Bareilly: A cleric at Dargah Aala Hazrat has passed a fatwa stating that playing ‘DJ and qawwali’ during Juloos-e-Mohammadi is against Islam.The fatwa, passed on Thursday on a query filed by a local resident, also said that people participating in juloos (processions or marches) should distribute ‘sheerni’ (prasad) with respect.The fatwa come days after clerics had appealed to the community members not to use DJ during processions.Juloos-e-Mohammadi is taken out to observe the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammadi. The procession will be taken out on November 21. Nearly 130 juloos are taken out in the city that later merged with each other and culminate at Dargah Aala Hazrat.Mohd Gulfam Ansari, a resident of Shahbad in Bareilly, asked the seminary, “During Juloos-e-Mohammadi, some people play DJ at a high sound and also play qawwali, and people throw sheerni at devotees from the terrace of their houses. What is the correct way for Juloos-e-Mohammadi?”Responding to his query, Mufti Mohammad Kausher Ali of Darul Ifta, Dargah Aala Hazrat, passed a fatwa. It said, “Taking out Juloos-e-Mohammadi is the way to express happiness. However, playing DJ or qawwali is un-Islamic. sheerni should be distributed with respect.”TOI had reported on Tuesday that clerics and social organisations have announced that groups with DJ and weapons will not be included in Juloos-e-Mohammadi this time. Salman Hasan Khan Qadri, vice-president, Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa, an organisation affiliated to Dargah Aala Hazrat, had earlier said, “Our organisation has appealed to people that they should not use DJ or be armed with weapons while taking out processions. Islam gives the message of peace and love, and there is no point in causing inconvenience to anyone with the loud sound of DJ.”Pammi Warsi, president, Jansewa team, a social organisation, had earlier said, “People spend lakhs of rupees on DJ. We appeal to the community members that they should save money by not installing sound system and spend that money for the welfare of the poor.”

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