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  Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid condemns Pahalgam attack: ‘Incident has shaken conscience of India’

  India | April 25, 2025 16:48 IST

  The Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid described the horrific terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 as a shock to humanity and said in Islam, even inciting someone to commit murder is cursed and considered a grave sin.

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  India TV Chairman Rajat Sharma and MD Ritu Dhawan attend Iftar hosted by Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam

  India | March 28, 2025 21:54 IST

  India TV Chairman Rajat Sharma and Managing Director Ritu Dhawan attended the grand Iftar hosted by Jama Masjid’s Shahi Imam on the last Friday of Ramadan. The event saw a massive turnout, including diplomats and dignitaries, celebrating India’s cultural harmony.

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  Jama Masjid Shahi Imam warns Bangladesh over ongoing injustices, assaults against Hindu minorities

  India | December 04, 2024 9:08 IST

  The Shahi Imam also noted that after Sheikh Hasina's departure to India, the backlash against her led to both Muslim and non-Muslim supporters of the Awami League becoming targets of the unrest that followed her removal.

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  Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid declares son Syed Shaban Bukhari as his 'successor'

  India | February 26, 2024 14:03 IST

  Syed Shaban Bukhari (29) was anointed as the mosque's Naib Imam in a 'dastarbandi' ceremony in November 2014. In the event of Syed Ahmed Bukhari's death or ill health, he will serve as the 14th Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, his father announced.

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  Giving election tickets to Muslim women against Islam: Shocker from Shahi Imam in Ahmedabad | WATCH

  Elections | December 04, 2022 18:49 IST

  Those who give election tickets to Muslim women are against Islam, weakening the religion. Are there no men left, said Shabbir Ahmed Siddiqui, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad.

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  Delhi: Shahi Imam agrees to withdraw order restricting 'entry of women' in Jama masjid

  India | November 24, 2022 20:16 IST

  Jama masjid Delhi: The administration of Delhi's famed Jama Masjid had put up notices outside the main gates banning the entry of 'girls', whether alone or in groups.

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  Jama Masjid to remain shut till June 30: Shahi Imam

  India | June 11, 2020 19:25 IST

  A day after urging the people to offer namaz from their homes amid the spike in Covid-19 cases in the national capital, Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari, on Thursday, said the mosque would remain closed till June 30.

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  Reports of possible communal flare-up before polls disturbing: Shahi Imam

  India | January 31, 2019 23:16 IST

  He said that the pushing of religious beliefs of the majority community by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh is in violation of India's Constitution that declares India to be a secular state.  

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  Shahi Imam a blackmailer, taking undue advantage of his position: SP’s Abu Azmi hits back

  Politics | February 10, 2017 13:05 IST

  Slamming Jama Masjid Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari over his call for ‘boycotting the Samajwadi Party’, party leader Abu Azmi on Friday dubbed the Imam a ‘blackmailer’, adding that he was taking undue advantage of his position.

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  Don't harass innocent Muslims, Shahi Imam tells PM Modi

  Politics | February 09, 2016 8:43 IST

  New Delhi: Prominent Muslim leader Syed Ahmed Bukhari met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked him that innocent Muslims must not be targeted in the name of fighting ISIS.Shahi Imam during his half hour meeting with

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  Shahi Imam agreed to marry his son with Hindu girl after she embraced Islam?

  India | October 05, 2015 18:58 IST

  New Delhi: Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, has denied that his son Shaban Bukhari is marrying a Ghaziabad based Hindu girl."These reports are a bundle of lies and an attempt to

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  Eid to be celebrated on Saturday

  India | July 17, 2015 20:31 IST

  New Delhi: India will celebrate the festival of Eid ul Fitr on Saturday. The Shahi imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari today evening declared the date for the holy festival.Eid-ul-Fitr, the tenth month of

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  Delhi Polls: AAP attempting to polarise votes: BJP on Shahi Imam's fatwa

  Politics | February 06, 2015 20:25 IST

  New Delhi: Attacking AAP for seeking a ‘fatwa' in its favour and then rejecting it, BJP today accused the party of doing communal politics and said it stood exposed for attempting to polarise votes ahead

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  Shahi Imam anoints his son as Naib Imam of Jama Masjid

  India | November 22, 2014 21:01 IST

  New Delhi: Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, today annointed his son as the Naib Imam of the historic mosque.The 'Dastarbabi' ceremony was held in Jama Masjid premises today. The ceremony was attended

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  100 religious leaders to attend Jama Masjid ceremony

  India | November 21, 2014 15:06 IST

  New Delhi: Over 100 religious leaders from India and abroad will Saturday attend a ceremony at the Jama Masjid here when the son of Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari will be anointed the Naib Imam

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  Anointment ceremony of Shahi Imam's son illegal: Centre tells HC

  India | November 20, 2014 16:25 IST

  New Delhi: The central government and Wakf Board Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the anointment ceremony of Jama Masjid Shahi Imam's son as the Naib Imam (deputy Imam) was "illegal" and has no

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  Delhi HC to hear pleas against Bukhari's move to anoint his son as Naib Imam of Jama Masjid

  India | November 20, 2014 10:14 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will today hear pleas against the move of Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, to anoint his son as the Naib Imam (deputy Imam).A Division Bench comprising

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  Bukhari row: Court accepts plea, to hear matter on Nov 26

  India | November 05, 2014 19:51 IST

  Deoria:  An application has been moved in a court here against Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari for not inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his son's anointment as the next chief

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  Sonia Gandhi not to attend Imam Bukhari son's anointment

  Politics | November 02, 2014 12:49 IST

  New Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will not attend next month's anointment ceremony of the son of Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari.A Congress spokesman said that there was no information about

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  Shahi Imam's invite to Sharif does not merit response: Government

  Politics | November 01, 2014 13:09 IST

  New Delhi: As the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid drew flak from Muslims for inviting the Pakistan prime minister to his son's anointment as his successor but not Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government refused