What is Sharia? That depends on whom you ask. In this video, I explain the role of Sharia in orthodox Islam. Video thanks to David Wood.
“Moderate” Malaysia: Tens of thousands rally to support adoption of Islamic penal code
“Critics of the bill warn that it could pave the way for full implementation of hudud, which prescribes punishments such as amputations and stoning, and disrupt the fabric of Malaysia’s multi-cultural and multi-religious society. ‘The so-called “empowerment” of the Shariah Court will only exacerbate the unequal treatment of Muslims and non-Muslims before the law,’ said […]
Video: Robert Spencer on Hudud, the punishments mandated in Islamic law
In this twelfth segment of my Basics of Islam series, I explain hudud punishments, the punishments for that are mandated by Islamic law and considered to have been commanded by Allah.
Islamic State releases list of “Qur’anic punishments”
How refreshing it would be if some of the people, Muslim or non-Muslim, who insist that the Islamic State is not Islamic would show how this penal code is contrary to Islam and Sharia. But they will not do so, because they can’t. “Islamic State (ISIS) Publishes Penal Code, Says It Will Be Vigilantly […]