Darul-uloom Deoband extends support to ex-Dy CM

Stripped off his post and disowned by the family, Chander Mohan has found support from the Islamic seminary, Darul-uloom Deoband, which justifying the leader8217;s conversion to Islam said his marriage was legal under Shariat law. 8220;Nikah marriage after converting to Islam is legal under Shariat law,8221; deputy in-charge of Fatwa department of Islamic seminary Darul-uloom Deoband Mufti Ahsan Kasmi said. Echoing a similar view, another cleric of the seminary Mufti Khurshid Alem said, 8220;As nikah was performed after both the persons converted, it is justified.8221;8220;In case of conversion, faith of a man or woman changing his religion should not be questioned,8221; member of Shariat court and president of Imam Organisation of UP Mufti Zulfikar said.