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Pakistan: Punjab Cabinet proposes declaration on finality of Prophethood before marriage

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Mar 02, 2022, at 11:48 pm

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Lahore, Pakistan: The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to the West Pakistan Rules under Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961, an attempt seen by experts as a move to win over the right-wing vote bank, media reports said.

Following the amendment, the cabinet subsequently included a clause wherein couples intending to get married would have to take an oath to testify their belief in the finality of Prophethood (PBUH) at the time of nikah.

While the intentions of the provincial rulers aren’t clear, the civil society and legal fraternity question the objectives behind such an amendment when the law and Constitution already contain relevant provisions and clauses about faith, reports The Dawn.

Lawyer Asad Jamal wondered why Punjab was taking a solo flight when the Muslim Family Laws were not a provincial subject.

“They should rather propose any change to the Centre and justify that the nation will collapse if such a move is not made. Is the religion under some special threat in Punjab? The right-wing movement is indeed strong in the Punjab Assembly, and may not even face resistance because people will be scared to talk about it,” Asad Jamal was quoted as saying by The Dawn.

He maintained that every Muslim believed in the finality of Prophethood (PBUH), and questioned if the cabinet thought some people were lying about their faith.

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