Fatwa issued against Ruby Khan for worshipping Lord Ganesha [ Uttar Pradesh, India ]

[ Reported as seen]

The Mufti from Deoband has issued a fatwa against BJP leader Ruby Asif Khan from Aligarh for worshipping and establishing Lord Ganesha in his house this Ganesh Chaturthi. According to the Mufti, Ruby Khan’s conduct was against Islam.

Deoband’s Mufti Arshad Farooqui said that Lord Ganesha is highly revered by Hindus and he is known to bring happiness and prosperity with knowledge, but in Islam, there is no idol worship. In Islam, no one is worshiped except Allah. Those who are doing this are against Islam. Those who worship an idol, same decree is issued against them which is issued for those who go against Islam.

Ruby Khan has refused to bow down to the Mufti and blamed people like him for spreading discord in the society. Ruby Khan said that such clerics and muftis are not true Muslims and they just want to divide the country. Ruby also said that fatwas have been issued against her in the past as well, and just like the previous occasions, she does not care about the fatwa this time as well.

Ruby Asif Khan is the Mandal Vice President of BJP’s Mahila Morcha in Aligarh.

Ruby said that she has always been celebrating Hindu festivals and will continue to do so. According to Ruby, the cleric even got posters put up against her in the past.

Ruby Asif Khan has established a Ganesha idol at her home for seven days with all rituals. “We will keep the idol for seven days before immersing it in water on September 6. I and my family do ‘puja’ every day as per rituals and offer ‘modaks’ to the Lord,” Ruby said.