What is Sharia Law and its Principles? | Dr. Jasser Auda

Shariah Law is often misunderstood by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. What is it? How do some use it to justify wrong actions? What is a principled approach to Shariah? Scholar of Shariah Dr. Jasser Auda helps us answer these questions.
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Jasser Auda is a Professor teaching at the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies in Doha, a founding member and a member of the executive board of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, a member of the academic committee of the International Institute of Islamic Thought, and a Fellow of the International Institute of Advanced Systems in Canada.
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[@SwordSkill2]

8:37 And how is "Whoever leave his religion, kill" in any way justified? Answers like "You are ignorant about Islam" or in any way telling to "Educate yourself" don't count as valid arguments.

[@dusk9618]

Christianity says the same thing. Weird.

[@SwordSkill2]

Arpus RSL Exactly, that's why we don't need any me religious retards, because we already have them and we know what it feels like.

[@daltonthegreat2643]

+Arpus RSL No it doesn't. Sharia law is an "active" form of governing. In the Bible, there has been things said like that, but they are no longer in effect. They were for a certain community for a certain time. Try to correct me if you think I am wrong.

[@dhruvrawat430]

+SwordSkill2 yes i agree

[@awhodothey]

Arpus RSL Where does Christianity say that? Maybe you mean Judaism?

[@frostedsilver]

This is beautiful... thank you for sharing it. And shame on the people who didn't even bother to watch this video and chose to explicitly cry out with hate and fear instead.

[@InResponseOutreach]

They are weak

[@rohitjawale7664]

Thanks for clarification and enhancing understanding of what Sharia means...a dignified man like yourself should be the fountainhead of Islam in Arab world... 🎉

[@ajaydalaya2195]

and you believe him what he said ? plz read the quran and hadiths.

[@cumar9875]

​@@ajaydalaya2195read lindu-cowdung eaters books rss-terrorist-sangh-parivar books

[@stormium1566]

8:47 How can you just gloss over whoever changes his religion kill him, then say there is freedom of religion. In what world does that make sense.

[@TribotBeatbox]

It's simply interpretation, it could of meant : let him go. Etc. Any religion or spiritual path that uses the Golden Rule is OK by me.

[@derfuhrer3345]

@@TribotBeatbox do you think Islam uses the Golden Rule?

[@hassanabdaladl]

In the world of rational thought and contextual understanding. Ie understanding it in a way that opposes the ways of the extremists and Islamophobes

[@noelyanes2455]

He obviously explains it’s out of context

[@kalijasin]

Christianity commands the killing of infidels, gays, etc.

[@mohammads.r.370]

Dr Auda's views here are rational and moderate. Yet the comments section and the number of dislikes demonstrate that many people are not willing to listen and think with an open mind. Ironically, these people are motivated by the same hatred and ignorance that they claim to oppose.

[@hawk0485]

Is your view of Sharia fully compatible with the UN declaration of human rights?

[@user-lr2qx2zq4h]

+Carlos Rafael Gómez Cabrera ,Wish America would deport muslims with visas , just like sweden

[@ItsZaaki]

Guys do some research before commenting

[@ItsZaaki]

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2012/sep/17/muhammad-aisha-truth www.quora.com/How-many-people-did-prophet-Muhammad-kill www.muhammadfactcheck.org/

[@ItsZaaki]

Rafael Cabrera www.islamawareness.net/Wife/beating1.html www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/slavery_1.shtml

[@efraingarza2464]

Sun Myung Moon, David Koresh, Pat Robertson, Matthew Hale, Michael Bray, Paul Jennings Hill, Marshall Herff Applewhite, Jr., Jim Jones, Charles Coughlin, Fred Phelps, Sr. All religions have them, if all anyone knows about Islam is learned from the media you will only learn about the extremists.

[@hurmer]

A lot and about nothing really . didn't make much sense

[@PearComputingDevices]

The first human being in history to talk about equality... I think not by far dude.

[@mikedmop]

How can you have a future when you're ruled by the past?

[@ruebencristobal7790]

same with American blacks

[@muhammadyasin3051]

Tell the Jews that

[@mohdzpagli8886]

dear Mike Dmop i as a Muslim have nothing against you what so ever but saying we are ruled by the past we are following what's in the Qur'an and the hadith which translates to the saying s of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and you my dear brother have no right to comment to what our future holds for us understand that sir :)

[@Foshoo1]

false comment

[@sirajalghuraba]

Wow this is amazing ! Thanks guys

[@remaegma8651]

The whole and only anchor of divine law is love. And it is summarize love God and love your neighbor.

