Whether female imam can lead Salah prayer?

 Whether female imam can lead Salah prayer?

Islam is a full code of conduct of life and it was completed by prophet Mohammad (PHUB) during his period within his alive. He said what I am teaching and ordering you to follow, just follow my lessons and learn these lessons, you can't do and you don't need to do these what I am doing beyond my teaching e.g. Meditate in cave, prophet went to visit heaven, sky, living place of Allah, etc. If people start expecting or doing prayer seeking an opportunity to see and talk Angels, to meet with Allah and to visit heaven, these will be completely illegal, Haram, because prophet did these but he didn't say to do these for his followers called Muslims future. Though he said some new circumstances will come to you (Muslim Ummah-Muslims in the world), then you can bring reform consisting Islamic practices with global orders remaining fundamental principles of Quran and Hadith.

 

However, Salah-prayer is recently going in many countries like Morocco, France, Germany, Kerala in India, USA, UK, China, Denmark, Canada, South Africa, Spain, etc under female imam's leadership (Google.com-Wikipedia). Even male female mixed congregation are performing prayers under female imam's leadership. Many Muslims, activists of Islam are now arguing that it is update version of Islam based on modernization considering present modern era where women rights are equal, no discrimination based on gender.

 On the other hand, most of the Islamic scholars are differing allowing female imam for mixed congregation male female in prayer except only female congregation stating that there was no practice during prophet time and he didn't say to lead prayer by female imam but he said women can perform their prayer in Mosque making separate congregation with appropriate veil, hijab-wearing cover dress, under male imam and women also can perform their prayer under female imam where it was practiced female imam stands same level of middle position with others in the first congregation. It is noted more 95% mosques in Saudi Arabia are facilitated for separate congregation of women with male.  In Hadith it is seen Ayesha, prophet's wife, led prayer for women as a female imam and a male imam, slave of them, led also prayer for women congregation. Prophet always inspired women coming mosques and performed prayer  making segregated female congregation under his leadership. Even he said don't resist women entering mosque even in night for prayers. 

Moreover, Scholars are arguing that creating a extra or new practice which isn't consistent with basic of Islam is illegal called Bidath. Prophet said performing prayer at home for women is better than mosque. Islam focused more on women's veil and safety. Even Islam orders male to protect your eyes from noticing female. In addition, prayer congregation is made by standing one shoulder with others. Imam is treated under Islam is the leader of the society where prophet suggested male always will be leader as they have to understand everything of society based on male's availability to access in everywhere and strengthen to face hurdles considering that women will hold always safe and soft positions by the gift or special blessing of Allah -God despite having their equal rights, honour with male but Islam generally doesn’t prescribe same rights for women like male E.g. leading war, etc. Moreover, Prophet ordered to perform Salah very sincerely without diverting concentration anywhere, even small verse is allowed to leave the Saytan during the time of prayer and prayer isn't allowed in front of any picture. According to medical science concentration will be broken standing toughing with female shoulder in mixed male female congregation in prayer. Prophet also didn't allow women in any hard work even battle field, governor of the state, etc though women were capable of doing these during that time, E.g. women Mrs Hind Bint Utbah of opposition of prophet tookpart in battle field and killed prophet's companion Mr Hamza and she also tookpart discussion of state policies with her husband, fathers, others. On other hand, due to present era's modernization, women are able to lead war working military, politics, and other job sectors maintaining veil but performing religious roles holding position must be followed by Prophet's precised standard.  Many religious scholars have argued Prophet didn't take women in battle field despite their desire and capability because he wanted to uphold Islam's dignity stating that in order to get heaven under Islam women don't need to do war having high risk of life and hard work earning money/food for livelihood, etc because women were used largely in Arab during the time under barbarism by the name of other religion e.g. women were sold as slave during that time and had no hornour and dignity in the society. Following these, Allah said through Prophet and Quran that women are equally honoured like male and they don't need to perform like male e.g earning money for family instead God Allah introduces this for male as mandatory called Faroz escaping women's burden. But if women want to earn money, Prophet under Islam permits it stating that women can spend her earning money with her desire and her husband can't force spending this money for his necessary and other purposes without her permission.   

