Special Editorial: Jihad Through Democracy !?

Waqf means property donated to Allah! Had Congress remained in power, this Hindu nation would have marched toward becoming the property of Allah. In other words, India would have fast been heading toward becoming “Islamistan” – a pan-Islamic state encompassing India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. This may sound exaggerated, but it is not, considering Congress spent its entire political tenure appeasing Muslims, dragging the country down.

A community that staunchly adheres to its religious doctrine and enforces its rules literally, when given a free hand, will never stop until it turns Dar-ul-Harb (land not under Islamic rule) into a Dar-ul-Islam (land under Islamic dominion). This is precisely the ideology that, over the past 1,000 years, has devoured one-third of this Hindu territory through the sword. The remaining conquest was to be achieved through the Waqf Act of 1995, and Congress was fully prepared to implement this final phase.

In 1998, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court declared: “Once a Waqf, always a Waqf” – meaning, according to Islamic law, once a land is declared Waqf, it shall remain so till Qayamat (Judgement Day), or until the end of the world. This observation from the Supreme Court ended up justifying this anti-national legislation. One cannot entirely blame the Honourable Judiciary, as it only rules based on laws framed by lawmakers. However, the same observation has since been repeatedly quoted by the Supreme Court itself and several High Courts, establishing the Waqf Tribunal as a parallel legal system.

The Munambam Case

It is well known that the Waqf Amendment Act 2025, passed recently, has fundamentally altered the previous law. Muslim organizations and extremist political parties across India fiercely opposed it. Yet, the Union Government’s firm and decisive stance left them with no option but to bow down.

Still, in a country where even the demolition of the Babri structure and the 2019 Supreme Court judgment on the Ram Mandir continue to evoke opposition and spark plans for retaliatory bombings, can one expect those using “Waqf” to carry out land jihad and transform India into “Islamistan” to ever sit quietly?

Although the Waqf Amendment Act came into effect in April 2025, a legal case dating back 75 years is now being used to reignite controversy. This case concerns 404.76 acres of land at Munambam, near Kochi in Kerala.

To grasp the scale of this land, consider this: the total area covering India’s Central Vista, including Parliament, Prime Minister’s Office, various ministries, North and South Blocks, and Raisina Hill is about 400 acres. Other nationally strategic sites such as Delhi Cantonment, ISRO’s satellite launch site at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, Mumbai’s renowned Bandra-Kurla Complex, and IIT Bombay all measure roughly around the same area. This comparison highlights the seriousness of the Munambam case.

The Jihad of Waqf

On examining the core of the dispute, it is evident that this is an attempt to undermine the judiciary – one of the pillars of democracy. Back in 1950, a Muslim individual donated the Munambam land to Farook College. Later, the college sold this land to locals. Around 600 families built homes there. Today, the third or even fourth generation of the original homeowners lives on this land.

Suddenly, in 2019, the Kerala Waqf Board claimed this entire land under Waqf ownership and declared all 600 families as illegal occupants. A petition was filed in the Waqf Tribunal.

Surprisingly, in 2024, Kerala’s Communist state government formed a committee to secure justice for these 600 families. But the Waqf Board challenged the committee’s legality in the High Court, which ruled in favor of the committee and declared that the land does not belong to Waqf as per the 1995 Act.

Now, “devout” Muslims have approached the Supreme Court by filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) demanding the cancellation of the committee. Their argument, that the High Court cannot declare the land as non-Waqf while the matter is sub judice before the Waqf Tribunal directly attacks the judicial pillar of democracy.

But this logic undermines the Constitutional framework of India. Shouldn’t the Hindus be alarmed that, in Kerala, this amounts to a direct Islamic challenge to the rule of law?

Repetitive and frivolous petitions like these only waste the Supreme Court’s time and indirectly attempt to legalize land jihad. From a legal standpoint, the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 leaves no room for such petitions. The sweeping powers once held by the Waqf Tribunals have now been significantly curtailed.

Since Sections 83, 84, and 85 of the original 1995 Act have been repealed, the Supreme Court must dismiss this petition outright.

The Larger Picture

Seen from a wider lens, why should a secular and democratic country like India even need an institution like “Waqf”? Pakistan and Bangladesh are already gone into the Waqf fold – isn’t that enough?

Now, to prevent this “democratic jihad”, India must completely expel the Waqf framework from its soil.

Final Call

When Waqf Tribunals openly challenge India’s legal system, it is time to shut down their operations. In a secular India, there is no place for parallel judicial systems run by religious bodies. The time has come to shut shop on the Waqf establishment permanently.