Fataawat and Absense of Outrage…
In a recent response to an article i posted on a prominent Buffalo Muslim da`i beheading his wife, i was directed to a website with an “Ask the Alim” section,
was told that i would there find many fataawat denouncing violence against women and such. With only a cursory examination, my critique of the Ummah has been validated yet again. i will read through that site as time permits and post headings of Fataawat which you can look up there, and my comments. Those which i have done thus so far are as follows:
Marrying a Girl Against the Will of My Parents
i comment: In this example only the rights of the MALE are addressed. What about the rights of a girl to marry without parental concent. The language is gender specific to a male, when the more culturally pertinent question would be about a female.
Women-Only Jumu`ah: Valid?
They say, in short, that women can talk but not lead. No citation of why Jumah is waajib for men and not women or waajib at all rather than mustahab.
DNA: Sufficient in Rape Cases?
“It is important to know thatShari`ah does differentiate between rape and adultery.”
“it is not rape that is punishable in Islamic jurisprudence, it is illegitimate sexual intercourse.”
“DNA is now accepted in some courts like those in Egypt. Whether or not it is the only evidence considered, is left for the common interest of Muslims who will see fit what is suitable for their time. The bottom line is that there is no punishment in the absence of clear-cut, indubitable proofs.”
i ask: Why is there no outrage at THIS fatwah? This exemplifies my point.
Forcing Wife to Make Love
“if the husband insists on sleeping with his wife by force, it would not be considered rape since this is a right granted to him, but it is also not in accordance with Islamic teachings.”
i ask: Anyone outraged at this? i know i am.
Jewish Fatwas on Killing: Politics or Religion?
“Israeli rabbis and scholars issued a lot of fatwas that encourage attacking Gaza and its inhabitants, irrespective of whether such inhabitants are civilians or combatants.”
i ask: What scholars and where is the citation of these supposed Jewish rulings?
Palestine: Is It the Jews’ Promised Land?
As for claiming that the Jews have a right to take Palestine as their promised land, we will say that the verse that reads: “Go into the holy land which Allah hath ordained for you.” (Al-Ma`idah: 21) means that the promise stands so long as the people given this promise abide by Allah’s teachings. Once they show disobedience, the promise no longer exists. In addition, this promise is not an absolute one; rather, it is confined to a certain period of time. Now, the promise is no more valid, for Almighty Allah says: “We have written in the Scripture, after the Reminder: My righteous slaves will inherit the earth.” (Al-Anbiya’: 105)”
This is a quite bold statement, and i would tend to agree on many levels. Nevertheless, it is ridiculous to suggest that anywhere near the majority of Palestinians were living in obedience to “Allah’s teachings” when Israel was founded, let alone today. Moreover, when the state of Israel was founded there was alliance between the Grand Mufti and the Nazis. This is well documented and not even a matter which any Muslim organization or Alim would try to refute (SEE BELOW)
So with this said, by the standard set by this Alim, most Palestinians do not have the right to live in their homeland. i would suggest that the issue is more complicated than “those who do right have the right to live in Palestine.” i simply do not believe that the majority of Muslims believe that religious Jews have more right to live in Palestine than does an atheist, agnostic or even amoral (or immoral) Palestinian. Professing Shahadah does not make one living in obedience to “Allah’s teachings.” Thus, any non-religious Palestinians should have no rights to the land according this fatwah. Again, the problem with fataawat is that they are opinions which are so often accepted as fact regardless of obvious holes in their logic or lack of daleel citation.
