- April 19, 2023
Ziyaee: International Sufi Caravan chief Mufti Manzur Ziyaee petitions SC, requesting it not to recognise same-sex marriage | India News – Times of India
MUMBAI: As the five-judge constitution bench of Supreme Court has begun hearing a bunch of petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriage, Mumbai-based Islamic scholar, International Sufi Caravan chief and Chief Mufti of Mumbai and Maharashtra Mufti Manzoor Ziyaee petitioned the Apex court requesting it not to pass any judgement in favour of the same-sex marriage.
In his petition addressed to Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Ziyaee has argued that same-sex marriage is forbidden in Islam and it is also against the culture of our nation. To back his arguments, Ziyaee’s petition quotes scriptures, both Islamic and Hindu, and argues that how same-sex or gay marriage is not sanctioned by different religions. “Amongst Hindus, it is a sacrament, a holy union for performance of reciprocal duties between a man and woman. In Muslims, it is contract but again we envisaged only between a man and a woman,” the petition says.
Ziyaee quoted the Quranic instructions, saying, “In the holy Quran an instance of Prophet Luut is mentioned whereby the place where his followers stayed was overturned because they were practising gay sex. The Ayaat (verses of the Quran) prohibits civilizations to practice gay sex and it is still practiced it calls for the wrath of the creator.”
The petition calls gay sex or same sex a “severe illness and a grave calamity.” “ …Various medical journals and research shows that the sexual health of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men are more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as HIV, Gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes etc.”
Elaborating on the consequences of marriage, the petitioner says: “A marriage cannot be viewed as merely a concept within the domain of privacy of an individual when a formal recognition of such human relationships has many statutory and other consequences on couples, as well their children , under various legislative enactments, covering issues such as divorce, maintenance, succession , adoption and inheritance.”
The petitioner pleads with the apex court to take consideration of his feelings against gay sex or same sex marriage while passing the verdict.
In his petition addressed to Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Ziyaee has argued that same-sex marriage is forbidden in Islam and it is also against the culture of our nation. To back his arguments, Ziyaee’s petition quotes scriptures, both Islamic and Hindu, and argues that how same-sex or gay marriage is not sanctioned by different religions. “Amongst Hindus, it is a sacrament, a holy union for performance of reciprocal duties between a man and woman. In Muslims, it is contract but again we envisaged only between a man and a woman,” the petition says.
Ziyaee quoted the Quranic instructions, saying, “In the holy Quran an instance of Prophet Luut is mentioned whereby the place where his followers stayed was overturned because they were practising gay sex. The Ayaat (verses of the Quran) prohibits civilizations to practice gay sex and it is still practiced it calls for the wrath of the creator.”
The petition calls gay sex or same sex a “severe illness and a grave calamity.” “ …Various medical journals and research shows that the sexual health of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men are more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as HIV, Gonorrhoea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes etc.”
Elaborating on the consequences of marriage, the petitioner says: “A marriage cannot be viewed as merely a concept within the domain of privacy of an individual when a formal recognition of such human relationships has many statutory and other consequences on couples, as well their children , under various legislative enactments, covering issues such as divorce, maintenance, succession , adoption and inheritance.”
The petitioner pleads with the apex court to take consideration of his feelings against gay sex or same sex marriage while passing the verdict.
