Shahi Imam

Jama Masjid Shahi Imam prevented from visiting slain DSP's house

Delhi's Jama Masjid Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari was prevented this afternoon from heading towards the native village of DSP Zia-ul-Haq who was killed by a mob last Saturday. The cleric was stopped in Gauri Bazar area as a precautionary measure while he was on way to police officer's house in Zafuaar Tola in Noonkhar village, officials said. ...  

UP Muslims won't be misled by Bukhari: Digvijaya

Bahraich: Calling the Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid a "communal person", Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said that Muslims of Uttar Pradesh will not be misled by his appeal, in which has urged them to vote for Samajwadi Party candidates. "Bukhari was a communal person, who at one time supported Osama Bin Laden and in 2004 issued fatwa in favour of BJP," Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said....  

UP polls: Vote for SP, Shahi Imam tells Muslims

Lucknow: Throwing his weight behind Samajwadi party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Maulana Ahmad Bukhari on Saturday appealed to Muslims to vote for SP candidates in upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. But the Imam's appeal has significantly not gone down well within the SP itself when the party's Muslim face Azam Khan seemed to question the cleric's political loyalties. "Imam has plunged into political discussion...  

BJP seeks cleric's arrest for defending blast accused

Shahi Imam attends terror suspects' burial | What's the real story? ...  

Terror suspects killed in Delhi encounter buried

Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam remained present at the procession. ...  

Stop undue harassment of Muslims or suffer: Shahi Imam

Shahi Imam said Cong and BJP were both involved in harassing Muslims. ...  

'There's an attempt to communalise J-K riots'

Karan Thapar speaks to Azmi about what is like to be a Muslim in India. ...