Tuesday, June 22, 2010

A Brief Overview of Sharia Law

1. Islam is a complete political, cultural, legal, and religious system. Islam is believed by Muslims to be the word of Allah, and is, therefore, perfect and eternal. It cannot be changed.

2. The political goal of Islam is for every constitution and every government to be replaced by Sharia. It is simply a matter of time. Allah wills it so.

3. Sharia comes from the Islamic Trilogy (Koran, Sira, and the Hadith). The Trilogy is both a political theory and a complete, detailed code of law that covers contract law, banking, family law, insurance, criminal law, and foreign policy.

4. Jihad details are found in the Sira. Jihad is obligatory for everyone when non-Muslim forces (kafir forces) enter Muslim lands. Kafirs must be repelled by every possible means. It is permissible to kill kafirs and destroy their property and assets. Since all land is considered Islamic throughout the entire world, jihad against all non-Muslims in those lands is obligatory.

5. Whenever children or women are taken captive, they are to be enslaved. A slave-woman's previous marriage is immediately annulled (they may be used for sex).

6. Dhimmitude is a formal status of protection made with Jews and/or Christians under Islam. Such agreements are valid as long as the subjects follow the rules of Islam, and follow specific rules of submission for public behavior, dress, and worship. Subjects must dress in submissive clothing, defer to Muslims in public, never build a building higher than surrounding Muslim buildings, never display wine or pork, never ring church bells or display crosses, or build new churches. They must pay a heavy poll tax for this protection. They must not mention anything impermissible about Allah, the Prophet, or Islam.

7. Leaving Islam (becoming an apostate) is a capital sin. When a sane person leaves Islam he/she is to be killed. Killing an apostate is not a sin because they deserve to die.

8. A husband has all rights to his wife's body. A wife must let her husband have sex with her immediately when he asks her at home; and she can physically endure it. A husband may permit his wife to leave the house for religion, see her female friends, or go to town. A woman must not leave the city without her husband or member of her unmarriageable kin accompanying her. All other travel is unlawful. A husband may deny his wife the right to leave the home. If a wife gives a cold answer or does not submit to sex when asked, the husband can hit his wife if he believes it will bring her back to the correct path. A wife is not entitled to support from her husband when she doesn't obey him, even for a moment, or if she travels without his permission.

[Source: Mohammed, Allah, and Politics, The Islamic Political Doctrine; published by the Center for the Study of Political Islam.]

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