Mumbai: Abu Asim Azmi, a leader and MLA from the Samajwadi Party in Mumbai, stated that just as loudspeakers are permitted during other festivals and Navratri, they should also be permitted for the Azaan (call for prayers). Commenting on the relaxation of loudspeaker use during Navratri in Uttar Pradesh, Azmi stated that relaxations should be granted for all festivals in the country, as people celebrate late into the night, and loudspeakers are only permitted until 10 p.m. Furthermore, the proposal to allow loudspeakers in mosques should also be approved, as the decibel limit is too low, making the use of loudspeakers impossible. Therefore, the government is urged to formulate a policy regarding loudspeakers. He said that Muslims have no objection to the permission and concessions for the use of loudspeakers during Navratri or other festivals. The Azaan should be two or five minutes long, but loudspeakers have been removed from mosques because the decibel limit is too low. Therefore, the government should allow loudspeakers in mosques.

Mumbai: Protests are continuing in Maharashtra and Mumbai in response to the case filed in Kanpur for writing “I Love Muhammad.” Following the controversy surrounding the removal of an “I Love Muhammad” banner in Mumbai, police in Mumbai are now monitoring social media. Additionally, to address the banner controversy, police have appealed to Muslims to refrain from displaying banners in public places, fearing the potential for law and order problems. Police sources have not ruled out the risk of damage to the banners or unrest in Mumbai due to incitement by miscreants against the banners, but the police are monitoring all aspects. “Come to Muhammad (PBUH)” banners are being displayed not only in Mumbai but throughout Maharashtra. Processions are being held under the “Come to Muhammad” banner in all districts of Maharashtra, including Beed, Parbhani, Nanded, Ahmednagar, Nashik, Malegaon, Aurangabad, Osmanabad, Bhiwandi, and Thane. Last night, a protest was held in Ahlia Nagar, Ahmednagar, against the case filed in Kanpur for writing “Come to Muhammad.” During the protest in Ahlia Nagar, Ahmednagar, devotees of the Prophet (PBUH) carried placards reading “Come to Muhammad.” Between 1,000 and 1,200 protesters participated. Slogans such as “La ilaha Allah, I have fulfilled my intentions,” “I am a slave, I am a slave to the Prophet,” “Look, O Prophet,” “Look, O Prophet,” and “Look, my child is sacrificed for the Prophet’s honor” were also raised. Police made tight security arrangements for the event. Protests are also being held in Maharashtra and Mumbai, with banners displaying “Come to Muhammad.” Controversy erupted over the display of banners in Mumbai’s Byculla, Sakinaka, and Govindpur. A case was also filed in Byculla for protesting with placards reading “Come to Muhammad.” Police said the case was filed for holding a procession without permission.

Punjab, September 22: A large delegation led by Raza Academy Mumbai head Alhaji Muhammad Saeed Noori is busy with relief activities in the severely flood-affected areas of Punjab. After reaching Ludhiana from Mumbai via Delhi, the convoy is visiting the affected villages of Pathankot, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Gurdaspur.

Alhaji Muhammad Saeed Noori said that in this hour of difficulty, the entire nation should come forward to help the flood victims. He said that the devastating floods in several districts of Punjab swept away villages, destroyed all the belongings of houses and thousands of livestock were also washed away. The areas near the border have been the worst affected where many animals were swept away and crossed the border and some farmers’ children were also swept away in the water.

According to Maulana Farooq Rizvi of the Shariah Institute Punjab, the damage is so severe that it is difficult to estimate it. In such a situation, Raza Academy Mumbai, All India Sunni Jamiat-e-Ulama Mumbai, Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Ahle-Sunnat Mumbai and Idara-e-Shariah Punjab are jointly providing essential commodities, food items, animal fodder and diesel for the fields to the affected people.

Seeing the urgent need of the affected farmers, Alhaji Muhammad Saeed Noori announced that diesel will be provided free of cost in 100 tractors to help in re-cultivating the fields. Raza Academy has also decided to ensure the supply of fodder for the animals so that the surviving livestock can get food.

The scholars and local leaders of Punjab welcomed this great humanitarian service of Raza Academy and said that this initiative has brought new hope to the affected people. The delegation included Maulana Ijaz Kashmiri Mumbai, Maulana Abbas Rizvi Mumbai, Hafiz Qari Muhammad Noorani Shah, Jamia Mujaddidiya Rizvi, Phagwara, Kapurthala, Punjab, Hafiz Talib Hussain Rizvi, Ghausia Masjid, Jalandhar, Punjab, Maulana Zakir Hussain Rizvi, Jalandhar, Punjab, Maulana Asghar Ali, Jalandhar, Punjab, and scholars from other districts of Punjab whose names could not be known.