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Like 'gold kept safely in box', women must remain in homes: Islamic cleric in Kerala
Ahmad said purdah protects women’s dignity and warned that public life could cause great destruction, according to PTI.
- Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, known as the 'Grand Mufti of India,' said women should remain confined to their homes, citing The Holy Quran and comparing them to gold ornaments kept safely in protective boxes.
- His comments follow a recently issued circular from the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, the Kerala-based Sunni council, stating women should not appear on public platforms, views the council says have been taught for 100 years.
- Speaking at the Hubbul Rasool conference in Kochi, Ahmad argued that purdah protects women's dignity and claimed women participating in public life could cause "great destruction."
- The remarks drew criticism from several political leaders, coming days after Rahul Gandhi urged women to "smash the patriarchy" and attacked 'Manusmriti.'
- Defending his position, Ahmad maintained that such restrictions aim to protect women's dignity rather than diminish them, arguing Islam historically elevated women's status by prohibiting female infanticide and granting property rights.
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Women are like gold ornaments, should be kept inside box: Kerala cleric Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad - The Tribune
In controversial remarks, Kerala’s grand mufti, Sunni cleric Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad said: “Women should remain confined to their homes and not enter the public sphere, arguing that Islam prescribed the purdah system to protect their dignity.”
·Chandigarh, India
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