In a statement, board general secretary Maulana Yasub Abbas said, “Even [Prophet] Mohammad Sahab never forced anyone to recite Kalma and only if people accept Islam as per their will ,they are called a Muslim." (ANI)Expressing their anger over some people allegedly “trying to defame Islam in the name of religious conversion”, office-bearers of the All India Shia Personal Law Board on Monday said that if a person is “forced into religious conversion by any means, that is against Islam”. In a statement, board general secretary Maulana Yasub Abbas said, “Even [Prophet] Mohammad Sahab never forced anyone to recite Kalma and only if people accept Islam as per their will ,they are called a Muslim. If someone is forced or lured into Islam, then that is against the Islam religion,” Abbas was quoted as saying in the statement. The board also slammed former chairman of the Shia Central Board of Waqf in Uttar Pradesh, Waseem Rizvi, for “insulting” the Quran”.

Source: Indian Express July 27, 2021 04:41 UTC