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What Sharia Law Impose Religions - Studies of Islam - Posted: 27th Sep, 2010 - 4:39pm
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Post Date: 26th Jul, 2007 - 2:19pm / Post ID: #
Religions Other Impose Law Sharia What
Sharia is synonymous with law. It is now commonly used to refer to Islamic law.
Law in any country any secular system whether liberal, capitalist, socialist or even anarchist always supercedes other POV or other legal systems.
Islamic Law is no exception in which it supercedes the legal systems of other religions.
Does it supercede the rights of other religions? No. Other faiths and religions are allowed to practise their religion freely as long as it does not conflict with the law. In Iran for example it is easy to find Churches and Synagogues and these are protected by the Islamic state.
However there may be cases where the law may conflict with the free practice of any religion. Righer here in Wales there is currently a famous case of a Hindu Sacred Bull being killed due to a policy of Tuberculosis containment despite the protest of Hindus.
Similarly if a religious practise in an Islamic land conflicts with the law then the law (unless a consideration can be made) will prevail.
What Is Sharia Law Impose On Other Religions? Islam Studies
Last year in the UK, Sharia courts were accepted to operate side-by-side with British law in civil matters. This is a good article illuminating the process:
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| In Britain, sharia courts are permitted to rule only in civil cases, such as divorce and financial disputes. Until last year, these rulings depended on voluntary compliance among Muslims. But now, due to a clause in the Arbitration Act 1996, they are enforceable by county and high courts. Sharia courts are classified in the same way as arbitration tribunals - with rulings binding in law provided both parties in the dispute agree to give them the power to rule on their case. However, a Muslim couple must still be divorced in the British courts for it to recognised under British law. The same provision in the Arbitration Act applies to Jewish Beth Din courts, which resolve similar civil cases... While sharia gives Muslim women a chance to escape unhappy marriages, it fails to grant them equal status - they are considered inferior to men as witnesses, they have unequal status in divorce and custody of the children, and abuse by the husband is not directly tackled by the courts. All these things go against the equality of British law. ...Sheik Haitham Al-Haddad, one of the most senior imams in Britain, is once more contemplating the fundamental split between religion and state. 'There is a conflict between these two sets of values,' he concedes. ' Muslims believe our values are best. The non-Islamic British believe theirs are better. But at the end of the day, understand this: Muslims are never going to give up certain principles, even if they are in conflict. That is a fact.' Sharia law in Britain is here to stay and perhaps even spread. But it's a perilous tightrope we tread - the line between multicultural tolerance and protecting the rights of the individual. |
Post Date: 27th Sep, 2010 - 4:39pm / Post ID: #
Religions Other Impose Law Sharia What
Name: Ibrahim
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Comments: There is Muslim law that affects Muslims and then there is the civil law that is for everyone. Once you become a Muslim you are also subject to Sharia law.
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