 

On the other hand, few Islamic scholars like Dr. Shabir Ally, Canadian imam, are suggesting female can be allowed in very crucial circumstances. In present modern era, women in Muslim countries are also working in all sectors including commando, pilot in military, politicians -President -Prime Minister, officials, judiciary, Islamic preacher, Islamic scholars- professor, media, films, train driver and so on under moderate Islamic society maintaining almost update rules of Islam. Generally, female imam is allowed leading prayer for women congregation. Following this, they can run women mosque separately with male mosques for teaching Islam to women.

 

Mr Alley suggested female imam can lead prayer for allowed people for her by Islamic rule like family members and near relatives with mixed male female congregation where a female is highly qualified on Islamic knowledge comparing others. Though amending the Islamic rules doesn't depend on women quality or capability but it can be allowed like this another circumstances where there is no better Islamic imam or scholar like country China, Cuba, North Korea, etc. If a female imam start leading prayer and preaching Islam to non Muslim in North Korea, Cuba and people start converting themselves accepting Islam under female imam, it will be allowed under Islam according to Quran and Hadith based on positive role for Islam. When male imam is available to be imam, then female imam must leave the job of imam. In addition, female imam scholar can draft Khutbah of Jumah in any areas in the world if male imam isn't competent based on the demand of the society, country, and issues and male imam can represent her drafted Khutbah in Jumah prayer or she only will represent the Khutbah of Jumah during prayer maintaining veil. If people are attracted and despareted gathering mosques for prayer due to female imam's especial quality on Islamic knowledge, nice recitation, in that areas where Muslims don't like to perform prayer in Mosques due to allegation of non-attractive male imams based on his Islamic knowledge, female qualified attractive imam can be allowed where women 1st congregation will be made by a female imam standing same level with other women and males will also make only male congregation as well as behind other women congregation avoiding mixed shoulder female male congregation standing beside. It is noted a companion of Islam was attacked to his leg by an attacker through arrow bow during the time of prayer but he didn't break his prayer due to high concentration towards Allah. It is mentioned focusing importance of the concentration towards Allah performing Salah to be accepted by Allah.  

 

However, although women are leading country holding PM, ministers, other officials maintaining veil under Islam but mandatory Salah for five times always performed by male imam with women separate congregation in a mosque during prophet Mohammad (PHUB) sincerely avoiding any difficulties of acceptance of Salah towards Allah despite Ayesha (R)'s special quality of Islam. Even one day Prophet was sick and ordered Abu Bakkar to lead the prayer Salah but Ayesha discorded stating my father is old man he can't do this but Prophet didn't suggest Ayesha to lead the prayer rather he reiterated Abu Bakkar must do this, finally he did successfully.   Therefore, Islamic scholars are divided here allowing female imam for prayer absolutely but it can be allowed considering circumstances under Islamic amend version based on society's demand preserving fundamental principles of Quran and Hadith. 

(Main purpose to write this article serving Islam and Muslim Ummah based on update of Islam consistency with modern era.)

Future peaceful dynamic world can be built by reforming UN?

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Future peaceful dynamic world can be built by reforming UN.

 

Uinted Nations(UN) as a guardian of the world or president of the world was formed with many hopes in order to build peaceful, stable, prosperous world after long war and world war. How much it has achieved performing its responsibilities across the world ? now it is highly questioned on many issues. Many more now are claiming to bring reform on many of its functions in order to play more effective role on many issues to move forward the world by resolving arisen disputes implementing its rules, regulations on member countries.

 

However, it’s most vital functions are UN General Assembly(UNGA), UN Security Council permanent members by five countries, UNSC non-permanent members by 15 countries. The resolutions are passed by vote and consensus but unanimous decision is needed to pass the resolution by UNSC. UN Security Council has been being experienced failing passing the resolutions by even one member country's veto. Therefore, many disputes are creating hurdles resolving arisen chaos, violence, mass human rights violation, civil war, war, crimes and so on across the world.

 

It is noted, UNSC recently has failed to pass the resolutions due to fail obtaining unanimous consensus on Myanmar present military govt & violence issue as well as ethnic cleansing on Rohingya issue. Same things have been taken place at the time of passing the resolutions on Syria, Israel &Palestine disputes and so on. Many disputes like these are going on across the world such as North Korea's nuclear weapon, South China Sea, Hong Kong, Kashmir, Yemen war, Libya, Ukraine, ISIS militancy, civil war & distability in African countries, Sudan, Mali, Somalia, Afghanistan, persecution on people - Refugees crisis, political unrest in Egypt, Venezuela, Belarus, Tunisia, etc.   

