Find a nod to Friday sermon topics, waqf board tells Chhattisgarh imams | India News – Times of India

RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh Waqf sign In a bid to clear mosques in the state from controversies and undertake an image makeover, all Mutawallis (attendants) have directed mosques and imams to seek approval on the subject of sermons to be delivered every Friday before prayers are held. The board issued a circular to this effect on Sunday
“Yes, Chhattisgarh is the first state to take such a decision as mosques have become a political center where Mutawallis serve and impose their own political will and inclination on people by issuing ‘fatwa’ on who should and should not vote. This leads to disturbing reactions. the communal harmony in society. The decision to approve the topics of the sermons to be applied for is purely legal and in accordance with the Waqf Act. Salim RajChhattisgarh Waqf board chairman told TOI.
Raj announced the decision during his visit to Jagdalpur, where he had gone to look into the alleged financial irregularities committed by Mutawallis in mosques. He added that according to the Waqf Act, the job of Mutawallis and the meaning of this word is ‘administrator’ of the mosque and they are expected to confine themselves to their work as administrators, rather than indulging in other activities that disrupt peace and community. harmony.
‘I placed an order via WhatsApp’
“I have issued the order through a WhatsApp group as of now and will officially send it to all Mutawallis in mosques of the state. A mosque is a religious place of prayer and worship, not a political adda. Jumma Namaz (Friday sermon) speeches should not have any political slant, discussion or liberation. The mosques should limit themselves to religious sermons and should not be a source of issuing fatwas for and against political parties,” Raj said.
The order will be effective in all mosques in the state from next Friday (November 22), he said. There have been several complaints of financial irregularities by Mutawallis while many of them have never been held accountable since 1997, Raj said, adding that he will soon file FIRs against such offenders.
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