The word Sharia comes from the Arabic meaning for “the right path” which refers to traditional Islamic law. The Sharia comes from the sacred book of Islam called the Quran. It also comes from the Prophet Mohammad, and Muslims believe that Muhammad revealed the true will of Allah (god). They consider the Sharia sacred because it originated from Allah. The religion that Muhammad introduced is called Islam, it requires that believer’s obey god’s will and laws. The Quran does not provide a detailed law code, but it does set down basic standards of human conduct. During Muhammad’s lifetime he helped by acting as a judge in legal cases and helped clarify the law by interpreting provisions in the Quran. After his death, his political religious rulers
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The first is praying; its followers are required to pray five times daily. They begin with ritual washing before praying. As long as Muslims are facing Mecca, Islam’s holiest site when they pray, then they can pray anywhere they like. The second is clothing; dressing modestly at all times is to discourage showing off one’s body and to minimize sexual temptations. An often attractive and very feminine trait of women is their hair that is why they use a scarf to cover their head. Men are to wear a head covering called a kufi and dress modestly in loose fitting clothes. The third is prohibition; engaging in sexual relations outside of marriage shows disrespect to the sanctity of marriage and alcohol, drugs can cloud judgement and remove inhibitions. Muslims believe that pigs are dirty animals, so they are prohibited from consuming pork. The fourth and final is interacting with others; Muslims are strongly encouraged to adopt an attitude of forgiveness and forbearance in everyday life. They are required to be courteous and respectful to everyone even enemies. The Quran states that Muslims are to be blind to faults do good deeds, even to those who wrong them and to forgive others …show more content…
It was drafted by his own Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic groups when he officially signed into law a new constitution and placed Egypt under strict Sharia law. Since the law came into place, Egypt now has a new president named Abdel Fattah el-Sisi who was sworn into office in 2014 as their new president. The country of Egypt is located on the northeast part of Africa and it is connected to the Middle East. Its capital is Cairo and the population as of 2013 is 82.06 million.
However, the Sharia law is considered strict because a woman cannot speak alone with a man who is not her husband or relative, a man can beat his wife for insubordination and a woman can have 1 husband, but a man can have up to 4 wives. Punishments are considered very severe by most people. For example, a thief is punished by the amputation of the right hand, adultery is punishable by stoning, a Muslim who becomes a non-Muslim is sentenced to death and criticizing or denying Muhammad is a prophet is also punishable by
The first is praying; its followers are required to pray five times daily. They begin with ritual washing before praying. As long as Muslims are facing Mecca, Islam’s holiest site when they pray, then they can pray anywhere they like. The second is clothing; dressing modestly at all times is to discourage showing off one’s body and to minimize sexual temptations. An often attractive and very feminine trait of women is their hair that is why they use a scarf to cover their head. Men are to wear a head covering called a kufi and dress modestly in loose fitting clothes. The third is prohibition; engaging in sexual relations outside of marriage shows disrespect to the sanctity of marriage and alcohol, drugs can cloud judgement and remove inhibitions. Muslims believe that pigs are dirty animals, so they are prohibited from consuming pork. The fourth and final is interacting with others; Muslims are strongly encouraged to adopt an attitude of forgiveness and forbearance in everyday life. They are required to be courteous and respectful to everyone even enemies. The Quran states that Muslims are to be blind to faults do good deeds, even to those who wrong them and to forgive others …show more content…
It was drafted by his own Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamic groups when he officially signed into law a new constitution and placed Egypt under strict Sharia law. Since the law came into place, Egypt now has a new president named Abdel Fattah el-Sisi who was sworn into office in 2014 as their new president. The country of Egypt is located on the northeast part of Africa and it is connected to the Middle East. Its capital is Cairo and the population as of 2013 is 82.06 million.
However, the Sharia law is considered strict because a woman cannot speak alone with a man who is not her husband or relative, a man can beat his wife for insubordination and a woman can have 1 husband, but a man can have up to 4 wives. Punishments are considered very severe by most people. For example, a thief is punished by the amputation of the right hand, adultery is punishable by stoning, a Muslim who becomes a non-Muslim is sentenced to death and criticizing or denying Muhammad is a prophet is also punishable by