Jammu, May 9 -- In a powerful and unprecedented development in the ongoing battle against drug addiction, religious leaders across the Kashmir Valley have joined the government's 100-day anti-drug campaign, declaring narcotics and the money earned from their trade as strictly "haram" under Islamic law.
Leading this moral offensive, Jammu and Kashmir's Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam has issued a formal fatwa stating that all proceeds from drug trafficking are forbidden in Islam. The ruling makes it clear that mosques, shrines, and religious institutions must not accept donations from individuals involved in the drug trade, and that such money cannot be used for charitable works, repayment of debts, or any religious purpose.
The Grand Mufti als...