By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: Even though Muslim laws are basically faultless, scholars should think whether timely changes could be made to them, opined Js CK Abdul Raheem of the Kerala High Court. He added that such analysis should not violate the limits put by the principles of law. He was inaugurating the discussion on the topic ‘Laws of Inheritance in Islam and the Mohammedan Law’. The discussion was organised in Calicut by the ‘Justcia’, an organisation of lawyers in Kerala.
Js Raheem said that the criticism of Muslim laws is not aimed at their principles. However, a timely analysis, without deviating from the fundamental religious principles, could be made so as to be more useful to man according to the changes in the society, he added. Adv Ahmed Kutty Puthalath, president of the ‘Justicia’, presided over the function.
K Abdulla Hasan, director of the Al Jamia al Islamiya Research Centre at Shanthapuram, presented a paper on the topic ‘Law of inheritance in Islam’ and Adv MM Aliyar presented a paper on ‘Inheritance in the Mohammedan Law’. Cheroor Abdulla Musliyar, principal of Rayyan College, Vengara, was the moderator.
Eminent scholars and leaders from various Muslim organisations took part in the open discussion that followed. CP Umar Sullami (Nadvathul Mujahideen state general secretary), Prof AK Abdul Hameed (Central Hajj Committee member and Sunni Education Board secretary), EKM Pannoor (editor of ‘Vichinthanam’magazine), TK Ubaid (editor of ‘Prabodhanam’ magazine), VA Kabeer (editor of ‘Madhyamam’ periodical), Haidarali Shanthapuram (Jamat e Islami shura member), Dr AA Haleem (Islamic Publishing House), Ahmedali Madani (Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen state secretary), Kadakkal Abdul Azeez Moulvi (president of the Dakshin Kerala Muslim Jamat and member of the state Hajj Committee), Thodiyoor Muhammed Kunhi Moulvi (Kerala Jam’iyathul Ulema secretary), VK Ali (director of the Al Jamia al Islamiya Research Centre at Shanthapuram), PMK Faisy (editor of ‘Al Irfad’ magazine), Kunhumuhammed Pulavath and AP Abdul Rahman Faisy Panambra spoke.
Jamat e Islami secretary TK Hussain, H Shaheer Moulvi, Adv M Moideen Kutty, TK Abdul Kareem, Adv KL Abdussalam and Adv Pulikool Aboobaker were present.