Pakistan’s Federal Shariat Court declares swara as un-Islamic
Published 26 Oct,2021 via Dawn - The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) has declared the custom of swara as un-Islamic.
A three-judge bench, headed by FSC Chief Justice Noor Mohammad Meskenzai, observed that the tradition of giving away a minor girl to settle disputes was against the injunctions of Islam.
Taking up a petition filed by one Sakeena Bibi, the bench held that Ulema had developed a consensus that vani, or swara, was against the teachings of Islam.
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