'Islam prohibits women from visiting graveyards'
Justifying the ban on women's entry to the shrine's inner sanctum, Haji Ali Dargah Chairman Abu Sultan Merchant has said in Islam, women are not allowed to visit graveyards. The inner sanctum contains the Saint Sayed Peer Haji Ali Shah Bukhari's tomb. "The entire shrine is in front of their eyes. Only touching the tomb is not allowed," he added.