Mosques on encroached land un-Islamic: Pakistan religious body

A religious advisory body in Pakistan has ruled that the construction of mosques on encroached land is illegal and un-Islamic.

Without written permission from the owner of the land or without a sale-deed, a mosque's construction was not only illegal, but also un-Islamic, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) said in a report.

It said that similar was the case with a mosque built on government-owned land in the absence of written permission, according to the 'The Daily Times'.

The CII gave its verdict following questions raised by the Karachi-based National Institute of Oceanology (NIO), whose land had been used without permission by an unknown group to build a mosque.

Although the institute took up the issue with the Science and Technology Ministry-- its parent department-- the group did not vacate its land.

The NIO also questioned the Islamic status of prayers offered in mosques built on encroached land, but the CII did not comment on this issue.

There are a number of mosques in Islamabad that have been built on encroached land, and during a project to expand Muree Road, the Capital Development Authority had to demolish three such mosques.

In September, the Interior Ministry directed the Capital Development Authority to demolish all mosques built on encroached land in the capital.

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