Whenever a woman from Muslim community achieves some noble records, the event is always condemned by one or other scholar of Islam on any possible pretext.
Hyderabad, September 8: Sania Mirza on Thursday refused to be drawn into a controversy over her professional dress code and denied she faced any racial discrimination on the circuit.
A religious scholar reportedly issued a ‘fatwa’ about her dress code saying that Islam does not permit a woman to wear skirts, shorts and sleeveless tops.
“Veil can be dropped on certain occasions but not the way the girl is going about and playing in all those countries,” the scholar told a private news channel on Wednesday.
The comments of the scholar were extensively aired by the private television channel that also sought the views of women’s organisations on the subject, stirring a major controversy.
Leave the girl alone...last i heard she wasnt claiming to represent Islam...shes a tennis player who plays for India...leave it at that...if she claimed to be Islams ambassador on the tennis court then i can understand the annoyance...and what is it with these fatwas...shes a normal girl...why should she be condemned any more than the next gal...
P.S. What the hell is this scholar on saying the veil can be dropped on occasions...lol hes criticising Sanias dress code yet seems to know very little about Islams dress code...
These kind of fatwas are important because they emphasise to the other girls in the Muslim community at large that the way she is dressing is wrong, and that they should not try and emulate her.
She is not claiming to represent Islam, but she is now a Muslim in the spotlight and there is a risk that other Muslims will go astray by following her.
But imagine celebrities saying they are ambassadors for Islam and wearing skirts and such clothes, children and youngsters woudl watch them and want to copy them.
poor kid. though i doubt she is out to gain approval of Muslim scholars. fatwas are fine, but if she or her family in india gets harmed because of this, the Muslim scholar must be taken to court for inciting trouble, and an strong example must be made out of him.
Yaar yeh Indians ka masla hai, let them sort this out.
But strange thing is that when Indian MUSLIM girl performs so well in tennis, she is considered an INDIAN star and whole India is proud of her and when an Indian Muslim Scholar issues a fatwa, he is called a MUSLIM extremist and islam is abused.
mysterious guy, indian and muslim are not mutually exclusive. when sania plays tennis, she's playing as an indian, not a a muslim ummah girl. when the two bit mullah issues a fatwa it is as a muslim scholar, not an indian scholar.
OK... now while i understand that she is a Muslim in the spotlight...thats not the image she is trying to portray...she isnt asked to be judged on her Islamic credentials...shes being asked to be judged on her tennis...just because she is Muslim doesnt mean as a pre-requisite that she hold Muslim values...shes a tennis player thats it...
And gals tend to get a lot more stick...i dont exactly remember anyone giving Prince Naseem any stick for not covering his awrah...and this was a guy who did claim to represent Islam...
Gals tend to get a much harder time...
Which Muslim Scholar is that? What's his name? Which city? Which organization? Indian Muslim Scholar? When was this frustrated fatwa issued? I mean what date/time? All it says, "some muslim scholar issued a fatwa".
I really would like to know who this Muslim Scholar is. Are these indian channels also showing the videos of him issuing this fatwa? or ATLEAST MENTIONING HIS NAME???
Why the hell are these private channels extensively airing this “fatwa”.
Even the hindis know what a muslim dress code for girls is. Perhaps just want to put this girl under pressure.
One thing you forgot to mention is that they are extensively airing the fatwa of some unknown “muslim scholar”. so, my question remains. is that “muslim scholar” some employee of “expressindia”? These misleading controversies with the help of some creativity at news-making has been going on for many years now. the only thing is that nobody ever noticed.
I think this should answer about “unknown Muslim Scholar”
‘Not permitted’
Haseeb-ul-hasan Siddiqui, a leading cleric of the Muslim organisation the Sunni Ulema Board, said: “The dress she wears on the tennis courts not only doesn’t cover large parts of her body but leaves nothing to the imagination.”
Mr Siddiqui said Islam did not allow women to wear skirts, shorts and sleeveless tops in public.
“She will undoubtedly be a corrupting influence on these young women, which we want to prevent,” he said
Tennis star deflects clothing row
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has refused to be drawn into a controversy over what she wears on court.
The Muslim player had been accused by a leading cleric of wearing “indecent dress” and being a “corrupting influence on young women”.
Mirza said it was “disturbing” that her dress was a subject of controversy but she would take it in her stride.
Mirza, 18 and from Hyderabad, recently became the first Indian woman to reach the fourth round of the US Open.
Mirza said on her return from the US: "Every word I speak, every skirt I wear is discussed and analysed. I have to take all this in my stride.
“Wherever I go people look at me. That’s why these days I prefer to stay at home. I have to learn to live with all this.”
She added: “It is quite disturbing that my dress has become the subject of controversy I don’t want to say anything on this”.
‘Not permitted’
Haseeb-ul-hasan Siddiqui, a leading cleric of the Muslim organisation the Sunni Ulema Board, said: “The dress she wears on the tennis courts not only doesn’t cover large parts of her body but leaves nothing to the imagination.”
Mr Siddiqui said Islam did not allow women to wear skirts, shorts and sleeveless tops in public.
“She will undoubtedly be a corrupting influence on these young women, which we want to prevent,” he said.