Muslim organizations launch new marketing campaign amid debate on UCC, situation helpline numbers to resolve queries of the neighborhood

Days after the Muslim neighborhood in India strongly objected to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as impractical and unsuitable, it has moved to situation a helpline quantity for Muslims amid the continued debate. The helpline quantity has been issued by Darul Uloom Farangi Mahal, Uttar Pradesh who said that every one the solutions associated to Qurbani, Haj, Umrah and extra could be supplied to the neighborhood by the helpline numbers.

According to the Zee News report, Darul Uloom Farangi Mahal has stated that every one queries of the Muslim neighborhood might be answered through the helpline numbers (9335929670, 7007705774). The queries raised on the helpline numbers that are to be energetic from June 20 to July 2 might be answered by Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali from 2 pm to 4 pm every day.

This is believed to be a part of a novel marketing campaign that has been launched by the neighborhood in Uttarakhand amidst the talk on the Uniform Civil Code and Love Jihad. However, it’s not clear whether or not the helpline would reply solely non secular points or different queries can even be answered by the Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali who’s the chairman of the Islamic Centre of India and in addition a member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.

Earlier, a number of Muslim clerics and leaders of varied Islamic organizations have stated {that a} Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is impractical in a rustic like India which has a lot of non secular minorities, every with its personal lifestyle.

“For the past many years, the issue of the Uniform Civil Code is being raised by politicians just before the elections. This time again, the issue has come up before elections. I have always stated that the UCC is not only going to affect Muslims but also Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Jains, Jews, Parsis, and other minuscule minorities living in the country. Every community has a different way of praying, performing rituals and ceremonies like marriage. So, to some extent, personal life is different. The freedom to practice one’s own faith and way of life is granted by the Constitution,” Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali had stated.

Also on June 17, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) raised severe objections to the concept of implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) within the nation. The Law Commission has not too long ago invited ideas from the general public relating to the long-promised regulation. However, in line with AIMPLB, it is a waste of sources.

VIDEO | “The BJP wants to use Uniform Civil Code as an issue in the upcoming (Lok Sabha) elections. As far as UCC is concerned, neither it is required nor it is useful for the country,” says AIMPLB spokesperson SQR Ilyas. pic.twitter.com/Z7EPANewfi

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Notably, the UCC requires the formulation of 1 regulation for India, which might be relevant to all non secular communities in issues corresponding to marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption. It has been a vital a part of the election manifesto of the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party authorities over the previous a few years.

The AIMPLB group termed the UCC pointless and described it as impractical and harmful. Its spokesperson Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas said that the nation’s variety is its identification and it shouldn’t be tampered with

The president of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, additionally voiced his discontent in opposition to the concept of UCC and the destruction of unauthorized or unlawful Mazars (Islamic shrines). He declared that the Bharatiya Janata Party ought to first destroy temples earlier than discussing Muslim shrines.

He added that the federal government shouldn’t put their endurance to the take a look at and threatened response in opposition to the motion. He alleged {that a} plot is underway to repeat the demolition drive presently underway in Uttarakhand, throughout the entire nation. He introduced that if the bulldozers proceed to destroy unlawful shrines, Muslims will attain the state to show in opposition to the federal government.

Also, Samajwadi Party MP from Sambhal, Shafiqur Rahman Barq, opposed the transfer of the Law Commission looking for contemporary public opinion on UCC and stated that it will solely unfold hatred within the nation.