Kano State Hisbah Commander Sheikh Harun Ibn Sina has said that they will invite the parents of Miss Nigeria winner Shatu Garko to talk about her participation in the beauty pagent.
The 18-year-old Shatu Garko beat 18 others to win the 44th edition of Miss Nigeria beauty pageant on 17 December 2021, making her the first Hijab wearing model to win the contest in its 44-year history.
Hisbah said the reason for inviting Shatu Garko’s parents is to inform them about the Islamic stance with regards to the participation of their daughter in the beauty contest.
“We (Hisbah) have confirmed that Shatu Garko is a Muslim from Kano State and her parents come from Garko local government area. Kano is a Sharia state and this is why we won’t allow the matter to go like that.
“We will invite the parents to talk to them about the actions of their daughter and the fact that waht she did was illegal in Islam in case they don’t know so that she won’t continue on that path and other girls willnnot copy her,” Ibn Sina told BBC News Pidgin.
Sheik Ibn Sina backed his argument by quoting some verses from the Holy Qur’an.
“Almighty God, in the Quran, told the Prophet to tell his wives, daughters and other women of faith to cover themselves properly.”
“In another verse in the Quran, God also instructed people to guard their eyes against watching sinful things like exposed body parts and also women not to expose their beauty to the outside world except their face, hands and feet.”