[@vinneko]

Thank you. This video is very informative.

[@WendellOG]

Thanks for the clarification.

[@franciscandiyey]

why does this video have so much dislike? is he explaining it wrong? are people getting triggered by his explanation?? im lost! can anyone explain?

[@jakeschmell]

That was great. Thank you.

[@ahmadtajik178]

When people see the truth, they deny it

[@IIllytch321nonadinfinitum]

I'm not religious by any means, but I've noticed such huge similarities between Islam and Christianity in terms of interpretation and application of the doctrine to one's daily life. Humans are far more similar than we want to believe. Sad that there are so many people thumbing down this video.

[@lejawinc]

+IIllytch321 It is because we have the same God... in the old testament Jah sent Isaac and Ishmael to the desert... the start of the muslim faith

[@zelphmyster]

+lejawinc My God is the universe alone- not some fictional reinterpretation of prehistorical, pagan deities worshiped by ignorant nomads in the Levant. It is time for us all to evolve and recognize the insanity of reverencing these religions that should have no relevance in the 21st century. Despite the differences that have evolved among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, I argue even their origins are problematic and investing any respect or emotion into such fictional histories keeps us chained to barbaric thought.

[@IIllytch321nonadinfinitum]

Zelph Myster Sure, I may agree with you to some extent (not to the extent of belittling people and it is kind of beside the point of what we're talking about here), but I also find that it behooves members of society to engage others with empathy; if one goes up to someone else and simply casts them aside as a fool, the "fool" will innately reinforce their beliefs out of a defense mechanism, strengthening it as a function of the unempathetic person's offending words. Perhaps there are rare occurrences where yelling will be a catalyst for intellectual change, but I think that is rare and not the best means by which to procure the evolution of thought. If we honestly feel that the letting go of religious thought would benefit the world (I personally believe this, but human nature makes it hard, nor will it happen all at once, it must take a very long time), let that show in the actions and words of each individual who believes that and allow others (third-person witnesses even, as Gandhi mentions) to come to adopt that position on their own, as that is the only way they will adopt it, on their own. One cannot simply yell into another's face and expect the person to quickly take up arms against their old ways of thinking and adopt yours. When one's beliefs no longer serves a function from within the mental constructs one has built for oneself through one's formative years, the belief will have a greater chance of gently (although it may initially be painful) dissipating on their own. I think this is the path that should be taken, allowing the seeds to grow within their own minds rather than thinking I can mentally rape them and force it to grow, heh. We must have empathy for each other and have a realistic respect for the human condition itself. This is all a big, fucked up mess we're in. We're all a part of it. Peace.

[@Mikehowarth1988]

+IIllytch321 The big difference between other religions and Islam is that there was a reform in the bible. In Islam if a Muslim even mentions the word reform there putting there life on the line. If you practice Sharia law which they allow in the UK for some reason, You practice outdated laws based on a barbaric man in Muhammad. Do you believe its right that you can marry a girl when she hits puberty?. Do you think apostites should be killed?. For Muslims who don't take the Quran as a literal meaning to me have already evolved passed religion and that's a good thing.

[@animaljp3]

The only way you could be not religious is by not believing in any religion. In Islamic countries, the law is used horribly.

[@whizrepublic3090]

wish to hear specifics about this subject

[@TheseShenanigans]

The thing that gets me is the idea that there's no separation of church and state. In the US, Christianity may be the dogma that most people follow/what our country's values were based on initially, but we have that separation so that instead of basing our law that in some cases determines whether a person will live or die on a book that, like many other religious texts, contradicts itself time and time again, we base heavy decisions like that on a firm foundation that's been deliberated on so as to cut out ambiguity at every corner, you can actually literally interpret it since that's how it was intended to be followed. Then you have Dr. Auda saying that essentially the Koran and the Hadith contradict themselves and the 'correct' way to deal with these instances is to just go back and check with the four principles (which i still find very ambiguous). This is fine as a relgion (for the most part, there were inhuman parts to the Bible just as well) but I personally do not believe that it is fit to fairly and effectively govern a society of people that could be considered free.

[@TrollJohnSmith]

Dr. Auda seems like a good and educated man. It's good that there are people who struggle to reinterpret ancient and obsolete laws in a modern spirit, but would it not be better to forsake them alltogether, or at least reform their content? You cannot possibly provde everyone with an adequate level of education, and even highly educated people get carried away by the dangerous (i wish the quran and other religious texts were merely ambiguous) messages they contain. You say literalism is bad, but it's equaly bad to cling to tradition if there are better ways out there. You speak about justice, wisdom, common good - these are values that do not need sharia or any other religious code, and it's apparent in the way you speak that your appreciation for them comes not from some written law, but from within.

