THE MUSLIM MARRIAGES BILL (MMB)

THE MUSLIM MARRIAGES BILL (MMB)

The MMB is in stark conflict with the Shariah. The Bill is rejected by the vast majority of the Muslim community. Almost all the clauses in the Bill violate the Shariah. Acceptance of the MMB is tantamount to subjecting the Shariah to the interpretation of the secular courts. MMB is a sinister plot to displace the Shariah and to substitute in its place an alien system in the name of Islam. The Muslim community should not become a party to a measure which seeks to compromise the purity of the Shariah. There is absolutely no need for secular courts to interfere with the Shariah. According to the Shariah, a secular court has no jurisdiction for issuing decrees on matters which are purely Islamic.

Nikah, Talaaq, Hadhaanh, Nafqah and related issues cannot be decided by secular courts. The decrees of a secular court on these issues will be Islamically invalid. It is our earnest appeal to the small minority of MMB supporters to apply their minds and to reflect. While they may be sincere in their desire for MMB, they fail to understand the danger that the Bill poses for the Muslim community. It is also essential to rectify an erroneous perception which the minority has created in governmental circles regarding MMB.

The idea had been peddled that the majority of the Muslim community supports MMB. This is furthest from the truth. The vast majority of the Muslim community, including the majority of the Ulama, are implacably in opposition to MMB.