Hyderabad: The women from the Akhbari sect of Shia Muslims finally gained access to the Ibadat Khana located in Darulshifa, Hyderabad, to conduct Majlis, Jashans, and other religious prayers following the judgment by the High Court of Telangana.
The court also cited the Supreme Court’s 2018 judgment in the Sabarimala case while passing the order.
On December 11, 2023, the court issued an interim order allowing Akhbari Shia women to access the mosque to offer prayers.
Following the order, the mutawalli committee of Ibadat Khana in Hyderabad approached the court to against it.
During the hearing, the court pointed out that Usooli Shia women were allowed to offer prayers at the mosque by the waqf board, and thus it discriminated against Akhbari Shia women by not allowing them to offer prayers at the mosque.
Now the court has allowed all shia women to access Hyderabad’s Ibadat Khana for Majlis, Jashans, and other religious prayers.
