Shariah Law in Swat, Pakistan

Swat Gets Shariah Judicial System

PESHAWAR — In a significant move, the militancy-bowed Pakistani government announced on Monday, February 16, the enforcement of Shari`ah judicial system in the troubled valley of Swat and various other districts of the North Western Frontier Province (NWFP) to stem the growing influence of militants.

"From today, all the laws repugnant to Shari`ah are annulled in Malakund division," Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, NWF Chief Minister, said after signing an agreement on Shari`ah enforcement with Sufi Mohammad, leader of the main faction of the Tehrik Nifaz-e-Shari’ah Mohammadi (TNSM).


"And now, all the cases will be dealt under Shari`ah laws."

Shari`ah laws will be enforced immediately under the Shari`ah Regulations Act signed by President Asif Zardari, who earlier was reluctant to approve it over US opposition.

"Today is a historic day in the history of Pakistan and NWFP, when an old demand of the people has been met," said Hoti, the youngest-ever chief minister of NWFP.

Under the newly introduced judicial system, there will be Qazi courts in Swat, Dir, Chitral, Kohistan, and other NWFP districts.

The courts will decide the civil cases within six months and the criminal within four months.

Appeals against court rulings can be filed with an appellant court, which will be called "Dar-ul-Qada`h" which will be set up in Mingora, the capital of the Swat valley.

Only those well-versed Shari`ah can be appointed as judges of Qazi and Qad'ah courts.

The NWFP chief minister admitted that the lack of speedy justice had created a vacuum in the tourist valley, commonly know as mini-Switzerland, which was filled by militants.

"There was vacuum in the valley vis-à-vis dispensation of speedy justice. The people of Swat were used to settle down their disputes through Shari`ah laws till 1970," he recalled.

"The induction of the valley in Pakistan and subsequently the introduction of Pakistan penal code created a lot of problem for the locals."

Swat had been an independent state governed by Shari`ah laws until 1970 before annexed to Pakistan by former military ruler General Yahya Khan.

Peace

The enforcement of Shari`ah judicial system marks the latest effort by the government to stem the growing influence of militants in the once tourist attraction valley of Swat.
"Now, I appeal to all those who raised arms for this purpose to lay down their arms as their demand has been met," said Hoti, the nephew of the ruling Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfandyar Wali, who recently escaped a suicide attack.

A TNSM faction led by Maulana Fazlullah, the son-in-law of Sufi Mohammad, has been battling government troops for the implementation of Shari`ah.

Now Sufi Mohammad, a renowned and popular scholar and TSNM founder, will be responsible to persuade militants led by Fazlullah to shun militancy.

"I will not go back to my home until peace is restored in Swat," Mohammad told Islamonline.net by telephone.

"Inshaullah, you will see within days the positive impact of the enforcement of Shari`ah system, which was the major demand of the area people."

The TNSM faction led by Fazlullah, commonly known as Maulana Radio because of his FM radio station, has already announced a 10-day ceasefire following the agreement between his father-in-law and the government.

A 42-member Jirga led by Sufi Mohammad will go to Swat within the next 24 hours to persuade militants to lay down their arms.

Military troops, which have been embroiled in fierce fighting with the militants, will remain in the area but will not be pro-active.

"They will not attack the militants and will only reply if they are attacked," explained Hoti.

"As soon as the situation is under control, the army will not stay there for a single day."

Welcomed

The government’s move has been widely welcomed, even by the secular parties and thinkers.

"This is a great move by the government," said Nazir Naji, a senior columnist who often writes against Taliban.

"There had been no good news for Pakistanis. This is the first good news for us after several months."

Latif Afridi, a senior lawyer and President of NWFP Bar Council, also welcomed the implementation of the Shari`ah regulations act.

"This is great that the civilian and criminal cases will be decided within months," he told IOL.

"This will certainly provide speedy and affordable justice to the people."

Afridi sees no constitutional hurdle or a parallel judicial system in the region.

"This (Shari`ah system) had been there for centuries. There were only 40 years when they were deprived of that," he notes.

"This was a general and genuine demand of the local people."

