Khushi Doshi
Published on: March 19, 2022 at 19:50 IST
The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) announced that it has concluded to File an Appeal with the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court’s Order upholding the Ban on hijab in Educational Institutions.
The Board has also urged Muslim Clerics, Leaders, Intellectuals, Education Experts, and Industrialists to come forward and establish schools for Muslim girls in order to encourage Muslim girls to enrol and continue their Education.
They have also called for Peaceful Protests in any State where girls wearing head scarves are Barred from attending school.
At an Online Meeting Attended by members of the Board’s Legal Cell and other Senior Functionaries, it was decided to File an Appeal with the Supreme Court against the High Court’s order.
They all agreed that they needed to go to the Supreme Court because they believe the High Court’s order Violates Personal Liberty Rights and attempts to decide what is and is not Essential in Islam.
In response to the High Court’s decision on the General Secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahman had Refuted the Claim that hijab is not Essential to Islam, claiming that Prohibiting it violates Muslim citizens’ Constitutional Rights.
“Islam and Shariat have made certain things farz (duties) and wajib (obligatory) on Muslims, and it is lazim (required) that they be followed.”
One such Obligatory requirement is the wearing of a hijab. Muslims who do not perform Namaz or Roza out of ignorance or laziness are not expelled from Islam, but they do Commit a Sin.
Similarly, the fact that some Muslims do not wear the hijab does not Render the Act unimportant in Islam.” Maulana Rahmani elaborated.
“Certainly, schools have the right to decide on a uniform as far as their boundary walls are concerned,” he said.
“However, it has also come to our attention that the Case that went to Court was not related to schools but was for colleges, where the Coercion of Uniforms cannot be made.”
Also Read: Karnataka Government tells HC: Preventing Use of Hijab does not violate Article 25 of Constitution
