Mamnoon Hussain says family plays vital role in progress and stability of society
President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday said that family plays an important role in the progress, security, stability and development of society because it provides the natural habitat required for positive upbringing of a human being.
“Islam gives special attention on family affair and if there is peace and harmony in a family it will have good impacts on its surroundings and society,” the president said while speaking to first International Fiqhi conference on “Current issues in Muslim personal laws between Shariah and States’ Legislation” at International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI).
The three-day conference was organised by IIUI in collaboration with Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, Riyadh.
The president said the Constitution of Pakistan guarantees religious freedom, adding that the non-Muslims are governed by their own personal laws. He said that nothing could be more relevant and direct than the subject of the conference. He said that family is the single most important institution that is the basis for stability and consolidation of a society, adding that the Quran contains verse after verse that deal with multiple aspects of family life, such as marriage, divorce, inheritance. They are directed at the establishment of a harmonious society – the condition of peace and harmony at home radiates peace and harmony around, a much desired goal to be achieved, he added.
“Allah has enunciated broad and essential legal principles commanding the life of a Muslim family. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has explained and clarified the same through words and acts while the Imams have further elaborated them catering to the situations that emerged with the great expansion of Islam and impacting diverse societies with a mosaic of cultures.”