Durable

Behroz Khan, a Peshawar-based senior journalist, thinks that a tough task still awaits the government.

"The implementation of the Shari`ah act and then restoration of peace will be the tough tasks to be met by the federal and provincial governments," he said.

"There are some elements that have a global agenda. Let’ see what excuse will they have now to continue militancy."

Khan cites a difference between militancy in the northern tribal areas and Swat.

"Militancy in tribal areas is not in the name of Shari`ah. Rather it was a reaction to US invasion of Afghanistan," he said.

"But militancy in Swat was totally for enforcement of Shari`ah system. That is why we all hope that the situation will be improved now."

Naji, the senior columnist, thinks that the peace deal this time will be durable.

"There is no Musharraf this time who on the one hand strikes deal and on the other hand violate them on the US pressure," said the columnist referring to former president Pervez Musharraf.

"I'm sure the current government has learnt a lesson that the issue could not be resolved by force."

Source: http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/...31332163&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout
 
Salaam,

Just watched CNN criticize on this movement. These non-Muslims arrogance & condescending views are telling us how to run our country. They are creating a seed in the hearts of non-Muslims & Muslims to hate the Taliban. Nonsense. We Muslims have not only become victims of U.S. political and military aggression but lies as well.

Islamic law is a threat to the West, specifically to the U.S. empire because it unites Muslims and Muslims countries.

May Allah swt unite us and dismantle the plans of the oppressors.
 

helpinghumanity

Junior Member
:salam2:

Mashallah it is very nice to hear that SHARIAH LAW will be established in that region.

However let us all pray that this bill is acted upon. Remember in 1998 and 1994, they same agreements were made but the government failed to obey those agreement. SO PLEASE MAKE DUAA THAT THIS AGREEMENT IS ACTED UPON.


The western media role will be very obvious in such circumstances. They will try to defame Shariah by defaming or targeting Taliban. My suggestion is that DONT EVEN BOTHER TO WATCH SUCH WESTERNIZED VIEW POINT. Watch this video ..


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ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM
 

Sacred_Thought

Junior Member
So they're not burning down schools and barring women from getting their education?

Okay, now I am truly confused.

If women are allowed to be educated, why are the Taliban burning down schools and insisting women stay home?

Or is that just another big fat phoney lie from the West?
 
So they're not burning down schools and barring women from getting their education?

Okay, now I am truly confused.

If women are allowed to be educated, why are the Taliban burning down schools and insisting women stay home?

Or is that just another big fat phoney lie from the West?


You are confused. You have been deprived of the Truth. The media, a.k.a the 4th branch of the U.S. government, has tainted and distorted you from the Truth.

The West loves to blow things out of proportion. G.W. Bush, your president, our terrorist, has killed over 1.3 million innocent Iraqi's, hundreds of thousands of Afghans, Somalis, Palestinians, Pakistani's.....is that a wake up call for you? Don't bring nonsense to the table.

Try visiting:

www.antiwar.com
www.globalresearch.ca
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/
http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/index.shtml
http://www.infowars.com/
http://whatreallyhappened.com/

Get moving...you have no time to waste....the Truth is out there!
 

helpinghumanity

Junior Member
So they're not burning down schools and barring women from getting their education?

Okay, now I am truly confused.

If women are allowed to be educated, why are the Taliban burning down schools and insisting women stay home?

Or is that just another big fat phoney lie from the West?


:salam2: There are multiple threads now on the same subject... however below you will find a detailed response to this issue. This reply was originally written by sister al-fajr

If you can believe stories from the kuffar ..give this article a chance too.
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Destroying Schools: How About the Taliban's View?

Written by Bint Abu Umar

"We are Muslims. Had there not been an Islamic system of education and curriculum, then it would have been all right to import a system of education belonging to others. But fortunately, Islam provides its own system of education, politics, economics and justice…If Islam is a complete code of life, then what is the need to import education from the United Kingdom?" - Haji Muslim Khan (spokesman for Taliban in the Swat valley)

In the Name of Allah, we invoke peace and blessings upon His Messenger.

The past few weeks have witnessed an increasing number of slanderous remarks against the Taliban concerning their bombing of schools in the Swat Valley, foremost originating from the mouths of Muslims.

