UP Sunni Waqf Board constitutes trust to build Mosque in Ayodhya
4 years, 4 months ago

UP Sunni Waqf Board constitutes trust to build Mosque in Ayodhya

Op India  

On 29th July, Zufar Ahmed Farooqui, chairman Sunni Waqf board announced the formation of a trust to build a mosque on the land outside Ayodhya allotted to them as per the orders of the Supreme Court. The name of the trust is “Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation.” The government had allotted 5-acre land to Sunni Waqf board in Raunahi, Dhanipur Village, Ayodhya, after awarding the Ram Janmabhoomi site to Hindus to build a Ram Mandir. Press Release by Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board announcing formation of trust to build mosque near Ayodhya About the trust As per the official spokesperson of the board, there will be 15 members who will take care of the work of the trust. The names of the trust members are: Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Sunni Waqf Board through its CEO – Founder Trustee Zufar Ahmed Faruqi – Chief Trustee/Chairman Adnan Farrukh Shah, Gorakhpur – Trustee/Vice President Athar Husain, Lucknow – Trustee/Secretary Faiz Aftab, Meerut – Trustee/Treasurer Mohammad Junaid Siddiqui, Lucknow – Member Sheikh Sauduzzaman, Banda- Member Mohammad Rashid, Lucknow- Member Imran Ahmed, Lucknow- Member Athar Hussain will also act as the official spokesperson for the trust.

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No effort to build Dhannipur mosque in Ayodhya, reclaim given land: BJP leader writes to UP CM
6 days, 23 hours ago

No effort to build Dhannipur mosque in Ayodhya, reclaim given land: BJP leader writes to UP CM

Hindustan Times  

A BJP leader from Ayodhya has urged Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to reclaim the land allotted to the Sunni Central Waqf Board for constructing a mosque in Dhannipur, alleging that no significant effort has been made by the Muslim community to initiate the construction. The Sunni Central Waqf Board had established the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation to build the mosque on …

Facing fund crunch, Ayodhya mosque to now focus on FCRA clearances
3 months ago

Facing fund crunch, Ayodhya mosque to now focus on FCRA clearances

The Hindu  

To address the fund crunch that is delaying the construction of the Mohammad Bin Abdullah mosque in Ayodhya, the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation is now aiming to secure Foreign Contribution Regulation Act clearance to receive donations from overseas. To ensure that nothing comes on the way of the FCRA clearance, the IIFC has now dissolved all four committees which were formed …

Uttar Pradesh: Delhi woman claims land for Ayodhya mosque is hers; trust rejects allegation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: Delhi woman claims land for Ayodhya mosque is hers; trust rejects allegation

India TV News  

The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust, tasked with constructing a mosque in Ayodhya following the Supreme Court's landmark judgment in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, has strongly dismissed allegations regarding land allotment for the mosque's construction. In a statement given to the media, the trust's head, Zufar Farooqui, refuted claims by a Delhi woman that the land allotted for the mosque …

Arfa Khanum claims SC ordered BJP govt to build the mosque on the 5 acres of land in Ayodhya, cites SC judgement to propagate the lie
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Arfa Khanum claims SC ordered BJP govt to build the mosque on the 5 acres of land in Ayodhya, cites SC judgement to propagate the lie

Op India  

The grand Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya has ruffled the feathers of the Islamist-left liberal cabal and the one person who appears to be shaken the most is The Wire’s senior editor Arfa Khanum Sherwani. In yet another attempt to make the Modi-led government appear intolerable and prejudiced towards Muslims in the country, Arfa Khanum Sherwani went on …

Ayodhya Development Authority Okays Construction Of Dhannipur Mosque
1 year, 9 months ago

Ayodhya Development Authority Okays Construction Of Dhannipur Mosque

ABP News  

Ayodhya : The Ayodhya Development Authority has given the final clearance for the construction of Dhannipur mosque here as mandated by the Supreme Court in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi verdict. A mosque, a hospital, a research institute, a community kitchen and a library are to be constructed by the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation trust on five acres of land given by …

Ayodhya Development Authority gives all land clearances for ‘Masjid-e-Ayodhya’
1 year, 9 months ago

Ayodhya Development Authority gives all land clearances for ‘Masjid-e-Ayodhya’

The Hindu  

The Ayodhya Development Authority on March 3 has given final sanction for the construction of the proposed mosque by order of the Supreme Court, which allotted the Babri mosque land to Hindus to build the Ram temple. The Hindu on February 26 had published that over three years after the Supreme Court ruled on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, …

