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Maulana Wali Rahmani
addressing the select gathering of Ulema, advocates, dignitaries and
graduates on February 21 morning in Malegaon
(Photo: ummid.com) |
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Background of the Meeting |
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Besides
the comments made by the judges over beard and voting rights for burqa-clad Muslim women terming them
Talibanisation of the Indian society and attitude of the
courts towards the Muslim youths who are in jail on charges of treason
and terrorism, it was the judgments by the High Courts and Supreme
Court relating to the divorce of Muslim women that led Idara Sautul
Islam, Qaumi Majlis-e-Shoora and Advocates' Forum to invite General
Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Maulana
Sayyad Mohammad Wali Rahmani for today's meeting.
Advocate Nehal Ansari of Advocates' Forum says, Bombay High Court in
1999 in case of Dilshad Bano ruled that she is entitled for
maintenance even after the Iddat period is over. Somewhat similar
judgments were pronounced by Aurangabad and Nagpur HC and in 2008 by
Supreme Court.
"Then
in some cases", he says, "Courts ruled that, it is duty of the husband
to prove he had fulfilled some conditions before divorcing the wife."
"These
things are nothing but clear interference in the Muslim personal law
as devised by the constitution", he says.
"Hence,
we approached the President of All India Muslim Personal Board (AIMPLB)
president who after consulting the matter with AIMPLB Advocate,
Zafaryab Jeelani and others handed the matter to Maulana Sayyad Wali
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Malegaon: “Some judgments pronounced by
various courts recently has given rise to the feelings that the judiciary in
India is working beyond its constitutional limits”, observed Maulana
Sayyad Wali Mohammad Rahmani while referring to the judgments
relating to the divorce of Muslim women, remarks by the judges
terming
beard and burqa-clad Muslim women as
Talibanisation of the Indian society and attitude of
the courts towards the Muslim youths who are in jail on charges of
treason and terrorism. At the same time, he urged the gathering to
gear up of for a long legal battle and public campaign against these
verdicts.
“However”, he hastened
to add, “It doesn’t mean we don’t respect the courts and do not have
faith in these institutions. We do. But, because of such judgments and remarks, we
fear that people would be forced to think of exactly the opposite.”
Maulana Rahmani –
General Secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB),
Founder of Rahmani-30, Chairman of Madrasa Modernisation Committee
and the force behind the campaign for Muslim empowerment by
increasing the number of Muslims in Civil Services was speaking in
front of a select gathering of Ulema, advocates, dignitaries and
graduates today on February 21 in Malegaon.
The program jointly
organised by Idara Sautul Islam, Malegaon Advocate’s Forum and Qaumi
Majlis-e-Shura was aimed at considering the ways to go for an appeal
against the
judgments pronounced by various courts including the Supreme Court,
especially those entitling a divorced woman of receiving
maintenance from her ex-husband beyond the period of Iddat –
the duration prescribed by the Islamic Shariah and the court
verdicts that binds the husband to prove he fulfils certain
condition before divorcing the wife.
Giving a strong call of
prolonged public campaign and legal battle against
these judgments, Maulana Rahmani, who is also a former Deputy
Speaker of Bihar Assembly and former MLC said, “The judgments are not
mere interference in the Muslim personal law. They are against the
Indian constitution and demonstrate clear ignorance on the part of
the judges about the rights given in the constitution to the Muslims
for religious practice as it has given to the people from other
religion and faiths", he said, adding, "When it comes to the
religion, it becomes matter of one's belief and the belief can
neither be defined by the judiciary nor by the parliament."
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Dignitaries and Ulema all
ears as Maulana Wali Rahmani addresses the select gathering of Ulema, advocates,
dignitaries and
graduates on February 21 morning in Malegaon
(Photo: ummid.com) |
“Using our
constitutional rights, we will fight against these judgments in
court and if required also on the streets”, he stressed.
Coming down heavily on
those who term the rights given to the Muslims as appeasements, the
Maulana said, “If the constitution has given us certain rights, it
is not an appeasement as the communal forces keep on telling. Nor
are they any special treatment towards the Muslim community. They
are for the national integrity and unity of the country and are
exactly in line with what the constitution has given to others."
The Maulana also
criticized the attitude of the Judiciary towards the Muslim youths
who are in jail on charges of blasts.
"On one hand, the
court is treating the Muslim accused as if they are criminals
since their birth. But in case of 'others' it is so lenient that
people are rolling red carpets for them even in the court premises",
he wondered.
The Maulana was also
critical of the Muslim Advocates, who, as he said, ‘in return of
favor in the form of cash’ indulge in misinterpretation of the
Shariah Laws and thus in opening the doors to misguide the courts.
“The judges are no God.
They are like any other human beings and are not free from mistakes.
It is the responsibility of everyone of us especially our advocates
to review all such judgments, consult with the Ulema and then file
proper reply in the courts”, he advised.
Earlier, Maualan Umrain
of Idara Sautul Islam and Advocate Nehal Ansari of Advocates’ Forum
explained in detail the purpose of inviting Maulana Rahmani to
Malegaon.
“When the judgments
that looked clear interference in the Muslim Personal Law began coming in
surprising regularity, we contacted President Muslim Personal Board
who in turn gave the responsibility to Maulana Sayyad Wali Mohammad
Rahmani to look into these judgments with utmost priority", he said.
Maulana Sayyad Wali
Mohammad Rahmani will be in Malegaon for two days. Besides,
addressing various meetings in this North Maharashtra town dominated
by Muslims, Maulana Rahmani would lay the foundation stone of a new
building of an Urdu medium school tomorrow on February 22.
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