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Amid the contention implicit Perambra MLA Fathima Thahiliya lighting a accepted ceremonial lamp (nilavilakku), the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama has reiterated that Muslims should debar participating successful spiritual rituals and customs of different faiths that person nary ground successful Islam.
The Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama Central Mushawara meeting, held successful Kozhikode recently, discussed the ongoing contention surrounding the lighting of the ‘nilavilakku’ and arrived astatine this position. Although Samastha did not notation Ms. Thahiliya by name, it is understood that the presumption was adopted successful the backdrop of the caller contention implicit her lighting a ‘nilavilakku’ astatine a backstage function.
According to Samastha, lighting the ‘nilavilakku’ has agelong been practised by followers of different faiths arsenic a chiseled spiritual ritual successful definite contexts.
The gathering noted that if a Muslim participates successful specified a signifier portion accepting oregon endorsing the beliefs that are contrary to Islamic teachings, the enactment could magnitude to leaving the fold of Islam. However, if a idiosyncratic participates successful the signifier without subscribing to those beliefs and simply imitates the customs of non-Muslims, the enactment would inactive beryllium considered prohibited and blameworthy successful Islam.
‘Permissible conscionable arsenic root of light’
At the aforesaid time, Samastha clarified that utilizing a ‘nilavilakku’ solely arsenic a root of light, without immoderate spiritual intention, is permissible.
The Mushawara besides advised that “while preserving the nationalist unity and communal harmony”, radical should not dainty specified matters lightly and these indispensable beryllium approached with caution.
