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Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi of All India Muslim Jamaat criticizes Surya Namaskar

Muslim leader slams International Yoga Day, calls Surya Namaskar ‘Haram’ : Sparks backlash

Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi

Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) – Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, President of the All India Muslim Jamaat, stirred controversy on International Yoga Day by stating that while men and women should practise yoga—even in madarasas and mosques—Surya Namaskar is strictly forbidden (haram) under Islamic law. “It involves bowing to the sun, which is a Hindu practice and considered unlawful in Islam,” he claimed.

In response, Uttar Pradesh’s Cooperative Minister J.P.S. Rathore criticized the remark, calling it “the most narrow-minded thinking possible.” He added, “Just as the sun is a reality, so is Surya Namaskar. Sadly, a new controversy emerges every Yoga Day, even if many choose to ignore it.”

Editorial Perspectives

  • Even as Islamic nations like Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Malaysia practise it, India’s radicalized ‘secularists’ create problems !
  • Why do only Indian Muslims feel threatened by Yoga and Surya Namaskar, when Islamic countries themselves observe Yoga Day without issue ? Is this pretended outrage merely a way to appear more hardliner than others — and why do the so-called secularists and progressives stay silent on this hypocrisy ?

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