Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar stated women should remain confined to their homes.
Defending the stand, Kanthapuram said such views had been taught by religious scholars, particularly Samastha leaders, for around 100 years. “When this is said, if leaders of any other organisation or Samastha leaders object to or question it, we have studied the religion and therefore have an obligation to say it.
The Holy Quran states that women should live confined within their homes and must not make public appearances,” he said. “Therefore, you must understand that it is because all knowledgeable people, especially the leaders of Samastha, taught this here for 100 years that the women in this country have maintained their honour and dignity,” he said. Kanthapuram also said religious scholars who had studied Islam had an obligation to speak on the issue despite criticism. No one can make us stop,” he said.
“It is precisely recognising that bringing women onto public platforms in this manner causes great destruction that Islam mandated purdah for women. In the circular, Samastha president E Sulaiman Musliyar and general secretary Kanthapuram directed that women should not share stages with men or appear in public spaces alongside them. We will say it and continue to say it.
KOCHI: Islamic scholar Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar on Sunday said women should remain confined to their homes, days after a controversial circular issued by the Kanthapuram faction of the Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama said women should not share public platforms with men.