The “fatwas” recently issued by Islamic seminary Darul Uloom, Deoband, terming divorce by a man in an inebriated state as valid and prohibiting Muslim youths from “falling in love with a non-Muslim girl and befriending any girl, who is a stranger,” have drawn flak from Muslim clergy and ordinary people.
While many Muslim scholars condemned the “fatwas” terming them nothing but “publicity stunt,” many others were not very forthcoming in their criticism, fearing a possible backlash.
“Drinking alcohol is prohibited in Islam....to offer namaz (prayer) in an inebriated state is considered a sin...then how can a divorce given in the state of drunkenness be said to be valid,” said vice-president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board Maulana Kalbe Saadiq.
He also said that none could impose any restriction on ‘love’.
“I do not think people will accept this fatwa,” he added.
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