Muslim girls can nullify marriage
A GIRL has full right to choose her husband and if forced to marry against her wish, she can declare the marriage "null and void", prominent Muslim bodies and Islamic scholars have said.
Islamic scholars and clerics from several Muslim bodies share the view that a girl cannot be forced to marry The decision was taken at a meeting which was attended by members of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Darul-Uloom Deoband and more than 100 prominent bodies under the banner of Islamic Fiqh Academy (IFA).
After a long discussion, over 300 participants unanimously decided that "in Islam, the girl has every right to marry the boy of her choice and her parents cannot impose their decision on her," said General Secretary of IFA Amin Usmani. It was "total injustice" to force a girl to marry a boy whom she doesn't like, the body said.
The scholars further said if a girl was forced to marry by her parents or anyone else, she can declare the marriage "null and
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Islamic scholars and clerics from several Muslim bodies share the view that a girl cannot be forced to marry The decision was taken at a meeting which was attended by members of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Darul-Uloom Deoband and more than 100 prominent bodies under the banner of Islamic Fiqh Academy (IFA).
After a long discussion, over 300 participants unanimously decided that "in Islam, the girl has every right to marry the boy of her choice and her parents cannot impose their decision on her," said General Secretary of IFA Amin Usmani. It was "total injustice" to force a girl to marry a boy whom she doesn't like, the body said.
The scholars further said if a girl was forced to marry by her parents or anyone else, she can declare the marriage "null and
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Labels: Muslim law, Women's rights
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