Introduction to Islam
Islam is one of the oldest religions known to man and in most countries it was used as the governing rule in place of a constitution. The modern world has developed, and new governing rules have been established. Some are drawn from the Islamic teaching known as sharia, and they demand application in most Islamic countries or societies. The modern world is however opposed to some of the sharia laws since they tend to undermine sensitive issues in the contemporary world. The sharia in most cases does not recognize the gender issues, some human rights and democratic issues relevant in the modern world. Islamic law in the modern world seems barbaric in most ways creating a conflict in society and from the international front. …show more content…
The sharia was used in past centuries to direct the everyday living of the Islamic community (Ernest, 2004). The sharia is believed to be the instructions given by Prophet Mohammed to the Islamic people to dwell by on a daily basis. Social exigencies of the Islam community require all members to follow the sharia to the later failure to which punishment is administered according to the directions in the sharia. The Islamic community believes that the sharia is the rules given from god to guide their lives and help them sort issues within the society (Ernest, 2004). The modern world is open since the world has been reduced to a global village, it gives the formation of laws an international outlook in which the laws governing a society or a nation are scrutinized to establish their validity.The sharia has several rules that do not conform to the international human rights laws and thus; the Islamic laws are not compatible to modern laws. Most Islamic laws are male driven, and the internationals laws applicable to all nations advocate equality in gender issues (Ernest, 2004). Such conflicts have been a course for debate with respect to the compatibility of Islamic laws in the modern world. The ancient days allowed such laws to thrive because the cultures across most Islamic societies identified with the sharia laws. The world has international laws that do not concur with the sharia laws. Most Islamic nations have had …show more content…
Islamic laws have remained rigid to change since the Islamic community considers changing the concept to accommodate modern ways defilement to Prophet Mohammed, who wrote the laws. According to the study conducted by An-Na 'im, the Islamic population stands at 830 million people across the globe. An-Na 'im (1990) expresses that despite the number of Muslims in the world they cannot influence the political dynamics because sociological and religious majority does not translate to the political majority. There are international laws that help govern nations because the modern world advocates for equality and automatically giving political, economic or social power to sociological or religious majority undermines efforts to ensure equality. The sharia drawn from the Quran tends to be gender-biased because the Islamic society inclines most of their decisions regarding the community from male 's point of view (An-Na 'im, 1990). Women are given little attention, and they are expected to be submissive and follow the decisions made by men without h questioning. The law creates social and human relations conflict in the modern world where women 's rights are recognized and acknowledged worldwide. The modern laws seek to establish an equal ground for both men and women in society (Siddiqui, 2008). The Islamic laws undermine the efforts to provide
Islam is one of the oldest religions known to man and in most countries it was used as the governing rule in place of a constitution. The modern world has developed, and new governing rules have been established. Some are drawn from the Islamic teaching known as sharia, and they demand application in most Islamic countries or societies. The modern world is however opposed to some of the sharia laws since they tend to undermine sensitive issues in the contemporary world. The sharia in most cases does not recognize the gender issues, some human rights and democratic issues relevant in the modern world. Islamic law in the modern world seems barbaric in most ways creating a conflict in society and from the international front. …show more content…
The sharia was used in past centuries to direct the everyday living of the Islamic community (Ernest, 2004). The sharia is believed to be the instructions given by Prophet Mohammed to the Islamic people to dwell by on a daily basis. Social exigencies of the Islam community require all members to follow the sharia to the later failure to which punishment is administered according to the directions in the sharia. The Islamic community believes that the sharia is the rules given from god to guide their lives and help them sort issues within the society (Ernest, 2004). The modern world is open since the world has been reduced to a global village, it gives the formation of laws an international outlook in which the laws governing a society or a nation are scrutinized to establish their validity.The sharia has several rules that do not conform to the international human rights laws and thus; the Islamic laws are not compatible to modern laws. Most Islamic laws are male driven, and the internationals laws applicable to all nations advocate equality in gender issues (Ernest, 2004). Such conflicts have been a course for debate with respect to the compatibility of Islamic laws in the modern world. The ancient days allowed such laws to thrive because the cultures across most Islamic societies identified with the sharia laws. The world has international laws that do not concur with the sharia laws. Most Islamic nations have had …show more content…
Islamic laws have remained rigid to change since the Islamic community considers changing the concept to accommodate modern ways defilement to Prophet Mohammed, who wrote the laws. According to the study conducted by An-Na 'im, the Islamic population stands at 830 million people across the globe. An-Na 'im (1990) expresses that despite the number of Muslims in the world they cannot influence the political dynamics because sociological and religious majority does not translate to the political majority. There are international laws that help govern nations because the modern world advocates for equality and automatically giving political, economic or social power to sociological or religious majority undermines efforts to ensure equality. The sharia drawn from the Quran tends to be gender-biased because the Islamic society inclines most of their decisions regarding the community from male 's point of view (An-Na 'im, 1990). Women are given little attention, and they are expected to be submissive and follow the decisions made by men without h questioning. The law creates social and human relations conflict in the modern world where women 's rights are recognized and acknowledged worldwide. The modern laws seek to establish an equal ground for both men and women in society (Siddiqui, 2008). The Islamic laws undermine the efforts to provide