Lucknow: With the holy month of Ramzan
starting this week-end, Darul Uloom Nadvatul Ulema has issued
a fatwa stating that holding of Iftaar by political parties
had no religious sanctity.
On a query of a (Retired) Colonel MJ Shamsi, Mufti Zahoor
Nadvi of the Darul Ifta, said that there is no religious
sanctity to Iftaar organised by political parties, as these
functions are thrown for vested interests by political groups.
Colonel Shamsi had enquired whether holding of Iftaar
parties by political parties was justified to which the fatwa
was issued on August 18.
As had been the practise, almost all political parties
have been organising Iftaars for breaking the day-long fast
(roza) during Ramzan, which has also become a platform for
demonstrating their hold on the minorities.
The practise in the state was started way back in 1970s,
when the Chief Minister Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna of Congress
had organised one such Iftaar party for the rozedars.
Since then, it became an annual feature for different
political parties and their eminent leaders to organise
such functions.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, August 21, 2009, 18:11