51.   Others believe it is ordained by Islam, although Muslim scholars are at odds over this.

52.   Some Muslim scholars say that bodies should not be violated after death.

53.   Some other Muslim scholars also reject the theory.

54.   The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington advocacy group, also took no official position, citing differences among Muslim scholars about when life begins.

55.   The decree also requires that every Muslim scholar who wishes to address the public must present his name and his topic to the district commissioner and the Islamic court.

56.   The ban was enforced after a campaign by human rights groups, who dispute claims by some Muslim scholars that female genital mutilation is supported by Islam.

57.   The Bharatiya Janata youth wing responded by burning Muslim scholars in effigy.

58.   The holiday of Idul Fitri officially falls on Friday and Saturday after Ramadan ends with sighting of the new moon, although some Muslim scholars say it starts Thursday.

59.   The president is a Muslim scholar who has long espoused religious tolerance and democratic reform, but who so far has failed to secure peace in the Malukus.

60.   The SBPAC director said his office was now gathering views from Muslim scholars and local imams about the listing of recognised instituties of Islamic studies.