New Delhi: To create awareness about the evil practice of dowry, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Saturday launched a 10-day nationwide awareness campaign and urged the community to hold marriage ceremonies in mosques rather than in marriage halls.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Maulana Umrain Mahfuz Rahman, AIMPLB secretary, said, "The Social Reform Committee of AIMPLB has launched a campaign to make marriages simple, easy and prevent unnecessary ceremonies and customs, especially demands of dowry."
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Maulana Umrain, head of the campaign, said that an 11-point appeal has been issued by the Social Reforms Committee of AIMPLB, under which the Muslim scholars and imams of all mosques have been asked to state about Islamic decrees before Friday prayers in mosques, encourage simple wedding ceremonies; and make people aware of disadvantages of the vile rituals, especially exchange of dowry.
He said that during the 10-day campaign, we have asked the imams to form an area-centric committee and visit the families which are about to organise wedding ceremonies. The imams have been asked to encourage and guide people towards following Islamic teachings.