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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fatwas of Kufr were passed against Sir Syed and he was declared as ____
A
Heresy
B
Profane
C
Hereto
D
Heretic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Also, the fatwa is considered consistent with Islamic tradition. One of the first well-known fatwas was proclaimed in 1989 by the Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, against Salman Rushdie over his novel The Satanic Verses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Feb. 14, 1989: The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa calling on Muslims to kill Rushdie for blasphemy. “The Satanic Verses” is “against Islam, the Prophet and the Koran, and all those involved in its publication who are aware of its content are sentenced to death, ” Khomeini proclaimed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Criticism. During his lifetime and in contemporary times, Sir Syed was criticized for encouraging communal divisions between Hindus and Muslims. He is identified by historians as one of the earliest advocates of the Two-Nation Theory-that Hindus and Muslims were distinct and incompatible nations.

Detailed explanation-4: -He wanted to combine western education with the Quran interpreted to be rationalism and science, even though he wanted the Quran to be the ultimate authority.

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