Hijab Online Petition - Urgent Appeal Court Aur Awaam Se | Karnataka Hijab  | Zaid Patel
Channel: Zaid Patel
Date: 2022-02-27

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FORMAT OF THE LETTER FROM ISLAMIC JAMAATS, JAMIATS, ORGANISATIONS
(this is just a suggestion, you can write in your own words or take from this format) 

To,
1) The Chief Justice of India
2) The Ministry of Law and Justice
3) The Prime Minister of India
4) The Chief Justice of Karnataka
5) The Ministry of Minority Affairs
6) Parliamentary committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
7) The People of India

Subject: Hijab is an Essential Religious Practice in Islam and the Freedom of Religion under Article 25 of the constitution should not restricted to only "Essential Practices" 

Sir,
The Courts are in the process of deciding whether the Hijab is part of the “Essential Religious Practices” of Islam. The Karnataka Government has even said that the Hijab is not one of the “Essential Religious Practices” of Islam.(1) 

HIJAB IS A COMPULSORY PRACTICE (FARZ) IN ISLAM All Islamic Scholars have unanimous agreed about this. There are many texts from the Qur’an and the Hadees which prove this beyond a shadow of doubt. When all Islamic Scholars say that Hijab is Farz (compulsory, essential) - the Court should not consider taking a position that it is, "Not an Essential Religious Practice"

THE FREEDOM OF RELIGION UNDER ARTICLE 25 OF THE CONSTITUTION SHOULD NOT BE RESTRICTED TO ONLY "ESSENTIAL PRACTICES" 
The Article 25 of the constitution says, “All persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practice and propagate religion.”

Nowhere in the Constitution is it mentioned that this freedom is only for Essential Religious Practices. The scope of “Religion” should not be narrowed down to some practices which are deemed to be “Essential Practices”. Other religious practices should not be left out from the ambit of “Religion”.

WHO WILL DECIDE WHAT ARE ESSENTIAL RELIGIOUS PRACTICES?
Neither the Court, nor the Government should decide what are the “Essential Practices” of a Religion, rather it is the experts of that faith who should have the final say in that matter. Information is gathered from 100s of sources and long in-depth studies are done by experts in the field. It is not open for the Court to intervene in a religious matter and open religious books and decide after reading just a few verses what is "Essential" in religion and what is not.

In this manner, in the coming years, entire religious practices which are essential to our religions will be taken away in the name of ERP and Articles 25, 26 and 30 will remain as mere words in a democracy. 

People of all faiths and cultures have lived together with tolerance in our country. We request you to extend your co-operation and understanding and save our country from intolerance and discrimination.

Thanking you.

Yours Sincerely,