Deoband seminary bans Muslims from posting pix on social media

October 19, 2017 16:02

Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has issued a new fatwa (decree) that bans Muslims from posting pictures on social media sites.

Darul Iftaa, which issues edicts for the Darul Uloom Deoband, is reported to have announced that Muslims, men and women alike, should not post pictures of themselves or their family members on social media.

Earlier on October 9, the seminary had issued another fatwa banning Muslim women from plucking, trimming and shaping their eyebrows.

Darul Uloom Deoband, which is one of the largest Islamic seminaries in India, is based in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district.

Justifying the move, Muslim cleric Mufti Mukkaram on Thursday said, "In Islam clicking picture with useless intention is totally illegal."

"If a picture is clicked to be used in Aadhaar Card, passport and other useful documentations it ok but for useless things such as to upload in social media it is not right", added Mukkaram.

Image: 'Dangal' girl Fatima Sana Shaikh recently trolled for her sari picture. Photograph: fatimasanashaikh.Instagram

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