Editing Babri Masjid (section)

=== Shia–Sunni dispute ===
In 1936, the [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]] government enacted U.P. Muslim Waqf Act for the better administration of [[waqf]] properties in the state. In accordance with this act, the Babri Masjid and its adjacent graveyard (Ganj-e-Saheedan Qabristan) were registered as ''Waqf no.&nbsp;26 Faizabad'' with the [[Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board|UP Sunni Central Board of Waqfs]]. The [[Shia Islam|Shias]] disputed the [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] ownership of the mosque, claiming that the site belonged to them because Mir Baqi was a Shia.<ref name="Roma_2014" /> The Commissioner of Waqfs initiated an inquiry into the dispute. The inquiry concluded that the mosque belonged to the Sunnis, since it was commissioned by [[Babur]], who was a Sunni. The concluding report was published in an official gazette dated 26 February 1944. In 1945, the Shia Central Board moved to court against this decision. On 23 March 1946, Judge S. A. Ahsan ruled in favour of the UP Sunni Central Board of Waqfs.<ref name="SGopal_1993" />