Shariah Islamic Law - The Sharia

Saddam Hanging Video

Baghdad, Iraq - Saddam Hussein’s hanging video was shot in a small underground chamber where he used to hang his enemies. The timing of the video on the sunni’s of Iraq’s Eid celebration was suspect and not very politically correct. Also making Saddam a martyr was probably the last thing the US wanted. If Saddam died as a muslim after saying the shahada testimony and he was killed as a soul for a soul which is called Hadd punishment then God is oft forgiving and most merciful and God can forgive whomever He wills. Saddam’s hanging video uncut version is disturbing Some people have argued that there is no way God can forgive such a cruel and inhumane person, but no person knows what is in the hearts and it is God who will judge Saddam Hussein. Saddam is gone and kios is still rampant in Iraq. The country needs stability and it is a rich nation with many natural resources and many bright intelligent people who have suffered too long. Iraqis must stop fighting and work together to better their nation. The sad thing is seeing people who claim to use shariah as a cover to commit attrocities and crimes against innocent people. It is sad to see muslims fighting muslims and humans shedding blood in the name of religion. Islam teaches tolerance and patience and love and peace unlike what we see and unlike what is portrayed on the news.View Saddam Hanging Video Full uncut version

Islam’s Holy City Mecca now fills with muslim pilgrims from all over the world who are embarking on a once in a life time obligatory Hajj pilgrimage as part of the Islamic Law which mandates muslims to visit Mecca once in their life as a symbol of submission to God and following in the Abrahamic footsteps of their fore fathers.Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam.

Russian Spy burried according to Shariah

The so called Russian Spy became muslim before death. He was poisened by radioactive polonium 210 and the story has been all over the media. The twist to this came when we first saw his wife being driven away by a Chechen minister and then we hear the rumors of his conversion to Islam, which are later to be confirmed. Islamic law or the Shariah is the rules set forth in the Muslim’s holy book the Quran and the teachings of prohpet Muhammad Peace be upon him and all the prophets of God. We must wonder when we see injustice around us if the world community still has a concious. It was interesting to many muslims around the world when the Russian spy story came to its end only to expose the fact that the former spy became a muslim and took Shahadah (testimony that there is no God but Allah - the arabic name of the one deity and that Mohammed is the final messenger of God) right before his death.

When a person accepts Islam all their previuos sins are not only wiped away, but they are converted to good deeds. This is the mercy of God almighty.

There is much controversy about Ramadan and the Moon sighting for Eid and Ramadan every year. This year however a new twist has been added. As a sophisticated and highly educated muslim society in the united states we have begun forgoing the regular old moon sighting and instead begun using scientific nasaaic calculations to determine eid and ramadan for the next 10 years. Allah knows best and may He swt guide us to the best.

Please read on to an article written by some medical students and endorsed by some of the scholars and view the videos related to this moon sighting phenomenon.

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Shariah Comments?

Muslims are becomming increasingly aware of the way the media is portraying our image. We must educate non-muslims and muslims alike about what Islam teaches and how it is indeed a very peaceful religion.

Sharia Islamic Law (Shariah; Sharee’ah;Shari’ah)

Sharia, Shariah, Sharee’ah, Shari’ah are all basically terms that mean the same thing. The islamic law sent down by God for all of mankind is known as sacred law to some, but muslims in arabic call it the Sharia, Shariah, Sharee’ah, Shari’ah. The word Sharia, Shariah, Sharee’ah, Shari’ah in arabic means ‘the source’ or sometimes linguistically it was refered to a source of water or an oasis. The source of law in islam is therefore Sharia, Shariah, Sharee’ah, Shari’ah.

There are many people in this world who dislike things that they see around them. Many fear that which they know not. As a matter of fact after the sad and tragic events that occurred on september 11 in the united states of america, many people were driven towards hating muslims and islamic law. Memories of the witch hunts that occurred at salem began to be conjured up once again. As a matter of fact some of this negative media publicity actually caused people to become curious and to go and read the quran themselves and see what the sharia was all about. In the end many people become muslims and reverted back to Islam.