This article aims to underscore the importance of holding back our tongues against our Muslim brothers and sisters when we do not know their angle of the story. The prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم informed us that "A person utters a word thoughtlessly [i.e., without thinking about its being good or not] and, as a result of this, he will fall down into the fire of Hell deeper than the distance between the east and the west.'' [Al Bukhari and Muslim] This article also examines the reasons and justifications the Taliban have provided and whether what they have done is an action based upon wisdom or barbarity. The analysis in this article is based solely on information that is publicly available. Views of the Taliban that have not been reflected in public sources will consequently not be reflected in this article.

One has to question why it is so difficult to find an honest analysis of the Taliban's actions from the point of view of the Taliban themselves. To add insult to injury, the ease with which ordinary Muslims 'issue' fatwas, ruling the Taliban as 'barbaric animals' and 'those whom we should wage jihad against' is abhorrent. Subhan Allah! Not only are they those who have no knowledge concerning the reality on the ground, they do not have knowledge of the deen. The Shaykh of Islam, Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said in his Al Fatawaa Al Kubraa [4/185], "In matters of jihad one should rely on the opinion of those who have a sound knowledge of religion and also experience of the world. Those ulema who do not delve deep into matters of religion and examine only the surface and those who have no experience of the world should not be consulted." So, how can we have the audacity to issue fatwas when even ulema who have knowledge of one type and not the other, are not to be consulted? Who is better than those on the ground to understand what is really going on? Have we lost the capability to understand, let alone be at ease with, the views of those who America and her allies are not comfortable with, (even though they may be upon the haqq)?

Let's take a look at what the Taliban have said. In an interview with Syed Saleem Shazad of Asia Times, Haji Muslim Khan (spokesman for Maulana Fazlullah and one of the senior commanders in the Swat Valley) was asked whether the movement is "against both men's and women's education" to which he replied, "this is sad, that we are slaves in all sections of our society… Nobody is ready to sit with the Taliban and ask what they want from all this. The education system and the curriculum are both remnants of the British."

Two important points are highlighted in this quote. Firstly, the average individual does not want to understand the Taliban's point of view even though as the perpetrators of this act, they should be consulted first. Rather, we rush to form opinions that are favorable to our desires and intellect. Secondly, the curriculums being taught in the schools were based on a non-Islamic system. Why, when Allah سبحنه و تعالى has blessed us with a complete way of life, do we then need to resort to a system which either distorts the deen of Allah, or does not teach it, period? Any government when designing an education policy for its citizens ensures that the fruits of its policy are loyal subjects, who further the culture, religion, and values of the respective government using whatever resources are available. This is why Thomas Babington Macaulay, a British Minister of Parliament who was serving on the Supreme Council of India, (a British Colonial Institution), stated in 1835 in his infamous Minute on Indian Education:

"It is impossible for us, with our limited means, to attempt to educate the body of the people. We must at present do our best to form a class who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern; a class of persons, Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect. To that class we may leave it to refine the vernacular dialects of the country, to enrich those dialects with terms of science borrowed from the Western nomenclature, and to render them by degrees fit vehicles for conveying knowledge to the great mass of the population."

This particular speech was made regarding the imposition of English as the main language of education to be used in India. It was mandated for the purpose that it would produce "a class of persons, Indian in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals, and in intellect," and who would further the aims of their colonial masters. Pakistani cities are abundant with the type of people Macualay had in mind. They may wear Pakistani clothes, eat Pakistani food, look Pakistani but when it comes to their way of thinking, their beliefs and their values, they are essentially "English in taste." I do not mean here those Pakistanis who have studied in the West and subsequently returned. I mean, the home-bred Pakistanis who have spent their whole lives studying in English-medium schools, and local universities. 'Islam' has become something that is limited to saying 'inshaAllah' and 'mashaAllah' and salah has become a set of movements of going up and down. If the class of people that the existing school system in Pakistan produces are weak Muslims whose aim is to live a comfortable life, and not work towards establishing the laws of Allah on the earth then it surely is not the generation of the Sahaba who we should strive to emulate. Surely something must be wrong with the current education system!

