Sheikh Tantavi, the chief rector of Al Azhar, Cairo, is known in the Arab world
for eccentric comments and OFF the track remarks on issues of the Shariah. In the past also he has made several observations similar to the one made on the wearing of the veil.
Main stream ULEMAS ignore his remarks and FATAWAs. Besides, as usual every foreign news agency has played up this incident. Saudi scholars( those not in the govt pay or influence have avoided any comment. The reason, they say," any comment will give more importance
and attention to Tantavi.
Tantavi the next day made a clarification in the Egyptian Press and TV that he never ordered the girl to remove her veil. That same programme a caller CAME ON LINE AND said he was present when the Shiekh
forced the girl to remove the cover from her face. The Arab main stream press said," What else can
you expect from Sheikh Tantavi, appointed to the high office by President Mubarak, he has to say
what the government wants him to say.BESIDES AL AZHAR IS NOT ANY MORE THE CENTRAL ISLAMIC
AUTHORITY. THE WESTERN MEDIA OFTEN TOUTS IT AS SOLE AUTHORITY OF SUNNI MUSLIMS.
I AM HERE IN THE GCC SINCE THE THREE DECADES AND HAVE BEEN AROUND THE MENA REGION, EVERY ONE KNOW HOW FATWAS
CAN BE BOUGHT FROM AL AZHAR.
WE HAD SUCH WAYWARD SHEIKS IN THE PAST ALSO . IBN HAZIM AL ZAHIRI, TAHIR MAQDISI AND IBN FARRAJ
AL ISFHANI ,WHOSE FATAWAS ON MUSIC AND SINGING ARE TOTALLY AND ABSOLUTELY AGAINST THE "JAMHOOR".
DEOBAND, NADWA AND OTHER SALAFI SCHOLARS AND ULEMAS HAVE SAID, THAT SUCH FRINGE OPINIONS
FATWAS AND OBSERVATIONS SHOULD BEST BE IGNORED ANY COMMENT GIVES THESE FRINGE ELEMENTS
PUBLICITY.
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