AIMPLB Launches Campaign To Prevent Dowry, Asks Ulama To Not Solemnise Such Weddings

Nearly a month after the tragic death of 23-year-old Ayesha Banu Makrani by suicide, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has launched a campaign against the prevalence of the practice of dowry in the community. The program is constituted to prevent dowry demands, oppression on women and to promote simple marriages, prevent unnecessary ceremonies and customs.

The anti-dowry campaign will be led by Maulana Umrain Mahfuz Rahmani, secretary of the AIMPLB.

The information about the campaign was made public through the official Twitter handle of AIMPLB. “This campaign has been started in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka by holding meetings with scholars and social workers of these states. The campaign will start in other states too in a few days, Insha’Allah,” AIMPLB tweeted.

The Board also asserted that Ulamas and Qazis will refrain from attending and solemnizing weddings that involve the exchange of dowry.

“This initiative is necessary for the protection of the daughters”, the tweet further said.

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The Muslim body also called upon the community to make marriages simple, convenient and easy. “Muslims should not hold marriage ceremonies in big hotels and expensive wedding halls. In the same way, avoid the customary dowry, barat and other rituals and save yourself and others. Treat your wives well, and achieve success and prosperity by adopting Islamic teachings,” said Maulana Muhammad Rabe Hasani Nadvi, President of AIMPLB.

On February 25, Ayesha Banu Makrani died by suicide by jumping into the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad allegedly over dowry harassment. Before jumping into the river, the woman made a video in which she asked her father to drop the case of domestic violence against her husband and in-laws. The video caused a lot of stir in the country and her husband was later arrested.