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Idgah opens doors to women on Eid
There is a massive debate that is raging on in the country right now about whether women should be allowed to enter certain places of worship or not. Islam strictly forbids women’s entry into the mosque, and it always has, ever since perhaps its origin.
Lucknow: There is a massive debate that is raging on in the country right now about whether women should be allowed to enter certain places of worship or not. Islam strictly forbids women’s entry into the mosque, and it always has, ever since perhaps its origin.
But this time, it seems, that change is coming. Lucknow’s famous Idgah Aishbagh will, for the very first time, open its doors for women. The city’s main mosque will have a section especially dedicated to women.
Women will be able to read the Eid-ul-Fitr namaz on Thursday morning, to celebrate the end of the Holy month of Ramazan. This comes at a time when there is a movement to open the gates of various temples to women.
The row started when some women entered the inner sanctum sanctorum of the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra. Then there was a push for women’s entry into Haji Ali too, with Bhumata Brigade leader Trupti Desai promising to enter the famous mosque.
Activists have been arguing that there's nothing in Quran that prohibits women from entering a mosque or offering namaz on Eid. Maulana Khalid Rasheed Farangi Mahli, the Imam of Idgah, says it is something he has recognised too.
Recently, activists have been demanding that women be allowed to enter the sanctum of Mumbai's famous Haji Ali Dargah too. "There is a perception that the Ulema does not want women to progress. That's why we are making special arrangements," the Maulana said.
