Muslim couple gets married again!

The husband slams the fatwa!

Under the shadow of a fatwa issued by the Council for Fatwa and Research of Darul Huda Islamic University (DHIU), Advocate C Shukkur remarried his wife Dr Sheena Shukkur yesterday. They are residents of Kozhikode.

Shukkur and Sheena opted for the Special Marriage Act to circumvent the provisions of the Muslim inheritance laws to ensure that their three daughters got their entire property. After registering the remarriage at the sub-registrar's office in Hosdurg, Kasaragode, Shukkur said he would explore the possibility of legal action against the DHIU council.

Shukkur, further, said that if anyone misreads the word 'resistance' in the fatwa as an indirect call to mount a physical attack on him, those who issued the document would be held responsible for their actions.

Issued the day before, the fatwa said it was a paradox that a person who claimed to follow Islamic laws had opted for remarriage, under the Special Marriage Act. It said that the lawyer's actions stemmed from  the 'narrow thinking' that his brothers should not get any share of his property.

"Such thoughts are tragic results of the failure to understand the Islamic principles. Allah is the real owner of all wealth and property. They should be utilised the way Allah stipulated", the fatwa said. It also said there was no hindrance in Islam for any person to divide property among daughters, while he/she is alive.

"So, there is no need for a register marriage to circumvent Islamic laws", it said.

The fatwa added, "True believers will not fall prey to such drama by those who use religion for personal gains. They will strongly resist such heinous moves that are meant to insult religious and drain believers' morale".

Shukkur said that the document had been widely circulated among mahals and one of them forwarded it to me. "It tarnished my image among my friends and relatives".

The DHIU has said that the fatwa only aimed to clear the doubts of believers on the issue and that the council issues such clarifications occasionally. The word 'resist' did not have any other meaning.

Shukkur and Sheena remarried in the presence of their daughters, relatives and friends.

My take

It's my firm opinion that the parents have the right to distribute what they have, to their children or anyone else they prefer!

Tailpiece.

Got up at 6, the chores and was ready by a 10' past 10.

It was a quiet Thursday.   

Helped Lekha to water the plants in the evening.