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“Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. There can be no fun and joy in whatever is serious.” — Ayatollah Khomeini
“West Bengal: Village heads in Murshidabad district issue fatwa banning music, lottery, watching TV,” Express News Service, August 17, 2020:
KOLKATA: Heads of a minority dominated village in Murshidabad district issued a fatwa imposing ban on a series of activities which include watching television, playing carom, purchasing lottery and listening music using cellphones and computers.
The fatwa, under the banner of a social reforms committee, also prescribed monetary penalty ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 7,000 and sit-up by holding ears if anyone is found violating the dictate. The bizarre incident took place at Adwaita Nagar village, with a population of around 12000, located along the West Bengal-Jharkhand border area in Raghunathganj sub-division.
“We decided to impose ban on a series of activities to stop the young generation from adopting methods which will lead to their moral and cultural degradation. We cannot allow them to listen music and watch movies and serials which do not fit to our religious culture,” said Azharul Sheikh, the secretary of Adwaita Nagar Social Reforms Committee.
The committee issued the fatwa on August 9 and posters listing the banned activities were put up in every corner of the villages warning the local people of the consequences if they violate the dictate. The fatwa mentions Rs 1,000 fine if anyone is found watching television and using mobile phone or computer to listen music.
“If anyone is caught playing carom, he will have to pay Rs 500 and in case of purchasing lottery, the penalty amount will be Rs 2,000. There are provisions of rewarding the informers. If anyone’s information helps us to catch an offender, he will be given Rs 1,000 to Rs 200 as reward, depending on the nature of offence mentioned in the instructions,” said Azharul.
The fatwa also prescribes Rs 7,000 penalty for anyone who will be found selling liquor. Other than the penalty, the dictate said the offender’s head would he shaved before he would be paraded in the village. The same amount of penalty will he charges from those who will sell lottery and run a gambling racket.
If a villager is caught consuming alcohol, he will not only pay Rs 2,000 as penalty but also give sit-up for 10 times with holding his ears.
The local Trinamool Congress dominated Vasaipaikar panchayat pradhan Abdur Rauf found nothing wrong in the fatwa. “Banning liquor is a good decision. Besides, I welcome the decision to ban carom and songs using mobile phones because the youths are getting addicted to it,” he explained….
“West Bengal: Village heads in Murshidabad district issue fatwa banning music, lottery, watching TV,” Express News Service, August 17, 2020:
KOLKATA: Heads of a minority dominated village in Murshidabad district issued a fatwa imposing ban on a series of activities which include watching television, playing carom, purchasing lottery and listening music using cellphones and computers.
The fatwa, under the banner of a social reforms committee, also prescribed monetary penalty ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 7,000 and sit-up by holding ears if anyone is found violating the dictate. The bizarre incident took place at Adwaita Nagar village, with a population of around 12000, located along the West Bengal-Jharkhand border area in Raghunathganj sub-division.
“We decided to impose ban on a series of activities to stop the young generation from adopting methods which will lead to their moral and cultural degradation. We cannot allow them to listen music and watch movies and serials which do not fit to our religious culture,” said Azharul Sheikh, the secretary of Adwaita Nagar Social Reforms Committee.
The committee issued the fatwa on August 9 and posters listing the banned activities were put up in every corner of the villages warning the local people of the consequences if they violate the dictate. The fatwa mentions Rs 1,000 fine if anyone is found watching television and using mobile phone or computer to listen music.
“If anyone is caught playing carom, he will have to pay Rs 500 and in case of purchasing lottery, the penalty amount will be Rs 2,000. There are provisions of rewarding the informers. If anyone’s information helps us to catch an offender, he will be given Rs 1,000 to Rs 200 as reward, depending on the nature of offence mentioned in the instructions,” said Azharul.
The fatwa also prescribes Rs 7,000 penalty for anyone who will be found selling liquor. Other than the penalty, the dictate said the offender’s head would he shaved before he would be paraded in the village. The same amount of penalty will he charges from those who will sell lottery and run a gambling racket.
If a villager is caught consuming alcohol, he will not only pay Rs 2,000 as penalty but also give sit-up for 10 times with holding his ears.
The local Trinamool Congress dominated Vasaipaikar panchayat pradhan Abdur Rauf found nothing wrong in the fatwa. “Banning liquor is a good decision. Besides, I welcome the decision to ban carom and songs using mobile phones because the youths are getting addicted to it,” he explained….
