Srinagar: The Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of major Muslim religious organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday said singing or reciting Vande Mataram is “un-Islamic”, as it contains expressions of devotion that contradict the fundamental Islamic belief Allah is one (‘Ahad’ in Arabic).

Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of several religious organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday asked the government to immediately withdraw “coercive order” on recitation of ‘Vande Mataram’ in the schools in the Union Territory as the national song contained parts which were against Islamic beliefs of monotheism.

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SRINAGAR: The Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and comprising J&K’s Grand Mufti Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, on Wednesday objected to a J&K Culture Department directive asking schools to mark the 150th anniversary of “Vande Mataram.

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