Amid the ongoing debate over the chanting of “Bharat Mata ki jai”, Darul-Uloom Deoband, the leading Islamic seminary of the Indian subcontinent, on Friday said Muslims love “Bharat Mata” (Mother India) but they can not worship their “maadre-watan (mother land)”.
In a fatwa issued to Muslims, the seminary said Muslims should not chant “Bharat Mata ki jai” because it is against Islam and “tauheed” (the idea of worshipping one God), which forms the core of Islam.
Amid a communally charged atmosphere where fringe Hindutva groups advocate force to make make Muslims chant the slogan Darul-Uloom Deoband referred to the Constitution of India and said forcing people to chant the slogan goes against the statute which allows its citizens of various faiths to practice their respective religions.
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