Saif-Kareena marriage anti-Islam: Darul Uloom

Saharanpur: Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Thursday termed as “anti-Islam” the wedlock between film actors Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, saying the bride did not convert to Islam before the marriage. The Islamic institution located in Deoband, a town in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, said,“Kareena did not convert to Islam before her marriage with Saif. Islam does not approve of such marriages.” [caption id=“attachment_495471” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  A senior cleric said the marriage was anti-Islam because Kareena did not convert to Islam[/caption] “According to the Muslim laws, since Kapoor has not converted to Islam, this marriage is anti-Islam,” said Habibur Rahman, a senior cleric of the seminary. Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor tied the knot on 16 October. The couple got their marriage registered in Mumbai. Although there were rumours that a nikaah was held, Kapoor’s close friend and fashion designer Manish Malhotra had said that there was a simple exchange of vows between the two actors, who have been dating for five years. Saif, 42, son of late Nawab of Pataudi and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore, sealed his relationship with Kareena, 32, at his residence in suburban Bandra through a registered marriage. PTI