69 million page views

al-Shari'a al-Islamiyya

Reader comment on item: Accept Shari'a in the West?
in response to reader comment: The problem with 'Sharia Court' is the 'Sharia' and not the 'Court'

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Aug 6, 2018 at 15:13

Prashant you wrote

>The problem with Sharia Court is not the Court but the Sharia.

The word al-Shari'a means in Arabic

ما شرعَه الله لعباده من العقائد والأحكام

https://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A9/

Notice that the word Shara'ahu means القوانين والأحكام or the laws and judgments So al-Shari'a al-Islamiyya means:

The above can be rendered as: What Allah dictates (as laws and judgments) for those that WORSHIP HIM (Muslims) from what Muslims believe in their religion in regard to proper behavior and politics (ما يتدين به الإنسان ويعتقده في الدين والأخلاق والسياسة )

So it is very clear that al-Shari'a al-Islamiyya is a way of living (it covers halal slaughter, female circumcision, confusing inheritance laws etc...) albeit created for 7th century Arabia.It is supposed to control not just Muslims but also non Muslim dhimmis be it Christian and Jews as in the case of the Middle East, and they have to pay the Mafia tax called al-Jizya. As for the rest of humanity that is not Christian or Jewish they are given the option as per Q9:5 to either convert to Islam or be killed

As for the word Court in Arabic it is المحكمة or al-Mahkama and it is a European concept where the presumption of innocence, equality infront of the law, testimony under oath, confronting ones accuser, cross examination of witnesses do not exist in Islamic law. For example Muhammad and Allah tell Muslims that they can lie and disregard the legal power of an oath. So you can see that there no محكمة (court) in the way we understand it in the West

Why is all of this important? Nicholas Taleb reminds us about the "Minority Rule." Examples? If let us say Britain allows halal slaughter in no time meat consumed in England will be all halal! More? in al-Shari'a non Muslims can convert to Islam but Muslims cannot leave Islam and this very well explain why Muslims are now the majority in let us say Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine. Remember Christians and Jews do not have similar rules if you leave either religion then you can be killed! So if an Egyptian converts to Islam, what is the big deal but in due time the majority of Egyptians become Muslims

This is why al-Shari'a al-Islamiyya, courts or no courts, is very dangerous and should be opposed and banned

Submitting....

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".

Submit a comment on this item

Reader comments (15) on this item

Title Commenter Date Thread
The problem with 'Sharia Court' is the 'Sharia' and not the 'Court' [768 words]PrashantAug 4, 2018 12:03244090
2al-Shari'a al-Islamiyya [390 words]dhimmi no moreAug 6, 2018 15:13244090
Bible abuse [57 words]kaariganSep 25, 2010 06:26178674
when will they ever learn... [27 words]donvanMay 11, 2010 15:22172579
Tribal tribunals incivilized world!!! [93 words]Muslimk***May 10, 2010 03:52172485
Non-Muslims use Shar'i courts (let this not fool anyone) [173 words]P C ManiSep 13, 2009 00:19161454
Sharia in India [71 words]AjayMay 10, 2010 09:12161454
London flashpoint [240 words]Andrew KyleAug 1, 2009 07:41159507
Superstition based policing? [32 words]EdSJul 26, 2009 18:32159320
United Nations attempting to silence all speech against Islam [502 words]dianeDec 2, 2008 00:22144264
Sharia Law [69 words]Egil UlateigAug 31, 2007 11:32107380
1Australian PM John Howard gave the right response re.imposing sharia. [48 words]M.D'SouzaMay 29, 2007 20:5095178
1Your sentiment is right but the danger is deeper [79 words]George PAug 12, 2009 22:4195178
Forget it [59 words]David W. LincolnMay 28, 2007 16:2095048
Necessary precautions [42 words]DAVID R. GROESBECKMay 28, 2007 07:4895002

Follow Daniel Pipes

Facebook   Twitter   RSS   Join Mailing List

All materials by Daniel Pipes on this site: © 1968-2024 Daniel Pipes. daniel.pipes@gmail.com and @DanielPipes

Support Daniel Pipes' work with a tax-deductible donation to the Middle East Forum.Daniel J. Pipes

(The MEF is a publicly supported, nonprofit organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Contributions are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Tax-ID 23-774-9796, approved Apr. 27, 1998.

For more information, view our IRS letter of determination.)