MG: Achievements of Shia Personal Law Board
Milli Gazette: 16-31 Oct 2009
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) was established in 1973, it is to the credit of the ulema of that time that they included Muslim men and women of all sects in the board. In last few years few more "Personal Law Boards" have come into existence by saying that AIMPLB does not really reflect the aspirations of other segments of the Indian Muslim community.
So now we have Boards for Muslim Women, Shias, and Barelvis. Though some media reports says that they have split up from the main board but this is not true. These organizations is setup by people who were never part of the original board. Though these boards criticized AIMPLB but all of them named themselves after the original board.
Shia Personal Law Board's spokesperson Ya'soob Abbas was interviewed by Manzar Mehdi Faizabadi for MG. The most interesting thing about this interview is the achievement listed by the spokesman about his organization.
1. Hazrat Ali's birthday (13 Rajab) declared govt. holiday.
2. appointment of three Shia members in the Hajj Committee.
3. Maulana Zaheer Abbas made joint director of Maulana Azad Education Foundation.
4. Maulana Zafarul Hasan made member of Rajasthan Waqf Board.
5. Syed Azadar Hussain made member of Punjab Waqf Board.
So, I guess, the Shia Board was established to serve the interest of Shia elites.
All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) was established in 1973, it is to the credit of the ulema of that time that they included Muslim men and women of all sects in the board. In last few years few more "Personal Law Boards" have come into existence by saying that AIMPLB does not really reflect the aspirations of other segments of the Indian Muslim community.
So now we have Boards for Muslim Women, Shias, and Barelvis. Though some media reports says that they have split up from the main board but this is not true. These organizations is setup by people who were never part of the original board. Though these boards criticized AIMPLB but all of them named themselves after the original board.
Shia Personal Law Board's spokesperson Ya'soob Abbas was interviewed by Manzar Mehdi Faizabadi for MG. The most interesting thing about this interview is the achievement listed by the spokesman about his organization.
1. Hazrat Ali's birthday (13 Rajab) declared govt. holiday.
2. appointment of three Shia members in the Hajj Committee.
3. Maulana Zaheer Abbas made joint director of Maulana Azad Education Foundation.
4. Maulana Zafarul Hasan made member of Rajasthan Waqf Board.
5. Syed Azadar Hussain made member of Punjab Waqf Board.
So, I guess, the Shia Board was established to serve the interest of Shia elites.
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