Sharia

The Qur’an engages the Islamic people into the development of cultural beliefs and laws. In the article Shared Stories, Rival Telling’s, Gregg develops the comparison of Sarah and Hagar’s story throughout a variety of religions. Also, Gregg calls into question the Qur’an legality in the story of Sarah and Hagar. Sarah and Hagar’s story represents the Muslim woman in a manner legally correct according to the Qur’an where both woman were wives of Abram, neither were left without any inheritance…

Because I do not wear a hijab and enjoy wearing bodycon dresses, I am seen as less of an Arabic Muslim who’s embraced every other aspect of her culture and more as an Arab who’s “lost herself” and her heritage; I’m “too Muslim” for my country, but I’m not “Muslim enough” for my culture. Walking to school every morning in a pair of blue jeans and converse, I am an American. I say the Pledge of Allegiance, speak English, and am influenced by my American peers. Yet, the moment I step foot into my…

actions in Mosul and Hetra. ISIS has proved to be a very complex organization that has also been able to garner the attention of many people around the globe. ISIS has also caused a very long and controversial debate on if the group is Islamic or not. One of the largest arguments over ISIS is their claim of being Islamic. Various sources gave their interpretation of what it meant to be Islamic. In the first article “What ISIS really wants” by Graeme Wood, he presented that ISIS was in fact…

Are the Taliban good? Or are they bad? There are several views on this “Islamic fundamentalist political movement,” in Afghanistan. In the western world we have developed an image about how wrong and dangerous the Taliban are which is why we may find it difficult to conceptualise any good of their intentions, myself included. This negative perspective from us outsiders may be due to our knowledge on their abhorrent enforcements of laws. Furthermore, this view could shield us from the intentions…

Ibn Arabi is one of the most influential Sufi authors, as he is credited for combining the mysterious (such as alchemy and astrology) with Quranic teachings of the Prophet. He is known to be the “The Reviver of the Religion” by the great master, al-Shaykh al Akbar. Although he was not credited with founding a specific Sufi order, his influence still continued to be the one of the strongest within the Islamic realm. In his early years, Ibn Arabi served as a secretary for the governor of Seville…

Geller is also successful in her use of Logos; her appeal to logic by building on the emotions geared towards 9/11. she successfully incorporates this by making a subtle but effective statement; 9/11 is a result of this Islamic ideology. by including the image of the twin towers falling, without the audience noticing it they already make a connection of having negative views towards the attack itself, Geller doesn’t make any direct statements but incorporates this by printing a verse from the…

Seljuks were Turkic nomads from Turkmenistan, related to the Uighurs, who entered the Abbasid empire around 950 AD and gradually converted to Sunni Islam. By 1030 AD the Seljuks were beginning to try to get power for themselves, and they soon conquered the Ghaznavids (who were also Turkic) and controlled most of Persia (modern Iran). Their capital was at Isfahan. Like the Ghaznavids, the Seljuks spoke Persian and encouraged Persian culture. By 1055, the Seljuk king Togrul Beg had conquered Iraq…

Maz Jobrani is an Iranian-American comedian and an actor. He jokes about ISIS, Iranians, and Muslims. Jobrani stars in Descendants on Disney channel and he also stars in a comedy movie called friday after next. He stars in a lot more cinemas. In one of his comedy shows he was joking about how people always think he is going to blow up something just because where he was born in Iran. Maz Jobrani attempts to use comedy to substitute for the bad things, like when people think he’s bad news. He…

Understanding the basics and the foundation behind Sharia law is not such a difficult task. Accepting it as a reasonable alternative to democracy is a bit more of a stretch for those who have only experienced democratic systems of crime and punishment. Crimes against a religious book are nothing new to Christians and those of any faith. The laws in a modern society of a nation that observes Sharia law seems archaic. Even more difficult to accept are the punishments handed out in accordance with…

rights in these Muslim societies? This has been debated among scholars for many years. In general, Sharia leaves room for Women’s rights in almost every aspect. However, some areas have used interpretations to justify their male-dominating patriarchal societies. These societies are misusing the Islamic religion to further their conservative agendas. There are various issues that come up and Sharia is used to justify how certain things take place in these cultures. One thing that is always…