In response to Rafia Zakaria's column published in Dawn.com it was imperative to have a response or a feedback from readers, since Dawn.com does not provide readers with comments on columns written in Dawn.
The article states the general situation Muslim women face during the negotiations of their marriage. It points to the fact that a girl / woman does not have a right to dictate her own terms and agreements and on the amount of Meher (a must paid dowry by groom to bride according to Islamic law). Instead, meaningless issues are discussed rather "long negotiations" are done on issues of wedding dress and numbers of guests.
Although this article is in response to a new delimma created by pseudo Islamic clerics whether a misyar marriage is legal in Islam. However, most of the pseudo Sunni clerics argue that Misyar Marriage is not a Sunni version of Sigeh or Muttah rather it is women's own choice to give up her rights to men. Man does not have to pay for woman's maintenance and it can be of his choice to whenever he can come and leave from her.
Similarly, Muttah or Sigeh marriage is a Shia version, whereas a temporary marriage where similar rights are given up and marriage can last for minutes to years, no maintenance required or followed up.
In other words, to by pass or shrug off the responsibilities that comes with marriage and are prescribed in the Holy Quran.
Although article has been written and stressed more on giving choice on women to negotiate her own terms of Meher, divorce and custody of children and in Ms. Zakaria's way would be an equality if someone wants to contract a Misyar or Sigeh/Muttah marriage.
Though well articulated but lacking actual substance and solutions to problems faced by Muslim women in general. Such issues arise in Muslim world when according to well known and recognized Hadith (sayings of the Prophe SAW) by most Muslim scholars, the hadith says, "There will nothing left of Islam but name and people will come to scholars to ask questions in matter of faith they will find Swine and Apes sitting instead..."
This sums up the situation which is Muslim world is facing by not accepting the true teachings of Islam as guided by the reformer of this age the Promised Messiah and the Mahdi Mriza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian.
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