The Current Effects Sharia Law Has on Islamic Countries
Sharia Law comes from the Arabic language which translates to “path”. Its main sources are from the Quran and the Hadiths with are the opinions and life experiences of Muhammad. It is the foundation of Islamic Law. Sharia plays a significant role in thirteen countries. Sharia deals with many aspects in its devotee’s life. It impacts their everyday life such as hygiene, diet, and sexual orientation. Sharia also deals with the big picture concepts for instance, religious characteristics, marriage contracts, and crimes. Sharia does not. The most controversial feature of Sharia is the eye for an eye belief.
Sharia as a Legal System
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Sharia law has two key units. The first section mainly focuses on worship. There are five pillars of Islam, the first is Affirmation. Gould made it clear that in Sharia Law, there is no good except for Allah and Muhammad is his emissary (2008). The next is prayer, which must be done five times a day. Subsequently is fasts, which means no eating. This is done during Ramadan. Zakat follows, zakat means giving charity to the less fortunate. Lastly is a religious journey to Mecca for Hajj. Muslims are anticipated to go on this journey at least once in their life and it takes place in the last month of the year (Glazer, 2012). Glazer specified that most Afghan men perform ritual ablutions before attending Friday prayers in Kabul in which they must thoroughly wash themselves before praying (2012). Many Western legal systems borrow from Sharia concepts in areas such as contract law like this (Glazer, 2012). The second sections is Human interaction. It appears that, this includes financial truncations, law of inheritance, judicial matters, and marriage are some typical ones. Some human interactions that some people might find peculiar is the specific food and drinks that one can consume under Sharia Law. Sharia disallows people to ingest an alcoholic drinks under any circumstances. Sharia also prohibits the consumption of dead meat that is not slaughtered in the name of Allah. However, a Muslim may eat any food that is prepared by a person …show more content…
Any place that applies Sharia to their legal system do not have a separation of Church and state. Islam believes in the relationship with people and Allah, which allows them to obey Allah’s principles as revealed by the prophet, Muhammad (Gould, 2008). Islam has a set of teachings that each person has to follow so they can be judged positively at the Day of Judgment. However, Christianity has an orthodoxy grounded in faith, a set of values that are sometimes used to complicate the teachings that regulate the activities of believers. The United States constitution states that “Congress shall not abridge the freedom of speech.” While this is America’s legal beliefs, Sharia Law is quite different from this. Sharia declares that speech slandering Islam, Muhammad, or Allah is considered violation against Sharia and is punishable by death or imprisonment. One interpretation is that Sharia Law is found to be godly in its origination. It has been sent by Allah himself and was carried out by the prophet, Muhammad. Due to its holy origin it is not acceptable to change. Similar to Sharia Law, English Parliament is a long standing legal system. Although English Law is open to change and is a democracy. One of the most significant differences between Sharia Law and the U.S. Constitution is the religion aspect. Sharia declares “Those who reject Islam must be killed. If they turn their back to Islam, take hold of them and kill them wherever you find
Sharia Law comes from the Arabic language which translates to “path”. Its main sources are from the Quran and the Hadiths with are the opinions and life experiences of Muhammad. It is the foundation of Islamic Law. Sharia plays a significant role in thirteen countries. Sharia deals with many aspects in its devotee’s life. It impacts their everyday life such as hygiene, diet, and sexual orientation. Sharia also deals with the big picture concepts for instance, religious characteristics, marriage contracts, and crimes. Sharia does not. The most controversial feature of Sharia is the eye for an eye belief.
Sharia as a Legal System
Sharia is the main source of legislation in an abundance …show more content…
Sharia law has two key units. The first section mainly focuses on worship. There are five pillars of Islam, the first is Affirmation. Gould made it clear that in Sharia Law, there is no good except for Allah and Muhammad is his emissary (2008). The next is prayer, which must be done five times a day. Subsequently is fasts, which means no eating. This is done during Ramadan. Zakat follows, zakat means giving charity to the less fortunate. Lastly is a religious journey to Mecca for Hajj. Muslims are anticipated to go on this journey at least once in their life and it takes place in the last month of the year (Glazer, 2012). Glazer specified that most Afghan men perform ritual ablutions before attending Friday prayers in Kabul in which they must thoroughly wash themselves before praying (2012). Many Western legal systems borrow from Sharia concepts in areas such as contract law like this (Glazer, 2012). The second sections is Human interaction. It appears that, this includes financial truncations, law of inheritance, judicial matters, and marriage are some typical ones. Some human interactions that some people might find peculiar is the specific food and drinks that one can consume under Sharia Law. Sharia disallows people to ingest an alcoholic drinks under any circumstances. Sharia also prohibits the consumption of dead meat that is not slaughtered in the name of Allah. However, a Muslim may eat any food that is prepared by a person …show more content…
Any place that applies Sharia to their legal system do not have a separation of Church and state. Islam believes in the relationship with people and Allah, which allows them to obey Allah’s principles as revealed by the prophet, Muhammad (Gould, 2008). Islam has a set of teachings that each person has to follow so they can be judged positively at the Day of Judgment. However, Christianity has an orthodoxy grounded in faith, a set of values that are sometimes used to complicate the teachings that regulate the activities of believers. The United States constitution states that “Congress shall not abridge the freedom of speech.” While this is America’s legal beliefs, Sharia Law is quite different from this. Sharia declares that speech slandering Islam, Muhammad, or Allah is considered violation against Sharia and is punishable by death or imprisonment. One interpretation is that Sharia Law is found to be godly in its origination. It has been sent by Allah himself and was carried out by the prophet, Muhammad. Due to its holy origin it is not acceptable to change. Similar to Sharia Law, English Parliament is a long standing legal system. Although English Law is open to change and is a democracy. One of the most significant differences between Sharia Law and the U.S. Constitution is the religion aspect. Sharia declares “Those who reject Islam must be killed. If they turn their back to Islam, take hold of them and kill them wherever you find