 

On the other hand, UN has achieved also huge resolving risen many disputes and has been playing vital role ensuring human rights after world wars. UN has greater opportunities to perform its duty implementing its rules, regulations on member countries by strengthening its organs by reaching like on function of president of United States of America as many autonomic nations' states in USA are run by President of USA. Like President of USA , United Nations as a President  will implement its rules, regulations on member countries (One global country by many nations' countries) by consensus or judgment by bindings that will resolve all problems soon even only paying few blood avoiding mass bloodshed.

 

However, permanent five members UNSC can call meeting on security issues and human rights violation in the world and also can implement its unanimous passing resolution on member countries, even by military strike and others but it has now created risk of war because some countries are now holding mass destructive nuclear weapon, ICBM. Even all permanent five members UNSC are also holding nukes, ICBM, when disputes are arisen between them and it is needed to implement that creates hurdles, IE. Recently UNSC has been experienced disputes on South China Sea by China, Crimia-Ukrine  by Russia, both China & Russia are the UNSC member with UK, USA, France. Now question is raised how unanimous resolution will be passed by permanent member of UNSC? Even Russia, China both have given veto on Myanmar issues and USA has used veto power for Israel dispute. 

Furthermore, UNSC hasn't succeeded establishing democratic stable Libya, Syria, Iraq still now despite giving many blood, civil war is going on though once it was stable economic prosperous country despite many discrimination including human rights violation.

 

However, Disputes are created from various reasons in the countries even stable countries ie. Myanmar has been running with stable peaceful often democratic govt. since 2011 until present military coup. Now many armed forces anti-military govt. have been formed in the country and it is now going to commit civil war & bloodshed. It has only been created by illegal & unjustifiable military intervention but it had a good possibility to run stable democratic Govt. Therefore, election & power transition treated as an internal problem is major problem in many countries that is destabilizing many stable countries ie. Venezuela, Belarus where movements are going on due to election fairness, rigged questions. Even civil war &foreign military intervention took place in Syria for transition of power as President Assad has been running Govt. by rigged election for long time. On the other hand, Running long time by fair election like Dr Mahthir Mohammad doesn't create hurdles in the country, it has also been proven in India under Congress party's longer tenure.

 

It is noted, UNSC has intervened in Libya, Syria, Iraq due to allegation of  violation of human rights from anti Govt. movements & mass persecution on protesters as well as killing for dispersing by autocratic Govt. Since 2011 it has been taken place in many countries in Middle East including Tunisia, Syria, Egypt, Libya, etc. People had to give more blood to oust the dislike Govt. by large demonstration. On the other hand, Gen Sisi led military ousted democratically elected Govt. in Egypt and subsequently political persecution and distability tookplace. In addition, recently military coups are taken place in many African countries ousting elected Govt. by multiparty election.

Secondly, disputes are created by mass weapons procurement like North Korea's nuclear weapon, ICBM, Iran nuclear program crisis, Turkey Greece sea dispute, Illegal migrant refugee by repealing citizenship by the country, human rights violation, etc. However, International Arbitration courts under UN has succeeded resolving Bangladesh-Myanmar &India sea territory disputes. ICJ court also has made judgment on Rohingya ethnic cleansing, and also declared ruling on South China Sea dispute. But UN lead UNSC has failed to resist NK procuring nuclear weapon, ICBM as well as building independent Palestine, Israel.

 

However, UN has been addressing all arisen problems but it hasn't been succeeded due to its limitation on exercising the power on member countries. Here, It needs to bring reforms strengthening its rules, institutions. IE. ICJ under UN has to be given more power to hear on many disputed issues including election fairness, major political party's banning like Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt formed Govt, Sea disputes, military coup Govt reasonableness & legitimacy dispute, award huge trillion fine for procuring Nuke-ICBM  & chemical-biological weapons, minority ethnic group citizenship issues, & other major issues. But ICJ will hear these issues as a final and last reliable resort after the UNSC &UNGA's process and its judgment will be binding on UN member countries, UNSC will implement the judgment. Here, judges of ICJ will be elected by UNSC & UNGA's majority vote.

