Srinagar, Apr 03 : Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), the largest representative forum of Ulema, Imams, and religious organisations in Jammu & Kashmir headed by Mirwaiz Umar has expressed deep anguish over the passing of the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
“Waqf has historically played a vital role in serving the socio-religious needs of the Muslim community and is vital to its sustenance,” reads a statement issued here.
MMU said the amended bill Is direct interference in the religious affairs of Muslims with a view to curtail the autonomy of these bodies by the centre and control them further. “The ostensible intent projected at ‘improved functioning of Waqf institutions does not cut ice as Muslims are aware of the larger political agenda and approach towards them, by those who brought the bill in parliament,” reads the MMU statement, as per news agency Kashmir Bulletin.
“It is a deliberate attempt to undermine the religious and community institutions of Muslims and encroach upon them over time.”
In this regard, MMU has convened a meeting of its members on Monday, April 7, 2025, to deliberate upon the matter.
The MMU leadership, the statement reads, is already in touch with the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and other prominent Muslim organizations across India to discuss a collective and unified response to this development.
Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama Jammu and Kashmir, as per the statement, includes the organisations viz. Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid, Muslim personal law board, Darul Uloom Rahimiyah Bandipora, Anjuman Shari Shian, Jamiat Ahle Hadith, Karwan-e-Islami, Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen, Anjuman Himayat-ul-Islam, Jamia Sabeel-ul-Huda Bemina Srinagar, Anjuman Tabligh-ul-Islam, Jamiat Hamdania, Anjuman Ulama-e-Ahnaf, Darul Uloom Qasmiya, Darul Uloom Bilaliya, Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam, Anjuman Mazhar-ul-Haq, Jamiat-ul-Aima wal Ulama, Anjuman Aima wa Mashayekh Kashmir, Darul Uloom Naqshbandiya, Darul Uloom Rashidiya, Ahlul Bait Foundation, Madrasa Kanz-ul-Uloom, Pirwan-e-Wilayat, Auqaf Islamia Khiram Sirhama, Bazm-e-Tauheed Ahle Hadith Trust, Anjuman Tanzeem-ul-Makatib, Muhammadi Yateem Trust, Anjuman Anwar-ul-Islam, Karwan Khatm-e-Nabuwwat, Darul Uloom Syed-ul-Mursaleen, Anjuman Ulama wa Aima Masajid, Madrasa Zia-ul-uloom poonch, Falah-e-Darain Trust Welfare Society Islamabad, Ashraf-ul-Uloom Hyderpora, Darul Uloom Dawoodiya Batamaloo, Darul Uloom Furqaniya Nowshera, Darul Uloom Dawoodiya Khanyar, Jamiat-ul-Ulama, Siraj-ul-Uloom, Idara Wahdat-ul-Makatib, Darul Uloom Imdadiya Natipora, Darul Uloom Jamia-tur-Rashad Awantipora, Khanqah Muradiya Jamia Masjid Kreeri, Darul Uloom Saut-ul-Quran Gulshanabad, Awami Rahat Center, Imamia Federation Kashmir, Alnoor Trust Bemina., Shaheen Syndicate social Trust , Jamiat Ulema Wa Aima Masajid Jammu and Kashmir, Daraul Uloom Syed ul Mursaleen Kulgam and other contemporary religious, milli social, and educational institutions. (KB)
