Cleric
- Middle East
Top conservative Saudi cleric who once headed judiciary dies
Riyadh: An influential Saudi cleric who once served for years as head of the kingdom’s Shariah courts and whose ultraconservative views sparked outcry died on Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy that mirrored…
- India
Muslims should support party that gives maximum tickets: Maulana Kalbe Jawad
Saharanpur: Well-known Shia cleric and senior member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Maulana Kalbe Jawad, has said that Muslims should tie up only with parties that can give enough seats…
- India
UP: Cleric booked for objecting to national anthem inside mosque
Agra: A prominent Muslim cleric of the 17th century Jama Masjid in Agra, has been booked for allegedly saying that recitation of national anthem inside the mosque was ‘un-Islamic’. Two days ago, a…
- India
UP: Cleric killed after wife castrates him over his third marriage
Muzaffarnagar: In a rather shocking incident, a cleric was allegedly castrated and killed by one of his two wives in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, for trying to marry for the third time. The…
- World
Pakistani cleric sentenced to death for raping minor in Peshawar
Islamabad: A Pakistani court has sentenced a cleric to death for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in Peshawar city two years ago. A child protection court on Saturday convicted a cleric for…
- World
Pope Francis, top Iraq Shiite cleric deliver message of coexistence
Plains Of Ur (Iraq): Pope Francis walked through a narrow alley in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf for a historic meeting with the country’s top Shiite cleric, and together they delivered a powerful…
- Top Stories
Hyderabad: Arrested Godman sent to 14 day judicial remand
Hyderabad: The Nampally Metropolitan criminal courts on Wednesday sent the Godman Syed Gulam Samdani Quadri aka Ali Quadri to 14 day judicial custody after the Charminar police produced him before the court…
- Featured News
Comment | Liberal cleric sounds like a contradiction but not Kalbe Sadiq
By Saeed Naqvi Mir Taqi Mir describes his ‘perfect’ man in a rubayee: “Miliye us shaqs se ke jo aadam hovey Naz apne kamal par use kum hovey Boley to usey sunne…
- India
Maulana Kalbe Sadiq in serious condition
Lucknow: Vice-president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board and prominent Muslim cleric Maulana Kalbe Sadiq is in a serious condition at a hospital here, according to his family. Maulana Kalbe Sadiq suffering…
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Religious heads: Each family should sacrifice only 1 animal and avoid distribution of meat
Hyderabad: A couple of days left for Baqra’eid, the confusion is still prevalent among the muslims as to what is to be done on that day. The citizens appear to be scared to…
- News
South African cleric dies after attending Nizamuddin event
JOHANNESBURG: A South African Muslim cleric, who recently returned from India after attending the Nizamuddin congregation, has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, according to his family members. Moulana Yusuf Tootla, 80,…
- Crime and Accident
Cleric arrested for explosion at UP Masjid
Kushinagar: Four persons, including a cleric, have been arrested in connection with a blast at a mosque here. The police had registered an FIR against seven persons. Among the four arrested is the…
- India
BJP MP comes out in support of Nusrat who was slammed by cleric
Kolkata (West Bengal): Days after an Islamic cleric criticised TMC MP Nusrat Jahan for performing Durga Puja, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Debasree Chaudhuri has come out in support…
- News
Cleric allegedly thrashed, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’
Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh) [India]: A Muslim cleric claimed that he was thrashed by a group of 10-12 boys and forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ here. Speaking to media on Sunday, Imlakur…
- India
Now, cleric hit by car after refusing to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’
NEW DELHI: A 40-year-old cleric was allegedly attacked by three-car borne people after he refused to say — Jai Shree Ram. According to reports published in a leading news agency, the incident…
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