Bareilly, Nov 5 Ulema of Bareilvy sect today
endorsed the fatwa issued by Deoband clerics against reciting
of national song Vande Mataram.
"We also think that fatwa issued against Vande Mataram
is right because in Islam it is not permitted to worship any
other God. Although we love our country but we cannot worship
it. Our Prophet has preached us to love our country. We love
it," Sajjada Nasheen of Dargahe Ala Hazrat Maulana Subhan
Raza Khan said here today.
Similar views were echoed by General Secretary of All
India Jamaat Raza Mustafa Maulana Shahabuddin saying that they
can not recite Vande Mataram.
"We have reservations on some of its lines which is
not in accordance with our religious faith. But it does not
mean that we do not love our country. We need no certificate
for our patriotism," he added. - (Agencies)
Nov 05, 2009
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