Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind said that jurists of Darul Uloom and other Islamic institutions have issued a 'fatwa' (edict) proscribing the sale and purchase of Anglo-American goods to protest US-led attacks on Afghanistan which they described as an act of aggression against Muslims and Islam.
A statement issued by the Jamiat said the edict was issued by Darul Uloom of Deoband, MAzahir-e-Uloom of Saharanpur and Madrasa Shahi of Moradabad in response to a query by it.
It said violation of the edict shall amount to cooperation with the aggression against Islam. The statement said over 500 Islamic scholars and jurists have appended their signatures to the edict and more endorsements are being received from different parts of the country. It said the president of the Jamiat Maulana Asad Madani has appealed to all just countries and organisations to raise their voice Against us action and the policies that are a threat to world peace, particularly in West Asia and South-East Asia. Bureau Report