Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi has given a fatwa on celebrating New Year. Maulana has said that celebrating New Year is illegitimate. Dancing, singing, extravagance, lewdness, all things are illegitimate in Islam. Muslim people should maintain distance while celebrating New Year. New Year is a memorable moment for Christians, not for Muslims.

Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, President of All India Muslim Jamaat in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, has expressed his strong opinion regarding the celebration of New Year. He said that on the night of 31st December, people often do things like noise, dancing, singing, partying and wasteful expenditure. This type of behavior is considered wrong and prohibited according to Islamic Shariat.

Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, while talking to news agency ANI, said that in Islam, the new year does not start from January, but from the month of Muharram. Therefore celebrating New Year on the night of 31st December is against Islamic rules. He called it a useless and unnecessary work which is not right in the eyes of religion.

#WATCH Bareilly, UP , On New Year celebrations, President of All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, says, “On the night of December 31st, people generally celebrate in a boisterous manner, with noise, revelry, dancing, singing, and all sorts of indecent… pic.twitter.com/aBJBloIZgX

— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2025

January 1 is not the new year of both Islam and Hindu – Maulana Razvi

While talking to ANI, Maulana Razvi also said that not only in Islam, but also in Hindu religion, the new year starts not from January but from the month of Chaitra. In such a situation, celebrating the New Year by copying Western traditions does not match the basic beliefs of any religion.

Islamic scholars will strongly oppose such events – Shahabuddin Razvi

Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi said in clear words that the party should not be organized under any circumstances. If any young man or woman holds a party and dances, sings or shows off, then Islamic scholars will strongly oppose such events.

People should stay away from wasteful expenditure and wrong activities – Rajavi

He appealed to the people to follow the teachings of religion and stay away from obscenity, extravagance and wrong activities in the name of New Year. He says that a person should spend his time in good works, worship and welfare of the society and not in noise and show-off.

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All India Muslim Jamaat President Shahabuddin Rajavi Barelvi has released a video. In this, President Razvi has expressed his objection on the statement of West Bengal Minister Siddiqullah Chaudhary and has also given advice. He has accused leaders like Siddiqullah of giving communal color to the atmosphere.

Razvi said, “Muslims believe that Babri Masjid was a 400-year-old mosque. But the claim of Ram Janmabhoomi on it, then the court process, hearing, arguments of the parties and opposition on it and finally the decision of the Supreme Court. The decision came in favor of Ram Janmabhoomi. It came against Babri Masjid. 5 acres of land for building Babri Masjid was given in Ayodhya. The construction of that mosque has not started yet. While the Ram temple is ready. Gone.”

#WATCH Bareilly (UP): On West Bengal Minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury’s statement, President of All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi, says, “…After years of legal battle, the Supreme Court delivered its decision in favor of the Ram Mandir, while also… pic.twitter.com/iJ7aSxe5G0

— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2025

He said, “Trinamool Congress leader Siddiqullah Chaudhary Saheb is questioning the decision of the Supreme Court. At that time he had said that he will respect the decision of the Supreme Court. The entire community, Muslim leaders had told the court to respect the decision and had done so. Now after so many years, why are Siddikulla Saheb and Madani Saheb objecting to the decision. Be it Humayun Kabir of Trinamool, who is talking about Babri Masjid, But they want to build a mosque. Now they all want to spoil the communal atmosphere by raising these issues.

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He said, “Maybe the intention of these people is to push the country into communal riots again. This means that you do not want to go ahead in the fight for development, you just want to divide the people in the fight between Hindus and Muslims.”

What did Siddiqullah Chaudhary say?
Trinamool Congress leader Siddiqullah had raised questions on Babri Masjid and SIR on Saturday. In this he had said about Babri Masjid that the temple was built by forcefully demolishing the mosque. He said that neither any argument was given in the court, nor any evidence was presented. Only on the basis of faith the place of the mosque was considered a temple.

What did Madani say?
Maulana Mahmood Madani had also given a controversial statement regarding Vande Mataram on Saturday. In this he had targeted the group by calling it a dead community. Apart from this, he had also commented on the Supreme Court that the court remained silent in many cases. He also gave a provocative statement that whenever there is oppression, there will be jihad.

Israel Iran War: Maulana Shahabuddin Rajvi Barelvi, the national president of All India Muslim Jamaat, reacted sharply to the ongoing tension between Israel and Iran on Saturday. Describing Israel as the biggest ‘terror and violence’ country of this whole struggle, he demanded international forums to declare it a ‘terrorist nation’.

Maulana Rajvi said that the entire history of Israel is full of oppression and atrocities on Muslims. Referring to the frequent attacks on Palestine, he said that the Jews, who were once sheltered by the Muslims of Palestine, have been sheltered by Hitler’s torture, today they are destroying the houses of the same Muslims. He said that children, women and elders are being murdered, but the whole world is silent even after seeing this barbarity.

Nobody could ever erase Islam
Citing history, Rajvi said that the struggle of Islam has never been with Hindus, Buddhists or followers of any other religion. Islam has always taken a front against the oppressive forces of Jewish and Christian power and the same conflict continues today. He insisted that Islam was neither suppressed, nor will it be suppressed today. He said, “Islam was maintained even at a time when Israel had no existence. Even robbers like Genghis Khan could not erase Islam.”

Talking about India’s role, Maulana said that India has cordial relations with Iran, Israel and Palestine. In such a situation, India should advocate peace globally instead of standing with one side. He urged India to adopt the path of negotiation and reconciliation instead of war.

Iran can stand with Saudi Arabia in future!
Talking about the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran, he said that there was tension between the two countries for more than a decade, but now the circumstances are changing. The tension arising out of the arrest of a Shia religious leader is now over. That religious leader was released by Saudi Arabia and both countries have restored mutual relations. He said that Saudi and Iranian ministers have traveled to each other’s countries and special arrangements were made for Iranian pilgrims during the Haj this year. This is an indication that Saudi Arabia may stand with Iran in future.

Describing the need to take steps against Israeli globally, Rajvi said that the United Nations has passed several resolutions and the International Court of Court (ICJ) has also issued an arrest warrant against the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but had no effect. He said that it is clear from this that now the credibility and influence of global institutions is in danger. He asked the sharp question and said- “When the law, proposal and judicial orders also fail to stop Netanyahu, should the world be silent?”