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Hijab hearing: Prophet’s (pbuh) ascension in Shab-e-Meraj narrated in Court

Hyderabad: Hearing of hijab case was done in the Karnataka High Court for the 10th consecutive day on Thursday.

Senior advocate AM Dar, appearing for the hijab-wearing students narrated Shab-e-Meraj event to the Court. Narrating a story from Prophet Mohammed’s (pbuh) life to prove his point of women becoming sinners if they don’t wear hijab, Dar said, “In 1621, our Prophet was spiritually and physically taken during the night to the Allah in the heaven by Gabriel. During the journey, Prophet (pbuh) saw some women crying and asked Gabriel why were they so sad”.

“Gabriel told him, and this is narrated in the Quran and covered in the Hadith also -‘These are women of your Ummah, who were seen not wearing cover on their head and chest’. Prophet saw serpents around their neck, around their hair. The Prophet said – ‘I will pray to God to forgive them’. Gabriel said – ‘Unless Allah forgives them, your prayers will not matter because they have committed a sin’”, Op India quoted Advocate Dar as narrating.

Mr Dar quoted this event in support of his argument that wearing hijab is an essential part of Islam and that those who don’t wear one are considered as sinners in Islam.

Claiming that the Court was not being properly guided on Quran, Advocate Dar asserted that to cover the head is an essential religious practice for Muslim women.

Mr Dar pointed out that whatever Prophet (pbuh) has said is binding on Muslims. Hijab is mandatory in Islam and has been mentioned in Quran. He told the Court that petitioners only wanted a headscarf and not a full burqa.

Advocate AM Dar also claimed that a Muslim girl wearing the hijab doesn’t disturb any public order. He wondered how can simply covering the head cause a public order issue?”

The hijab row flared up last month when some Muslim girls were barred from entering classes in some educational institutions in Karnataka. Since then, protests for and against the hijab have been taking place in the state.

The Karnataka High Court bench on Friday concluded hearing petitions seeking the right to wear hijab while attending classes and asked all counsel to submit written submissions at it reserved its verdict.

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