 

Moreover, firstly, UNSC can call UNSC's meeting on any human rights violation even unrest anti govt election fairness movement, UN other bodies also can declare whether legitimate election or not under present rules. If UNSC can make unanimous decision on any issues, they can immediately pass & implement resolutions for short time including arms embargo, sanctions, etc but later it has to take justification, approval by the UNGA, UNSC non permanent members' majority vote or consensus. Even any member country can challenge the taken decision to ICJ on military intervention, ousting Govt, Changing monarchy, taking over other countries' territory, no violate others sovereignty, deploying mass arms in border, etc. The process would be finished within 2-3 months as much as possible. ICJ would pass final verdict within 1 month and Expert Council will complete its process within 1 month. UNSC, UNGA also would complete its process 15-30 days.  

 

 Secondly, Expert body will be formed under UNGA by 15-20 members of investigative officers, political adviser-observer and analyst, defense experts, security & strategy analyst, journalist, administration-govt policy experts, election experts, etc. Like election rigging dispute, this Expert Body or council will investigate the allegations collecting information from newspapers, embassies, civil society, general people, observers, etc. Then they will send the report and findings to the UNGA's voting on elected Govt's legitimacy matter, then it will go to UNSC's joint 15+5=20 members voting and consensus in this regard and decision making. Then UNSC will start negotiation with their decision implementation by negotiate delegates.  If they fail to implement their decision, they will send to ICJ with all findings and written reasoning UN member countries on this regard. ICJ's judgment will be binding for all. 

 When legitimate government will be formed by UN recognition after election, oppositions can't oust the govt by movement until 4/5 years tenure expired questioning election unfairness if the Govt doesn't willing reign. UN will form negotiation or arbitration council, they will work on the expert council's findings on any dispute including election, election period govt, fairness, observation, and other disputes.

 

Countries like Myanmar, Africa ; UNSC, UNGA will justify the military coup's govt whether it is needed or not, how many time they can run, how they will handover power to political govt, and UN negotiation body can form election period govt to hold fair election by forming Govt from country's persons and their delegates jointly if it is needed like Afghanistan, Myanmar, Africa, Egypt, Syria , Libya, Iraq, etc in order to keep remain peace and stability in the countries avoiding political chaos. Disputed countries can apply to UN for this.

 

Third, Some countries are facing civil war, mass violence like Somalia, Sudan, Mali, Yemen, Libya, destabilize African countries have to be deployed UN peacekeeping delegates including military troops, political advisers, judicial officials, law experts by joint body to run the country until obtain its self-sufficient like Afghanistan, Iraq. Now US-UK lead NATO has been doing these in many countries like Afghanistan where they have achieved 80-90% success by building peaceful democratic political, educational process, training 300,000 security troops, administrations, ensuring women & human rights as well as economic assistance and so on. If it is run by UN, then UNSC can get money collectively to do expenditure in these missions.  Un peacekeeping joint body will be treated as governor of the country under UN. UN joint body will be training the country officials running the country, then years later they will leave the country. Mass destabilize countries will be chosen by the approval by the UNGA, UNSC, ICJ's judgment. They will take salary from the country and UN fund.

 

Fourth, present world order is running by multi systems like democratic Govt by election, stable Monarchy like Qatar, Saudi, UAE-etc, Islamic democratic Govt system like Iran, Communism China, Cuba, Semi Communism -North Korea. If 80-85% people don't show movement or support by survey, demonstration in order to change the country's governing system replacing monarchy by democracy, UN won't allow ousting the system forcefully until mass violation on human rights. Changing monarchy by democracy will be also needed approval  by ICJ  with UNGA, UNSC. Then UNSC can take initiatives for peace but democratic countries can never be replaced by absolute Monarchy, absolute monarchy will be democratic peacefully gradually based on people's demand.  

 

It is noted more than 80 million people are now refugee. They can be sent in large landmass countries like Nigeria, Sudan to form a stable country by every training, assistance under UN for their prosperous life. Even richest countries also can take them because many migrant descendant are leading the world like PM Boris Johnson, President Barack Obama, J Biden, D Trump, Sadik Khan, Praab Mukherji, Sonia Ghandi, etc.  

 

 Finally, UN will boost its mass weapons monitoring body to examine and search countries' weapons industries. Countries will be awarded fine if they build mass destructive weapons. If all problems are resolved by UN peacefully by these ways, war doesn't need. So mass nuke, ICBM gradually must be reduced or demolished.

In my conclusion, I do believe if these reforms can be implemented near future, peaceful dynamic world will be built under United Nations.