Who is Afraid of Shariah?
From the Blog iabhopal There is a lot of confusion about the Sharia Law. Here is a wonderful article about it by Sumbul Ali Karamali. Hasn’t the whole notion of shariah in America gotten a bit out of control? No, it hasn’t — it’s gotten hugely, obscenely, ignorantly out of control. How many of those anti-Islam protesters holding “NO SHARIA LAW” signs (as if anyone were advocating shariah law in the U.S.) actually know what the word means? I’d say, oh, none. Roughly. Shariah (also spelled shari’ah or sharia or shari’a) is the Arabic word for “the road to the watering place.” In a religious context, it means “the righteous path.” Loosely, it can mean simply, “Islam.” *There are six principles of shariah.* They are derived from the Qur’an, which Muslims believe is the word of God. All Islamic religious rpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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