What nupur said about prophet

For centuries, Muslims worldwide have grappled with an uncomfortable question – how old was Aisha at the time of her marriage with the Prophet? On May 26, national spokeperson of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Nupur Sharma made disparaging statements about Prophet Muhammad for marrying the young Aisha on national television. On June 5, the Soon after Sharma’s remarks, the internet had exploded with questions about Aisha’s age when she got married and cartoons of the Prophet for marrying someone so young. In response to this trolling, there were detailed Twitter threads and articles trying to prove that Aisha was a teenager at the time of marriage and not a child. But are such justifications even required? Are they not helping direct the debate from hate speech to minority insecurity? Beyond this, isn’t the very debate around the age of Aisha fundamentally irrelevant? Flawed argument To give a brief background of the time period being debated today, we must remember that when the Prophet lived, the world was in the 7th century. The world was crippled with tribalism. In the subcontinent, there were regional kingdoms whose historical literature is bereft of any feminine existence – as if women did not even exist. It is common knowledge that throughout the world, at that time, women were regarded as mere chattel (assuming that the situation has gotten better in the modern world). Analysing the first quarter of the last century in India helps us understand the situation. In ...

Nupur Sharma Statement on Prophet Muhammad Updates: Hamid Ansari said that the backlash was ‘inevitable’. "This is not a matter of an individual. It affects a community of a particular faith... if it affects every Muslim on the globe then such a reaction is bound to happen. This is inevitable," he said. BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma's controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad sparked a row. Nupur Sharma has been in the eye of the storm as her comments also attracted a letter from the Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) warning of suicide bombings in Indian cities to avenge the insult to the Prophet. The opposition stepped up pressure for legal action against the forer BJP spokeperson and demanded her arrest. Dismissing the saffron party's suspension of its spokeswoman Nupur Sharma and expulsion of its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal as mere "drama" and "sham", the opposition parties called for strict legal action against the two. Former Vice-President Hamid Ansari has said that the government's reaction to the controversy over the comments on the Prophet is not enough. "For the embassy to issue statements is not enough. It is not enough for the official spokesperson to issue a clarification. This should have been dealt with at an appropriate political level," he told NDTV in an exclusive interview. Meanwhile, Iran has said that it is satisfied with the Indian government’s stance in connection with the incident. Abdollahian, who is on his first visit to India since ...

By ANI NEW DELHI: Jamaat Ulama-e-Hind president Suhaib Qasmi on Sunday said that former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma, who allegedly made controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad, should be forgiven as per Islam. He added that the organisation of Muslim scholars disagreed with the nationwide protests in wake of her remarks. Jamaat Ulama-e-Hind called a press conference in Delhi today over Sharma's remarks and nationwide protests after Friday prayers. Qasmi said, "Islam says Nupur Sharma should be forgiven. We disagree with the protest that started across the country after Friday prayers against Nupur Sharma and her derogatory remarks." Apart from this, Jamaat Ulama-e-Hind also welcomed the decision of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to suspend Sharma. "We are welcoming the decision of the law because India is the law of the land and we are not going to take the law into our hands. The law does not allow to come on the road and break the rule," Qasmi said at the press conference. Jamaat Ulama-e-Hind has decided to issue a 'fatwa' through which it will urge people not to support any kind of violence in connection with Nupur Sharma and her remarks. "The fatwa will come against Asaduddin Owaisi and Mohammad Madani," the Jamaat said. Jamaat Ulama-e-Hind also appealed to the government to investigate several Muslim organizations and their funding and said it will not allow other Muslim organizations to incite violence. ALSO READ | Prophet remarks row: Bulldo...