From: v3keong@student.business.uwo.ca (Victor Keong)
Subject: Re: Algeria Vs. the US hypocrisy -From NYT-
Organization: University of Western Ontario
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 20:05:51 GMT

minhaszt@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Zafar T Minhas) writes:

> 
> man you opened up a can of worms. let me tell you this much, the majority
> of muslim scholars have not decided that yet. however there are some common
> themes that muslim scholars to in a country ruled by islamic law:
> 
> 1)respect for life (all lives)
> 2)freedom of religion (not necessarily respect for them)
> 3)strict laws of evidenc when making accusations and trials
> 4)freedom of speech (only though in such a manner that they do not
>   offend people nor do they call for anarchistic tendencies, this freedom of
>   speech is also not allowed for things already against islam. for example
>   nude paintings and music glorifying sex or crime is not allowed).
> 
> 5)all people are allowed to run for office with the exception of the head of
>   the government and that is only for a muslim (which makes sense since in an
>   islamic state the head of the government would have to be a muslim)
> 
> 6)the non-muslims of that country enjoy special rights (they do not have to
>   be in the military, in return the pay a jizyah, the money which is used is
>   for their protection in war) the non-musims are known as dhimmi which is
>   short for dhimmat-ullah (protected by god).
> 
> 7)elections are held to choose the khaifah or amir
> 
> the process of choosing a leader is much different in a true islamic country
> than in western democracies and even in muslim countries you see today
> 
> 1)no one is allowed to announce that he wants to run
> 2)the person does not have to be a citizen of the country
> 3)i think that a large minority of scholars believe that it is acceptable
>   for a woman to be chosen as khalifah or amirah. **
> 
> ** controversial statement so i will explain my view from what i read later
> 
> from 1 the basic model i see for holding elections is like teh following:
> 
> 1) a spcific time period is given for nominations. people are nominated.
> 2) a specific time period is given for people to then choose those nominees.
> 3) a specific time period is then given for people to choose those that
>    are left.
> 4) pick the one that has the majority or continue until one person is left
> 
> 
> The ulema, muslim scholars can also choose who can be the leader as well
> but it if preferable that the masses do.
> the principle of legislation is shura, mutual consultation. there is no
> single man decree, all decisions must be made after consultation from
> knowledgable people.
> in an islamic country the khalifah or amir has the added responsibility
> that all of the people are properly clothed and fed, not a single person
> can go unclothed or unfed.
> 
> the basic principle is that islamic laws are implemented so i guess you 
> could call it a "kingdom of God". it is democratic, it is not democracy
> as you can see, but it is very democratic. maybe in familiar terms you
> could call it a democracy under an islamic constitution.
> 
> i expect there to be a response from a man by the name of joachim carlos
> santos martillo ajami. i wouldn't take much of anything he says seriously,
> his intentional use of an edited version of history and his inferiority
> complex have caused him to be more or less of a liar when it comes
> to the east and islam in particular. so i'd just brush his antics aside.
> also these are theoretical things, tell me if you see a true islamic nation
> and i'll go there.
> 
> hope this helps
> 
> zafar minhas
> 
> 
> 

what has this load of rubbish got to do with soc.culture.asean. One 
summer and soc.culture.asean degenerates into a dumping ground for 
religious bs. Please bear in mind that some people who are less fortunate 
have to pay for USENET privileges. Go fight your holy war somewhere 
else!!!!!

v3keong@student.business.uwo.ca (Victor Keong)
Western Business School  --  London, Ontario
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