Over the past two decades a lot of information whether accurate or not has spread all around the world about Islam
Muslims and Sharia law now one question continues to pop up
What exactly is Sharia law I'll be talking about that and sharing five of the most surprising myths about
Sharia law that people actually have hey guys welcome, I'm Leroy Kenton
And this is FTD facts where we like to explore the different countries and cultures religions
Sciences and facts in general about our world and
Before I get into this episode a question that I have for you is what law or laws
Do you dislike the most let me know down there?
So what does Sharia even mean?
well the actual Arabic definition of the term means path to a watering hole and
The Sharia law is a set of guiding morals and principles
Meant to guide Muslims towards a life that will nourish their souls
So with that said I want to get into our first myth and that's myth number one
ISIL wants to erase the borders between Iraq and Syria to establish a decentralized government
Which enforces Sharia law now?
This is what the standard definition is about what the primary goal for ISIL
Is they want to combine two countries and enforce Sharia law across them both?
But their understanding of Sharia law is not necessarily true to what the law actually stands for
ISIL is more concerned with establishing their own interpretation of Sharia law which regulates criminal acts and Social Welfare
So this is why we need to distinguish between fik or the legal system and Sharia
Thick law aims to decide how to apply shriya's morals and guidelines to day to day life
Which can cause some gray areas and it becomes easy for people or even?
organizations to take advantage of this gray area
Sharia is considered immutable and infallible
But thick is changeable now myth number two about Sharia law is Sharia is
Islamic law Sharia law is not a legal system first of all and most Muslims who follow
Sharia law don't view it as a replacement for civil law Sharia is a Quran based guidance that guides
Muslims towards living a more Islamic life, it doesn't come from the state at all Sharia is
Philosophical and it's human interpretation is called Vick
Which I mentioned just now and this has been created by scholars based on the Quran and hadith
Next myth number three in Muslim countries Sharia law is a law of the land, so it's true that Sri
Allah has influenced legal systems and most Muslim majority countries right and
pre-modern Muslim regions had a system where Sharia law would be separated from the government, which is also known as
eásá, but what's happening now is that Muslim political movements such as
jamaat-e-islami in Pakistan or the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
Have attempted to actually codify Sharia law even though there's supposed to be a separation between
Fik and C. ASSA and myth number four Sharia law is
Anti-female now critics of Islamic law have said Sharia is inherently not kind
towards women especially because of its marriage laws and
Often people see a Muslim woman's head cover as a kind of oppression now. Let's true that there are many
Patriarchal rules in the thick these rules are actually human
Interpretations not Sharia and the final myth that I want to share myth number five is Islam demands brutal
Punishments too many Islam is viewed as a faith that savagely punishes
lawbreakers the Quran however prohibits unwanted violence it prohibits attacks on civilians property
houses of worship and even animals now imagine what would happen if all of us use the
KKK to represent what all Christians were
Yeah, that would just be weird right so like
extremist groups aren't the most accurate place to look to
Understand what Sharia is and says about punishment and treatment of people and this also goes for any other
Subject in question so guys that ends this episode
I really hope that this cleared up some misconceptions about what Sharia law actually is
I know it really really really did for me
And I'm curious to know what other thoughts and comments you have down below
Are there any other myths that you commonly hear about Sharia law or just other subjects in general that you always hear and you're like
What the heck that's not even true. Let me know down there as well and before
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