Babri Masjid: Maulana Madani slams Sunni Waqf Board

New Delhi: Saying that chairman or president of any Waqf board is only a custodian or trustee of the wakf properties and not an owner, Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief Maulana Syed Arshad Madani today said the former has no right to donate or surrender any mosque or wakf property.
He was commenting upon UP Waqf board’s reported move to withdraw its appeal. Explaining further, Jamiat president said Masjid is dedicated to the Almighty Allah and even the person who endowed any plot of land for this purpose which becomes the property of the Almighty Allah, has no right to take back that plot of land dedicated for the mosque or change its status.
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) is one of the 8 parties to the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmbhoomi title dispute case.
Maulana Madani forcefully reiterated its stand on the historic Babri Masjid that its status cannot be changed at any cost and no institution or individual has authority to surrender or gift the mosque and claimed that Babri Masjid case was not a custody suit but a title suit.
On the Sunni Waqf Board’s reported move to drop its appeals in the matter Maulana Madani said the Masjid status is not negotiable. He said the stand of the Indian Muslims on the status of the Babri Masjid has been always remained the same that a land dedicated for the Masjid, its status cannot be altered, changed or transferred in any manner.
Citing Sharia laws, JIH president emphasized that Muslims have not right to change the status of the Mosque as it always remains the place of worship till the day of judgment, therefore, Muslims cannot surrender their claim on the mosque or transport it to another place.