Tag: Hijab judgment

By Dr. Javed Jamil   Full details of today’s Judgment in Karnataka High Court are not known to me but there appear to be several positions that need to be challenged in Supreme Court. First, the position taken by the HC that Hijab is not an essential part of Islam appears to be based on the opinion of some liberal “Islamic” scholars or some “Muslim” figures in big positions who in their quest for recognition in certain quarters, tend to introduce “liberal” elements in Islamic teachings. The Court needs to be told...