Sharia Law

well, i could not stop myself in posting my opinion ! actually it does not make any sense to fight over 'shari law' All those who think that if sharia law is completely followed womean will be finished should actually read the 'The Qoran' .Islam came in a period when a girl used to be buried alive when she was born!and it was the first law which spoke out women rights, that the day a girl is born she has the right on the property of her father, the day she is married she owes "mehar" ( a gift in the form of property or cash) from her husband . islam talks about dressing modestly , it considers women as precious n priceless just like any priceless or precious stone. u tell me if u have precious diamond what will u do? would u keep it safely? would u flaunt it? or would u sell it? offcourse u will keep it safely now thats how women are considered in islam and they r told to dress modestly . Now, sharia law is definately made keeping all human aspects n society in mind .The only problem which has been with it is its execution and the people who r supposed to execute it" I dont blame anyone who has a wrong picture of this law instead i blame those who claim to be the sole proprietor for executing this law i am refering to the "priest class" in islam ! i blame them to mispresent the whole picture . to degrading the level of muslim women and completely going against sharia. I tell u a short incident from the islamic history . As we know there have been many messngers of god n prophets on earth like jesus,mohammed,noah ,moses etc. one such messenger was yaqub (p.b.u.h) he was searching for his yongest son as he was missing and he enquired about his son to an animal (he had a special power to communicate with animals n birds) u know what they relied? they said "we have not seen your son , and god forbid if we lie we must become as terrible as the 'mullahs' of the 21st centuary". can u believ this ? this was written almost 1500 years ago ! imagine what these "priest class ' of every religion has done ! Actually the priest class of every religion is responsible for the differences in the society!they have always misguided the common man ALWAYS! Allah says in qoran to us that " i have sent u in different tribes and areas just because all of you recognise each other and also recognoise what is common between you all " never the less we all belong to the family of man and we all pray to that one allmighty . i hope he listens to opur prayer and make everyone believ that we all are one.

Well well.. Well done, nice article u got there and i must say am impressed.

I think it is interesting that when you study different legal codes you will find many similarities. One article I read showed where the 10 commandants could be found in many different societies in a different form. There seems to be some Universal concepts of right and wrong. What happens is when you have people interpreting the law to fit their needs or political/religious beliefs. In the US now we are having a debate over what torture is and what is included and not included. In what seems should be a simple debate you find you find a wide range of opinions.

I find it disgusting, no government should ever be run by any "religion". The following is one chapter of Islam 101: http://www.citizenwarrior.com/2007/10/islam-101.html Unlike many religions, Islam includes a mandatory and highly specific legal and political plan for society called Sharia, which translates approximately as "way" or "path." The precepts of Sharia are derived from the commandments of the Quran and the Sunnah (the teachings and precedents of Muhammad as found in the reliable hadiths and the Sira). Together, the Quran and the Sunnah establish the dictates of Sharia, which is the blueprint for the good Islamic society. Because Sharia originates with the Quran and the Sunnah, it is not optional. Sharia is the legal code ordained by Allah for all mankind. To violate Sharia or not to accept its authority is to commit rebellion against Allah, which Allah's faithful are required to combat. There is no separation between the religious and the political in Islam; rather Islam and Sharia constitute a comprehensive means of ordering society at every level. While it is in theory possible for an Islamic society to have different outward forms — an elective system of government, a hereditary monarchy, etc. — whatever the outward structure of the government, Sharia is the prescribed content. It is this fact that puts Sharia into conflict with forms of government based on anything other than the Quran and the Sunnah. The precepts of Sharia may be divided into two parts: 1. Acts of worship (al-ibadat), which includes: Ritual Purification (Wudu) Prayers (Salah) Fasts (Sawm and Ramadan) Charity (Zakat) Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) 2. Human interaction (al-muamalat), which includes: Financial transactions Endowments Laws of inheritance Marriage, divorce, and child care Food and drink (including ritual slaughtering and hunting) Penal punishments War and peace Judicial matters (including witnesses and forms of evidence) As one may see, there are few aspects of life that Sharia does not specifically govern. Everything from washing one's hands to child-rearing to taxation to military policy fall under its dictates. Because Sharia is derivate of the Quran and the Sunnah, it affords some room for interpretation. But upon examination of the Islamic sources, it is apparent that any meaningful application of Sharia is going to look very different from anything resembling a free or open society in the Western sense. The stoning of adulterers, execution of apostates and blasphemers, repression of other religions, and a mandatory hostility toward non-Islamic nations punctuated by regular warfare will be the norm. It seems fair then to classify Islam and its Sharia code as a form of totalitarianism. http://www.citizenwarrior.com/2007/10/sharia-law.html