As an ordinary person and a Muslim, I feel that CII’s various pronouncements are bringing a bad name to my religio
JUBAIL: Recently, chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Maulana Sherani, was speaking at a seminar organised by the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) at Karachi University at which a number of prominent Muslim scholars participated to discuss and explore religious viewpoints on organ transplant. Though most scholars representing different sects and schools of thought were in favour of the notion that saving a human life was far more important than anything else, Maulana Sherani threw a spanner in the debate by questioning how come an organ of a non-Muslim could be transplanted to a Muslim and vice versa. The scholar cut at the root of allowing a Muslim to use the organ of a non-Muslim even in life and death situations and this statement of his went completely against the other Muslim scholars who were present on the panel, most of whom were open to the idea of such a medical procedure to save a person’s life.
I believe this view of Maulana Sherani is quite enough to foster disgust towards the mentality of those who are running the CII. I now also understand why the Maulana was feeling bitterness for the authorities putting his council’s countless recommendations in cold storage. The CII is not new to inciting such controversies; perhaps just to remain in the media limelight.
Isn’t it time to review what those who make up the CII are doing at taxpayers’ expense in the name of Islam? As an ordinary person and a Muslim, and there are many like me, I feel that the body’s various pronouncements are bringing a bad name to my religion. Regardless of Maulana Sherani’ rantings at the seminar, I am sure he will never question the origin of the donated organ if it was ever required to save his own life!
Masood Khan
Published in The Express Tribune, April 12th, 2015.
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