NSN brings an exclusive and wide ranging interview with the famous vice-principal of the rebel seminaries turning up their nose at the law in the islamic state. In this second part, we talk to him about men and women, their rights, status in religion and traditional culture.
Maulana Abdul Rashid Ghazi. Please keep the picture a secret, we took it while he wasn't looking.
Q: Maulana Sahib, we would like to get your opinion about the basis for relationships between men and women. What do you teach your students about relationships between men and women?
A: Some people have been influenced by the putrid ideas spread by the infidel West about the Islamic principle of man's custodianship over the woman.
In truth,their goal is to push the people into sinful liberty that has caused the downfall of western societies. This false liberty has engendered a society with crime as its hobby, adultery as its entertainment; a society in which the woman does as she pleases even if she is married; a society in which underage girls know and do what married women know and do, and even more.
We actively work to keep these putrid ideas and other conceptual trash disseminated by the West and their whorish journals away from our students.
Q: Is Vani allowed?
A: Badal-i-Sulh is an established custom. Scriptures provide for
- a) pardon,
b) killing for killing,
c) blood money/blood woman
Q: What are your views on dating?
A: Western concepts are not applicable. There are many ways for acquiring custodianship of a woman. Mesyaf (summer holiday) marriage,
is an acceptable method popular in Saudi Arabia. Mut'a al-Nisa has been practiced since ancient times. There is no dearth of means for men
to acquire custodianship of women, and there is no need to allow women to have any say in the matter.
Q: What feminine features are considered attractive?
A: A woman's voice, is considered to be the only public feminine attribute. Where there is doubt (and to examine imposters), examination of ankles, and palms/fingers is permitted. Since these are the only parts that can be seen and heard by people not related by marriage, they are considered the beautiful parts.
Q: What do you say to the Women's rights advocates?
A: Permitting women to leave the home, so that they rub up against men in the marketplaces and talk with people other than their chaperons - with some even exposing parts of their bodies prohibited from exposure - are forbidden acts, a disgrace, and lead to destruction. This is an attempt to stir up Fitna. God willing we shall prevent it, even if we have to distribute free hijab to establish civility in the society.
Q: What is the status of women today?
A: Today, women travel unsupervised. Chaperons have a hard time finding a job. Women live as strangers among strangers. The enemies have stripped the woman, sometimes even of her clothes (often near a pole), and of all the elements of a happiness,and of all her social rights. We are working to restore women's rights.
In fact, all poles not used for exercises will be banned by fatwa. Electricity and phones will be all underground. Dogs will only be allowed to use trees.
Q: What do you say about modern views of marriage and divorce?
A: Al Mujadalah Surah-58 refers to the story of a woman who complained after she was divorced by her husband in the old pagan custom which freed her husband from any responsibility or duties to his wife. In fact,
Badal-i-Sulh , Mesyaf, Mut'a al-Nisa, the literature is full of ways of acquiring and ending custodianships. Why do we need new ways?
Q: Why is there competition from goats?
A: The infrastructure has not kept up. In remote areas, its very hard to travel. There are no seminaries there. As a result, men are looking for alternatives. This is allowed, but woe be the day, where we are not able to provide for all able bodied men. We are allowed four, and yet now we prefer goats instead. We are working to change that.
Q: Does prostitution exist?
A: The practice of temporary marriage is said to have existed during the times of prophets, who are believed to have recommended it to companions and soldiers. We are working to establish modern standards and practices for Mut'a al-Nisa" and Mesyaf to allow full protection both to men and women. Outside of allowed practices, it is proscribed. In fact, stone merchants, as well as whip makers have been enjoying a great boon to their trades since we established our legal system. We are even publicizing our practices by arresting and holding women who flout the laws but where we don't have any proof. This will be rectified in the future.
Q: What about the recent woman minister's actions?
A: Not allowed and not recognized. Must resign. Court will decide whether lashes/stoning/tonsuring is appropriate after a trial. We will look to the Zile Huma case as an established precedent. But the final decision lies with the seminary courts. We don't want to comment on a matter that is sub judice.
Ed. Note: We did our best to translate, but the powerful effect of the maulana's gospel is not entirely preserved in translation.
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