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The self-appointed Board
By
Sheeba Aslam
In the last three odd decades we have seen the fits and start approach of All India Muslim Personal Law Board towards almost everything it has involved itself with, be it matters regarding Shari’ah Laws or Babri Masjid Case or Uniform Civil Code. The latest controversy over the issue of triple Talaq has been unnecessarily fermented, although the issue has been settled by the apex court of the country for good, but the Board is giving impression as if the debate is still at its initial stages and the Board is authorized to arrive at some conclusion which should be acceptable to every Indian Muslim, (unilaterally assuming or trying to make us believe in an impossibility that Ahl-i Hadith, Shia and Ismaili sects, a minority among Muslims, also practice similar Personal Law or are ready to sink-in their theological differences to come under the umbrella of Sunni Personal Law). Although its impossible even to think of such a possibility, still its about time to ask the Board whether its ‘competent’ enough to correctly interpret Shari’ah laws itself?
What a farce it is that not a single member of the present Board is a legal or academic expert of Personal laws! In fact, but for the third President of the Board none of its four Presidents so far has professional expertise on the matters of Muslim personal laws. The ordinary members of the Board, incidentally who are the most vocal and visible ones and seems to be at the helm of the affairs, are regulars from different fields, like Teachers, NGO Operators, Journalists, Chartered Accountants etc. ... (The mockery of women representation in the Board requires another article therefore should be discussed separately).
Approximate Word count = 1406
Approximate Pages = 5.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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