OBJECTION EXPLAINED – Kya rape victim ko gawah na hone par saza mil sakti hai?
Atheist/ex-Muslim ne yeh objection uthaya ke agar kisi aurat ka rape ho jaye, aur woh 4 gawah na laa sake, to Islamic law ussi aurat ko zina ka mujrim bana deta hai. Usne Pakistan ke kuch cases ka zikar kiya jahan rape victims gawahi na de sakne ki wajah se saalhon jail me band rahi. Iski wajah se poora Hudood Ordinance unfair aur women-oppressive nazar aata hai.
SHORT ANSWER – Rape aur zina ke qanoon alag hain, aur rape me 4 gawah zaroori nahi
Islam rape aur zina me farq karta hai. Zina ke liye hadd lagti hai, jisme 4 gawah chahiye hote hain. Lekin rape ek ta’zir crime hai, jisme gawahon ke ilawa forensic, circumstantial ya judicial evidence se bhi faisla ho sakta hai. Mufti Yasir ne wazeh kiya ke rape ka case hadd ka nahi, ta’zir ka hota hai — aur isme flexible evidence allow hota hai.
DETAILED ANSWER – Mufti Yasir ka wazeh jawab rape aur Hudood law par
Mufti Yasir ne bataya ke rape ka qanoon Islam me hadd ka nahi, ta’zir ka hissa hai. Hadd ka matlab hota hai fixed punishment jo sirf tab lagti hai jab 4 male gawah zina ko dekhein. Lekin rape ek aisa crime hai jisme victim ki marzi shamil nahi hoti, isliye isme 4 gawahon ki shart nahi lagti.
Agar rape victim gawah na la sake, to us par zina ka case tab tak nahi ban sakta jab tak woh khud ikraar na kare ya koi aur concrete evidence na ho. Rape ke cases me state (hakumat) ta’zir ke mutabiq, apne evidence system ke zariye, faisla karti hai.
Mufti Yasir ne yeh bhi kaha ke Pakistan ke Hudood Ordinance me kuch clauses Imam Malik ki rai par base hain, jo har waqt aur har case me applicable nahi hone chahiye. Misal ke taur par, kuch cases me rape victim agar pregnancy ke bawajood gawah na laa saki, to usi ko jail me daal diya gaya. Ye Islamic Shari’ah ka misuse hai — na ke Islam ka asal hukm.
OBJECTION FLAWS – Is objection me kya logical problems hain?
1. Rape aur zina ka confusion
Objector rape ko zina jaisa treat kar raha hai, jabke dono ka qanoon aur evidence system alag hai.
2. 4 Gawah ka ghalat apply karna
Islam me 4 gawah sirf voluntary zina ke case me required hain. Rape me nahi.
3. State implementation ko Islam kehna
Pakistan ka qanoon mix system hai — British + Islamic. Uski galtiyon ko Islam par dalna galat hai.
4. Victim-blaming narrative ka misuse
Islam kisi victim ko sirf gawahi na hone par saza nahi deta, jab tak woh khud confess na kare.
5. Western bias ka counter example
Mufti Yasir ne America ka example diya jahan false rape allegations bhi hoti hain, lekin system blindly victim ko hi sahi maan leta hai — dono extremes galat hain.
6. Legal misuse ≠ Shariah flaw
Agar koi law misuse ho raha hai to uska matlab yeh nahi ke woh law Islam ka sahi representative hai.
7. Emotional appeal without legal knowledge
Objection zyada tar emotions aur anecdotal cases pe base tha — logic aur Islamic legal principles pe nahi.
FINAL THOUGHTS – Islam ne justice aur protection dono ka balance diya hai
Islam kisi mazloom ke saath na-insafi nahi karta. Hudood laws ka maqsad sirf punish karna nahi, balki crime ke proof ke liye strong standard set karna hai — taake kisi masoom ko nafrat, jhoot ya politics ka shikar na banaya jaye. Jahan rape sabit ho, wahan ta’zir ka flexible system diya gaya hai. Mufti Yasir ne is confusion ko clear kiya ke rape aur zina ke qanoon alag hain — aur Islam ka system protection ke sath sath fairness bhi deta hai.
