Shia pressure group wants Jewish temple to be declared as waqf
Shia pressure group wants Jewish temple to be declared as waqf - The Times of India
LUCKNOW: The Freemasonry Jewish temple in the city is in the news all over again as a Shia pressure group have said the temple as a wakf (endowment) property. They have also demanded handing over the temple situated at Ram Tirath Marg in Hazratganj.
The group, Shia-e-Haider-e-Karrar has started a signature campaign and aims to get over two lakh signatures in support of their campaign. "We will hand over the signatures and memorandum to the CM Akhilesh Yadav. Shia scholars have also extended their support to our movement," said Ehtisham Haider, an office bearer of the association.
A few months ago, on 12 Sept. 2011, hundreds of Shia Muslims led by Maulana Kalbe Jawwad had staged a protest to stake claim over Freemasonic Temple. Shias said it be to a mausoleum of their Imams and presently being illegally occupied by Jews.
As per the legal records with the Shias, the Freemasonic temple is a wakf property which is registered in the name Wakf Karbala Moatmuddaula. It was built in 1825 by King Naseeruddin Haider which came under the possession of East India Company in February 1856 and later they handed it over to the Jews.
Shia pressure group wants Jewish temple to be declared as waqf - The Times of India
LUCKNOW: The Freemasonry Jewish temple in the city is in the news all over again as a Shia pressure group have said the temple as a wakf (endowment) property. They have also demanded handing over the temple situated at Ram Tirath Marg in Hazratganj.
The group, Shia-e-Haider-e-Karrar has started a signature campaign and aims to get over two lakh signatures in support of their campaign. "We will hand over the signatures and memorandum to the CM Akhilesh Yadav. Shia scholars have also extended their support to our movement," said Ehtisham Haider, an office bearer of the association.
A few months ago, on 12 Sept. 2011, hundreds of Shia Muslims led by Maulana Kalbe Jawwad had staged a protest to stake claim over Freemasonic Temple. Shias said it be to a mausoleum of their Imams and presently being illegally occupied by Jews.
As per the legal records with the Shias, the Freemasonic temple is a wakf property which is registered in the name Wakf Karbala Moatmuddaula. It was built in 1825 by King Naseeruddin Haider which came under the possession of East India Company in February 1856 and later they handed it over to the Jews.