Muslim body seeks end to dowries, lavish weddings in India
All India Muslim Personal Law Board launches drive to educate members of community against social evils
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NEW DELHI,:
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has released new guidelines for Muslims in the country with the aim of prohibiting dowries and extravagant marriages after a woman recently committed suicide due to “dowry harassment.”
The guidelines are contained in a document released for Muslims to be signed and followed. The AIMPLB is widely regarded in India as the representative of Muslims in the country.
The 11-point guidelines were released by AIMPLB Chairman Maulana Rabe Hasan Nadvi recently.
All India Muslim Personal Law Board Gen Sec Maulana Wali Rahmani passes away
Maulana Wali Rahmani was ailing for the last few weeks and was under treatment in a hospital.
By News Desk| Updated: 3rd April 2021 4:33 pm IST Maulana Wali Rahmani
The general secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Maulana Wali Rahmani, 77, has passed away on Saturday, the organisation said.
The official Twitter handle of AIMPLB tweeted the sad news on Saturday. “Gen.Sec. Maulana Wali Rahmani Sahab RA has expired. It is an irreparable loss for the entire Muslim Ummah,” AIMPLB wrote.
The AIMPLB appealed for prayers and patience to all Muslims. “Indeed to Allah we belong and to Him we return,” AIMPLB quoted a verse from Surah Al-Baqarah of the Holy Quran.
Former AIMPLB general secretary Wali Rahmani dies in Patna
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April 03, 2021 19:26 IST
‘He had received the first shot of COVID 19 vaccine less than a week before testing positive.’
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Maulana Mohammad Wali Rahmani (right). File. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
‘He had received the first shot of COVID 19 vaccine less than a week before testing positive.’ Renowned Islamic scholar and former general secretary of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Wali Rahmani died here on Saturday, less than a week after being admitted to a private hospital upon testing positive for COVID-19.
The 78-year-old hailed from Munger district in Bihar and had once served as a member of the State legislative council.