Idara-e-Shariah
Formation1968, Bihar, India
TypeNGO
Legal statusActive
Region served
India
Official language
Urdu, English, Hindi
Staff
150
Volunteers
10000
Websitewww.edara-e-sharia.com

Idara-e-Shariah, (Urdu: ادارہ شریعہ) (Hindi: इदारा इ शरिया), is a socio-religious organization of Indian Muslims associated with the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat (Barelvi) movement. Its headquarter is situated in Sultanganj, Patna, Bihar. It was established in 1968 to deal with problems of personal matters of the Indian Muslims.[1] It has branches in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Punjab and West Bengal.

Idara has a great influence over the lacs of masses.[2] It is responsible for moon sighting and declaration of Islamic festivals in these states. It is considered as the highest socio-religious body of Muslims in Jharkhand, Patna, Ludhiana etc.

The President of Idara e Shariah of Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab are Maulana Gulam Rasool Balyawi, Maulana Qutbuddin Razvi, Maulana Faruque Alam Razvi respectively.

Functions

The other important activity of Idara-e-Shariah is Darul Qaza, or informal Islamic courts, where the cases are heard and out of court settlement is being given in cases related to Personal Law. Idara-e-Shariah. Darul Ifta is also an important part of Idara-e-Shariah where legal opinions are given according to Quran and Hadees in various matters related to Muslims. Idara-e-Shariah has a Department of Education which is an umbrella body of thousands of Primary religious schools.[3] The chief general secretary of Idara-E-Sharia, Maulana Qutubuddin Razwi in Jharkhand.[4]

Sanaullah Rizvi is chief administrator of Idara-e-Sharia, Bihar[5] Idara-e Shariah also guides the Muslim community during elections. It normally issues appeals and statements indicating their voting preferences to their followers at election time.[1] Idara-e-Sharia at Firangi Mahali, Lucknow proposed to inform Muslims in Uttar Pradesh to keep preparations for the documents required for the National Register of Citizens (NRC).[6]

Skill Development training

Idara-e-Sharia Khajur Banna in Patna was selected by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India to provide skill development training center.[7]

Leadership

Leader State Post
Maulana Gulam Rasool Balyawi Bihar President
Maulana Qutubuddin Razvi Jharkhand President
Maulana Farooque Alam Razvi Punjab President
Syed Raees Ashraf Jilani Chhattisgarh President
Maulana Affan Atiq Firangi Maheli Odisha General Secretary

Branches

In March 2014, The Government of Jharkhand had approved opening of 8 Darul Ifta under Idara-e-Shariah in the State.[8]

  1. Jama Masjid Baghadadia, Kharsavan
  2. Anjuman Islamia, Lohardaga
  3. Chhoti Masjid Navatoli, Daltonganj

References

  1. ^ a b "678 Mohammad Sajjad, Muslims between the communal-secular divide". www.india-seminar.com.
  2. ^ Sajjad, Mohammad; Komath, Chandran; Downs, Troy; Rajpal, Shilpi; McLean, Malcolm (1 August 2011). "Book Reviews". South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. 34 (2): 308–318. doi:10.1080/00856401.2011.588170. S2CID 219698739 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
  3. ^ Şafak, Yeni. "Muslim body's intention to set up Islamic courts sparks row in India". Yeni Şafak.
  4. ^ "Edara-e-sharia asks Muslims to hold Eid prayers at home". The Times of India. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Mosques, temples closed in Bihar, Taraweeh postponed".
  6. ^ "India: Clerics to educate Uttar Pradesh Muslims on NRC documents". gulfnews.com.
  7. ^ "Will skill training help curb madrasa influence?". Zee News. 9 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Darul Ifta's branches at 8 places in Jharkhand approved". The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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