An Islamic seminary in Muzaffarnagar has issued a fatwa saying that conversion of a woman to Islam for the purpose of getting married with someone from the faith is illegal and against the Shariat.

The fatwa was issued in response to a question posed before the Darul Uloom Deoband asking whether the conversion of a non-Muslim woman into Islam for the purposes of marriage was justified.

The deputy in-charge of the organisation's fatwa department, Mufti Ahsan Kasmi, said conversion to Islam must be in good faith and not for getting something.

President of the Uttar Pradesh [ Images ] Imams Organisation, Mufti Zulfikar, has also come out in support of the fatwa.