Controversial scholar Abdul Qavi advises transgenders to get married

Controversial religious scholar Mufti Abdul Qavi has once again landed himself in hot waters over his advice to transgenders.

Mufti Abdul Qavi, who was earlier barred by his own family members from making a public appearance, gave an interview to a private channel in which he gave unsolicited advice to the transgender community to get married According to Qavi, transgender people can marry like a physically normal human being if they claimed to have either male or female abilities.

He also claimed that whatever he has said is also mentioned in the Holy Quran and if he has said something wrong he is ready to apologise. He said these are all traditions and a case cannot be registered against him over this statement.

After his statement, a lawyer named Hafiz Mushtaq Ahmed Naeemi moved to a session court in which he sought registration of a case against Qavi over his controversial statement. In his petition, he termed Qavi’s statement purely ‘unnatural’ and stated that such sinful acts would trigger vulgarity in society.

He said the transgender people do not have the ability to reproduce and prayed to the court to give orders to register a case against Muft Qavi. He was of the view that the purpose of marriage was not for fun only but for reproduction. The court has sought a reply from the police in this regard till April 14.