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• Sharia - Circumcision
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Islam does not prohibit women from working, but emphasizes the importance of housekeeping and caring for the families of both parents. In theory, Islamic law allows spouses to divorce at will, by clearly saying "I divorce you" three times in public. In practice divorce is more involved than this and state proceedings vary. In 2003, for example, a Malaysian court ruled that, under Sharia law, a man may divorce his wife via text messaging as long as the message was clear and unequivocal. [4] Such a divorce, known as the "triple talaq" is not a ...

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Sharia, Sharia - Etymology, Sharia - General, Sharia - History and Background, Sharia - Sections of Sharia law, Sharia - Contemporary Practice of Sharia Law, Sharia - Dietary laws, Sharia - The role of women under Sharia, Sharia - Dress code, Sharia - Domestic justice, Sharia - Circumcision, Sharia - Muslim apostates, Sharia - Freedom of Speech

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Islam does not prohibit women from working, but emphasizes the importance of housekeeping and caring for the families of both parents. In theory, Islamic law allows spouses to divorce at will, by saying "I divorce you" three times in public. In practice divorce is more involved than this and state proceedings vary. In 2003, for example, a Malaysian court ruled that, under Sharia law, a man may divorce his wife via text messaging as long as the message was clear and unequivocal. [4] Such a divorce, known as the "triple talaq" is not allowed i ...

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Sharia, Sharia - Etymology, Sharia - General, Sharia - History and Background, Sharia - Sections of Sharia law, Sharia - Contemporary Practice of Sharia Law, Sharia - Dietary laws, Sharia - The role of women under Sharia, Sharia - Dress code, Sharia - Domestic justice, Sharia - Circumcision, Sharia - Muslim apostates, Sharia - Freedom of Speech

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The modern concept of freedom of speech on political and religious matters arises from the European Enlightenment of the 1700s and was alien to religions such as Christianity and Judaism in their pre-modern forms. Similarly, Sharia law in its most vigorous interpretations does not allow freedom of speech on such matters as criticism of the prophet Muhammad. The Qur'an says that Allah curses the one who harms the Prophet in this world and He connected harm of Himself to harm of the Prophet. There is no dispute that anyone who ...

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Sharia, Sharia - Etymology, Sharia - General, Sharia - History and Background, Sharia - Sections of Sharia law, Sharia - Contemporary Practice of Sharia Law, Sharia - Dietary laws, Sharia - The role of women under Sharia, Sharia - Dress code, Sharia - Domestic justice, Sharia - Circumcision, Sharia - Muslim apostates, Sharia - Freedom of Speech

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In some (but not all) interpretations of an Islamic state, conversion by Muslims to other religions is forbidden and is termed apostasy. In Muslim theology, apostasy resembles the crime of treason, the betrayal of one's own country. Penalties may include ostracism or even execution if they live or have lived in an "Islamic State" and are deemed enemies of the state. By analogy, in the age of nation states, a person who commits treason (turning state's secrets to a foreign power, or spies for a foreign power, etc) is subje ...

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Male circumcision involves the removal of the foreskin and is customary in most Muslim communities. It is performed at different ages in different cultures. Female circumcision is not part of mainstream Islam on an international scale, but is performed by Muslims and non-Muslims alike across East Africa and the Nile Valley, as well as parts of the Arabian peninsula and Southeast Asia. In both areas, the custom predates Islam. Many African Muslims believe that female circumcision is required by Islam, but a large number of Muslims beli ...

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Mainstream Islam distinguishes between fiqh, which means 'understanding of details' and refers to the inferences drawn by scholars, and sharia, which refers to the principles that lie behind the fiqh. Scholars hope that fiqh and sharia are in harmony in any given case, but they cannot be sure. Sharia has certain laws which are regarded as divinely ordained, concrete and timeless for all relevant situations (for example, the ban against drinking liquor as an intoxicant). It also has certain laws which ...

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The authority of Sharia is drawn from two primary sources, as well as two secondary sources. The first major source is the specific guidance in the Qur'an, and the second source is the Sunnah, literally the 'Way', i.e. the way that Muhammad (the Prophet of Islam) lived his life. (The compilation of all that Muhammad said, did or approved of is called the Hadith.) A lesser source of authority is Qiyas, which is the extension by analogy of existing Sharia law to new situations. Finally, Sharia law can be base ...

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There is tremendous variance in the interpretation and implementation of Islamic law in Muslim societies today. Some believe that colonialism, which often replaced religious laws with secular ones, has caused this variance. More recently, liberal movements within Islam have questioned the relevance and applicability of sharia from a variety of perspectives. As a result, several of the countries with the largest Muslim populations, including Indonesia, Bangladesh and Pakistan, have largely secular constitutions and laws, with only a few Islamic provisions in f ...

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Sharia, Sharia - Etymology, Sharia - General, Sharia - History and Background, Sharia - Sections of Sharia law, Sharia - Contemporary Practice of Sharia Law, Sharia - Dietary laws, Sharia - The role of women under Sharia, Sharia - Dress code, Sharia - Domestic justice, Sharia - Circumcision, Sharia - Muslim apostates, Sharia - Freedom of Speech

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When eating meat, sharia dictates that Muslims may only eat from meat that has been slaughtered in the name of God and meets stringent dietary requirements. Such meat is called halāl or "lawful" (acceptable). Islamic law prohibits a Muslim from eating pork, and meat that has been slaughtered in other than the name of God. Most juridicial opinions also hold monkey, dog, cat, carnivores and several other types of animal as being prohibited, or harām. For the meat of an animal to be halāl it must be one of the dec ...

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Sharia, Sharia - Etymology, Sharia - General, Sharia - History and Background, Sharia - Sections of Sharia law, Sharia - Contemporary Practice of Sharia Law, Sharia - Dietary laws, Sharia - The role of women under Sharia, Sharia - Dress code, Sharia - Domestic justice, Sharia - Circumcision, Sharia - Muslim apostates, Sharia - Freedom of Speech

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