BAREILLY: Clerics of the Dargah Ala Hazrat, the influential seminary here, have issued a new fatwa that bars the recital of burial prayers for any person associated with terrorism.

Sending out a strong message on the occasion of Eid, clerics of the influential seminary announced that if any person with terror connections dies, the ‘ namaz-e-janaza ’ would not be read during burial services for him. The prayer is important for Islamic last rites.

After the special Eid prayer was offered at the mosques, clerics of the Dargah asked their followers to boycott people associated with terrorism. “On the pious occasion of Eid, the Sunni Barelvi Markaz send a strong message that no maulana, mufti or other religious leader will read the ‘namaz-e-janaza’ for anyone associated with terrorism in any form. By this, we want to lodge a strong protest against terrorism,” said Mufti Mohammed Salim Noori, general secretary, Tahreek-e-Tahaffuz Sunniat (TTS), which is a wing of Dargah Ala Hazrat. ‘Namaz-e-janaza’ is a special prayer offered by clerics seeking blessings for the deceased, and it is read before a burial.

The seminary is known for passing progressive fatwas, including in the recent past. As reported by TOI on July 18, clerics had passed a fatwa declaring that zakat, donations mandated by Islam, should go towards funding modern education and hi-tech gadgets as well. In another fatwa in June, clerics had decreed that women could run their own businesses, although they had to limit business dealings to other women.

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