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India’s prominent Islamic institution Darul Uloom today opposed the affidavit filed by the Centre on the matter of triple talaq and polygamy of Muslim community in the Supreme Court.
Clerics of Darul Uloom said here that the Centre and Supreme Court cannot be allowed to interfere in Muslim personal law for sake of social reforms.
About the matter of quashing triple talaq and polygamy, Mohatamim of Darul Uloom Deoband Maulana Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani said, “Our country is independent. Everyone here has freedom to follow his religion and rituals. Government or Supreme Court cannot interfere in Muslim personal law for the sake of social reform.”
Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH) has aslo strongly condemned government’s affidavit filed before Supreme Court calling it NDA government’s first move towards implementing Uniform Civil Code.
Maulana Arshad Madni, President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind reacted sharply to Centre’s stand and said by interfering in Muslim Personal laws under the pretext of gender equality, the government is making its way clear for implementing Uniform Civil Code.
“Muslim Personal laws are based on Islamic scriptures mainly Quran and Hadees which cannot be replaced and hence there is no scope of interference in these laws. We reject government’s stand opposing these laws that are prevalent in the country since its inception during British era. This is for the first time that Indian government has opposed these laws and hence clearly reflects its ambition of implementing uniform civil code”, Madni said in a press release.
He also said that JUH is the oldest Muslim organization that was also functioning during country’s independence struggle and then it was agreed by Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru that minorities will be given freedom to practice their personal laws.
“During partition Muslims were assured that the country will have secular constitution and Muslims would be able to practice Personal Laws. We stayed here due to that assurance but now this government is all set to infringe those laws and impose uniform civil code”, he added.
The Centre on Friday opposed the practice of triple talaq and polygamy in the Supreme Court and said it can’t be regarded as an essential part of religion.