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India: Muslim cleric issues fatwa against firecrackers, says they’re un-Islamic and selling them is haram

Oct 21, 2019 3:00 pm By Robert Spencer

“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

“Firecrackers are un-Islamic, says Deoband-based cleric,” Times of India, October 18, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

Meerut: A cleric based in Deoband town of Saharanpur has issued a fatwa against firecrackers calling them un-Islamic ahead of Diwali.

Maulana Abdul Wakeel Qasmi, state secretary, Ittehad Ulema-I-Hind, said, “Not only bursting firecrackers is un-Islamic but even profit earned from the business of firecrackers is haraam (prohibited).”

“What others are doing is none of our concern, but for Muslims, it is certainly haram. Bursting crackers is nowhere mentioned in our religious texts. To burn crackers is like burning your own money. This money can be used for better things like education,” Qasmi further stated.

Notably, Muslims in India burst firecrackers on Shab-e-Barat. Besides, a large number of Muslims are engaged in manufacturing firecrackers across the country….

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Filed Under: India, Muslim clerics, There Is No Fun In Islam Tagged With: Deoband, Ittehad Ulema-I-Hind, Maulana Abdul Wakeel Qasmi, Saharanpur


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  1. Buraq says

    Oct 21, 2019 at 3:07 pm

    You don’t have to be crackers to be a Muslim, but it sure helps. Anyway, there is a difference between regular crackers and Jihad crackers – the Jihad crackers have Shariah-compliant instructions: “Light the blue touchpaper, then stand real close”

    Clowns!

    • mortimer says

      Oct 21, 2019 at 4:50 pm

      Firecrackers = haram. But shooting off guns at Muslim celebrations = halal.

      • Jap says

        Oct 21, 2019 at 5:50 pm

        Given that a bomb is just a cracker on steroids, does that mean the explosives that Jihadist’s use is also Haraam?

        • revereridesagain says

          Oct 21, 2019 at 6:31 pm

          Worth a try.

  2. Flavius Claudius Iulianus says

    Oct 21, 2019 at 3:33 pm

    It’s election day in Canada.
    If you Canadian JW readers haven’t already voted then get out and vote!

    • mortimer says

      Oct 21, 2019 at 4:52 pm

      A vote for JIHADI JUSTIN is a vote for the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 22, 2019 at 12:06 am

      I hope Trudeau is voted out. So far it looks like the Conservatives by a nose–but I don’t think the count is complete.

      • Del says

        Oct 22, 2019 at 10:44 am

        Canada now officially has a new political Party, the LiberalNDP Party. Singh didn’t even try to hide the fact he hates Conservatives and promised never to work with them. He will work against all Conservative voters and Governments. Trudeau, being the self centered jerk he is will give Singh whatever he wants as a way of buying his support. There is a name for people who sell themselves for money. Canada’s debt will explode because Trudeau doesn’t care. He has no intention of ever paying down the massive and increasing debt.

        The LiberalNDP have a big majority in Parliament and will stay until the next election, IF there ever is one. M-103 will soon be come a Law making it illegal for infidels and all Canadians ever to say the words Muslim and Islam. Trudeau has started monitoring all our internet and social media and any comments he claims offend him will have the sharia compliant RCMP pounding down the door to make an arrest.

        Canada will never be the same and will quickly deteriorate into an Islamic sewer.

  3. Jaladhi says

    Oct 21, 2019 at 3:36 pm

    Ha, ha, ha,.. the stupidity of these mullahs knows no bounds!! The firecrackers in India have been used at Diwali for a long long time and these mullahs just keep on reviving their stupid fatwas. If they don’t like it, they are welcome to leave India and go to Islamic hell holes where they will never see any fire cracker( I am not so sure). I am waiting for these mullahs or imams in USA to call watching the fireworks on Independence Day celebrations haram and then see people’s reaction.

    For Muslims everything in life is haram – even the life itself is haram and thats why they go on killing human beings all over the world!!

    • Infidel says

      Oct 21, 2019 at 11:32 pm

      Well, India has itself been cracking down on firecrackers every year now, as well as immersion of idols in rivers. Never mind that most of India’s air pollution happens throughout the year due to factories that have pollution standards from the 19th century.

      As for the fatwas, it’s like the ones denouncing Muslim MP Nusrat Jahan for first marrying a Jain, and then happily celebrating Durga Puja like any Hindu over the last 2 years. Without converting!

  4. Merri-joy says

    Oct 21, 2019 at 4:13 pm

    OK IF Firecrackers are HARAM so must EXPLOSIVES and GUNS as guns let out smoke & fire!
    THEREFORE Muslim’s engaging in war are disobeying Allah – that should be the logic IF the IMAM were telling the truth! But in reality he is offended because the locals are having fun & enjoying themselves!

  5. DHazard says

    Oct 21, 2019 at 4:39 pm

    “Bursting crackers is nowhere mentioned in our religious texts.” Also not mentioned in their religious texts: science, North America, prostate cancer, and transvestites. So Muslims shouldn’t practice science in North America while dying of prostate cancer and being cared for by a transvestite.

