Hyderabad, March 28 -- The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has urged Muslims across the country to wear black armbands during Jumat-ul-Wida (the last Friday of Ramzan) prayers to protest against the Central Government's Waqf Amendment Bill.

In a statement, AIMPLB President Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, General Secretary Maulana Muhammad Fazal-ur-Rahim Mujaddidi, and Executive Committee member Dr. Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas said that recent protests, including a sit-in at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and a demonstration in Patna, Bihar, have drawn attention from NDA allies. They believe that a widespread black armband protest during Friday prayers will further amplify their concerns.

The board has also planned a large-scale p...