Sharia Law, what is it and who practices it?

[England my lionheart]

From Iran and Iraq to Britain and Canada, Sharia law is being opposed by a
vast majority who choose 21st century universal values over medievalism.
Join us in supporting this international struggle and calling for:

* the abolition of discriminatory and Sharia laws
* an end to sexual apartheid
* secularism and the separation of religion from the state
* equality between women and men

Amen to this

 

[Gharib]

Amen to this

what does Amen mean?

 

[England my lionheart]

Don't worry,it's only in their dreams

 

[England my lionheart]

This isn't a poorly erected Tent,this is a Saudi Woman,Saudi have a particularly fine form of Sharia

Maybe this next Lady would prefer secular Laws

when i think about Sharia and even Islam a song comes into my head,it's an old record called "your out of touch,your out of time" can't remember who sang it though,i'll try and find out.

 

[Gharib]

england, do you have a problem with muslims wanting their own laws to be judged with?

 

[England my lionheart]

england, do you have a problem with muslims wanting their own laws to be judged with?

Not if they really WANT them,i do however have a problem with Muslims who want Sharia in my country,as i see it,if they want Sharia and all the sexist archaic laws that go with it surely they should go to Saudi,i would even help with the fare.

 

[England my lionheart]

To think that these are the same woman

 

[England my lionheart]

Such a cool set of Laws,for stealing a loaf of Bread they improvised this boys punishment

 

[England my lionheart]

england, do you have a problem with muslims wanting their own laws to be judged with?

No,Muslims have a problem with Sharia law,Pakistan is in chaos because of it,people are stoned,tortured,whipped,hung,amputated and beheaded because of it,tell me Esalam which is your favourite bit.

 

[Kodanshi]

Such a cool set of Laws,for stealing a loaf of Bread they improvised this boys punishment

Presented as ‘punishment’, that’s actually anti–Islâmic propaganda. That story has been exposed as simply an illusionist style magic trick.

 

[Alla Prima]

england, do you have a problem with muslims wanting their own laws to be judged with?

Speaking for myself not in an Islamic country I don't.

 

[Alla Prima]

yes thats your view, you should have stated that, you are getting others confused.

It is not just my view.

 

[kai]

england, do you have a problem with muslims wanting their own laws to be judged with?

Muslims are required under Islam to adhere to the laws of the country they live in, the problem with "sharia" in "Islamic " countries is who is doing the interpretation of the Quran Sunnah etc and implementing their version of Sharia. as there is no Caliph there is no one entitled to "interpret "Sharia for Muslims which is why it is so fractured and misrepresented in different parts of the world its too heavily influenced by many cultures that are still deeply Patriarchal and violent.

 

[Gharib]

Muslims are required under Islam to adhere to the laws of the country they live in, the problem with "sharia" in "Islamic " countries is who is doing the interpretation of the Quran Sunnah etc and implementing their version of Sharia. as there is no Caliph there is no one entitled to "interpret "Sharia for Muslims which is why it is so fractured and misrepresented in different parts of the world its too heavily influenced by many cultures that are still deeply Patriarchal and violent.

yes that is very true. nice hearing such words come out of you Kai.

 

[AbuKhalid]

Muslims are required under Islam to adhere to the laws of the country they live in, the problem with "sharia" in "Islamic " countries is who is doing the interpretation of the Quran Sunnah etc and implementing their version of Sharia. as there is no Caliph there is no one entitled to "interpret "Sharia for Muslims which is why it is so fractured and misrepresented in different parts of the world its too heavily influenced by many cultures that are still deeply Patriarchal and violent.

There is not a great deal to be interpreted as the bulk of Sharia is decided. What would need interpretation is laws relevant to things which have newly arised.

There is no Islamic countries today as that would be somewhere were Sharia is practised, there are only Muslim majority countries. Sharia is a complete system revealed by Allah and His Messenger and so you cannot accept part of it and reject another part - to do so is to imply that you know better than Allah.

There is agreement by Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah that any ruler or government in the Islamic lands who rules by other than the Sharia is therefore an apostate and must be fought.

 

[kai]

you see esalam when many people think of sharia the Taliban and Saudi punishments automatically spring to mind.

 

[Gharib]

you see esalam when many people think of sharia the Taliban and Saudi punishments automatically spring to mind.

i don't know whats going on in that part of the world, so i can't say i understand what you are saying. sorry.

but miss-interpretations and cultural additons are a big issue.

 

[AbuKhalid]

Muslims are required under Islam to adhere to the laws of the country they live in

Given they don't contradict the Sharia of course. There are also other factors which influence the contract between the individual Muslim and the country in which he lives. A lot of "modernist" Muslims today use the contract as a way of justifying all kinds of sins so we need to be clear on this issue.

 

[AbuKhalid]

Such a cool set of Laws,for stealing a loaf of Bread they improvised this boys punishment

Could you give the source of this story. If it is the case then it isnt part of Sharia. One thing many people are unaware of is that the punishment for theft (cutting the hand) is only done after the thief steals several times. Also if that person steals out of necessity then there is no punishment because the state is then responsible as it didn't provide him with an adequate level of living to begin with.

 

[England my lionheart]

Hi Abu,this link should work Photo: Iran Tortures 8-Year-Old Boy - Lifestyle - Javno