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Clerics threaten ban on Muslim couple
Muslim clerics in Orissa say a young couple who decided to reunite after their controversial divorce would be expelled from the community.The Supreme Court allowed them to live together after Sheikh Sher Mohammad declared 'talaaq' to his wife Najma Bibi in a drunken condition but retracted later. Clerics of the Jamiat-ul-Ulama said the couple should ignore the court's decision or face a social ban. The court also suggested that the government in Orissa provide security for the couple. "The government is free to offer them security and protection but we will not allow them to stay together, if forced, we will expel them from the Muslim society," said Maulana SS Sajideen Quasmi, President Jamiat Ulama in Orissa. "This is a religious issue and their [court] verdict is against Islam". But Bibi has said she is determined to fight efforts by the clerics to separate the couple. Posted by: ryuge 2006-04-25 |
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