Shouldn't the desire of every Muslim be to worship Allah -as His Majesty deems fit- and to live under His laws? If so, then the Shari'ah of Allah which is currently non-existent on the earth, naturally needs to be established in all aspects of our lives. To establish His laws, do we not then need an education system which teaches our children from the very beginning about their duties in the dunya and the importance of raising the banner of la ilaha illal lah? So, how is it possible to establish an Islamic state without the proper means of education to further this aim?

The schools in Swat consist of a similar variety of those found in the rest of Pakistan. Some of these schools are government- owned, some are missionary schools (e.g. The Missionary Girls High School Sangota), and some are semi-government owned (e.g. Excelsior College Swat). Some of these schools had co education in them and some taught Christianity.

As far as the two above schools are concerned (Missionary school and Excelsior College) they were both sponsored by the British government and approximately one thousand students from all over the province were studying in each of them. Due to the popularity of these types of schools, a large number of students were studying in establishments which were based upon Christian values and where Christianity was taught or they were schools which were co-educational- an educational system in which it is haram for us to educate our children due to the inherent dangers and evils that are involved. So what is the big fuss about getting rid of systems which are corrupting our youth? Our vision should be to slowly plant the seeds for an Islamic Khilafa. In order for this to occur, we need the ingredients that will go into achieving this goal. We have to change every aspect of our current way of living from the root such that it is completely directed towards worshipping Allah and establishing His laws on the earth. Our minds have to be ready to accept what an Islamic state requires of us.

To assert that the Taliban are against education of girls or against education in general is fallacious and unreasonable. The modern western school system has come to epitomize the meaning of what is considered a valid education today. Thus every other system needs to be infused "with terms of science borrowed from the Western nomenclature." The Taliban cannot be against Islamic education of any student because if they are teaching Islam properly, it will only serve to benefit the Islamic cause which they have sacrificed their lives for. In fact the Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan has lucidly stated, "We are not against education, but we insist that our new generation should be imparted with religious and then scientific and technology education... The Taliban need doctors, engineers and scientists to strengthen our cause."

Even if the girls' schools were singled out to be destroyed it would still make sense. Why? Women are the key to the establishment of khilafa. If our women are not educated in the deen but rather in western education (alone), they will impart false information to their children, or they may raise their children to hate jihad, to pursue an education for the sake of an education, to get a high paying job and not have any interest with spreading the deen of Allah. If we lose our mothers, we lose the tarbiya (Islamic) of the children, which means we have children who either do not care or are ignorant about Islam, which means we do not have a strong generation of youth who are the fuel of this ummah and this jihad, which means we potentially do not have an Islamic khilafa.

The issue at hand has to do with teaching a way of life (i.e. British versus Islamic curriculum) not the imparting of skills. Those who claim that the destroying of schools means children will not be able to acquire skills are mistaken. Acquiring a skill is not something only offered at a secular institution. Let's give the Taliban some breathing space. We will see what they will do after the operation is over inshaAllah.

The prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم said 'Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim.' According to Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid, "what is meant by knowledge [in the above hadith] is knowledge of sharee'ah (Islamic knowledge). Al-Thawri said: "It is the knowledge for which no person has any excuse for not knowing [i.e. the basic 'ebadaat]." It therefore becomes incumbent upon the Muslims to teach their children the essentials of Islam, and by inference, any other secular education is not obligatory.

This begs the question, if the Pakistani government is really fighting for Islam as it claims, then why does it not change the educational system to an Islamic one or help the Taliban in doing so, since they understand Islam 'so well'? Or are they satisfied with the existing system in which Islam is not being given the top priority?

Why is it that the government claims they are fighting for Allahسبحنه و تعالى yet they bombed not only the premises, but the students of an Islamic school (Lal Masjid) to smithereens? It was especially known to have a full Islamic curriculum (in addition to English and science being taught) , and enforced knowledge of the shari'ah. Oh I forgot! The government does not want Islam. Evidence for this is when the shaheed inshaAllah, Abdur Rashid Ghazi while being interviewed by CNN for a documentary called Pakistan: The Threat Within, said, "We have been asked by the government many times that 'you should stop teaching the chapter of Jihad'. So we tell them, 'we can't stop it because we cannot make any amendment in Islam.'"

