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Islamabad: The Islamic Ideology Council (CII) rejected the draft Law on Child Marriage Restriction that sets the minimum age for marriage at age 18. The news reported.
“The CII at its meeting described the Child Marriage Restriction bill that was transferred by Sharmila Faruqui MNA in the National Assembly as non -Islamic,” said an official statement issued by the Wing of the media of CII after the meeting.
The participants of the meeting chaired by Dr. Raghib Hussain NaeEMI argued that the clauses of the Child Marriage Restriction bill, 2025, which set the age limit for marriage and declared marriage under 18 as abuse and child punishment for committing the law, do not adjust to Islamic lesions.
The ICI meeting, while pointing out some problems in minor marriages, also observed that the trend should be discouraged.
“However, the CII meeting as a whole rejected the bill that qualifies the same as not Islamic,” said the Declaration of CII. The meeting also noted that the bill was not sent to the ICI to seek the opinion and review of the Council.
Similarly, the CII meeting on Tuesday also described the draft similar bill entitled Project for the Restriction of Child Marriage, which was sent to the Council by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, clashes with Islamic mandates.
The ICI also decided that the detection of talaasemia before marriage should not be declared as mandatory, but that it should be an option for both parties. “In the light of Islamic teachings, complications in the Nikah process should not be involved,” CII’s meeting emphasized that an awareness campaign could be more effective.
The CII meeting also held discussions regarding irresponsible reports in the media about the decisions of the courts and expressed concern in this regard. In this sense, the members of the ICI referred to irresponsible reports on the decision of the Superior Court of Lahore on Khula.
On the issue of the dowry, the ICI meeting also declared that demanding dowry or forcing the bride’s family for that purpose was against Islamic teachings and mandates. The ICI asked parents to make a decision regarding rituals, marriages, etc., in the light of Islamic teachings.
In a consultation of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, CII declared that it should be a woman’s discretion if she wants to request the domicile of her husband’s native district after marriage or maintain the home she obtained before marriage.
The meeting also constituted a committee to make the AUQAF department more effective and dynamic. The committee would present its recommendations after going through the performance of the department and its administrative structure.
The CII meeting also formed another committee to prepare an integral draft of the laws of the Muslim family. The meeting also proposed amendment to clause 7 of the Muslim Family Law (amendment), 2025. The meeting also declared that a divorced woman at the end of the “IDDAT period” cannot claim “Nan Nufqa”. The ICI also denied the concept of marriage.
