A huge gathering of Muslims during the 25th AIMPLB Conference in Kolkata. PTI
A huge gathering of Muslims during the 25th AIMPLB Conference in Kolkata. PTI 
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Declaring Triple Talaq Illegal Amounts To Rewriting The Holy Quran, Muslim Board Tells Supreme Court

BySwarajya Staff

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has opposed the public interest litigation (PIL) filed against triple talaq in the Supreme Court, stating that any changes to the Muslim Personal Law, including a ban on the controversial practice, will amount to rewriting of the Holy Quran.

“If such casual denunciation of the verses of the holy book is permitted, then soon Islam would cease to exist. Though triple talaq in one sitting is an unusual mode of divorce in Islam, it cannot be declared to be invalid in the light of the direct verses of Holy Quran and categorical command of the Messenger of Allah,” AIMPLB has said in its written submission three days before the final hearing on the matter.

The Muslim body has claimed that any order against triple talaq would be an infringement on their right to follow and profess any religion. It has also been contended that the petitions are based on an incorrect understanding of Muslim Personal Law. Any legislative reform, they say, must be sensitive to the cultural context of India, adding that reforms in other countries can't be applied to India.

Defending nikah halala and polygamy among Muslims, the board says that “once three pronouncements of talaq are made, the wife becomes unlawful or haram to her former husband” and states that “it is forbidden for the former husband to take the wife back in marriage again, unless she marries another person”.

Earlier this week, over a million Muslims from across India had signed a petition to end the controversial divorce practice of triple talaq. Several women have filed a petition before the apex court seeking the quashing of the triple talaq practice.

The Central Government has also told the top court that it is against gender injustice and for equality between men and women under the Constitution. However, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board ( AIMPLB) defended the practice, saying it is better to divorce a woman than kill her.