Anti dowry, girl’s rights reform initiative turn into a movement here

     As the large section of our society, including Muslims does not feel any embracement in taking or giving dowry in marriages, members of Muslim Rajput community in Gazipur of UP are citing an example of anti dowry reform by saning barat, dowry, feasts and other marriage rituals which are not Islamic.

This noble initiative of an organisation of Muslim Rajputs of Kamsar Region in Gazipur, ‘Anjuman e Islah Muslim Rajput Kamsar o Bar’ has been turned into a movement.The Anjuman seeks to make marriage the least burdensome for the bride side.

The organisation also promoting people to give equal rights to their daughters in their properties and now inter cast marriages within Muslim society are also on its agenda.

The key person of this movement and Jamia Millia Islamia Professor Junaid Harish says that some people of his village started opposing the dowry system of our society in four decades ago and now many people are voluntarily joining this cause.

“In 1972, some people decided to oppose the dowry system and it turned into a movement eventually. Now, almost all the people of our community do not demand or accept dowry. The important thing is that the youths are participating in this cause. I think it is a huge achievement for our movement.”  Harish told Bindas Reporter.

He said, “Later, We added little other reform initiative with this cause. Giving equal rights to the daughters in properties is one of them. We are encouraged that people are happily doing this. Equal rights in properties for girls are not only a big social initiative but also it is an important in Islamic point of view. ”

It is also noteworthy that giving equal right to girls in properties is also on the agenda of All India Muslim Personal Board.

The Anjuman now adding another initiative of inter caste marriages within muslim community because Muslims of this region are divided on the line of so-called upper and lower castes.

 Professor Harish, a faculty of Islamic studies department of Jamia says, “It is a reality that Muslims are divided on the line of caste system like Hindus in India and our region is not different. The caste system is not in Islam. So, we are going to promote inter-caste marriages within Muslim community. Initially, many people showing positive response to this initiative.”