OBJECTION EXPLAINED – Engineer Mirza’s Misinterpretation of Iddah in Surah Talaq Ayah 4
Ex-Muslim ya atheist circles ka ek objection hai ke Surah Talaq Ayah 4 mein un ladkiyon ka zikr hai jo abhi tak haiz se nahi guzri, aur yeh Islam me child marriage aur uske baad talaq aur iddah ki tasdeeq hai. Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza ne bhi apni recent stream me is ayat ka galat tafsir karke daawa kiya ke yahan un aurton ka zikr hai jinhe kisi illness ki wajah se periods nahi aate, na ke un ladkiyon ka jo abhi tak baaligh nahi hui.
(H2) SHORT ANSWER – Surah Talaq Ayah 4 ka mukammal jawab, misinterpretation exposed
Mufti Yasir ne wazeh kiya ke Surah Talaq Ayah 4 ek specific legal case ko address karti hai: un ladkiyon ki iddah jinhone abhi haiz ka aghaz nahi kiya ho — yaani jo abhi baaligh nahi hui ho. Magar iska matlab yeh nahi ke Islam unke saath consummation of marriage ki ijaazat deta hai. Iddah ka sabab yahan valid seclusion (khalwa) hai, na ke sexual relations.
(H2) DETAILED ANSWER – Arabic Grammar aur Fiqhi Logic ka tafsili jawab
Mufti Yasir ne Surah Talaq Ayah 4 ko Arabic grammar aur classical tafasir ke hawale se samjhaya. Ayat me do categories ka zikr hai:
- Wo auratein jo menopause (ya illness) ki wajah se haiz se mahrum hain.
- Wo ladkiyan jinhone abhi haiz ka aghaz nahi kiya.
Ayat me “wal la’i lam yahidna” ka lafz hai – jo Arabic grammar ke mutabiq “jinhe abhi tak haiz nahi aaya” ke liye aata hai. Isme lam + fi’l-e-muzari ka use, clear indicator hai ke baat future periods na aane walon ki nahi, abhi tak nahi aane walon ki hai – yaani non-baaligh girls.
Iddah yahan is liye fix ki gayi ke agar unke saath khalwa sahihah ho chuki ho (yaani shohar ke saath akelay waqt guzara gaya ho), to talaq ke baad iddah wajib hoti hai – chahe intercourse na hua ho. Surah Ahzaab Ayah 49 se yeh sabit hai ke agar consummation na hui ho, to iddah nahi hoti.
(H2) OBJECTION FLAWS – 5 Logical Fallacies in Engineer Mirza’s Argument
1. Arabic Ignorance Fallacy
Engineer Mirza Arabic grammar nahi jaante, is wajah se unhone “lam yahidna” ka galat matlab nikaala. Grammar ki misunderstanding ki wajah se poori ayat ka meaning distort hua.
2. Selective Tafsir Quoting
Pehle apni tafsir me wo non-baaligh girls ka zikr karte hain, lekin ab unhone opinion change karke contradictory tafsir deni shuru kar di – sirf objection avoid karne ke liye.
3. Misplaced Comparison
Unhone Surah Nisa ki Ayah 6 ka use kiya, jahan nikah ki umar tak imtihaan lene ki baat hai, lekin wahan contract vs. consummation ka farq nahi samjha paaye.
4. Moral Framing Fallacy
Yeh daawa karna ke Islam child marriage promote karta hai, ek modern legal framing ka religious law pe unfair tanzim hai. Mufti Yasir ne historical aur shar’i difference clarify kiya.
5. False Generalization
Ek specific ayah ko general case pe apply karke bataya gaya ke Islam har surat me minor girls ke saath consummation allow karta hai – jab ke fuqaha ki ijma se yeh clear hai ke consummation sirf physical & mental maturity ke baad hi hoti hai.
(H2) FINAL THOUGHTS – Shari‘ah ko samajhne ka sahi tareeqa
Is ayat ko lekar jo shor machaya gaya hai, wo ya to jahalat se hai ya phir agenda-driven hai. Mufti Yasir ne logical, grammatical, aur fiqhi daleelon ke zariye clear kar diya ke Islam kisi bhi surat me choti umar ki ladki ke saath physical relation ki ijaazat nahi deta. Iddah ka zikr ek legal safeguard hai – na ke us act ki tasdeeq. Jo log Quran ka literal translation lekar nizaam-e-shari‘ah pe attack karte hain, unhe ya to ilm hasil karna chahiye ya khamoshi ikhtiyar karni chahiye.
