Madrasa Manzar-e-Islam ( ur, مدرسہ منظر اسلام), also known as Jamia Razvia Manzar-e-Islam, is an

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. It was founded in 1904 in

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, India by

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. It celebrated its hundredth anniversary in 2004 this occasion was marked by a series of publications in monthly magazine Ala Hazrat whose editor in chief is

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. He also prepared a plan to upgrade the

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in view of the shortage of space.

Famous Fatawa

*In September 2007 Darul Ifta of Manzar-e-Islam issued a

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, which declaring the Indian film actor

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and his family as non-Muslims after they were shown on TV placing

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(a Hindu elephant deity) in their house and worshipping it. The clerics of the Darul Ifta stated in their fatwa that Islam prohibits idol worship and the actor would have to recite the Shahadah in order to become Muslims again. However, a

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of Manzar-e-Islam clarified that "they were asked their opinion about Muslims who worship idols and participates in idol worshipping processions, nowhere Salman Khan or his recent act was mentioned. The rule of Islam regarding idol worshipping is quite clear and this act is considered non-Islamic therefore any Muslim involved in worshipping anyone besides Allah need to recite Kalma again" and that the question was general and not specific to any person. *In February 2015 the madrasa issued a fatwa against Azam Khan a Minister of

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on his proposal to build a temple for his party president

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. The madrasa said "In Islam believing in anyone other than Allah is illegitimate and so talking about building a temple is equally wrong,"Islamic Body Issues Fatwa Against Muslims Building Temple
newindianexpress.com , Published: 27 March 2015

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Famous Fatawa

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