| huaxiong90 said: You're correct in most parts, but some things need to be cleared up: - It's actually stated in the Qur'an to dress modestly and cover up places that would provoke harassment (people are more lenient on the covering of the face since they don't pay as much attention to it as they do the hair and body). And realistically, covering the body/not dressing loosely prevents/reduces the likeliness of the woman becoming a target. - Stoning, in the Hadith, is the punishment for adultery, and their means of repentance. And this can only be carried out if there are enough witnesses to testify against them. However, its employment as capital punishment is usually used for cheating husbands and the lady he had an affair with. Now as for pre-marital sex, while some societies choose to still employ capital punishment, it's usually punished by 100 lashes. It can be forgiven, but supposedly the only way to fully repent from them is to accept the consequences as per the Hadith. However, I'm gonna read more into this. - The countries you mentioned in which the women are mistreated are also strict authoritarian regimes that restricts human rights in general, and the scapegoat for the rule is Sharia law. - About the Palestine-Israel conflict: There were never (serious) tensions until the British Mandate. And it's not just what you mentioned, there's the Israeli regime's other interior and foreign policies in regards to the Palestinians and neighboring countries, amongst many other things. But that's a complex issue that can't be described here. - Just FYI Dubai and Abu Dhabi are part of one country called the UAE (United Arab Emirates). |
But personally, I think Muslim countries should take notes from Malaysia, especially under Mahathir Mohamad, Turkey ever since Erdogan came (though the secularists dislike him, or at least his religious policies), and Qatar. Those are what I call progressive countries in the Islamic world.Yeah I was going to add the clothing part, but I felt it was unnecessary for what that guy was asking. But stoning is not said or implied in the Quran; isn't the Hadith the words of the prophet and Aisha? Muslims don't have to follow everything said in the Hadith. And i know Dubai and Abu Dhabi are part of the same country (I've been there) but they're both different states with their own leaders and they have different economies too. I always get confused about the UAE, but whatever >_>