    • revereridesagain says

      Oct 21, 2019 at 6:33 pm

      Which last is going to get them in trouble with their new LGBTQ fantasy allies.

  6. tim gallagher says

    Oct 21, 2019 at 5:11 pm

    These Muslim clerics seem to spend their time on absolute trivia. Firecrackers are definitely banned!! I guess it is the extreme totalitarian nature of Islam. It wants to control every tiny thing. I sometimes think these mullahs and clerics are the dumbest of people. Maybe, if you have a particularly low intelligence in Muslim countries, then they say, oh, you should go and become a Muslim cleric. You have the necessary lack of intelligence for that job. You would be perfect for that job. The things they concern themselves with make them seem like complete morons.

  7. revereridesagain says

    Oct 21, 2019 at 6:30 pm

    Indoor plumbing isn’t mentioned in their damn religious texts either. Which may explain a few things.

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 22, 2019 at 12:08 am

      There are–no joke–dueling Fatwas on whether using toilet paper is Haram or not.

  8. elee says

    Oct 21, 2019 at 8:05 pm

    In 2015 the Turkish Diyanet (Government Ministry of Religion) issued an edict declaring that Muslims henceforward would be allowed to use toilet paper to wipe their butts, but only if it was used as an incidental to the p-rimary butt wiping with their left hand a la Prophet . Promise I didnt make this up. I dont know whether theyve issued a ruling on indoor plumbing yet. If the prophet didnt use it, it remains deeply suspect as an innovation. d

    • Giacomo Latta says

      Oct 22, 2019 at 9:20 am

      I suspect the Colonel was a muslim (finger-lickin’ good!).

  9. Battle says

    Oct 21, 2019 at 10:03 pm

    Jaladhi hits nail on head. Goid.

  10. Battle says

    Oct 21, 2019 at 10:07 pm

    Burnaq hits nail on head. Good.

  11. gravenimage says

    Oct 22, 2019 at 12:10 am

    India: Muslim cleric issues fatwa against firecrackers, says they’re un-Islamic and selling them is haram
    ……………………

    I presume this just means using them as fun noisemakers. Islamic clerics never seem to have a problem with Muslims using them as weapons:

    “Germany: Muslim screaming “Allahu akbar” throws firecracker in church during Easter mass, 24 injured in panic”

    https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/04/germany-muslim-screaming-allahu-akbar-throws-firecracker-in-church-during-easter-mass-24-injured-in-panic

    • latha says

      Oct 22, 2019 at 4:43 am

      Probably they want to do the same during Diwali which falls on this Sunday. Our Supreme Court has ask us to burst ”green crackers” which will not emit smoke. Nobody knows what they are. People are bound to celebrate Diwali with real crackers. They have a way of getting them. Hope security is tightened everywhere to avoid Jihad attacks.

      • Infidel says

        Oct 22, 2019 at 10:14 am

        The joys of Diwali have been robbed by the Indian government – including this Hindutva but environmentally woke BJP government – over the last 10 years. Now you can’t burst too many crackers in Diwali. Never mind – as I pointed out above – that 364 days of pollution on non-Diwali happens due to India still having 19th century factories as far as environmental standards go

        One good thing – idol immersion after Durga Puja is no longer allowed in rivers – that could decrease the water pollution. But similarly, they need to crack down on cremation standards if they wanna clean up the rivers – require full electric cremation

      • gravenimage says

        Oct 25, 2019 at 1:13 am

        Muslims always target joyous Infidel holidays.

  12. Angemon says

    Oct 22, 2019 at 4:51 am

    What others are doing is none of our concern

    Says the purveyor of a religion obsessed with what other others do…

    • Infidel says

      Oct 22, 2019 at 10:15 am

      Precisely! Coming from the only religion that includes (false) characterizations of who the Jews worship, and what people of other religions do

    • gravenimage says

      Oct 25, 2019 at 1:14 am

      Spot on.

  13. infidel says

    Oct 22, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    The sordid truth about India is more than 1000 Islamic enclaves have formed where these mad clerics call the shots and where Indian law does not run…

  14. Battle says

    Oct 23, 2019 at 12:08 pm

    Angemon hits nail on head. Good.

  15. Battle says

    Oct 23, 2019 at 12:23 pm

    Maulana Abdul Wakeel Quasmi wants the money spent on firecrackers spent “on education.” Is the education his religious school?

  16. Battle says

    Oct 23, 2019 at 12:33 pm

    Does Maulana Abdul Wakeel Qasmi refuse donations from firecracker manufacturers dealers?

  17. Battle says

    Oct 23, 2019 at 12:38 pm

    Maulana Abdul Wakeel Qasmi wants the money spent on firecrackers spent “on education.” Is the education his religious school?

  18. TattooedMan77 says

    Oct 24, 2019 at 8:48 am

    Because wasting gun-powder that could be used for killing people is very UN-ISLAMIC?

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