Bihar State Sunni Waqf Board

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Bihar State Sunni Waqf Board
Agency overview
FormedOctober 3, 2001 (2001-10-03)
JurisdictionGovernment of Bihar
Headquarters34, Sir Ali Imam Road, Patna, Bihar
Employees60
Agency executive
  • Muhammad Irshadullah, Chairman
Parent departmentMinistry of Minority Welfare, Bihar
Websitehttp://bsswb.org/

Bihar State Sunni Waqf Board is a statutory body established in 1948 under The Bihar Waqf Act 1947.[1] It is under the State Ministry of Minority Welfare.[2][3] It came under the provision of the Central Waqf Act 1954 in year 1973.[4] It has another split of Bihar State Shia Waqf Board.[5][6][7] The State Government of Bihar had enacted a new act named Bihar Waqf Act 1995 and constituted Bihar State Sunni Waqf Board with a new department on 3 October 2001.[8][9][10]

Committee[edit | edit source]

Name Designation District
Abdul Ghani Labeeb Chairman Araria
Ejaz Akhtar Secretary Araria
Muhammad Maqsood Alam Chairman Supaul
Muhammad Ahsanul Haq Secretary Supaul
Modabbir Hayat Chairman Sheikhpura
Iqbal Haider Khan Chairman Nawada
Abu Saleh Secretary Nawada
Ishtiyaque Khan Chairman Bhagalpur
Doctor Lutfullah Secretary Bhagalpur
Sarfaraz Alam Chairman Lakhisarai
Dr. Sharfuddin Qadri Secretary Lakhisarai

Events[edit | edit source]

  • The Bihar State Sunni Waqf Board conducts Dawat-e-Iftaar every year at Phulwari Sharif. The event is largely attended and also attended by the Chief Minister of Bihar along with other Ministers.[11][12][13]

Activism[edit | edit source]

  • It has opposed the Uniform Civil Code.[14]
  • The Chairman of BSSWF called for boycott of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar and said that Muslim-Yadav equation has been ended.[15]
  • During the Covid-19 lockdown, The BSSWF requested Muslims to prevent praying outside home and obey the guidelines of the Government.[16]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Bihar Wakf Act, 1947 Section 28". www.courtkutchehry.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. ↑ "Bihar news Waqf property Registration not happening Sunni Waqf Board upset | बिहार: वक्फ के अधीन संपत्तियों का नहीं हो रहा निबंधन, सुन्नी वक्फ बोर्ड परेशान | Hindi News, दरभंगा". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  3. ↑ "अल्पसंख्यक कल्याण विभाग की अनुमोदन समिति की बैठक". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ↑ Desk, Prabhat Khabar Digital (2022-11-02). "उर्दू कर्मियों के नियुक्ति पत्र कार्यक्रम में CM नीतीश बोले-शिया-सुन्नी वक्फ बोर्ड की जमीन पर बनेगा स्कूल". Prabhat Khabar (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2023-08-14. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ Ranjan, Manish (2021-01-19). Bihar Samanya Gyan: Bestseller Book by Manish Ranjan: Bihar Samanya Gyan (in हिन्दी). Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-86300-85-0.
  6. ↑ Iṇḍiyā ṭuḍe (in हिन्दी). Liviṅga Mīdayā Iṇḍiyā Prā. Li. March 1994.
  7. ↑ Hussain, P. S. Munawar (2020-12-23). Muslim Endowments, Waqf Law and Judicial Response in India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-33705-1.
  8. ↑ "बिहार में वक्फ जायदादों का रजिस्ट्रेशन नहीं, सुन्नी वक्फ बोर्ड ने जताई चिंता". www.hindi.awazthevoice.in (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  9. ↑ "Nitish Kumar's Patna or a Graveyard of History?". NewsClick. 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  10. ↑ "बिहार राज्य सुन्नी वक्फ बोर्ड ने पटना में वक्फ इमारत ढहाए जाने संबंधी फैसले को शीर्ष अदालत में दी चुनौती". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  11. ↑ "बिहार राज्य सुन्नी वक्फ बोर्ड द्वारा आयोजित दावत-ए-इफ्तार में शामिल हुए CM नीतीश, टोपी पहनाकर किया गया स्वागत - mobile". punjabkesari. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  12. ↑ "बिहार राज्य सुन्नी वक्फ बोर्ड द्वारा आयोजित दावत-ए-इफ्तार में शामिल हुये मुख्यमंत्री". punjabkesari. 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  13. ↑ "दावत-ए-इफ्तार में शामिल हुये मुख्यमंत्री, बिहारवासियों में सुख-समृध्दि और अमन-चैन की मांगी दुआ". news4nation.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  14. ↑ "Bihar Sunni Wakf Board opposes Uniform Civil Code". The Hindu. 2023-07-17. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  15. ↑ "Barh: सुन्नी वक्फ बोर्ड के चेयरमैन बोले- खत्म हो चुका लालू का MY समीकरण". आज तक (in हिन्दी). 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  16. ↑ Digital, Prabhat khabar (2020-07-01). "Bakrid 2020: बिहार वक्फ बोर्ड ने जारी की गाइडलाइन, नमाज और कुर्बानी के लिए दिये ये निर्देश". Prabhat Khabar (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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