Secular Muslims denounce Fatwa against National song and term Deoband Maulvis Anti-National

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has stirred up a hornet's nest by passing a resolution opposing the recitation of Vande Mataram, terming it un-Islamic.

Not only that, the Muslim body claims that members of the community must withdraw their children from schools that force their wards to recite the Vande Mataram.

But this leaves Muslim kids with few options to choose from.
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If the diktat is to be followed, Muslims will have no choice but to home-school their children, as there is a dearth of modern Islamic schools in Mumbai.

The Muslim body's biggest grouse is on the grounds that some verses of the national song are against the tenets of Islam.

We have passed a resolution that we are not bound to sing Vande Mataram, as some of the text is un-Islamic. The fatwa will be implemented strictly
Mahmood Madani Chief, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind