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Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMPLB rejects PM Modi's claim on Haj journey of Muslim women without maharam
MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that a regulation by Haj authorities of Saudi Arabia was in force for many years which allow women above the age of 45 years to perform Haj without a 'Mahram' if they travel with a group.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 2016's last "Mann Ki Baat" speech claimed that his government had removed the restriction which allowed Muslim women to perform Hajj only in the company of 'Maharam' (a male relative of a woman with whom she is permanently forbidden to marry by Islam).
However, MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi rejected his claim and said that a regulation by Haj authorities of Saudi Arabia was in force for many years which allow women above the age of 45 years to perform Haj without a 'Mahram' if they travel with a group.
The Hyderabad MP told reporters that women above 45 years of age from Indonesia, Malaysia and several other countries had been performing Haj under this Saudi regulation.
"It has become the habit of the Prime Minister to claim credit for everything. If tomorrow women in Saudi Arabia are allowed to drive, he will claim credit for the same," he said.
The MP said if PM Modi had so much concern for Muslim women, he should do justice to Zakia Jafri, widow of former MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
"This is all tokenism. If Modi is really concerned about Muslim women, he should provide 7 percent reservation for them in education. He has two-third majority in Parliament and he can bulldoze a bill in this regard," the MP said
AIMPLB secretary Maulana Abdul hamid Azhari while commenting on PM Modi's statement said "for a woman to go for Hajj without mehram is a purely religious issue, it is not something you can pass a legislation on in the Parliament".
On the passing of a bill in Lok Sabha over triple talaq, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) President said that if it became a legislation, it would be the biggest injustice to Muslim women.
He argued that since marriage in Islam was a civil contract, there could be no penal provision. He also pointed out that the Supreme Court in its order on the issue did not ask the government to bring a criminal law.
"The government is saying that Muslim countries have banned triple talaq but the fact is that there is no penal provision in any Muslim country."
Owaisi alleged that the real objective of the government was to do away with all forms of talaq and snatch Sharia from Muslims
MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has said that a regulation by Haj authorities of Saudi Arabia was in force for many years which allow women above the age of 45 years to perform Haj without a 'Mahram' if they travel with a group.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 2016's last "Mann Ki Baat" speech claimed that his government had removed the restriction which allowed Muslim women to perform Hajj only in the company of 'Maharam' (a male relative of a woman with whom she is permanently forbidden to marry by Islam).
However, MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi rejected his claim and said that a regulation by Haj authorities of Saudi Arabia was in force for many years which allow women above the age of 45 years to perform Haj without a 'Mahram' if they travel with a group.
The Hyderabad MP told reporters that women above 45 years of age from Indonesia, Malaysia and several other countries had been performing Haj under this Saudi regulation.
"It has become the habit of the Prime Minister to claim credit for everything. If tomorrow women in Saudi Arabia are allowed to drive, he will claim credit for the same," he said.
The MP said if PM Modi had so much concern for Muslim women, he should do justice to Zakia Jafri, widow of former MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
"This is all tokenism. If Modi is really concerned about Muslim women, he should provide 7 percent reservation for them in education. He has two-third majority in Parliament and he can bulldoze a bill in this regard," the MP said
AIMPLB secretary Maulana Abdul hamid Azhari while commenting on PM Modi's statement said "for a woman to go for Hajj without mehram is a purely religious issue, it is not something you can pass a legislation on in the Parliament".
On the passing of a bill in Lok Sabha over triple talaq, the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) President said that if it became a legislation, it would be the biggest injustice to Muslim women.
He argued that since marriage in Islam was a civil contract, there could be no penal provision. He also pointed out that the Supreme Court in its order on the issue did not ask the government to bring a criminal law.
"The government is saying that Muslim countries have banned triple talaq but the fact is that there is no penal provision in any Muslim country."
Owaisi alleged that the real objective of the government was to do away with all forms of talaq and snatch Sharia from Muslims