If it is asked, why the Taliban had to bomb the schools in Swat, then the reply is that one has to know the situation on the ground. Haji Muslim Khan said "Nobody can prove that we bombed any school building during phase one of the military operations in the Swat Valley. [Sarcastically] Why did the "well-educated" and "very qualified" Pakistan army set up military bunkers in the schools? This is my question." In ideal circumstances, the issue of changing the curriculum could have been done through dialogue. However when you have your enemy actively fighting you for your religion, destroying your homes, day and night then do you not retaliate? He further goes on to say, "These are the "well educated" and "very qualified" people of our security forces who bombed our villages and destroyed them. We have, therefore, the right to destroy those schools which brought up this generation, sold out to foreigners and sold their own people to foreigners."

Consequently, if for example the army was not stationed in these schools, would it still have been legitimate for them to destroy them? Let's think about it logically. If the schools were left in tact with the same curriculums being applied, and producing the same weak generation of Muslims who hate to fight for the sake of Allah, who do not want Islam to be the judge of their affairs, then we would have to face the dire consequence a few years down the line of more and more Muslims who are solely dunya-oriented. The alternative is that you temporarily destroy the schools so that one, the curriculums are not being taught and therefore children are not being fed the same rhetoric as before and two, nobody dares to even oppose the Taliban and start teaching again. They have also promised that "we can rebuild those buildings within a month [once the military operations are over]." In most cases, the Taliban have delivered on their promises.

To those who claim that 'violence' is only going to breed more uneducated citizenry and peace will never prevail as long as this is the case, I say, peace in a society is achieved when humans worship Allah as He is supposed to be worshipped. It is when we follow His commands and stay away from what he has prohibited or is displeased with.

Peace in a society cannot simply be achieved through "education." Some assert, "as long as they can read and write, they can get jobs, feed their families, thus not steal or resort to violent behavior." Education needs to have a purpose. If education is for the sake of the dunya, then you will never have "peace" in the society, because living will not be for the sake of Allah. Conversely, if education is directed for the main purpose of teaching children Islam- how to live it, sleep it, drink it, carry out every aspect of it, solely for the purpose of Allah, then this is how peace will be achieved.

{ and keep yourself (O Muhammad ) patiently with those who call on their Lord (i.e. Your companions who Remember their Lord with glorification, praising In prayers, etc., and other righteous deeds, etc.) morning and afternoon, seeking his face, and let not Your eyes overlook them, desiring the pomp and glitter of the life of the world; and obey not Him whose heart we have made heedless of Our Remembrance, one who follows his own lusts and whose affair (deeds) has been lost.} [Al Kahf: 28]
 

Abdul Hasib

Student of Knowledge
Brother Humble, please calm down brother, the Bhai is just curius since he's between two, The Lies of the West, and the words of Our Brothers of Thaaliban, which, I know, that he trusts the latter more than what was mentioned before.

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I guess Mullah Fazlullah's supporters just acted as part of their emotions, and burned down girl schools because they saw that it was only one way to fight the government (because the schools they burned down were schools that the government supported, and which they did NOT teach Islam), and another thing, the Thaaliban Bhais of Pakistan also did NOT stop girls from getting educations in Madrasahs, just the regular public school were they hold up the green and white flag (of which does NOT represent ANYTHING with Islam, which use to represent the Islam that Pakistan had, but which now became what they do not want anymore).

But anyway, Islam IS the religion that increases those (who seek this world) into feelings of LOSS, and it only increases in BENEFIT to those who LOVE it, and Love Allah Ta Alla, and his Rasul (SAW).
 
Salaam,

CNN is now creating ficticious Muslims with hidden identities to create propaganda and lies about this monumental event.

The Islamic State of Iraq who is trying to implement sharia law, is now labeled as a "terrorist" organization by Western tyrants. Not suprised. These tyrants want to create divisions amongst Muslims.

Brother Abdul Hasib, i'm not angry. I just get frustrated when people don't read the wealth of information that is out there and rely on one source.

