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Religious scholars denounce whipping of girl by Taliban

* Mufti Muneeb says only an authorised court can find a woman guilty over allegations of illicit relations
* Sunni Tehreek chief says Islam bars disrespect towards women

Daily Times Monitor

LAHORE: Religious scholars and clerics across the country on Friday denounced the public whipping of a 17-year-old girl by the Taliban in Swat, a private TV channel reported.

The Taliban said the girl had been punished for her alleged illicit relations and for leaving her house with her father-in-law, instead of her husband.

Taliban said the girl’s father-in-law was a na-mehram (stranger) for her and she should not have left home with him.

Talking to the channel, renowned religious scholar Muneebur Rehman said a father-in-law was not a na-mehram for a girl and she could move around with him, adding that no woman could be lashed for moving around with a na-mehram.

The scholar said sharia could not be implemented by any group of individuals and only an authorised court could find a woman guilty over allegations of illicit relations. Dr Aamir Liaqat Hussain said the incident was completely against Islamic teachings. Denouncing the incident, he said those involved the incident must be punished.

Jamaat-e-Islami leader Liaqat Baloch said those who had signed the peace deal in Swat should now answer the nation regarding the incident.

Sunni Tehreek chief Muhammad Ijaz Qadri said Islam barred disrespect towards women, adding that the Taliban’s court system was being promoted to spread terror across the country.

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