Assam: Key Islamic body urges Muslims not to sacrifice cow on ‘Bakrid’

Guwahati: The Assam unit of Jamiat Ulema, a key Islamic organisation, has appealed to the Muslims not to sacrifice cows on the occasion of Id-uz-Zuha or ‘Bakrid’ festival so that the religious feelings of the Hindus are not hurt.

As ‘Qurbani’ is an important part of the festival, animals other than cows can be sacrificed, said Badruddin Ajmal, the organisation’s state unit chief.

“Sanatan dharma of Hindu religion reveres the cow as their mother and worships them. We should not hurt their religious feelings,” Ajmal, also the president of political party AIUDF, said in a statement.