Vande Mataram

New Delhi, Nov 18 : Stating that the controversy over 'Vande Mataram' was uncalled for, several prominent Muslim personalities Wednesday said the issue if Muslims can recite the national song had been resolved with the consent of clerics...

In this article: Islam, Hindutva, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, Javed Akhtar, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Shabana Azmi, and New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 17 : Congress general secretary Mohsina Kidwai Tuesday said the controversy over 'Vande Mataram' was needless and added that it was up to the people whether they wanted to sing the national song or not. "Those who say that...

In this article: Mohsina Kidwai, Islam, Punjab, and New Delhi

...Abdullah has criticised the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind for its recent resolution asking Muslims not to recite Vande Mataram. "The fatwa against Vande Mataram is ridiculous," he said at a book launch function here last night. "People who cannot...

In this article: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and New Delhi

...General Secretary Moulana Syed Ghulam Hussain Raza Aga Sahib Qibla today said it would have no objection to singing Vande Mataram if it was only in praise of the country, but would definitely have reservations if the same was against...

In this article: Hyderabad, Mecca, Damascus, and India

New Delhi, Nov 9 : In a bid to tone down the row over its fatwa against the singing of 'Vande Mataram', clerics from the Deoband Islamic seminary have said they won't stop Muslims from singing the national song but the fatwa would stay.

In this article: Darul Uloom Deoband, Supreme Court, and New Delhi

...issued a directive asking Muslims to avoid a camp run by the yoga guru as it begins with the singing of Vande Mataram. "Singing of Vande Mataram is a prayer and against Islamic law as Muslims cannot offer prayers to anyone except Allah.

In this article: Deoband, Allah, Economic Times, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, and Muzaffarnagar

Mumbai, Nov 5 : Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today came down heavily on the hardline Muslims for refusing to sing 'Vande Mataram' in line with the recent 'fatwa' (religious diktat) passed by Jamat-E-Ulema Hind (JUH) disallowing Muslims to...

In this article: Bal Thackeray, India, Islam, Muslim League, Shiv Sena, and Subhash Chandra Bose

No resolution against Vande Mataram passed before me, says Chidambaram PTI 4 November 2009, 01:21pm IST NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday contended that he was not present when the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind adopted a...

In this article: Islam, BJP, and New Delhi

...on Tuesday endorsed a fatwa issued by the influential Darul Uloom seminary at Deoband that calls on Muslims not to sing Vande Mataram as doing so was violative of Islam's faith in monotheism. The resolution said Muslims were being...

In this article: Islam, BJP, Jihad, Suicide, Bharat Mata, Allah, and Al Azhar

Times Now 3 November 2009, 11:41am IST Jamait-e-Ulema Hind or the JEU on Tuesday issued a fatwa against singing national song 'Vande Mataram'. According to a resolution, Muslims should not sing 'Vande Mataram' as its reciting is against...

In this article: Islam and Allah