Don advocates Quranic application of human rights for Muslim women

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Prof. Sa’adatu Liman

By Linus Ogbu, Lafia

A former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University Keffi (NSUK), Prof. Sa’adatu Liman, has advocated strict application of quranic human rights for muslim women in tackling oppression and suppression of their rights.

She stated this at the 35th Inaugural lecture of the institution held in Keffi local government area of Nasarawa state.

The topic of the Inaugural lecture is: Deconstructing The Notion of Oppression and Suppression of Women in Islam: Revisiting The Islamic Versus Universal Concepts of Human Rights.

According to Liman who is also a Professor of Islamic Studies at the University, the only solution to the oppression and suppression of the muslim woman is the strict application of the fundamental human rights of the woman as enshrined by the Quran and exemplified by Prophet Muhammad.

“Studies have shown that women enjoyed these rights during the era of the Prophet.

“So the muslim feminist struggle should be geared towards strict application of the Shariah rules regarding women’s rights as preached and exemplified by the Prophet.

“Pursuing the line of thinking the western feminist struggle will only result in the stripping of the muslim woman off her dignity, destruction of th family structure among others,” she said.

She asserted that efforts of muslim women activists, feminists and the western feminist groups for the reinterpretation of the Quran verses and reformulation of the Sharia principles on women rights are baseless and will not yield the desired results in the protection of human rights of women.

She called on governments at all levels to always ensure that the Islamic principles regarding women’s rights are strictly observed in their societies.

Liman also urged Islamic teachers and preachers to double their efforts in preaching and teaching against women rights abuse.

“They must educate members of the society on those beautiful rights accorded to the muslim woman by the Sharia that were unequalled in any of the civilizations or religions across the world,” she said.

Speaking earlier, Professor Suleiman Bala-Mohammed, Vice Chancellor of the University lauded the Prof liman for her dexterity, dedication and commitment to service of the university and that of humanity in general.

Bala-Mohammed described Sa’adatu Liman as a worthy partner in whose modest contribution to the development of the institution is unquantifiable.

Bala – Mohammed maintained that the university would continue to partner with relevant stakeholders in the state and in the country at large to ensure that the inaugural lectures in NSUK is sustained, while calling on other professors to do so.