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  1. Woodrow LI

    Sunni Concept of Sharia--What is Sharia

    Highway robbery Hanafi definition; Murder or robbery by force PUNISHMENT Like all Hadud crime the punishment is severe and physical If the victim is killed and property is taken the quilty party is to be killed and the body crucified If the victim is killed and no property taken the quilty...
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    Sunni Concept of Sharia--What is Sharia

    Proof of quilt for drinking alcohol or using intoxicants Like all of the Hadud crimes, proof guilt is nearly impossible to prove the minimum proof a hahud crine was committed is: The eye witness testimony of 4 reliable witnesses each reporting the same exact event and giving detailed accounts...
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    why do people misunderstand Islam

    Just my own opinion based upon observations. There is a very wide range of people that refer to them self as being Muslim some rightfully and some in error. For many people their concept of a Muslim is what they see on the news. World wide there are very many non-Muslims that are often...
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    Sunni Concept of Sharia--What is Sharia

    Jazakallah Khair your input is welcome and appreciated You are correct, This is a good time to point out some misconceptions about Sharia. The Western Court systems in their educational facilities do classify Sharia as Religious law. But as you say that is not accurate, Sharia is sharia and it...
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    Sunni Concept of Sharia--What is Sharia

    Sharia is very much misunderstood not just by non-Muslims but also by many Muslims I have no intent to glamorize or demonize Sharia, I just want to state what it is. I do not claim to be an expert or even particularly knowledgeable. but I do believe I have a functional understanding of the...
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    I am not saying Islamic law should receive special treatment I am sayint it should receive the same treatment as other religious civil laws receive in the USA If France does not recognise the civil religious laws of other religions I have no issue with them not recognising Islamic Civil laws
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    I should not have put the spaces in. I intended the content to be understood as: Judaic.Amish,Native American,Mennonite,Mormon,etc Civil laws do not apply to Muslims sharia civil law should have no more effect on non-Muslims than Judaic Circumcision laws have on Christians. Actually in France...
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    but they exist here in the USA. for equal treatment what applies to one people should apply to all. If other religions are permitted to use their civil laws, Muslims should have the same right.
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    I also read and write more than one language and I have found that the Semitic and Native American languages do not translate well into the Indo European languages. I find Arabic very difficult to translate as it contains concepts that do not appear in English. Such as De'en, Dunya, Kafir, Masha...
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    The dower is what the husband pays the wife. It is usually an amount paid over the life time of the Husband. In the event the marriage ends because of divorce or death the balance is due immeditly or as much as what the husband owns will cover. The purpose of this is to provide for the wife...
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    Historically there have frequently been female rulers of Muslim Nations Here is a link to a few Heads of State | Muslim Women | WISE Muslim Women
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri,] usually shortened to Megawati Sukarnoputri born 23 January 1947), generally known as Megawati, is an Indonesian politician who served as president of Indonesia from 23 July 2001 to 20 October 2004. Now when did we ever have a female president in...
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    can only think of one off hand Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri,] usually shortened to Megawati Sukarnoputri born 23 January 1947), generally known as Megawati, is an Indonesian politician who served as president of Indonesia from 23 July 2001 to 20 October 2004. There have been...
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    Religious background The religious affiliations of Arab Americans While the majority of the population of the Arab World is composed of people of the Muslim faith, most Arab Americans, in contrast, are Christian.[10] According to the Arab American Institute, the breakdown of religious...
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    Civil law is civil law. It is not criminal law, it is not laws that can provide for jail or any type of punishment. It deals with the dispensation of agreements between 2 people. the state and local courts need not have any part in it except in cases where the parties have no common arbitrator...
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    I find it difficult to find sources that compare the salaries of Muslim men and Muslim women. In the more advanced nations it is rare for Muslim women to work. there is no incentive for a woman to work as a woman is not responsible for providing living expenses. In Islam all money a woman has...
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    why do Muslims Must offer apologizes for individual actions?

    We do not know who is a Muslim. The primary criteria to be Muslim is to have said the Shahadah with knowledge, conviction and sincerity. As we can not see into another persons heart and thoughts we accept all who claim to be Muslim as being Muslim. Our question is not if they are Muslim, but if...
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    Do you as a Muslim believe in women's equality?

    Oddly very few Muslims are Arab and the majority of Arabs that migrate to the USA are Christian I think you will find that most American Muslims want the same rights the Jews have that being the right for disputed contracts between Muslim be settled under sharia by Muslim arbitrators. the same...
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    Why do Muslims refer to God as He?

    I just invoked an unwritten rule that old threads are for us old men to post on. At my age and memory a 4 year old thread is fresh
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    Does the average Muslim believe that Sharia law is inspired by God?

    Saudis prohibition on woman driving is pretty much making them the laughing stock of the Arab world. The closest thing to driving that can be found in the Sunnah, Ahadith and Qur'an would be the riding of domestic animals. there are numerous references of woman riding horses, donkeys , camels...
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