JDU MLC Gulam Rasool Balyawi opposes Surya Namaskar on January 12

Bharatiya Janata Party is observing ‘Surya Namaskar’ Day on January 12 on the event of the delivery anniversary of Swamy Vivekananda. It was anticipated that its allies in Bihar would take part within the celebrations. However, Janta Dal (United)’s Bihar MLC Gulam Rasool Balyawi has created an argument by refusing to take part within the occasion, as it’s not allowed in Islam. He added that as Allah gave delivery to the solar, Muslims can’t pray to the solar.
Gulam Rasool Balyawi stated, “In Islam, we worship only Allah. The followers of Allah and Islam cannot worship any other object that Allah has created. We worship the one who gives birth and not who are born.” Furthermore, he stated ‘Surya Namaskar’ means worshipping the Sun, which is prohibited in Islam. Referring to the Constitution of India, he stated, “Every individual has the freedom to follow Gods and Goddess as per their faith. In Islam, we believe that God is only one, and we worship Allah.”
Congress chief Kamal Nath has additionally opposed the Surya Namaskar day on January 12, though for various causes. He has demanded that the occasion needs to be cancelled as a result of Covid-19 state of affairs, which has began to worsen within the nation. “We are not against Surya Namaskar but seeing the increasing cases of Corona infections, we want children to do Surya Namaskar but in the safety of their homes. There should not be collective Surya Namaskar functions held in crowded public places because it will break the Corona guidelines,” he stated.
Earlier, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board(AIMPLB) had objected to the central authorities’s directive to organise ‘Surya Namaskar’ in faculties between January 1 to 7 on the seventy fifth anniversary of Independence Day. In an announcement issued by AIMPLB, the board acknowledged that Islam prohibits ‘Surya Namaskar’ as it’s a type of Surya puja.
“Such a program should not be organised in schools at all, which causes problems for students of other religions. The government should envision programmes keeping national security in mind. Muslim students should boycott such programmes of Surya Namaskar organised in their schools. They should refrain from attending such program as Islam does not allow them to participate in such program,” the official assertion by AIMPLB stated.