Pictures of the bridal shower of the Emir of Bichi’s daughter, Zahra Bayero, who will be getting married to Yusuf, President Muhammadu Buhari’s only son, in a few weeks, have got many talking on social media platforms.
It has also enraged the conservative Muslim North who felt betrayed that the wedding is not in line with Islamic traditions.
The President’s son had on Sunday released pictures of his outing with his fiancée ahead of the wedding at the Polo Ground, Asokoro, Abuja.
However, the pictures from the shower as posted on Instagram have generated reactions amongst many on social media.
While some berated the Emir’s daughter ‘for wearing a bare chest gown and not covering her head as expected of a Muslim lady”, others complemented her beauty and prayed for a successful wedding.
Also, Zahra’s father Emir of Bichi, an emirate in Kano State where the Islamic corps, Hisbah, had banned dressing considered unreligious.
Some Nigerians highlighted Zahra’s gown, part of which is made from a transparent material; they also pointed out that she did not have her hair covered as is usually done by Muslim women.
Officials of Hisbah in Kano State have over the years forcefully enforced its policies, particularly on dressing, on residents of the state irrespective of their religious affiliation.
The agency has banned stylish haircuts, sagging of trousers and playing of music at social events by disk jockeys.
Hisbah also banned commercial motorcycles and tricycle riders from carrying two women at a time.
Of recent, the Kano State Hisbah Board banned the use of mannequins to display clothes by tailors, supermarkets and boutique owners in the state.
Hisbah Commander-in-Chief, Ustaz Harun Muhammad Sani Ibn Sina, said the use of mannequins by tailors, boutique owners and others contravenes the provision of Islamic injunctions.
He added that the agency would educate them on how Islam frowns on the use of mannequins and send its officials to apprehend and prosecute offenders.
A statement had read, “Hisbah prohibits the use of mannequins at shops, commercial and private residences and other public places. This violates Islamic provisions, it is also responsible for immoral thoughts among some members of the public, all these are against Islam.
“We have divided Kano into five areas for the monitoring and implementation of the ban across the state.”
Yusuf, son of President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari is set to get married to his bride to embark on a lifelong love journey which is said to have started with their meeting while pursuing their academics in the United Kingdom.
The Emir of Bichi, father of the bride-to-be has given his approval for the organisation and inauguration of a 145-man committee to ensure that the wedding ceremony does not meet any obstacle or complication along the way.