{"id":78155,"date":"2020-10-19T14:04:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T08:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=78155"},"modified":"2020-10-19T18:38:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T13:08:46","slug":"no-delhis-jama-masjid-is-not-going-to-issue-fatwa-against-tanishq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-delhis-jama-masjid-is-not-going-to-issue-fatwa-against-tanishq\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Delhi&#8217;s Jama Masjid is not going to issue fatwa against Tanishq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Jama_Masjid%20will%20issue%20%23fatwa%20against%20%23Tanishq&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts\/?q=%23Jama_Masjid%20will%20issue%20%23fatwa%20against%20%23Tanishq&amp;f=AbpIsLM1lTMKQbSviu8hiZ_ogvMPmk2qUZ7Mm0lchuFsKCojDBu0utb92-H-DVY1bWkY_jIcceHENdcrS0ryGtx7ELLArCUsZXT2uOTTe5n6fAkmCCPYmt1UIMdmCZdba3BZbu_0g-uhcY4WkgtZZnQ-ufo2Rwtf-TzJ-BzW43eM5JGVleq8WUIxKJvMkg_C28k&amp;filters=eyJycF9hdXRob3IiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJtZXJnZWRfcHVibGljX3Bvc3RzXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJcIn0ifQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> users have claimed that Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam at New Delhi\u2019s Jama Masjid, will issue a fatwa against Tanishq for &#8220;destroying Islamic culture&#8221; because there is no baby shower ritual in Islam. This claim has been shared with a picture of Bukhari and a still from the ad.<\/p>\n<p>Facebook user Rahul Sharma posted the claim on October 16.\u00a0It has been shared about 600 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/zKOpu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rahul6666666\/posts\/3437315686360099\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rahul6666666\/posts\/3437315686360099\"><p>#Jama_Masjid will issue #fatwa against #Tanishq, because they had shown &#8220;Baby shower&#8221; tradition in advertisement which&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rahul6666666\">Rahul Sharma<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rahul6666666\/posts\/3437315686360099\">Friday, 16 October 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some Twitter users who believed Sharma\u2019s post to be authentic shared its screenshot. The handle @theanuragkts posted the screenshot and wrote, \u201cJama Masjid is going to issue a fatwa against Tanishq Jewellery, how pathetic these close-minded Bigots are? I can&#8217;t breathe now.\u201d The tweet was later taken down but an archived link can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Hko5B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, @RajiIndustani <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RajiIndustani\/status\/1317123415522701313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cHahaha &#8211; where are secular liber****00s&#8221; followed by the viral text. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/gEpFy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-78155 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-delhis-jama-masjid-is-not-going-to-issue-fatwa-against-tanishq\/screenshot-2020-10-17-at-18-37-11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-17-at-18.37.11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-17-at-18.37.11.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-17-at-18.37.11-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-delhis-jama-masjid-is-not-going-to-issue-fatwa-against-tanishq\/greenshot-2020-10-17-18-42-37\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Greenshot-2020-10-17-18.42.37.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Greenshot-2020-10-17-18.42.37.png 493w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Greenshot-2020-10-17-18.42.37-260x300.png 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Jewellery brand Tanishq released an ad on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/opinion\/why-tanishq-withdrew-ad-showing-inter-faith-marriage-chronology-of-a-killed-campaign-opinion\/story-z1aO1cunTHAV7aneDTvdnN.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 9<\/a> that showed a baby shower ritual in an inter-faith marriage. The ad sparked massive outrage among Hindutva groups who accused Tanishq of promoting &#8216;love jihad&#8217;, a right-wing conspiracy theory that most marriages between Muslim men and Hindu woman are a tactic to convert Hindu women to Islam. Despite Tanishq removing the ad, its stores in <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/police-cover-for-tanishq-showroom-targeted-in-kutch-6724619\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gujarat<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2020\/oct\/16\/hindu-outfit-members-protest-outside-tanishq-stores-in-indore-2211139.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indore<\/a> were threatened by goons.<\/p>\n<h4>False claim<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News couldn\u2019t find news reports stating Jama Masjid will issue a fatwa against Tanishq. It is improbable that a controversial update on an issue that has garnered media and public attention the past few weeks will go unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News spoke with Syed Shaban Bukhari, Vice Shahi Imam at Jama Masjid, New Delhi. \u201cNo such fatwa has been issued by Jama Masjid, New Delhi,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the circulation of false claims, Bukhari had shared his thoughts on the advertisement. &#8220;I find this ad extremely beautiful. The division is in the minds of few extremists. We as #Muslim&#8217;s have \u201cREALLY\u201d good #Hindu friends and we all love each other and when you talk about safety, yes #Hindu&#8217;s are super safe in our houses. Tanishq well done for spreading love,&#8221; he wrote on a Facebook post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NaibShahiImamShabanBukhari\/videos\/338335957243838\/\" data-show-text=\"true\" data-width=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/NaibShahiImamShabanBukhari\/videos\/338335957243838\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I find this ad extremely beautiful.<br \/>\nThe division is in the minds of few extremists. We as #Muslim&#8217;s have \u201cREALLY\u201d good #Hindu friends and we all love each other and when you talk about safety, yes #Hindu&#8217;s are super safe in our houses.<br \/>\nTanishq well done for spreading love.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NaibShahiImamShabanBukhari\/\">Syed Shaban Bukhari<\/a> on Wednesday, 14 October 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The claim that Delhi&#8217;s Jama Masjid will issue a fatwa against Tanishq for airing the controversial ad is yet another piece of misinformation on the topic. Jama Masjid was also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/jama-masjid-electricity-bills-non-payment-fake-news-starts-social-media-republic-tv-takes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">targetted earlier in July<\/a> when Republic TV claimed that the mosque had not been paying electricity bills. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/darul-uloom-deoband-or-media-who-issued-a-fatwa-against-tmc-mp-nusrat-jahan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">False news about fatwa<\/a> also keeps cropping up every now and then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Twitter and Facebook users have claimed that Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam at New Delhi\u2019s Jama Masjid, will issue a fatwa against Tanishq for &#8220;destroying Islamic culture&#8221; because there is no baby shower ritual in Islam. This claim has been shared with a picture of Bukhari and a still from the ad. 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