[@loutalksabouteverything2575]

Very interesting video. thank you

[@Mouko]

Love the hate language, way to show that you live by the right way (Christian by the way). I like what he said about wrong interpretations of Sharia. What would it take to have the Muslim community publicly denounce groups that commit acts of crime and murder in the name of the Quran?

[@yacineaouimeur]

+SADIS Banget LOE muslims are not allowed to lie, in fact, muslims believe that God is the truth, so, muslims don't have just to say the truth they worship the truth. if you want to know islam, go and read quoran but if you want to believe any lie you see in the internet you will be a stupid person. I am not saying believe me and don't believe the others who say muslims are allowed to lie because I maybe lying and also the other persons maybe lying too, but I am saying don't trust anyone before you can make sure. in this case, if you really want to be a cultured person not such a stupid person believing anything, and if you really want to know the truth, read quoran so you can judge who is lying. It's too easy to read it if you want, you can just download it from app store or play store or read it directly from google. just be honest and truthful. peace.

[@yacineaouimeur]

+SADIS Banget LOE I am a muslim, I don't think Shariah can be written in a book, then, while you are saying it's evil means that book doesn't represent Shariah law, maybe it has been written by an extremist or islam-hater. so, I said and I repeat , if you want to know if muslims are allowed to lie or to kill or something like that read all quoran not only some verses. by the way, it's not a dark way, it's very light!! more than you think, it's the lightest and the best way to live, if you follow it god loves you and then everyone love you. because it's all about mercy and justice and love and peace... peace.

[@yacineaouimeur]

+Makes Sense I did never say quoran contradicts itself. i said you have to read the whole book because, for example, in quoran there one verse that says :" The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing." and one day, one person came to me and he told me that quoran says that there is 100 grains in every spike and he told this is just one of the mistakes of quoran. that happened because he didn't read all the verse. Peace.

[@pamelaindo340]

+Let the Quran Speak Yeah , we saw all you muslims speak out cheering when 9/11 happened. The world saw the stadium full of Turkish muslims screaming "Allah akbar: during the "supposed" moment of silence at the soccer match in Turkey after the Paris massacre recently. There was another stadium full of muslims in another 95% islamic country who did the same thing during the "supposed" moment of silence. I have been seeing muslims "speak out" for about 45 years.

[@pamelaindo340]

+Matthew Morris You are worried about language , and yet you say nothing about the over 700 million non-muslims murdered by muslims over some 1400 years. It is estimated that some 600 million Hindus and Sikhs over the 800 year genocidal reign of India by muslims. Present day India is about half the size as it existed before the 800 year genocidal reign of muslims over India. I would talk to any Nazis/death cult folks as i would have talked to German Nazis back in the 1920's, 1930's and 1930's.

[@user-sm7og6fi3j]

No surrender to the muslim horde, no surrender to Islam:)

[@tawfiqmusleh3053]

thais holt bro there's 1.7 billion muslims if we wanted to do anything, god help us all. but go to your local mosque and talk to a shakh about Islam and meaning behind some verses in the Quran

[@thischannelisnotmine]

1.7 billion vs 5.9 billion ill take those odds

[@davemo04]

Interesting to hear someone say that words written need interpreted into priorities. Does the Christian faith not also have eye for an eye type “laws” written? That has just been interpreted differently. Education of all sides of any subject is the basis for understanding and the wisdom spoken about in this video.

[@Chidds]

I am really interested to know what the metaphorical interpretation of Surah 5:38 is! Anyone know?

[@mohammedkhalil3491]

The Chidds In my country Jordan they stopped applying death penalty on people who kill intentionally, according to Sharia law we have to kill killers who killed intentionally so the results is the crimes has increased in Jordan and some are trying to bring the death penalty back to the stage to solve this problem. How ever same applies to thiefs to cut the thief's hand cannot be held if the country got a lot of poor people who steal to feed their families read when the Khalifa Omer ibn alKhatab forgiven a poor man who stole food to feed his family. For example there alot of job opportunities and still some people prefer to steal according to Sharia law their hand should be cut to terror the others not to steal. hope this answer help out

[@Chidds]

Mohammed khalil Not really. You seem to have attempted to justify a literalist interpretation. Some Muslims (especially in Western countries) say that such a literalist interpretation is a false understanding.

[@mikedmop]

Good video. Information is always a good thing.

