Muslim Clerics

Shariat courts run by Muslim clerics, fatwas have no legal sanction, rules SC

Shariat courts run by Muslim clerics have no legal sanction and their decisions are not binding, the Supreme Court ruled today restraining fora like 'Dar-ul-Qazas' from giving verdicts or issuing 'fatwas' against a person who has not asked for it.

BJP, Muslim clerics lash out at Mulayam's remarks over Muzaffarnagar camps

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's controversial comments on relief camps in riot-hit Muzaffarnagar were today condemned by BJP and BSP as well as Muslim clerics as "irresponsible" and "politically motivated".

Muzaffarnagar violence: Muslim clerics caution against 'political conspiracies'

Condemning the violence in Muzaffarnagar, Muslim clerics today cautioned the people against "political conspiracies" aimed at dividing them on religious lines and appealed for peace and harmony in Uttar Pradesh.

Posting pictures on Facebook and Twitter un-Islamic, say Lucknow clerics

Social networking websites clearly do not have the approval of religious clerics.

Posting pictures on Facebook, Twitter un-Islamic, say clerics

The heads of the two popular Lucknow-based helplines, run for Shia and Sunni Muslims, have been flooded with phone calls asking if virtual profiles are Islamic.

Posting pictures on Facebook, Twitter un-Islamic, say clerics

The heads of the two popular Lucknow-based helplines, run for Shia and Sunni Muslims, have been flooded with phone calls asking if virtual profiles are Islamic.

Why Kamal Haasan feels 'enough is enough'

The actor said in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN that at 60, he can't be expected to wait and fool around trying to get things right so that he can make a movie.

France bars Muslim clerics from entering France

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said earlier this week that these figures would not be "welcome" as their views are incompatible with French values.