The sharia basically is being demonized in the world today and this is greatly due to ignorance and what the media has done to taint the image of muslims all around.

Islamic Law

God sent down many messengers over time to remind people of the true and straight path and to guide mankind. Prophets such as Abraham, Moses, Noah, Jesus and Muhammed peace and blessings of God be upon them. The purpose of messengers was to warn us and to show us the truth and to bring to us revelation from God. God also revealed laws that man should abide by and follow. Everything from marital and sexual relationships to ruling and trade were discussed. Islamic law is comprehensive and complete and covers all aspects of man’s life.

Women in Sharia, Shariah, Sharee’ah, Shari’ah

Women in Islam are treated with dignity and respect and are not to be objects of sex in society. Women are considered equal in the sight of God, but are given slightly different and complementary roles to men. Women historically have contributed much to Islamic civilization and society.

By Khurram Murad

August 9, 2005

Punishments have always been considered an integral part of the concept of justice. Indeed, a common man would find it hard to think of justice as something very different or separate from rewarding or punishing people according to how well or badly they observe the body of the mutual rights and obligations in their society. But if the concept of punishment is universal, the controversies surrounding it are nonetheless intense. We shall now look at some basic Islamic principles concerning punishments.

Basic Principles

Each human being is responsible for his or her actions. This simple truth provides the whole basis for the justification of punishment; for to fulfill the purpose of this creation, mankind has been granted the freedom to choose and act and the moral sense to distinguish between right and wrong. Responsibility goes with knowledge and freedom. Punishment cannot, therefore, be meted out to one person for another person’s actions, for acts intended but not performed, or for acts done under duress or while not of sound mind. Everyone must be equal before the law and their guilt must be established by the due process of justice.

Proportional Justice

It is important to note that there is no concept in Islam of the punishment being exactly and justly proportional to the crime. Absolute and truly proportional justice would require the exact and complete evaluation of such complex factors as intentions and motives, the surrounding circumstances, and the causes and repercussions—factors which human judges must consider but cannot evaluate fully and which only God, in the new moral order to be set up in the life after death, can measure. Islamic punishments are not, therefore, to be judged on the scales of proportional and full retribution. They are, however, laid down by the One who is infinitely merciful and wise, and are, therefore, more suitable for the particular crimes than anything that can be prescribed by any human legislature or judge. Read the rest of this entry »

sharia law is for all mankind. It is codified in the holy Quran and authentic sayings and teachings of the final messenger and prophet Mohammed pbuh.

Shariah law covers everything in one’s daily life from eating and sleeping to politics and government.

by Denis J. Wiechman, Jerry D. Kendall, and Mohammad K. Azarian

Reproduced with permission from the Office of International Criminal Justice at the University of Illinois

The general public and many academics have several preconceived notions about Islamic Law. One such notion is that Islamic judges are bound by ancient and outdated rules of fixed punishments for all crimes. This paper explores that idea and looks at other myths in an attempt to present Islamic Law from a non-biased view of Shar’iah Law.

Some contemporary scholars fail to recognize Islamic Law as an equal to English Common Law, European Civil Law and Socialist Law. A few academics have even attempted to place Islamic Law into the Civil Law tradition. Other writers have simply added a footnote to their works on comparative justice on the religious law categories of Islamic Law, Hindu Law, which is still used in some parts of India, and the Law of Moses from the Old Testament which still guides the current thought of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) today. This survey will attempt to alter some of these inaccurate perceptions and treatments in both the contemporary literature and academic writings.

Mohammed Salam Madkoar explains the theoretical assumptions of Islamic Law:

In order to protect the five important indispensables in Islam (religion, life, intellect, offspring and property), Islamic Law has provided a worldly punishment in addition to that in the hereafter. Islam has, in fact, adopted two courses for the preservation of these five indispensables: the first is through cultivating religious consciousness in the human soul and the awakening of human awareness through moral education; the second is by inflicting deterrent punishment, which is the basis of the Islamic criminal system. Therefore “Hudud,” Retaliation (Kisas) and Discretionary (Tazir) punishments have been prescribed according to the type of the crime committed. Read the rest of this entry »