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Muslims
Living In The Western Countries
Time and again we hear uproars by Muslims
living in England regarding introduction of Sharia law.
This is extremely absurd demand. It does not
make any sense to ask for introduction or imposition of Sharia
law in England. England is not a Muslim country, and Muslims
living in England, mostly immigrants, are a small minority who
have no right to ask for imposition of Islamic law.
There are 51 Muslim states across the globe.
Most of them are located in the heartland of Islam, Middle East.
None of them has adopted Sharia as law. They are mostly
sheikhdoms, which use old tribal Arab laws to rule their
subjects. The Middle Eastern countries which have adopted
slightly modern form of governance are not different than their
sister sheikhdoms.
The reason is simple and clear. There is no
such thing as Sharia law. Every Muslim has his own notion of
Sharia and he wants to impose that Sharia on rest of the Muslims
and the world at large.
Even modern day Iran, which is directly under
the control of clergy, can hardly be called an Islamic state; it
is a loose dictatorship of the mullahs, because there is no
space for mullahism in Islam.
The fact of the matter is equalizing
mullahism with Islam is the most catastrophic mistake made by
Muslims across the globe. It is net result of Muslims’ efforts
to find answers of political questions from Islam.
A crude, undeveloped tribal system presented
as Islamic system is merely clergy’s effort to gain control of
political power and turn Muslim countries into theocratic
states. Many misguided Muslims get carried away and spend their
lives in imposition of primitive Arabian tribal system as Sharia
in their respective countries.
Muslims living in western countries should
stay away from this political Islam. They are lucky to live in
societies where there is no persecution, where there is freedom
of thought and action, and where they can lead their lives as
they wish.
Calling for imposition of Sharia law in
western countries is a serious mistake. By doing so, they can
lose the shelter and refuge they have sought in western
countries from back home repressive governments.
Therefore, common Muslims living in western
countries should keep such lunatic characters in check who make
such stupid demands like imposition of Sharia law in western
countries.
The best thing for Muslims living in the
western countries is to be thankful to their adopted homelands
and try to assimilate in local cultures or societies. These
cultures provide them enough of freedom to practice their
religion, they should enjoy these freedoms and keep these
countries peaceful, free from religious divisions and
indoctrinations.
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