Lucknow, March 6 -- All India Muslim Jamaat (AIMJ) President Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Bareilvi on Thursday sparked controversy by criticising India cricketer Mohammed Shami for drinking water during a match while fasting in the holy month of Ramadan.
Maulana Shahabuddin stated, "Roza is compulsory. A healthy person not observing it is a big crime. Shami drank water during a match, sending a wrong message. He will have to answer to God."
Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahli countered, "The Quran allows travellers and the unwell to skip Roza. Shami is travelling, so it is his choice. No one should question him."
Maulana Khalid also stated that fasting is a personal matter between an individual and God, and no religious leader has the autho...