Supreme CourtAnd the board will provide all possible support in this legal fight.
The board said in a statement that it “strongly rejected the recent Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment in the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Masjid dispute, declaring the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Masjid complex as a Saraswati temple.”
Muslim Board Spokesperson, SQR Ilyas, said, “The High Court verdict has been delivered in disregard of historical evidence, revenue records, colonial-era official documents, gazetteers and the centuries-old Muslim religious association with the site. This decision is in direct conflict with the spirit of the Places of Worship Act, 1991 and the constitutional mandate.
Ilyas said, “The court placed extraordinary reliance on the traditions associated with Raja Bhoja, the historical legacy of Sanskrit learning, and ASI survey findings, while ignoring consistent religious usage, official records, and constitutional principles. Literary and traditional references do not always constitute conclusive historical evidence, and many religious sites in the subcontinent have undergone changes in different historical periods.”
He further argued that the HC verdict gives primacy to a supposedly ancient temple and a civilizational narrative, while ignoring the mosque’s age-old status, official documentation, ASI’s shared management arrangement and the constitutional principle of preserving the religious character of places of worship after Independence.