[@NPCD-pc5ml]

One must always understand that what is “Just” is based on what a society values as a majority. These values can correspond with a society's technologies, discoveries based with this technology, and overall understanding of the world around it. With this understanding comes a higher form of thinking and a higher realization of what is actually “Just” in majority opinion. When you state that literalism should be looked at when interpreting gospel (as in truth), at the same time, you abandoned the very popular idea argument that Jesus Christ is a prophet of whoever you believe is your god.Jesus Christ always taught to people in parables which are defined by the oxford english dictionary as ‘ A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.’ Within these stories are hidden meanings toward the true lessons that are to be understood and derived, and that is just the thing. With multiple derivatives one can always take multiple interpretations for one piece of gospel weather it be from the bible, or the quran. The issue with literalism is that if we were to take all of Christ’s parables literally then we find ourselves very educated on virgins, oil, dirt, sowing, and killing fatted calf's, but we do not actually see the true meaning behind the creation or application of certain doctrine.If and when people question the actions of prophets, and ancient individuals that associated with such people, then we find that only by looking figuratively we can see the true meaning behind action and application.

[@aminabadawy475]

Very insightful

[@Z1GMA12]

Shariah Law Taqiyya (the law that you must lie to non muslims) how do we know that law doesnt affect this video?

[@ericdraven12]

Sunnis don't practice taqiyya like shias. Taqiyya is not a law. Learn the difference

[@hassanabdaladl]

@@ericdraven12 shias practice taqiyya for the same reason any other Muslim would. To protect themselves under extreme threat. Not just randomly in youtube videos. And generally it's only Islamophobes who bring this nonsense up

[@ericdraven12]

@@hassanabdaladl like I said... taqiyya is not a law. Deal with it...

[@hassanabdaladl]

@@ericdraven12 lol ok? That doesn't even make any sense

[@ericdraven12]

@@hassanabdaladl what doesn't make any sense? Please elaborate more...

[@kulahmet8063]

equality and justice are two different things. the example of this is: think of a disabled person and healthy person giving each 20kg of weight to workout is equality but justice is to give each according to his ability.

[@theALHILAL1]

very interesting explaination

[@InResponseOutreach]

This is beautifully explained

[@sasukecbe6999]

May God bless u....dr.Jasser

[@arnibah]

According to the definition of the words :Muslim and Islam",you can't separate the two.Many say they are Muslim but are not as many say they are Jew and Christian and are not.

[@syedabeli]

Muslim basically means a monotheistic person. Believing in oneness of God.

[@arnibah]

@@syedabeli That is one on the meanings or attributes of Muslim.

[@jacewoody6780]

literalism is bad? either you accept all of the Quran or none of it

[@Mikehowarth1988]

+Jace Woody You're right brother. I'm sick of listening to debates where Muslims cherry pick some good lines out of the Quran and then when someone brings up a verse they try and muddy it as if theres a deep profound meaning. What was the profound meaning when Muhammad killed a family and claimed the 9 year old girl as his wife and continued to rape her... Muhammad hated anyone who would not join him and wanted them killed. I could go on all day about the poison that is Islam.

[@jiangming2621]

Christians do the same exact thing it's hilarious how these religions call the kettle black.

[@jiangming2621]

I could go on for hours about the cancer that is Judaism, Islam AND Christianity. The irony is so thick here it can't even be cut with a diamond plated circular saw.

[@Mikehowarth1988]

And you're free to do so without having your life threatened. Now do a social experiment and Criticise cristianity and then do the same with Islam. Draw pictures even and see on which religion you find more peaceful.

[@tawfiqmusleh3053]

Jace Woody OK guys listen he said something right in that comment he said u either take all of it or none. so take all of it and all the meaning behind the verses in the Quran

[@hayatullahrahmatzai9839]

In simple terms Shariah refers to the main sources of Islamic law namely Quran and authentic saying of the prophet while Islamic law encompasses the main sources as well as the sub sources namely Quran, authentic Hadith, Ejma, Qiyas, Astihsan, Masaleh Musala, Saad zaraye ...

[@kramconley7972]

Excellent thread, thank you. Wish I had found, "Quran Speaks" earlier! Dr. Auda, so informative / interesting. Will search for more of this scholarly gent, all the best, mark

[@jimdaniel2830]

I am so happy that that lady is wearing a hat for God, I can’t imagine how revved up I would be. I mean everybody’s perfect and as soon as people get born I either want to cover something up or cut something off

[@jonrosenthal7749]

Are we meant to interpret laws by their Intent, or by their End Result? One could argue that Sharia Law, if instituted correctly, would be fine. However, what we see is a brutal and barbaric interpretation of Sharia, and it isn't an isolated occurrence. Perhaps the Law isn't so brilliant and perfect if it is so commonly misinterpreted and misused. Of course, this would be the case for any legal system based on vague, antiquated religious texts. That is why, in the West, the dogmatic practices of religion are separated from laws that are applicable to a modern world. And in opposition to religious "law", modern secular law tries to be as specific as possible, in order to prevent the wild interpretations that would otherwise so frequently lead to disaster.

