Fatwa issued against saying 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'
Deoband-based Darul Uloom seminary has issued a fatwa against the chanting of the slogan 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. Islamic scholars observed that the 'Bharat Mata' is a Goddess and said, "participating in the worshipping of that goddess would be apostasy and against Islam". "We love our country, but we do not think it is our God," they added.