Victory for women: AIMWPLB on triple talaq verdict
"The
Supreme Court decision is historic, it is the victory of women in the country.
But more than that, it is the victory of Islam," said President of the All
India Muslim Women Personal Law Board Shaista Amber, who has been fighting for
the rights of Muslim women."We hope that triple talaq will be banned once
and for all in times to come," she said, adding it causes immense
hardships to Muslim
women even
though "there is no provision of triple talaq in Islam".
This
discriminatory arrangement is made by so-called religious leaders and it has
harmed the lives of lakhs of women...The decision has given new hope to Muslim
women," she said.The Supreme Court by a majority verdict today
ruled that the practice of divorce through triple talaq among Muslims is
"void", "illegal" and "unconstitutional" and held
that it is against the basic tenets of Quran. Asking the government to enact a
new law without harming the Sharia, she hoped that a new legislation will be
brought without any pressure to ensure welfare and prosperity of Muslim women.
The All
India Shia Personal Law Board spokesperson Maulana Yasoob Abbas too welcomed
the decision, saying it will help end harassment of Muslim women in the name of
triple talaq."There was no arrangement of triple talaq in the times of
Holy Prophet...We want a strong legislation against triple talaq...A law
similar to the one against the practice of Sati," he said.
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