Pakistani Clerics Speak Against Indian Counterparts

It is for the first time ever that our conservative neighbor has defended what India called “anti-Islamic”. After  being rejected by the Muslim religious leaders at leading seminary in India have, renowned Pakistani clerics and Islamic scholars have asked people that it is acceptable to use the  verses from the Quran as ring tones for their mobile phones.

Calling it a way to preach Islam, the Muslim leaders in Pakistan rejected the decree by Indian clerics who had earlier declared such ring tones against the spirit of Islam.

The latest version of mobile ring tones employs the usage of Quranic verses and the azaan as for cellular phones.

Pakistan’s newspaper reports that the clerics in Pakistan were actually shocked at the ideology of the Indian clerics and claimed that what needed to be considered Islamic or un-Islamic was the subject of the Quran and Hadith.

They also added that there was no information about the use of such ring tones in either the Holy Quran or Hadith.

Earlier, Muslim clerics in India said Quran verses "are not meant for entertainment." Mohammed Asumin Qazmi, an official at the Dar-ul Uloom seminary in the northern Indian town of Deoband said, "Anyone who persists in using these should be ostracized from society."

The tones with Quran verses or calls to prayers are huge hit among Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, India's largest state and are most commonly used by people in their mid-40s and 50s.

However, clerics in Pakistan have ruled that the use of Quranic verses and the prayers as ring tones was far better than using songs and other sounds.