Salim Khan Welcomes Bombay HC Verdict on Women in Haji Ali

Veteran scriptwriter Salim Khan tweets about the Bombay HC judgement allowing women to enter Haji Ali.

Salman Khan with father Salim Khan (Photo: Yogen Shah)

Salman Khan’s father and veteran writer Salim Khan welcomed the Bombay High Court’s verdict allowing entry of women up to the restricted grave area of the Haji Ali Dargah. The veteran screenwriter said that the judgement endorses what Hadees and Quran say.

Muslim clerics on Friday questioned the Bombay High Court verdict, asserting that while they respect the court, the ruling goes against Islam. “High court judgement on Haji Ali endorses what Hadees and Quran have said. To be a good Muslim, you have to be a good human being,” Salim tweeted on Saturday.

Salim also shared that it’s the “Mullas and Maulvis”, who have complicated an uncomplicated religion like Islam.

“Mazar and Durga are graves men and women both can visit them as there is no gender discrimination in Islam. Mullas and Maulvis are complicating an uncomplicated religion like Islam,” he added.

The 80-year-old also shared that Fatwa is not a verdict.

“Even Fatwa is not a verdict as people think, it’s an opinion given by an Islamic scholar,” he wrote.