Indian Muslims rejected Deoband’s Fatwa against Birth Celebration of Hazrat Muhammad salallaholaihiwassalam

Deoband Fatwa Missile issued Fatwa against MiladUn Nabi S.A.W,an act of creating Fitnah in the community

Now Darul Uloom Deoband has created a new fitnah by commenting against celebration of MILAD of Hazrat Muhammad Salallahoalaihiwassalam.The rector of Deoband Maulana Abul Qasim Nomani said that Celebration of Milad is forbidden at Darul Uloom Deoband and celebration of Sir Syed Day at Aligarh Muslim University ,Aligarh is not allowed in Islam (read in wahabism).
Actually Deoband which imports wahabi salafism from saudi Arabia ,tries to create schism in the Muslim community by issuing such fatwas which are against established rules of Islam.
This statement is also once again an attempt to create a new fitnah among the Muslims who all over the world Passionately celebrates and observe the day of Nabi Kareem .

Reacting sharply on the above said statement Syed Muhammad Ashraf,General Secretary of All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board ,an apex body of majority Sunni Muslims ,said that Deoband is neither followed in India,nor anywhere of the world. We along with majority of Indian Muslims rejects this fatwa and would like to said that each and evry small town of the country will celebrate this Festival as is the practice since hundreds of year. The Milad is official Public Holiday in all the Muslim countries except Wahabi Saudi Arabia.
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The All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB), a leading body ofSunni Sufi Muslims, rejected the fatwa issued by Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband against celebration of birthdays, including that of Prophet Muhammad.

AIUMB General Secretary Maulana Syed Ashraf Kichhouchhvi said, “The birth of the Prophet is the greatest favour of Allah on humanity. So, Muslims celebrate the Prophet’s birth anniversary with traditional zeal on the 12th of Rabi-ul-Awwal.” He said some “mischievous elements devoid of spiritualism” are trying to impose a foreign ideology on Indian Muslims.
Earlier, Deoband vice-chancellor Maulana Abul Qasim Nomani had said celebrating birthdays is part of the Western culture and against Sharia. He also said the Islamic seminary does not celebrate the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed either.
Prof S Irfan Habib, who holds the Maulana Azad Chair at Delhi’s National University of Educational Planning and Administration, said, “Why should we take such fatwas seriously? These dos and don’ts are Wahabi innovations. Vested interests are attempting to infuse such consciousness to spread Wahabism.”
The Prophet’s birthday is a public holiday in 54 countries, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. “Israel and Saudi Arabia are the only countries in the Middle East who do not recognize Mawlid an-Nabi (the Prophet’s birthday) as a national holiday,” said Maulana Kichhouchhvi.
There are historical accounts of celebration of Mawlid in Mecca and Madina before the Wahabis took over Saudi Arabia, he said.

Jamia Millia Islamia University’s assistant professor Arshad Alam said, “What gives
the Darul Uloom Deoband monopoly to define Islam?

Deoband is neither voice of Indian Muslims nor it represents Muslims
of the world.Its fatwas have very limited significance in the country
and most of the Muslims ignores its fatwas and opinions.Would it not
have been the case ,the celebration of sir syed day at Aligarh and
in different parts of the world where Aligs resides,would have been
stopped?
Celebration of Eid MiladunNabi (peace and blessings upon him) is not
only an praiseworthy event but Muslims considers the birth of Holy
Prophet as greatest event in the human history for which they are
thankful to Allah,the creator.
Almost all of the renowned Islamic Scholars including grand Mufti of
Al Azhar,the world largest islamic university egypt and grand Muftis
of all Islamic countries except wahabi dominated  saudi Arabia have
declared celebration on the occassion of birthday of holy Prophet
Hazrat Muhammad as means of forgiveness of sins.
Even in Asia, Pakistan,Bangladesh and Indonesia conducts mass
gatherings on this event in each and evrey city.

Grand MUFTI OF INDIA HAZRAT AKHTAR RAZA KHAN
AZHARI MIAN BARELVI,MUFTI MUKARRAM AHMED OF
 FATEHPURI DELHI,JAMIA NIZAMIA OF HYDERABAD,MUFTIS
OF J and K,  KERALA, BENGAL,MAHARASHTRA,BIHAR HAVE
consensus of opinion on this  point to celebrate this event.

In Kerala International MiladunNabi conference is organised every year
under the patronship of Shekh Aboobacker Ahmed Musliyar of Sunni
Markaz in the presence of various Muftis of Islamic world.
In all the cities and villages of the country ,birth of Prophet Hazrat
Muhammad  salallaholaihiwassalam is observed in various forms.
It must be noted that Deoband Scholars are regular speakers in the
birth celebrations of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad  salallaholaihiwassalam at kennedy
Auditorium of Aligarh Muslim University.

Maulana Dr. Saood Alam QASMI  a very reputed  Deoband scholar and head
of Islamic theology at AMU is also regular speaker in sir syed Day and
EidMiladUnabi  celebrations at Aligarh University ,he has never
declared both these days as UnIslamic.

Darul Uloom has organised Golden Jubilee celebration on the 100 th
annivarsary of Deoband Madarsa in which several Politians have
participated.Jamiat Ulema e Hind regularly leads MiladUnNabi
procession at Kanpur U.P.which proves the double standards of these
People.
Syed Muhammad Qaudri
National Preident
Muslim Students Organization of India MSO


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