Arun Shourie, The World of Fatwas; or, The Sharia in Action (Harper Collins, 2012), about rulings of the shariat and ulema on chess
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To play chess, the ulema declare, is detestable according to Imam Abu Hanifa, and a man habituated to it is not qualified to be imam... And how could they rule otherwise? Had the Prophet not said, ‘He who plays chess is like one who dyes his hand with the flesh and blood of swine?’...
— Arun Shourie on Chess
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About Arun Shourie
Arun Shourie (born 2 November 1941) is a prominent journalist, author, and politician of India.
About Arun Shourie
Arun Shourie (born 2 November 1941) is a prominent journalist, author, and politician of India.
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