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FATWAS HAVE NO LEGAL SANCTION On Monday, the Indian Supreme Court riled that fatwas (the Mullah's Edicts] have NO LEGAL SANCTION. Muslim clerics react sharply to SC ruling on sharia courts NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court's verdict on Monday declaring that a sharia court has no legal sanction drew sharp reaction from Muslim clerics who said that the Constitution allows them the right to work and act according to Muslim personal law. Zafaryab Jilani, member of the Muslim Personal Law Board, said, "We are not doing anything parallel to the judicial system and we don't say that any order passed by a Qazi is binding on all. Our sole motto is to resolve a matter with the consent of two parties involved in accordance with sharia." Khalid Rasheed Farangi, a Muslim cleric, said that under the Constitution, Muslims have the right to work and act according to Muslim personal law. "Indian Constitution has given us the right to act and work according to our Muslim personal law. The Supreme Court of India. "One must also keep in mind that Sharia Application Act, 1937, has very clearly said that in those cases in which both parties are Muslims and the matter is related to nikaah, talaaq, zihar, lian, khula and mubaraat, the decisions will be taken in the light of the Muslim personal law," he said, adding that the verdict needs to be studied properly before a final statement can be given. Maulana Mohammad Sajid Rashid, president of Kul Hind Imam Association, said the plea filed in the apex court is itself wrong as it is a religious matter. "If a person is practising a religion, he/she has to follow its preachings. A Muslim who does not follow the sharia is not a true Muslim," he said. Maulana Anisur Rehman, member of Imarat Shariah, Patna, however, agreed with the apex court ruling, saying that the judgment is not wrong and it is not going to hinder the functioning of sharia courts. "For arbitration, when two parties or people consensually approach the sharia court, it is lawful. The Supreme Court is not wrong, but I need to go through the entire verdict properly," he said. Disapproving of a sharia court issuing fatwa and order against a person who is not before it, the Supreme Court on Monday said it has no sanction of law and no legal status.  "To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle" - Zarathustra |
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We do NOT need or want sharia law practised in N. American!!!!
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7/8/2014 9:08 pm |
Comments from someone from a belief system that is in the minority no matter where in the world. I'm not sure I understand who is who but it sounds like some of the religion based decisions and controversy we have here in the US with various factions of Christianity and Atheism. Sounds like the world over people are taking up sides and insisting everyone join them. Spiritwoman ^i^
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7/9/2014 3:50 am |
Hi Friendly: Religious statues in government buildings, tax exemptions for churches, praying in schools, and now the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favour of Hobby Lobby?? If abortion ever becomes illegal again, then there'll be Sharia Law here too and we'll probably have a few fatwas of our own. The whole world is in turmoil all because of religion.
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To me, it seems that all Islamic clergy directs its energies towards maintaining its hold over their clientele; in the case ibid men, who have always dominated the society generally and women specifically. The males seem to love that latter the most. One does not come across many who would give the female of the species equal opportunity or status. Sharia Law which, in consonance with the Quranic concept of Itjehad, should have changed with the evolution of the Society till now since the inception of the Holy Quran, has failed to keep up with its own important content on change. This is the reason that the half baked or avarice laden clergy preaches whatever keeps the society from progress. Allow me to thank all of you, My Friends, to thank you for your kind observations ..... Rocketship - I agree totally.. even our sisters in Islamic countries would be better off some facets of the Sharia Law as in practice.  SpiritGirl - That insistence on everyone wanting to join them in THEIR beliefs has always been the bane of the society, Thanks  Solitaire - No decent human being would want Sharia Law in the form that some of the Mullahs preach. Many thanks .Bijou - I endorse your views fully; I should think that the two, politics and religions, should exist beside each other but but strictly without trespassing each other's territory. Thanks, My Friend. Poet_dancer - You and I seem to agree - religion is a very personal belief system and its associated practices which should never influence political direction of a society or a nation state. & KsOCShave a wonderful weekend, My Friends !! "To fight the darkness do not draw your sword, light a candle" - Zarathustra
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