Karnataka Muslim scholars instruct mosques to not use loudspeakers for morning azaan
Instructions were issued after scholars met public representatives from Muslim community
Bengaluru: Religious Scholars in Karnataka have issued instructions to mosque committees across the state to not use loudspeakers for morning prayers and azaan (Fajar) in accordance with the latest state government order.
The instructions were issued after several top Muslim scholars held a meeting with Muslim public representatives including MLAs and MLCs and discussed the matter. The meeting was chaired by Ameer-e-Shariat Moulana Sageer Ahmed Rashadi.
Speaking to media reporters after the meeting, Moulana Sageer Ahmed Rashadi urged the mosque committees to follow guidelines issued by the government and Supreme Court adding that they should also secure written permission as prescribed in government order for using loudspeakers during the daytime.
“We give azaan five times a day. So it’s about leaving out loudspeakers only for the morning prayers. We should follow what the government order and SC say. It is not only restricted for the Muslims, it is applicable for all the people and all activities of other faiths as well.” He said.
Wakf Board Chairman Moulana Shafi Saadi, Moulana Mansoor Imran Rashadi, Mufti Iftikhar Ahmed Qasmi, MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan, NA Haris, Rizwan Arshad, Deputy Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly UT Khader, MLC Naseer Ahmed, and others were present during the meeting.
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US VP JD Vance says Lebanon not part of ceasefire, calls it ‘misunderstanding’
Budapest/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance has said that Lebanon was never included in the ceasefire understanding with Iran, describing the confusion as a “legitimate misunderstanding”.
Speaking to reporters before departing from Hungary, Vance said, “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.”
He stressed that the United States had not included Lebanon in the scope of the ceasefire at any stage.
His remarks come amid continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where more than 200 people were reported killed, even as ceasefire talks between Iran and the US move forward.
Vance said Israel had “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”.
He warned that if Iran allows the situation in Lebanon to affect the negotiations, it could derail the talks.
“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice,” he said.