Good article brother helpinghumanity. Please read it in full Sacred_Thought and please don't be deceived by the politics of the West. You've been lied to all your life.
 

Hard Rock Moslem

I'm your brother
I don't want to sift through myriad websites. I'm asking, are the Taliban barring female education or not?

Who is Taliban anyway? Why not you go and ask the Taliban why they barred women from education? They have nothing to do with Islam if action taken by them contradict the true teaching of Islam. Did any muslim scholar told you that they are supporting Taliban for their refusal to allow women to school (if any)? Pls do away with your fanatical thoughts...my country was colonialised by 3 western countries and I can list down number if injustices they did to our women but I don't think it is appropriate to point fingers at Christians at large just because this colonial masters were christians. Likewise, do not compare Islam with Taliban. We do not agree with Taliban too for some of their actions.
 

meer suhail

ILM seeker
Asalam o Alykum
well other day i took a day off from work and thought has been while that i listened to well placed lies so i spent my days watching CNN ,oh yeah CNN
and not so amazed ,
lies lies lies ,
interestingly they show report of this same topic and how they presented Shariah
( the stupid channel doesnt even know what is shariah- and more so peopel belive their ignorance and the worst thing is that our brothers and sisters belive that crap- and think it is what western media says it to be )
Under shariah the world religions coexisted , and there was peace , harmony and unity among the people from every race , kind, religion. infact it was the golden era of islamic empire ,,,,,,,
and again no country has the right to dictate to other what it wants ,
its the right of people of the country to decide , so what is in west is their will and what the people want here is their will so whats the big deal ???
well if you wont let people live by their will then 2 things will happen , either people will submit or stand up ,


and i think there is more to write ,,,,, which will be coming soon
 

Hard Rock Moslem

I'm your brother
Why CNN is quiet about Gitmo? Shariah law is much better compared to torture at Gitmo and Abu Ghrarib by US armies. Better than aparteid system and communism. Certainly shariah law will bring peace and justice. The basic principle of law is let the criminal escape but no single innocent should be punish. You may only find that in shariah law.
 

Rashadi

Junior Member
There would never have been an Islamic golden age if it were not for Sharia. There wouldn't be an Ottoman empire if it were not for sharia nor a Suleyman the magnificent. There would not have been the success that Muslims had if it were not for sharia and it was under sharia that Muslims were successful and ahead of the rest of the world. Muslims were the leaders of arts and science, technology, education, philosophy and everything else one can think of. Since Muslims have fallen away from Islam, they are behind the European and western nations. The Turks were ahead of the west in technology, education and science when they were doing Islam and they have been secular and "democratic now for almost a century. After almost a 100 years of "freedom" and secularism, Turkey is still considered a third world country and it is struggling to be accepted in the "civilized" Europe.

When Muslims return to their roots and live by the sharia, only then will we be successful again. The sharia is not to oppress people but rather free people and uphold justice, rights and limits. If it were not for sharia, the long persecuted Jews of Europe would not have been freed from centuries of Christian injustice and it was during the Islamic golden age that the Jews also had their success in Spain. After Spain, the remaining Muslims and Jews relocated to Eastern Europe which was under the control of the Muslim Ottomans. If it were not for sharia, Christians would not have fled their lands and decided to live under Muslim rule. It was because of Sharia that Muslims were successful and tolerated others. The Romans did not tolerate the Messianic Jews in Palestine nor were they able to worship God as commanded in the Torah. The Christians didn't tolerate other religions nor even other sects which did not agree with them.

The Protestants couldn't tolerate Catholics and the Catholics couldn't tolerate them, but Muslims were tolerant to all the other religions from Christians to Hindus and everything in between. The western world is against the sharia because of ignorance and because it is a threat to their life styles. If the sharia was horrible, Muslims would never have been successful in first place and it has been because of lack of sharia that we are in our present condition. It takes a proper Islamic education and only then will the ignorant from among Muslims and non-Muslims recognize that what they are fearing is in reality the best for them. I can understand non-Muslims being worried either due to ignorance or because of their desire but what is shocking to me is when Muslims criticize sharia or choose not to live by it.

