A policeman who has served the department for 34 years was told that he ought to shave his beard, which he has been keeping for the last 29 years and to which no one ever objected.
Ehasanullah Haq Ghazi Sheikh, 54, posted at Dadar police station, had taken permission for keeping beard in 1977 and ever since there was no problem. Neither his colleagues nor superiors objected.
Surprisingly, Deputy Commission RK Mor issued a memo to him asking him to shave his beard or face disciplinary action. Sheikh was asked to comply within three days of the issuance of the letter. After 29 years the sudden objection surprised the Assistant Sub-Inspector who has now approached superiors.
Interestingly, the rules vary from one state to another about Muslim policemen keeping beard. In some states there is no such law prohibiting Muslims while in other states you have to take permission. However, the High Court had recently ruled that any Muslim policeman couldn’t be stopped from keeping the beard. This should have cleared the air. But it has not. Does keeping ebard makes a man fundamentalist or what? Earlier, the Army jawan Haidar Ali of Assam Rifles who was dismissed from service over the same issue was reinstated by Supreme Court.
Re: Shave your beard else face consequences! , India
format_quote Originally Posted by Muezzin
Are Sikh officers allowed to keep their beards?
thats really a good quest....hw cum i didnt think like dat....
so are they allowed?
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Re: Shave your beard else face consequences! , India
may allah give many more the courage to grow and keep a beard without fearing the kuffar.
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Re: Shave your beard else face consequences! , India
Lets look Sheikh with his beard have been in service for 2 long years , but when this new DC came , his beard is in problem for what ????????? . Let all Muslims from India in this forum make a protest against the pro - hindutva DC .
Re: Shave your beard else face consequences! , India
I agree with Catmando, their should be a need upon the members to use correct spelling for a word. No "text message format" as this forum is not a mobile phone where word's are limited to the cost of message.
(spelling mistake is not included)
Going back to the topic, it is clear as far as the original post and issue of high court, beard is not an issue of uniform's.
Re: Shave your beard else face consequences! , India
format_quote Originally Posted by Skillganon
I agree with Catmando, their should be a need upon the members to use correct spelling for a word. No "text message format" as this forum is not a mobile phone where word's are limited to the cost of message.
(spelling mistake is not included)
Going back to the topic, it is clear as far as the original post and issue of high court, beard is not an issue of uniform's.
hate to go off topic but it can be a clear spelling mistake especially if ones first language is not english, gosh, lets ban people for misspelling now
Re: Shave your beard else face consequences! , India
Crystal, I never said banning people for it, but emphasis should be put on spelling, nor putting any embargo on them. This forum suppose to be an educational as well as tool for expreesing opinions and discussion, and I am afraid it heavily relies, atleast an attempt, on correct spelling to convey a decent formulated argument. This was not a remark to the poster, wheter he made a mistake in spelling or not, but an attempt or emphasis in need for decent spelling.
Indeed english may not be some people's first language, but as any teacher will do for a student is atleast point out some obviouse mistake in spelling.
Last edited by Skillganon; 06-14-2006 at 02:05 AM.
Re: Shave your beard else face consequences! , India
format_quote Originally Posted by ganeshsikkim
I think it is a reason of "uniform"
I many militaries/Police offices across the world you must shave your head, and many other things, so this is not just an "Indian" thing.
I don't see "uniform" alone can justify requiring people to shave if their religion prohibits it.
Here's the position of the British armed forces on this, which seems much more sensible.
Muslim men are permitted to wear short neatly trimmed beards. However, for occupational or operational reasons, where a hazard clearly exists, Muslim men may be required to modify or remove facial hair to such an extent as to enable the correct wearing of breathing apparatus, oxygen masks, or respirators. An effective seal on a respirator can only be achieved when the skin is clean shaven; not withstanding this, Muslim men will not be required to shave their beards in order to perform NBC training drills.
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