DARRA ADAM KHEL: Tribal ulema said on Sunday that suicide bomb attacks were haraam (forbidden) and that Islam did not allow anyone to force people to keep beards. “Militants issuing fatwas and forcing barbers not to shave people’s beards are not right. It’s an un-Islamic act. It’s against Shariah,” said ulema, while addressing a public meeting at Darra Adam Khel in Kohat.Qaumi Tehrik, Darra Adam Khel, organised the public meeting aimed at discussing law and order in the area, suicide bomb attacks and fatwas for murders. Sheikhul Hadith Maulana Hassan Jan was the chief guest, while Qaumi Tehrik President Said Wazir Afridi presided. The ulema said it was the duty of every male and female Muslim to acquire knowledge and that nobody had the right to compel someone not to receive education. However, they said, female students should wear Islamic dresses and fully observe purdah (veil).
Prominent among others who attended the public meeting were Shiekhul Quran Maulana Amir Badshah, Maulana Mufti Abdur Rehman and Shiekhul Hadith Maulana Akhtar Munir, patron-in-chief of Darul Islamia Darra Adam Khel. A committee, comprising ulema, tribal maliks and political administration officials was formed, to root out crimes from the area. The committee would also work for the elimination of hashish. Local Taliban have been issuing fatwas to murder barbers if they continued shaving beards of their customers.