Assalaam Alaikum w r w b
Well, brother, your effort is commendable, but, please do not base your
argument on REORTS. You obviously should know how murky can media REPORTS get.
I am a witness to the argument provided by Zakir Naik on Sania Mirza and
never once did he even imply that her short attire could be ignored. Infact he
quite clearly said that it was wrong.
Abumaryam
"Mohammad Shafi Aga"@yahoo.com wrote: In the Name of Allah, the
Gracious, the Merciful
Assalaamu alaykum,
In a news item, sometime back, Dr Zakir Naik, the renowned Islamic scholar,
is reported to have said, "Everyone has different levels of modesty. There were
tennis players who wore long skirts and performed just as well. But personally,
I support Sania Mirza as she prays five times a day, so the skirts she wears
can be ignored."
I admire the Doctor and often listen to his speeches. But that should not
mean that everything he says is sacrosanct. He is human after all, and prone to
errors. Let us therefore examine his reported quote in Qur'aanic light and see
whether it is in conformity with the divine guidance. For, the Qur'aan calls
those who do not judge by what Allah has revealed as suppressors of Truth,
oppressors and transgressors [refer Verses 5.44, 5.45 and 5.47].
Allah has indeed given mankind the freedom, in this life, not to go by the
way laid down in the Qur'aan. By giving the freedom, Allah is only testing
mankind. So is Sania Mirza being tested. If she fails the test, the
responsibility for the consequences is entirely hers. But the matter of
punishing her, for any breach of the divinely laid down dress code, lies with
Allah. Since she comes from a country, and goes to such countries to play
tennis, which have nothing against her dress in their penal codes, Muslims can
do nothing legal to prevent her from wearing her short dress.
Nevertheless, since Sania Mirza has gained fame and wealth, she has become an
icon, and her actions are liable to be copied by others. Other Muslim girls may
think, if Sania Mirza can do it, why not they? Muslim scholars are therefore
duty-bound to examine her actions, and publicly condemn them if they are
against divine stipulations.
Verse 24.31 clearly lays down that a woman should so cover her body as not to
display its charm in public. She is moreover asked, in that Verse, not to stamp
her feet so as to reveal her hidden charm. As anyone can see, Sania Mirza,
playing in full public glare with her short body-clinging dress, is clearly
contravening those divine stipulations. Muslim scholars are duty-bound to bring
this fact to the notice of all Muslims the world over, although they are in no
position to prevent her from continuing to play thus.
In the circumstances, it is surprising that an eminent Islamic scholar like
Dr Zakir Naik should say the skirts, Sania wears, can be ignored. She may be
praying five times a day, but Allah condemns those who obey some divine
stipulations, and disobey others [refer Verse 2.85].
Mohammad Shafi
Author of
Why Do I Believe In Islam
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Keep us on the Right Path, Allah!
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