Shaping of eyebrows, haircut are un-Islamic, says Deoband

October 08, 2017 09:19

Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband issued a fatwa (edict) on Saturday that banned women from plucking, trimming and shaping their eyebrows and also cutting their hair.

Darul Iftaa, which issues the Darul Uloom Deoband's edicts, has termed all such hair-grooming activities as 'un-Islamic'.

"Darul-Uloom Deoband has issued a fatwa against Muslim women cutting their hair and shaping their eyebrows," Maulana Kazmi of Darul Uloom Deoband said.

According to reports, a Muslim man from Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur had sent a query to the seminary seeking to know if haircut and eyebrow shaping were allowed in Islam.

In a response to the query, Darul Iftaa said such acts violate Islamic laws.

Darool Uloom Deoband has issued many fatwas in the past.

In January 2012, it issued a fatwa calling for the author Salman Rushdie to be barred from entering India to attend a literature festival because he had offended Muslim sentiments.

In May 2010, Darool Uloom Deoband issued a fatwa stating that men and women cannot work together in public offices unless the women are "properly clothed".

In September 2013, it issued a fatwa banning photography as un-Islamic.

Photograph: Tim Whitby/Getty Images.

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