ISLAMABAD: Though various scholars find no problem in the law against forced conversion of religion, passed by the Sindh Assembly, some religious parties including Jamaat-e-Islami term it against aspirations of Islam and announce challenging it at the relevant forums.
Leader of the House in Senate and PML-N leader Raja Zafarul Haq told The News there is no problem in the newly passed law against forced conversion. It was much needed bill as there were many complaints of forced conversions in Sindh, he added.
When asked if a person embrace Islam but, according to the newly passed law, his children are below 18 then what would be their fate, he said that was very simple because if the head of the family would embrace Islam, then there would be no complaint.
“Nobody from outside the family can complain. Therefore, if the family head does not lodges any complaint, law will not be applicable. “The bill is for the oppressed minority community in Sindh and Islam also teaches protecting minorities’ rights including their religious rights,” adds Zafarul Haq.
The JI, however, does not agree with Raja Zafarul Haq. Party’s Secretary General Liaquat Baloch says that the PPP-led government passed the bill to divert people’s attention from real issues in the province.
“This bill is against the teachings of Islam. Understanding of Islam is not confined to age but it is linked with the awareness of the religion. The provincial assembly has passed the bill in haste to please some foreign lobbies. However, we will not let it sail through and will challenge it in the Council for Islamic Ideology (CII) as well as in Federal Shariat Court,” warned Baloch.
Answering the same question that if a head of the family embrace Islam then what would be the fate of his children under 18 years of age, he said there were many confusions and lacunae in the bill and they would challenge it at every forum. Earlier, the Sindh Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a law against forced conversion of religion in the province.
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