After the post by Islamic lecturer Elvedin Pezić about a “covered girl and a boy wearing a šajkača” (traditional Serbian cap) provoked strong reactions, the Islamic scholar Bajazid Nicević spoke out on Facebook and offered a different perspective on the entire case.
In his emotional and sharp status update, Nicević stated that it is hypocritical to condemn one covered girl while simultaneously overlooking much heavier moral and social problems in society.
“Were we supposed to wait for the Ashab (Companions of the Prophet) to come to Novi Sad to start something? Today, many are trying to hide their cowardice and fear of the oppressors by attacking a covered girl because, look, she shook hands with someone who is not her mahram,” Nicević wrote.
Nicević highlights the double standards of a society that, according to him, “lacks the strength to speak out against real oppression but easily deals with those who wear the hijab.”
“In Pazar (Novi Pazar), every day we see uncovered girls hugging and shaking hands with men, and nothing happens, everyone is silent. But when a girl appears who sincerely wants to do some good, they immediately lash out at her—not because they mind that she is acting outside of Sharia, but because they dare not raise their voice against the real oppression (zuluma),” Nicević stressed.
He emphasized that the greatest Jihad in Islam is precisely “speaking the truth before the oppressor (zulumćarem),” alluding to courage and justice as essential values of the faith.
Nicević clearly stated that no one justifies un-Islamic actions, but that this case concerns a young person fighting for justice and freedom, not moral decay.
“No one is praising the girl because she shook hands or hugged, as we all know the Sharia position on that. We are praising her because she is fighting for justice,” he wrote.
Quoting the words of Ibn Taymiyyah, Nicević added:
“Allah will help a just ruler, even if he is a non-believer, and will not help an unjust ruler, even if he is a Muslim. So, Allah helps the just person even despite his disbelief, and we would crush a girl who is fighting for justice because of her sin.”
While Pezić’s stance emphasizes moral and religious discipline, Nicević’s response raises questions of context, justice, and courage in the faith. His words received great support among believers and activists who believe that more understanding and less condemnation is needed.
This exchange of opinions between two well-known Islamic scholars from Sandžak and Bosnia shows the internal pluralism in the interpretation of faith, as well as the tension between traditional and modern approaches to public life and religious norms. See the controversial video that caused strong reactions.
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