Clerics in UP welcome Centre’s determination to eliminate discretionary Haj quota 

By PTI

LUCKNOW: The Centre’s current determination to eliminate the discretionary Haj quota has had a constructive response from the Muslim clerics who mentioned that it’s going to finish discrimination amongst pilgrims.

Registration for the upcoming Haj pilgrimage will begin in a few days. The discretionary Haj quota was obtainable to individuals in high constitutional posts and the minority affairs ministry.

Last week, Union minister Smriti Irani mentioned the step to finish the quota has been taken as a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to finish ‘VIP tradition’.

“This is certainly a welcome move and a positive development since there is no place for any VIP culture in Islam. In the ‘darbar’ of Allah, everybody is equal,” Mohsin Raza, the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh State Haj Committee mentioned.

He additionally mentioned of the 1,75,025 Haj pilgrims this yr, round 31,000 are from Uttar Pradesh. Last yr, the variety of pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh was roughly 8,700.

Welcoming the Centre’s transfer, distinguished Muslim cleric of Lucknow and Eidgah Imam Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali termed the choice “positive”.

“This will end discrimination. The number of Haj pilgrims will increase. Most importantly, if one has to visit the home of the almighty, then one does not need any source or seek any form of discrimination,” he mentioned.

General secretary and spokesperson of All India Shia Personal Law Board Maulana Yasoob Abbas welcomed the Centre’s transfer, saying it is going to allow a poor Muslim to undertake the Haj pilgrimage.

Drawing a comparability between Haj and Namaaz, Nasir Qureshi, media co-ordinator of Bareilly-based Ala Hazrat Dargah mentioned, “There should be no quota for Haj, similar to the practice in ‘Namaaz’ where there is no VIP quota.”

Uttar Pradesh’s minister of state for minority welfare, Muslim Waqf and Haj Danish Azad Ansari mentioned, “Islam teaches that everyone is equal and there is no VIP. During namaaz in mosques, the rich, the poor, the rickshaw pullers and the vendors offer it together.”

The state authorities is doing every part doable to make the Haj pilgrimage easy and a greater expertise for the pilgrims, he added.

However, no touch upon this matter was obtainable from A P Abdullakutty, the chairman of the Haj Committee of India.

LUCKNOW: The Centre’s current determination to eliminate the discretionary Haj quota has had a constructive response from the Muslim clerics who mentioned that it’s going to finish discrimination amongst pilgrims.

Registration for the upcoming Haj pilgrimage will begin in a few days. The discretionary Haj quota was obtainable to individuals in high constitutional posts and the minority affairs ministry.

Last week, Union minister Smriti Irani mentioned the step to finish the quota has been taken as a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resolve to finish ‘VIP tradition’.

“This is certainly a welcome move and a positive development since there is no place for any VIP culture in Islam. In the ‘darbar’ of Allah, everybody is equal,” Mohsin Raza, the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh State Haj Committee mentioned.

He additionally mentioned of the 1,75,025 Haj pilgrims this yr, round 31,000 are from Uttar Pradesh. Last yr, the variety of pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh was roughly 8,700.

Welcoming the Centre’s transfer, distinguished Muslim cleric of Lucknow and Eidgah Imam Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali termed the choice “positive”.

“This will end discrimination. The number of Haj pilgrims will increase. Most importantly, if one has to visit the home of the almighty, then one does not need any source or seek any form of discrimination,” he mentioned.

General secretary and spokesperson of All India Shia Personal Law Board Maulana Yasoob Abbas welcomed the Centre’s transfer, saying it is going to allow a poor Muslim to undertake the Haj pilgrimage.

Drawing a comparability between Haj and Namaaz, Nasir Qureshi, media co-ordinator of Bareilly-based Ala Hazrat Dargah mentioned, “There should be no quota for Haj, similar to the practice in ‘Namaaz’ where there is no VIP quota.”

Uttar Pradesh’s minister of state for minority welfare, Muslim Waqf and Haj Danish Azad Ansari mentioned, “Islam teaches that everyone is equal and there is no VIP. During namaaz in mosques, the rich, the poor, the rickshaw pullers and the vendors offer it together.”

The state authorities is doing every part doable to make the Haj pilgrimage easy and a greater expertise for the pilgrims, he added.

However, no touch upon this matter was obtainable from A P Abdullakutty, the chairman of the Haj Committee of India.