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Owaisi calls Allahabad High Court hijab verdict an attack on Islam
AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly criticised the Allahabad High Court's decision to dismiss a minor student's petition seeking permission to wear a hijab with her school uniform. Speaking at a gathering…
AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly criticised the Allahabad High Court's decision to dismiss a minor student's petition seeking permission to wear a hijab with her school uniform. Speaking at a gathering in Hyderabad on Tuesday, Owaisi called the verdict an "attack on Islam" and a violation of Articles 25 and 19 of the Constitution. He questioned the court's authority to determine what is essential to Islam, saying, "Girls are wearing hijab on their heads, not on their minds."
The High Court had observed that the petitioner failed to produce religious scripture establishing hijab as an essential practice, and noted that photographs showed other students from the same community attending school without scarves. Owaisi also targeted the RSS and BJP, alleging preference for Manusmriti over the Constitution, and criticised Savarkar for writing to the British for release while Muslim freedom fighters endured imprisonment. He questioned whether the Uniform Civil Code being implemented in states like Uttarakhand, Assam and Gujarat can genuinely be called uniform, as it is based on Hindu personal laws. Owaisi asserted that Muslims will continue to follow the Quran and Sunnah and that attempts to distance them from their faith will fail.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Allahabad High Court's hijab ruling adds to a growing list of judicial determinations on religious attire in educational institutions, following the Karnataka High Court's 2022 verdict that the hijab was not an essential religious practice under Islam. That case is now before a Supreme Court bench. Owaisi's reference to the Sabarimala matter is significant: the Supreme Court's 2018 judgment striking down the ban on women's entry to the temple, which also involved the essential religious practices test, has been referred to a larger seven-judge bench for reconsideration. The Uniform Civil Code, meanwhile, is being rolled out in BJP-ruled states, but its applicability and timing remain contentious. The next key date to watch is when the Supreme Court's larger bench hears the essential religious practices question, which could shape future verdicts on hijab and similar attire disputes.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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