A renowned Indian Deoabandi seminary issued an Islamic ruling last week declaring photography 'sinful.' But the derisive reaction of many Indian Muslim point to waning influence.
One of Asia’s most influential Islamic seminaries has triggered a furor among Muslims in India with a religious ruling that calls photography forbidden and sinful.
While odd fatwas are hardly anything new, the furious pushback by many Indian Muslims underscores changing attitudes towards the faith in the country.
The Indian Darul Uloom Deoband seminary may have issued a fatwa, or official edict, against photography, but it isn't likely that many Indian Muslims will pay it much heed.
Many Muslims here have disagreed with the seminary’s decision, calling the clerics out of touch with the modern world and labeling the fatwa “irresponsible.” Maidul Islam, a fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, called the fatwa "ridiculous" and said that average Indian Muslims consider the pronouncement irrelevant to them. Keep reading
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Leading Islamic body Darul Uloom issues fatwa against photography
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