AMN /
Trustees of Mumbai’s iconic Haji Ali Dargah have informed the Bombay High Court that they have unanimously decided not to allow women in the sanctum sanctorum.
The trust submitted a letter to a bench headed by Justice VM Kanade stating that a meeting had been convened recently in this regard.
The letter said that entry of women in close proximity of a male Muslim saint’s grave is a grievous sin as per Islam.
The letter adds that the existing arrangement for women has been decided as per the security of women and as close to the inner sanctum sanctorum of the tomb as possible.
The court was hearing a petition challenging the trust’s decision to bar entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine.
The court took the letter on record yesterday and posted the matter for further hearing on 17th November.