Dear Mr. Tovey

Submitted by Debanjan Banerjee (India), Jul 23, 2012 at 23:18

Nice to hear from you in details about the position of yours on the question of Islamic laws. I would like to argue a rethink on the Islamic law on the following grounds.

If you take a clear look at the contemporary world at large , you could observe that the evils of greed , bloodlust and self-worship are taking their violent tolls on the Western civilization and in the USA in particular.

The economic crises of the West attributes to these issues of indivdual greed of the corporations.

The recent tragic shootings at Colorado also point to these facts that the American society at large has become criminal-minded and violent.

Considering the Judeo-Christian nature of the crimes , one needs to argue is there anything wrong in the American society or the Judeo-Chrisitan values which laid the foundation of the American society.

The fact remains that the Judeo-Christian founding values of the US do not support social justice , personal sacrifice for the common good of the community and these values are no match for the common good of the people.

The basic position of Islamic law is to bring social justice and salvation to the people and community which I believe are the most needed at the current position in the West.

History tells us that certain persecuted groups have gone on to convert their oppressors in the long term. One needs to study Edward Gibbon hard and can understand that the early Christians who were persecuted by the hands of the roman Empire later went on to convert these very same oppressors.

That is why I am not disappointed by the opposition to the concepts of Islamic law in the West at this moment. Proponents of the Islamic law in the West needs to show patience and sacrifice like the early Christians in the Roman empire and surely things would improve over the time.

The West needs a new moral argument and it is time for it to have a rethink on the Islamic law.

Take care

Debanjan

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