Sheikh Imran to circumcise Jeffery Salim Waheed

Sheikh Imran, the politically active religious scholar from Adhaalath Party, is to circumcise Jeffery Salim Waheed, the one and only son of President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan. A circumcision party is to be held at Hilaaleege this month.

"I did not circumcise my son Jeffery Salim when he was a child because I wanted him to discover the true path when he grew up. I wanted him to read holy books, get enlightened and make a choice as an adult. After spending one year in the company of Adhaalath Party scholars, my son has now learned a lot about the true path," the President told Television Maldives.

Sheikh Imran said it gives him immense pleasure to circumcise the son of the Head of State.

"We have been a great pillar of support for Dr Waheed ever since he took oath as President after defeating that devil Mohamed Nasheed in our glorious people's revolution last year. I have had many opportunities to talk to Jeffery Salim in the past year. He is a Stanford-educated bright chap who can be an ideal Muslim after he is circumcised," Sheikh Imran told TVM.

"We outlined our terms to the President Waheed before we declared our support to him in this year's presidential election. One of our terms is assigning Adhaalath Party three slots in the cabinet including the Ministry of Islamic Affairs if Dr Waheed won the presidency. We also requested Dr Waheed's son Jeffery Salim to be circumcised according to Islamic tradition. We are happy that Dr Waheed agreed to our demands," Sheikh Shaheem Ali Saeed, the Minister of Islamic Affairs told TVM.

"God willing, we will defeat Nasheed, Yameen, Qasim and Thasmeen in the presidential election. We will establish a true Islamic republic with Islamic Sharia under the leadership of Dr Waheed," Sheikh Shaheem said.