Hyderabad-based seminary issues fatwa against prawns, asks Muslims to avoid eating them

Hyderabad: An Islamic seminary based in Hyderabad, Jamia Nizamia, has issued a `fatwa’ that Muslims should avoid eating prawns. Prawns do not fall in the category of fish, and their consumption should be avoided, it said. [caption id=“attachment_4290661” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] Jamia Nizamia, a century-old seminary, is a highly-respected Islamic institution in the city. Fatwa is a legal pronouncement based on the Islamic law, issued usually when someone seeks to know the legal position on a particular issue.