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Pakistan clerics issue stoning death decree
Ulema Council says so-called 'honour killings' are un-Islamic and sign of ignorance, ahead of June 5 meeting.
Baba Umar Last updated:01 Jun 2014
A coalition of Pakistani religious leaders has issued a religious edict declaring 'honour killings' to be a "highly condemnable" and "un-Islamic" action.
The All Pakistani Ulema Council is also organising a summit on June 5, involving leaders from all sects, to discuss 'honour killings', following the murder of a 25-year-old pregnant woman, Farzana Parveen, outside Lahore High Court.
"[A] daughter is a gift by Allah. And the feeling of being dishonored by your daughter is forbidden in Islam," the edict, issued on Friday, reads.
"Killing one's daughter and humiliating them is a sign of ignorance."
The council's secretary general, Zahid Mehmood Qasim, told Al Jazeera on Sunday that the decree "should serve as a reminder to those who kill their kin on the name of protecting 'honour'."
He said the woman, who was murdered by relatives for marrying the man she loved instead of a cousin selected for her, did not deserve death.
"The act falls outside the ambit of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran and Sunnah [Islamic way of life]," he said.
Qasim said the Council would meet on June 5 in Islamabad to discuss how to tackle 'honour killings' and other pressing social issues.
Unreported killings
The brutality of this case has caused outrage across the country and the world.
Almost 900 women died of such crimes in 2013, according to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
Pakistani woman stoned to death by her family
The actual number could be higher, since many cases of 'honor killings' go unreported.
The council wants clerics of all Pakistani mosques to keep 'Daughter is a gift not a problem' as the main theme of their sermons during Friday prayers.
Pakistan clerics issue stoning death decree - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English
Ulema Council says so-called 'honour killings' are un-Islamic and sign of ignorance, ahead of June 5 meeting.
Baba Umar Last updated:01 Jun 2014
A coalition of Pakistani religious leaders has issued a religious edict declaring 'honour killings' to be a "highly condemnable" and "un-Islamic" action.
The All Pakistani Ulema Council is also organising a summit on June 5, involving leaders from all sects, to discuss 'honour killings', following the murder of a 25-year-old pregnant woman, Farzana Parveen, outside Lahore High Court.
"[A] daughter is a gift by Allah. And the feeling of being dishonored by your daughter is forbidden in Islam," the edict, issued on Friday, reads.
"Killing one's daughter and humiliating them is a sign of ignorance."
The council's secretary general, Zahid Mehmood Qasim, told Al Jazeera on Sunday that the decree "should serve as a reminder to those who kill their kin on the name of protecting 'honour'."
He said the woman, who was murdered by relatives for marrying the man she loved instead of a cousin selected for her, did not deserve death.
"The act falls outside the ambit of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran and Sunnah [Islamic way of life]," he said.
Qasim said the Council would meet on June 5 in Islamabad to discuss how to tackle 'honour killings' and other pressing social issues.
Unreported killings
The brutality of this case has caused outrage across the country and the world.
Almost 900 women died of such crimes in 2013, according to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
Pakistani woman stoned to death by her family
The actual number could be higher, since many cases of 'honor killings' go unreported.
The council wants clerics of all Pakistani mosques to keep 'Daughter is a gift not a problem' as the main theme of their sermons during Friday prayers.
Pakistan clerics issue stoning death decree - Central & South Asia - Al Jazeera English
