Council of Islamic Ideology comes out against SC verdict in polygamy case

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has ruled that the Supreme Court’s decision related to polygamy is not valid as per the norms of Sharia.

“It is un-Islamic to grant the first wife the right to annul the marriage as a result of solemnising second marriage [by her husband] without her permission,” said the CII ruling.

The Council reached the decision at its 241st meeting presided over by CII Chairman Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi on March 25-26.

The CII discussed the Oct 23...