Muslim clerics? What? Why, how can this be? How can these three men who have dedicated their lives to understanding Islam properly and living it out correctly have misunderstood the Religion of Peace so spectacularly as to think that it called for the murder of those who supposedly insulted its leading figure? Pope Francis, that […]
India: Family forces woman to sleep with father-in-law to fulfill Islamic law
A Muslim woman from the Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was forced to sleep with her father-in-law for nikah halala, after her husband gave her instant triple talaq (“I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you” said thrice, and the wife is out in the cold). The Bareilly woman, as if not […]
India: Woman marries man so she can remarry first husband per Sharia, but new husband refuses to “release” her
Nikah halala is one of the most bizarre aspects of Islamic law. It is a temporary marriage that allows a woman to return to her previous husband after a divorce. If her husband says “I divorce you” to her three times, she can’t return to him unless and until she marries another man, consummates the […]
India: Woman forced to sleep with father-in-law to satisfy Qur’an’s requirements for remarriage
Nikah halala — a temporary marriage allowing a woman to return to her previous husband after a divorce. This is based on the Qur’an. Allah’s regulations for divorce emphasize regarding women that “men have a degree over them” (Qur’an 2:228). This may be why men can divorce their wives simply by saying, “Talaq” — You […]
India: Muslim brothers behead teen sister, display her head as warning
Muslims commit 91 percent of honor killings worldwide. A manual of Islamic law certified as a reliable guide to Sunni orthodoxy by Al-Azhar University, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam, says that “retaliation is obligatory against anyone who kills a human being purely intentionally and without right.” However, “not subject to retaliation” is “a […]