Ayodhya mosque, an unfinished tale
1 year, 9 months ago

Ayodhya mosque, an unfinished tale

The Hindu  

Over three years after the ‘settlement’ of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, the mosque awaits administrative clearances before a brick can be laid. In the same order of over 1,000 pages, the top court had asked the government — either the Centre or Uttar Pradesh — to allot a “prominent and suitable” 5-acre plot in Ayodhya to the Sunni …

Three Years After SC Order, Construction Yet to Begin on Ayodhya's New Mosque
2 years ago

Three Years After SC Order, Construction Yet to Begin on Ayodhya's New Mosque

News 18  

Ayodhya : Barbed-wire fencing and a board put up by the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation are the only indicators that a large mosque complex is set to come up at this spot in Dhannipur village near Ayodhya. They have now informed us that all the hurdles in the clearance of the map are being ironed out,” Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Secretary Athar …

Ayodhya: Construction of Ram temple foundation now over, opening before 2024 polls
3 years, 3 months ago

Ayodhya: Construction of Ram temple foundation now over, opening before 2024 polls

India TV News  

The construction of Ram temple foundation in Ayodhya is complete, a year after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in its ‘bhoomi pujan’. This was the first time that the trust, tasked with building a temple at a spot where many Hindus believe Lord Ram was born, had invited journalists to see the construction site. Temple trust general secretary Champat …

Donations for Ayodhya mosque made tax-free: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Donations for Ayodhya mosque made tax-free: Report

India Today  

The government has granted tax exemption to those contributing for the construction of the mosque, for which the Supreme Court had allotted five acres in the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi land dispute case, according to a member of the trust overseeing the project. Foundation chairman Zafar Farooqui said they had applied for the tax exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax …

Trust says Dhannipur mosque project land is not disputed
3 years, 10 months ago

Trust says Dhannipur mosque project land is not disputed

The Hindu  

The trust entrusted with building a mosque and hospital in Ayodhya’s Dhannipur village on Friday quoting a revenue official stated that the five-acre plot allotted for the project by the Uttar Pradesh government was not disputed land. The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation issued the clarification days after two Delhi-based sisters moved the Allahabad High Court claiming ownership of the five-acre plot …

Two Sisters Claim Ownership of Land Allotted to UP Waqf Board for Ayodhya Mosque, Move Court
3 years, 10 months ago

Two Sisters Claim Ownership of Land Allotted to UP Waqf Board for Ayodhya Mosque, Move Court

News 18  

Two Delhi-based sisters moved the Allahabad High Court Wednesday claiming the ownership of five-acre land allotted to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case. Against the order of the consolidation officer, an appeal was preferred before the Settlement Officer …

UP Waqf Board Mosque to be completed faster than the Ram Temple
3 years, 10 months ago

UP Waqf Board Mosque to be completed faster than the Ram Temple

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board made history when it laid down the foundation on India’s Republic Day for the construction of a mosque in Dhannipur village in Ayodhya district, 29 years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid. In July 2020, the Waqf Board entrusted a nine-member trust, the Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust, with the construction of …

Ayodhya: Inauguration of Dhannipur mosque's construction work to be held on Republic Day
3 years, 10 months ago

Ayodhya: Inauguration of Dhannipur mosque's construction work to be held on Republic Day

Op India  

The Sunni Waqf Board will reportedly lay the foundation of the Dhannipur mosque at the 5-acre government-allocated land in Sohaval Tehsil in Ayodhya on the occasion of Republic Day. Our Constitution is based on pluralism, which is the leitmotif of our mosque project.” Blueprint of the mosque In December last year, the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust released the architectural design …

Indian Muslim trust to start Ayodhya mosque project on January 26
3 years, 11 months ago

Indian Muslim trust to start Ayodhya mosque project on January 26

Al Jazeera  

The project is a part of the settlement of a case surrounding the demolition of the Babri Mosque by a Hindu mob in 1992. A Muslim group in India says it will start the construction of a mosque in the northern Indian city of Ayodhya on January 26, the day the South Asian nation celebrates its Republic Day. @athardesi @FaruqiZufar …

Ayodhya Mosque Against Waqf Act, Illegal Under Shariyat Law: AIMPLB's Zafaryab Jilani
4 years ago

Ayodhya Mosque Against Waqf Act, Illegal Under Shariyat Law: AIMPLB's Zafaryab Jilani

News 18  

Ayodhya: All India Muslim Personal Law Board member Zafaryab Jilani said on Wednesday said the mosque which is planned to come up in Ayodhya following last year's Supreme Court verdict was against the Waqf Act and "illegal" under the Shariat laws. All the members were of the view that the exchange of land for the mosque was not permissible under …