Such are forgetting the first pillar in Islam which alone is enough to write books after books about it. La ilaha ila Allah means that only God alone is to be worshiped. This means obedience, submission, surrender and sincerity. When we judge or rule by other than the laws of Allah Subhana wa Ta'ala, we are in reality guilty of a huge sin and it can even fall under shirk. If Allah is the law maker and one testifies to worship Him alone without partners, such person is required to follow the sharia. Islam is complete and there is no reason for Muslims to make their own laws, rules and constitutions.

La ilaha ila Allah, Muhammada rasulullah is so much more than just words or believe in one God and Muhammad is his messenger, but it requires and indicates action to along with sincere faith. May Allah make us more devoted, learned and help us establish the sharia, amin.
 

farhopes

No God but Allah
Assalamo alikom

La ilaha ila Allah, Muhammada rasulullah is so much more than just words or believe in one God and Muhammad is his messenger, but it requires and indicates action to along with sincere faith. May Allah make us more devoted, learned and help us establish the sharia, amin.


Ameen to your Du'aa, noble brother, and may Allah reward you for your loyalty.

I always find it as amazing as a miracle when I find a revert like you defend Islam and the implementation of Shari'a more strongly and sincerely than many born Muslim.

This is really the guidance of Allah.
 

Obase

Speaks his mind...
All well and good, but the Taleban do not carry out shariah as is meant to be- they use excessive force and extreme measure to carry out actions- this includes beating up males who are beardless, punishing barbers who shave off the beards of people, closing and burning schools, stoning without proof and the list goes on.

How can muslims sit back and watch quietly? The Taleban do not represent Islam and definately not the shariah as was known during the great and powerful Islamic empires- hence the Taleban will be destroyed if they force people to adopt practices which we know cannot be forced onto people.
 
All well and good, but the Taleban do not carry out shariah as is meant to be- they use excessive force and extreme measure to carry out actions- this includes beating up males who are beardless, punishing barbers who shave off the beards of people, closing and burning schools, stoning without proof and the list goes on.

How can muslims sit back and watch quietly? The Taleban do not represent Islam and definately not the shariah as was known during the great and powerful Islamic empires- hence the Taleban will be destroyed if they force people to adopt practices which we know cannot be forced onto people.

Salaam,

There is no doubt that in every country, nation, race, sex, tribes, etc....there are both good and bad people. To find perfection in any group or country is impossible or else we would just be living in heaven. There are good and bad taliban, just as there are good and bad Americans, democrats & republicans, etc. The story of Yevonne Ridley, a British journalist caputured and released by the Taliban is just one of the amazing stories that slips through the crevices of journalism & media.

My rule of thumb is to (in most cases) always go the opposite of American mainstream media in what they say about Muslims. When we do thorough research, we will find the Truth inshallah.
 

Aapa

Mirajmom
Salaam,

Sacred Thought...we need to analyze what we mean by education. We know education without purpose is empty. Islam has always encouraged women to be educated. After all Taliban by definition means student.
Do not be confused. You are among Muslims. And we by our nature tell the truth. We have to correct ourselves. And we correct ourselves by removing that which is not Islam from us.
Our brothers are trying to protect our sisters from harm. It is that simple.
 
Is this "education"?

Salaam,

Sacred Thought...we need to analyze what we mean by education. We know education without purpose is empty. Islam has always encouraged women to be educated. After all Taliban by definition means student.
Do not be confused. You are among Muslims. And we by our nature tell the truth. We have to correct ourselves. And we correct ourselves by removing that which is not Islam from us.
Our brothers are trying to protect our sisters from harm. It is that simple.


Salaam,

I'm here at an (American) university, writing a paper for my wife and I hear the F word & other derogatory words which I can not say here, being spoken on a stage by some "poetry artists" to the students eating & studying. Astagfirullah. I am totally shocked, this was the school I once attended. What has this place become? People are clapping for them. Whatever happened to shame? People are being dumbed down here sadly. They are being robbed of their true education.

Frats & sorities intermingle and party together. Ohio state university and Michigan state university are good examples. They have nude women & men running around (literally). There is no dress code. This has become an uncivilized place with low morale.
 
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