Satisfied with Islamic Laws on nikah, talaq, fasakh, virasat: Muslim Board

NEW DELHI: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), in its one page pro forma submitted to the Law Commission, has opposed any probable amendments to triple talaq.

The board’s document says: “We are fully satisfied with the commands of Islamic laws, especially on Islamic orders related to nikah (marriage), talaq (divorce), fasakh (annulment) and virasat (inheritance). We are fully satisfied with and strongly deny the possibility of any type of change in them.”

ET has reviewed a copy of the board’s pro forma. Invoking the Constitution, it further reads: “The Constitution of India has provided complete freedom for followers of all faiths to practice their religion. We, therefore, do not accept uniform civil code in any form.” The pro forma concludes: “We are with All India Muslim Personal Law Board to save and protect shariah laws.”

The board claimed to have obtained signatures from over four crore Muslims endorsing its pro forma. Providing their email addresses, the board has appealed to all the signatories to email a copy of the pro forma to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister’s Office and Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.



The board recently submitted a disk to the Law Commission of India, which is tasked with exploring the feasibility of a uniform civil code in the country.

Earlier this week, PM Modi had raised the issue of gender justice and appealed that enlightened Muslims should lead the fight against triple talaq. He had emphasised that the issue of triple talaq should not be politicised. He had urged Muslims not to view the issue of triple talaq through a “political lens”.

In its first meeting with the Law Commission last month, the board representatives had vehemently opposed the probable implementation of the code. Law Commission chairman, retired Supreme Court judge BS Chauhan, had dissuaded all apprehensions stating that the commission was still seeking views to explore the feasibility and get clarity on the definition of the code.

Meanwhile, the Law Commission is in the process of tabulating and examining the suggestions on uniform civil code and triple talaq. The Supreme Court has reserved the matter of triple talaq for examination this summer break.