Muslim leader says Dhannipur mosque is against Shariat and Waqf Act
4 years ago

Muslim leader says Dhannipur mosque is against Shariat and Waqf Act

Op India  

Zafaryab Jilani, convenor of Babri Masjid Action Committee and All India Muslim Personal Law Board executive member, has called the proposed mosque to be built at the government allotted land in Dhanniur of Ayodhya as “against Shariat”. Jilani talked to Times of India, where he said that as per the Waqf Act, mosques and land for the mosques could not …

Trust unveils design of mosque, hospital to be built in Ayodhya
4 years ago

Trust unveils design of mosque, hospital to be built in Ayodhya

The Hindu  

The design of a mosque and a hospital to be built on a five-acre land in Ayodhya’s Dhannipur village allocated by the Supreme Court in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case was unveiled on Saturday at the IICF office in Lucknow. The Uttar Pradesh State Sunni Central Waqf Board had formed the trust, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation, to construct the mosque and other …

Solar-powered, Egg-shaped Dome: Here’s How ‘Modern’ Ayodhya Mosque, Hospital Will Look Like
4 years ago

Solar-powered, Egg-shaped Dome: Here’s How ‘Modern’ Ayodhya Mosque, Hospital Will Look Like

News 18  

The design of a mosque and a hospital to be built on a five-acre land in Ayodhya’s Dhannipur village allocated by the Supreme Court in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case was unveiled on Saturday at the IICF office here. The Uttar Pradesh State Sunni Central Waqf Board had formed the trust, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation, to construct the mosque and other utilities …

Grand Masjid in Ayodhya to be Named Dhannipur Mosque, Foundation Stone to be Laid on R-Day
4 years ago

Grand Masjid in Ayodhya to be Named Dhannipur Mosque, Foundation Stone to be Laid on R-Day

News 18  

The blueprint of the mosque to replace the Babri Masjid will be unveiled on Saturday, December 19, and the construction work on the five-acre land in Ayodhya’s Rounahi, allotted to the Sunni Waqf Board by the Supreme Court, is likely to commence on January 26 next year, said members the Indo-Islamic Culture Foundation Trust. Speaking to the media, Athar Hussain, …

Foundation stone for Ayodhya mosque to be laid on Republic Day: Sunni Waqf Board
4 years ago

Foundation stone for Ayodhya mosque to be laid on Republic Day: Sunni Waqf Board

Op India  

The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation, set up by the Sunni Waqf Board six months ago to build a mosque at the government donated land in Ayodhya district, has informed that the foundation of the mosque on the 5-acre site would be laid on India’s Republic Day. Sunni Waqf Board accepts alternate 5-acre land to build Mosque in Ayodhya The Supreme Court …

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion Of Govt Nominees In Trust To Build Mosque At Ayodhya
4 years ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Inclusion Of Govt Nominees In Trust To Build Mosque At Ayodhya

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking for directions to the Central Government to create a trust consisting of government nominees belong to the Sunni Muslim Community for building of the mosque on the land in Ayodhya allotted to UP Sunni Waqf Board. The Public Interest Litigation, filed by Shishir Chaturvedi and Karunesh Kumar Shukla through Advocate Divya …

Mosque in Ayodhya may be square-shaped like the Kaaba: Trust
4 years, 3 months ago

Mosque in Ayodhya may be square-shaped like the Kaaba: Trust

The Hindu  

The mosque to come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case may have a shape that is different from the traditional shape of mosques and will not be named after any emperor or king. Secretary and spokesperson of the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Athar Hussain told PTI on Sunday, “A mosque measuring 15,000 square …

Mosque in Ayodhya may not have 'traditional shape': Trust official
4 years, 3 months ago

Mosque in Ayodhya may not have 'traditional shape': Trust official

India TV News  

The mosque to come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case may have a shape that is different from the traditional shape of mosques and will not be named after any emperor or king. Secretary and spokesperson of the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Athar Hussain told PTI on Sunday, "A mosque measuring 15,000 square …

Mosque in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village to be of same size as Babri Masjid, says trust
4 years, 3 months ago

Mosque in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village to be of same size as Babri Masjid, says trust

Firstpost  

The five-acre complex will also house a hospital, a library, and a museum curated by food critic Pushpesh Pant, among other facilities Lucknow: A mosque that will come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case will be of the same size as Babri Masjid, said an office-bearer of the trust formed for its …

Mosque in Ayodhya will be of same size as Babri Masjid; Pushpesh Pant to curate its museum: Trust
4 years, 3 months ago

Mosque in Ayodhya will be of same size as Babri Masjid; Pushpesh Pant to curate its museum: Trust

India Today  

A mosque that will come up in Ayodhya pursuant to the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi case will be of the same size as Babri Masjid, said an office-brearer of the trust formed for its construction. The five-acre complex in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village will also house a hospital, a library and a museum among others, the office-bearer said, …

