Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind calls for boycott of Surya Namaskar program in schools in Rajasthan

The organization calls it an open interference in religious matters and has appealed to the Muslim community not to send students to school at Surya Saptami on February 15.

Jaipur: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Tuesday asked the Rajasthan government to withdraw the order regarding Surya Namaskar practice in schools with immediate effect. The BJP government in Rajasthan has ordered to perform Surya Namaskar in all schools on February 15, the day of Surya Saptami.

The Jamiat has appealed to the Muslim community across the state to boycott the Surya Namaskar programme. Jamiat has also challenged the case in the Rajasthan High Court. The next hearing will take place on Wednesday.

Calling it an open interference in religious matters, the organization has appealed to the Muslim community not to send students to school on Surya Saptami on February 15 and to boycott the gathering. Jamiat State Secretary General Abdul Wahid Khatri said Jamiat has clarified that Surya is worshiped as a deity in the majority Hindu society.

“The verses in this practice and the actions such as Pranamsanna, Ashtanga Namaskar etc. are a form of worship and worship of anyone other than Allah is unacceptable in the religion of Islam. It is not possible for the Muslim community to accept this in any form or situation,” he said.

He said the program will damage the democratic fabric of the country and question the slogan 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas'. It has also filed a petition in the Supreme Court on the issue, which will be heard on February 14.