Thangal Clarifies Daughter's Remarks on Women in Mosques

Sayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab Thangal clarified his daughter Fatima Nargis's remarks about allowing women into mosques. He stated her view doesn't align with mainstream beliefs and should be seen as an impulsive child's comment. Thangal emphasized the established conclusions of Islamic scholars on this cultural issue.

Sayyid Munavvar Ali Shihab Thangal, a leader of the Indian Union Muslim League, has issued a clarification concerning his daughter's controversial statement on women entering mosques.

His 16-year-old daughter, Fatima Nargis, recently conveyed that preventing women from mosque entry was a cultural issue that needed reform, stirring debate.

Thangal, emphasizing his role as a father, highlighted that her comments represented an impulsive reaction rather than a scholarly understanding of Islamic jurisprudence.

He stressed that her views don't reflect the established beliefs of the Muslim scholarly community in Kerala. IUML state president Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal urged against escalating it into a controversy.

(With inputs from agencies.)