PIL In SC Seeks Centre To Nominate Sunni Members of Govt To Trust Entrusted With Mosque Construction In Ayodhya [Read Petition]
4 years, 3 months ago

PIL In SC Seeks Centre To Nominate Sunni Members of Govt To Trust Entrusted With Mosque Construction In Ayodhya [Read Petition]

Live Law  

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions for the Centre to create a Trust, comprising of members from the Union and State Government of Uttar Pradesh belonging to the Sunni Muslim community, to oversee the construction of a Mosque in Ayodhya. Filed by advocates Shishir Chaturvedi and Karunesh Kumar Shukla, the petition urges Court …

Proposed Mosque in Ayodhya To be Named After Village Dhannipur, Donations From People Across Faiths Allowed
4 years, 4 months ago

Proposed Mosque in Ayodhya To be Named After Village Dhannipur, Donations From People Across Faiths Allowed

News 18  

The Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation Trust has decided to name mosque to be built on five-acre land allotted by the Supreme Court in Ayodhya as ‘Dhannipur Mosque’. The trust decided to name the mosque after the village and has also allowed donations from people across faith for construction of Mosque, library, hospital, etc at the land. People of all faiths …

Ram Janmabhoomi Trust Chief Tests Positive for Covid-19, Was Part of Ayodhya Event With PM Modi
4 years, 4 months ago

Ram Janmabhoomi Trust Chief Tests Positive for Covid-19, Was Part of Ayodhya Event With PM Modi

News 18  

Ram Janmabhoomi Trust chief Mahant Nritya Gopal Das tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who laid the foundation stone of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5, had shared the stage with the Ram Temple Trust head. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a tweet in Hindi, said that he has received the news …

Fact Check: Kafeel Khan Will Not be Appointed Director of Hospital Planned for 5-acre Plot in Ayodhya
4 years, 4 months ago

Fact Check: Kafeel Khan Will Not be Appointed Director of Hospital Planned for 5-acre Plot in Ayodhya

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board on Friday denied reports that Dr Kafeel Khan has been named Director of the hospital proposed to be built on the five-acre plot of land allotted by the Supreme Court for construction of a mosque in Ayodhya. WhatsApp forwards and rumours on the social media suggested that the UP Sunni Central Waqf Board …

'Hagia Sophia Great Example': Ahead of Grand Event, AIMPLB Says Babri Masjid Will Always be a Mosque
4 years, 4 months ago

'Hagia Sophia Great Example': Ahead of Grand Event, AIMPLB Says Babri Masjid Will Always be a Mosque

News 18  

Ahead of the 'bhumi pujan' for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Tuesday said that Babri Masjid was and would always be a mosque. Situations don't last forever.#ItsPolitics pic.twitter.com/nTOig7Mjx6— All India Muslim Personal Law Board August 4, 2020 Meanwhile, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said that the Babri was a there and would remain …

UP Sunni Central Waqf Board Announces Trust For Mosque in 5-acre Plot in Ayodhya
4 years, 4 months ago

UP Sunni Central Waqf Board Announces Trust For Mosque in 5-acre Plot in Ayodhya

News 18  

Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board President Zufar Ahmad Farooqui announced on Wednesday the formation of a Trust for construction of a mosque on a five-acre land in Ayodhya. The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board president said that he will be chief trustee and the chairman of the trust. It will oversee the construction of a mosque, Indo-Islamic research …

Trust constituted to build mosque in Ayodhya
4 years, 4 months ago

Trust constituted to build mosque in Ayodhya

The Hindu  

The Trust to build a mosque in Ayodhya, following the verdict of the Supreme Court in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title suit, would have a maximum of 15 members, the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board announced on Wednesday as it constituted the body. While Mr. Faruqi, Mr. Siddiqui and Mr. Shah are members of the Waqf Board, Mr. Hussain …

Ayodhya: Sunni Waqf Board got land for Masjid, yet to form trust for construction
4 years, 4 months ago

Ayodhya: Sunni Waqf Board got land for Masjid, yet to form trust for construction

Op India  

While the preparations for Bhoomi Pujan of Ram Temple are on schedule, the construction activities for the Mosque on the alternate land have slowed down amid Covid-19 pandemic. Sunni Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh said that they got the land from the Uttar Pradesh government on Supreme Court’s instructions on time. Hindustan asked him if he expects any support …

Ayodhya mosque trust yet to be constituted
4 years, 4 months ago

Ayodhya mosque trust yet to be constituted

The Hindu  

More than five months after its announcement, the trust meant to construct a mosque in Ayodhya following the Supreme Court verdict in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title suit, is yet to be constituted. On February 24, the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board decided to accept the five acres allotted to it by the State government for building a mosque …

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