

The well-organized protest was joined by several prominent faces including Asaduddin Owaisi, Board President Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani general Secretary Fazlur Rahim Mujaddidi, SDPI vice president Muhammad Shafi, Sadatullah Hussaini and others joined the peaceful program.

The guests criticised the government for taking a step that is ‘unconstitutional’ and demanded the withdrawal of the bill. During their address, the speakers also condemned the Pahalgam terror attack and offered condolences to the victims and their families.

Asaduddin Owaisi during his address to the massive crowd said, “I ask Modi to withdraw the bill and I had said in the parliament that it is a black law and only Modi will benefit from this. This law snatches our property.”

Owaisi then asserted that waqf solely belongs to Allah and questioned the BJP government for the intentions behind the bill. Accusing the BJP of planning to snatch mosques and graveyards and other waqf properties, he said that the claims of Waqf Bill benefiting the poor Muslims are all lies.

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Investigate motive behind Indian-Pakistani marriages: MP Nishikant Dubey

Mukesh Ranjan

29 Apr 2025

RANCHI: Questioning the intent 'Pakistani nationals living in India under the guise of marriage,' Godda MP Nishikant Dubey has called for a probe into such arrangements and urged the Centre to tighten the visa system here.

Dubey stated that there is a hidden agenda behind these marriages and questioned whether matrimonial matches within Indian society were hard to find.

"When the process of visa cancellations began, two types of visas emerged and an in-depth investigation is required. Pakistani girls have been married here, and they cannot become citizens of India and have been living here for years," the MP said.

He added, "Even Pakistani men have been married into India. What is the motive behind these marriages, it needs to be investigated."

Dubey said, "Those who migrated to Pakistan in 1947, their properties were taken over by the government under the Enemy Property Act," adding that this implies that Indians marrying their daughters into Pakistan and Pakistanis marrying their daughters into India are enemies of this country.

"We need to deal with them first," he added.

India had on Friday (April 25) announced the suspension of visa services for Pakistani nationals with immediate effect and revoked all existing valid visas issued to them, except for long-term, diplomatic, and official visas.

The move comes amid heightened tensions between the two countries following Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, where 28 people, mostly tourists were killed and over a dozen were injured in one of the deadliest attacks in the region since the 2019 Pulwama strike, after terrorists opened fire on a popular meadow.

Amidst this action, this statement of Nishikant Dubey has come to the fore, which has created a stir in political circles.

The government has also made it clear that complete caution is being taken in all such cases and every visa application is being thoroughly investigated.

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Supreme Court finds no error in Allahabad HC impleading Centre and ASI in Shahi Idgah mosque case

April 29, 2025

The Supreme Court on Monday found no error in the Allahabad High Court’s decision to implead the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in suits filed by Hindu worshippers seeking removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque from the Mathura site they claim to be Lord Krishna’s birthplace.

“One thing is clear. The amendment to the original plaint by the Hindu plaintiffs has to be allowed,” said Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, presiding over a two-judge bench.

The bench, also comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar, was hearing an appeal by the mosque committee against the March 5, 2025, high court order allowing the Hindu side to amend its petition and to add the Centre and ASI as parties to the case. The Hindu side had sought to implead the ASI saying the mosque was under the agency and hence exempt from the application of the Places of Worship Act 1991, which requires preserving the religious character of a place of worship as it was on August 15, 1947.

On April 4, the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Hindu petitioners. Hearing the plea again on Monday, the CJI said, “This plea is absolutely wrong…The High Court should have allowed the amendment to add the parties to the suit.”

The court added that it would, however, assess whether the order was effective and also its impact on the mosque side seeking the rejection of the plaint.

The counsel for the Muslim side said there was also the issue of whether the suit by the Hindu plaintiffs was barred and whether the high court had the jurisdiction to entertain it.

To a query from the Supreme Court, the mosque committee’s counsel said that it was yet to file its written statement on the amendment plea. The court directed that the written statement might be filed too.

The Hindu side had approached the Allahabad High Court seeking impleadment of the ASI and the Centre pointing to the existence of a notification under sub-section (3) of section 3 of Ancient Monuments Preservation Act (VII of 1904) published in the official gazette on December 27, 1920, declaring the property as a protected monument.

The Hindu plaintiffs contended that the property being a centrally protected monument, they had to place on record new facts for the adjudication of the case.

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Pahalgam Massacre: Pakistani Terrorist Former Para Commando, Says Probe

Apr 29, 2025,

NEW DELHI: Hashim Musa, the identified Pakistani terrorist behind the Pahalgam massacre, is a former para commando of Pakistan Army’s Special Forces, investigations into the terror conspiracy have confirmed.

Sources told TOI that Musa, now a hardcore terrorist working with the Pakistan-based banned terrorist outfit Lashker e Taiba (LeT), was sent by the LeT masterminds to Kashmir on a specific mission to unleash terror attacks on non-locals as well as security forces. “It is possible that he was loaned by the Pakistan special forces like the Special Service Group (SSG), to the LeT,” an officer of the security establishment here said.

Para-commandos of SSG are highly-trained in unconventional warfare and specialise in covert operations. The intensive and rigorous training regimen focuses on physical conditioning and mental fitness, besides strategic thinking. SSG commandos are adept at handling sophisticated weapons as well as hand-to-hand combat and have high navigation and survival skills.

A senior officer said Musa’s Pakistan Army background — confirmed during the questioning of 15 Kashmir overground workers (OGWs) who have emerged as key suspects in the Pahalgam attack probe for having facilitated the Pakistani assailants by arranging logistics and helping in the reconnaissance — is being seen as evidence of ISI’s role in the Pahalgam terror attack, as also earlier strikes in Kashmir. The latter include the October 2024 terror attacks at Gagangir, Ganderbal, in which 6 non-locals and a doctor were killed, and at Buta Pathri, Baramulla, which had left two Army personnel and two Army porters dead.

