Jamaat e Islami Women wing will celebrate the International Women day

Lahore: The Jamaat e Islami Women wing has decided to link the International Women day on March 8 with the names of the Ummahatul Momineen, the wives (RA) of the Holy Prophet ( pbuh) and in this connection, an Ashra ( ten days period) from March one to ten would be observed in the name of Syeda Khadijah.  This was announced by the JI women wing chief Dr Durdana Siddiqui, at a press conference at Mansoroa. Dr. Samiha Raheel Qazi, Member of the Islamic Ideological Council, and President, Women and Family Commission, Pakistan,  Begum Ra’na Fazal, Mrs Aamina Usman, Begum Aisha Syed, and Dr Humaira Tariq, were also present.

Dr Durdana Siddiqi said that during the Ashra Syeda Khaadijah, a campaign would be launched at national level to impress upon the womenfolk to lead their lives in accordance with the golden teachings of Islam, to highlight the importance of the rights bestowed upon the women in Islam, to create an awakening against un-Islamic customs and practices, and for protection of the women from violence and exploitation. During this period, the women would be urged to take Syeda Khadijah as their model.

She said it was a matter of deep concern that western and Hindu culture besides materialistic thinking was spreading in the Muslim society and there was a conspiracy to wipe out the Islamic civilization.  The materialistic thinking had ended the sanctity of human relationship while nudity and vulgarity were being promoted in the name of women rights.

Dr Durdana Siddiqui said it was the responsibility of the JI women wing to introduce Islamic teachings, especially the importance and virtues of modesty, to the women.

He said that a film actor or dancer could not a model for a Muslim woman. The Muslim women could not tolerate that any woman was exploited in an un-Islamic way.

She said that literature on the life of Syeda Khadijah would be distributed during the Ashra. Women conventions would be a held at Lahore, Karachi, and Peshawar. The first Women convention would be held on March 8, at Football ground, Wahdat Road, Lahore, and would be addressed by the JI chief Sirajul Haq and other party leaders.