Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi's sister to be ostracized from Islam: Muslim cleric

NEW DELHI: In a controversial statement, a prominent Muslim cleric from Bareilly has said that two Mulsim women, who raised voice against triple talaq practice, will be ostracized from Islam. Farhat Naqvi, sister of Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Nida Khan, daughter-in-law of the Aala Hazrat family, will be ostracized from Islam, Mufti Khurshid Alam said during Friday sermon. Reacting to the 'firman' against her, an undeterred Nida hit out at the cleric saying where was he when Muslim women were victimised in the name of triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy. Maintaining that she is not afraid of such threats, Nida said she will continue her fight for the justice and Muslim women. "Islam prohibits both, committing oppression and tolerating the crime. Now thousands of Nidas have emerged and their voice cannot be suppressed," she said. Nida said the All India Muslim Personal Law Board was created under the British rule and it should not be authorised to pass rulings on Muslims. "We don't accept the AIMPLB but Islam, which came to us 1400 years ago. We will continue fighting for our daughters. These people have always subjugated women but now the time has changed," she said, adding that none has the copyright over Islam. Oppressing women has now become a "fashion", but our constitution has given us rights, she said. Slamming the Aala Hazrat family for threatening her, Nida said the family has 14 cases of triple talaq. Both Nida and Farhat run two separate organisations to help Muslim women get justice. They have faced several threats in past for their attempts to fight for women rights.