Muslim cleric Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi faces fatwa for attending Ram Mandir event
Many Islamic organizations issued Fatwas (Religious Order) against the Chief Imam of All India Imam Organization, Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi after he attended the Pranpratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The first Fatwa asking him to apologize and resign from the post of Chief Imam came on Saturday night. Responding to Fatwas coming from many parts of the country, the Chief Imam told the media on Monday that he is not going to apologize or resign from the post.
“As a chief Imam, I received the invitation from Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra. I contemplated for two days and then decided to go to Ayodhya for harmony, for the country…The fatwa was issued yesterday but I had been receiving threat calls from the evening of January 22…I have recorded a few calls wherein the callers gave me life threats…
“Those who love me, love the nation – will support me. Those who hate me for attending the ceremony should perhaps go to Pakistan. I have given a message of love, I did not do any crime…I will not apologize or resign, they can do whatever they want,” said Chief Imam Illyasi, rejecting Fatwas seeking his apology and resignation.
#WATCH | Delhi | Fatwa issued against Chief Imam of All India Imam Organization, Dr Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi after he attended the Pranpratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla at Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
He says, “As a chief Imam, I received the invitation from Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth… pic.twitter.com/iVe2bA3s1X
— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2024
Chief Imam Illyasi said all the Fatwas published in the domain have his personal details and phone numbers and for the past two days he has been getting all kinds of threat calls. “India is not an Islamic country. This is a democratic country and Fatwas will not work. I am telling them, let them go Pakistan and I will live here, and don’t expect any change in my stand,” he said.
Protests against Chief Imam of All India Imam Organization, Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi from Islamic organizations after his photo and video became viral attending January 22’s Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. In Social Media, too, many Jehadi elements were giving all kinds of threats for attending the function in Ayodhya sitting with Hindu Sanaysis and giving their opinion on happiness over the creation of Ram Mandir.
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Those issuing Fatwas to be arrested & sent to life sentencing, for they are running a parallel Supreme Court !!