New Delhi: A Muslim cleric in Bareilly has issued a fatwa (religious edict) asking Muslim community to refrain from New Year’s celebrations. The cleric named Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi has also urged the community to indulge in religious practice on the day.
According to the Bareli cleric, the Muslim youngsters, both men and women must refrain from the New Year celebrations. In his fatwa, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi claimed that celebrating New Year is neither a matter of pride nor there is a need to congratulate anyone.
‘New Year belong to Christian calender’
The cleric said the New Year marks the start of Gregorian Christian calendar. The cleric also clarified that the New Year festivities don’t have anything to do with Islam and is strictly prohibited in the religion.
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Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, who claims to be National President of All India Muslim Jamaat, reportedly issued the fatwa on Sunday. Razvi further stated that the celebration of New Year is a religious practice of Christians and practicing the norms or rituals is strictly prohibited in Islam.
‘Muslims must refrain from New Year festivities ‘
According to the cleric, the fatwa clearly directs Muslim youngsters not to indulge in New Year festivities as it is not aligned with Islamic Sharia (religious laws) and those who observe or celebrate the new year would be a participant in the sin.
“The Islamic sharia has strictly prohibited all kinds of dance and music, hooliganism, consumption of alcohol and gambling. And any Muslim who partake in all such activities will be indulging in sinful activities and that person is working against the Principals of sharia. This is completely wrong and sinful. Muslims should need to refrain from such activities,” he added.