Musa has emerged as the common perpetrator in all three attacks. Junaid Ahmad Bhat and Arbaaz Mir, two other local terrorists trained in Pakistan, were also involved in the Gagangeer and Buta Pathri attacks but were neutralised in separate encounters with the security forces in November and December 2024. Musa has since been working to carry forward the terror mission to target non-locals in Kashmir, and struck big by killing 26 civilians, including 25 tourists, at Baisaran.

The Pahalgam attack investigation has thrown up the involvement of a local network of OGWs and terror facilitators in south Kashmir, who guided the Pahalgam attack team and arranged logistics including shelter and possibly helped in transportation of weapons used in the attack. Detailed reconnaissance of the attack site was carried out with the locals’ involvement, helping in mapping the terrorists’ hiding places before and after the attack.

Though the information so far has confirmed the role of two Pakistani terrorists Hashmi Musa and Ali Bhai and as many locals — Adil Thoker and Asif Shaikh — the questioning of OGWs points to the involvement of more Pakistani terrorists.

A source said the combing operations in the jungles surrounding Baisaran are at an advanced stage, with the location of the attacks now “reasonably known”. “The search has now been narrowed to a limited area,” an officer told TOI.

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Omar music for BJP's ears: J&K CM pledge not to use Pahalgam attack for statehood demand

Muzaffar Raina

29.04.25

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly resembled a microcosm of Parliament on Monday, with politicians of all persuasions championing a nationalist agenda and chief minister Omar Abdullah pledging not to use the Pahalgam tragedy to press the Centre for statehood.

Omar’s conciliatory gestures have coincided with Valley politicians climbing down from their longstanding demand for talks with Pakistan and asserting this was a time for justice and not dialogue.

Omar appeared to strike the right note with members of the country’s saffron ecosystem, who had been gunning for Kashmiris since the Pahalgam killings but lavished praise on him on Monday.

While Kashmiris have expressed grief at the killings, the mainstream Valley politicians’ stand seemed at odds with the dominant opinion on the street.

To the ordinary Kashmiri, the Centre’s abrogation of Article 370 provisions, downgrading of Jammu of Kashmir into a Union Territory and crackdown on dissent are matters too important and painful to dismiss.

The Assembly held a special session on Monday to discuss Pahalgam and passed a unanimous resolution condemning the terror strike.

Omar said it was the biggest attack on civilians in 21 years and had created a situation where one didn’t know when the next attack would come.

In an emotive address, he recalled his meeting with the families of the victims and said he had no words to apologise to them.

“Knowing (that) Jammu and Kashmir’s security is not the responsibility of an elected government, still, as chief minister of the place, as tourism minister, I had invited them to come to this place. As a host, it was my responsibility to ensure that they went back safely. I could not do that,”he said.

“One or two came to me and asked what their fault was. They said (they) had come to enjoy vacations but (had paid with) their lives for this vacation. Those who did it say they have done it for our good. But did we tell them… did it happen with our permission? None of us are with this attack.”

Omar said this was first time in 36 years that he had seen people coming out on the streets from Kathua to Kupwara to condemn such killings.

He, however, advised the authorities to tread cautiously and ensure that people were not alienated, apparently alluding to the explosions at the homes of militants’ families and the murders of the rebels’ family members since the Pahalgam massacre.

The chief minister added that he would not use this opportunity to ask for the restoration of statehood.

“With what face will I use the Pahalgam incident to tell the Centre to give me statehood? Is my politics so cheap? Do I have so little regard for the lives of the 26 men (killed)?” he said.

“We have spoken about statehood in the past and will do so in the future also. But curse be on me if I go to the Centre and tell them that 26 people have died and give it now. We will talk about it but not at this juncture.”

Omar said no other state or Parliament could understand the pain of these 26 innocent lives lost as deeply as “this House” did.

Members of the Rightwing ecosystem lapped up the speech, many of them calling it heartening and mature. Pro-BJP portal OpIndia lauded Omar for showing political maturity and for refusing to “exploit tragedy for statehood demands”.

PDP legislator Waheed Para told the House this was the first time that Kashmir and the country were mourning together.

“We are with the country, with the nation,” he said. “The objective of the attack was communal. Hindus have shown patience. Kashmiri Muslims called it aterrorist attack.”

Para, responding to a question outside the Assembly about possible talks with Pakistan, said justice for the Pahalgam victims was more important than anything else.

People’s Conference leader Sajad Lone said there used to be a social sanction for (anti-India) violence in Kashmiri society but when people came out on the streets, it was proof of the social stigmatisationof violence.

“People are (now) not willing to accept violence. This is the beginning of the end,” he said, while warning against the creation of a situation that facilitated the return of the pro-violence mindset.

Former chief minister Farooq Abdullah told reporters that he had always supported talks with Pakistan but, today, it was time to give justice tothe victims.

“Today, Bharat wants not Balakot but something that will ensure such things do not happen again,” he said. “We have regrets that our neighbour still does not understand that they havekilled humanity.”

Later, the House unanimously passed a resolution condemning the “inhuman terror attack on touristsat Pahalgam”.

The names of the 26 dead were read out and made part of the obituary reference by the Speaker. Two minutes’ silence was observed in their memory.

The resolution vowed to “resolutely defeat the nefarious designs of those who seek to disturb the communal harmony and progress of the nation and of J&K” and said it was a direct assault on the ethos of Kashmiriyat.

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