[@Zygoner]

Christianity has the Canon law, and it is understood that the Canon law informs judicial law in Christian countries. Canon law is a matter before God, where God is the "chief justice" answerable to His authority, rather than the judicial which is either codified into principles (civil code) or the result of prior judgements (common law). Is Sharia similar to the Canons?

[@romanzaytoun3420]

It's nice

[@saitshariram3140]

Nice sweet words, nice to hear, yes nice to hear....

[@brycewise]

Okay, here is my question... How important is sharia law to practicing Islam? In the US are laws are secular. If you are Muslim can you live by laws determined by people and voting consensus, even if it goes against some of sharia law? If practicing Islam is going to force you to break US law, then Islam is a both a religion and criminal organization. I don't believe that you have do commit what the US considers crimes, to practice Islam, but the narrative on Islam is "The word of god is absolute and not open to interpretation or alteration". If that's true, then following sharia laws as it is written (or what I was told was "as written" Sharia Laws) would break quite a few US laws. So which is it.... are you okay with secular US law or is the "Absolute Word of God" the requirement for Muslims?

[@brycewise]

I know what the five pillars are, when you say adhered to, do you mean by the government? The pillars seem to be something an individual adheres to as part of there faith and doesn't require any official adheres by a government. other then the hajj the 5 pillars could exist any where in the world if practiced by an individual. If the law of the land changes, which it often does do varying degrees, how does that affect a Muslim if the changes do violate Islam? In a secular government laws and government are not determined by religion. So violating islam may not be a consideration of the amendments to the laws. What happens then? It seems to me like that could be an issue if we are to co exist under US law

[@brycewise]

Oh, thanks for the reply. I have try to contact quite a few different places about questions I have and you are the only one who has replied. Im trying to get the "other side" of what I see in the news

[@brycewise]

okay thanks I will message him

[@NavySEAL11]

"Aslong as the law of the land you live in doesn't go against Islam, you can live peacefully there" BOOM BABY!! Key words are "peacefully" and "doesn't go against Islam". Hmmm well we aren't all Muslims and a lot of us still hate the religion...so what a fight now?

[@brycewise]

Yea that didn't sit well with me either. I thought at first... If your religion cant work with the laws of America.. then maybe America isn't the right place for you. I don't know if that's how her response was meant so I was going to chalk it up to poor wording. I don't have a problem with the religion. What I do have a problem with is that religion just like race, social class etc..is a way of dividing people into different groups. Right now the Arab Islam group is not the most popular here in America. I have more experience of their culture then most Americans from time served in the US Marines and I think most of the issues are because most Americans have no alternate view of Arab Muslims besides the news and war, which isn't flattering. I have reached out to at least 15 other Arab/Muslim groups, including this site and who this site suggested to me which was the man in the video to try to get a better understanding of their culture and views and hopefully realizing they aren't that different. So far this was the only reply I have received. So look, I gave you a shot. I would have been willing to help you, and stood up for you,if peoples views were incorrect. I tried harder then most people would. I only asked for a reply to a few emails and no one could do that. In regards to me... you missed you're numerous chances. I hope people are wrong about you, but as far I am concerned... you are on your own.

[@LawlDenStore]

14:13 Well yes and no, equality doesn't have the presupposition, that differences based on culture, race, sex, etc. is unequal. You are referring to equity, which in many ways is not a purely western concept, but is a more literal and ethnocentric interpretation of equality.

[@caramonmajere447]

Is this considered Tawriya or Taqiyya?

[@JexxStuff]

This was extremely educational. Thank you.

[@duttyjohncrow8706]

Man made God in his own image.

[@GospelOfTimothy]

Who told you that the devil? The evil have not seen God. I saw God in California 1985 and wrote the Gospel of Timothy.

[@03e-210a]

Nice period

[@dandiaz19934]

Why are you here, then, if you've already found happiness?

[@sandysandy967]

a grt dscussion

[@leighwiggins9403]

An interesting explanation from a dignified man. Something to think about.

[@mansurhallaj8568]

He is simply lieing

[@mahirarubaiya3052]

What is the truth?

[@EnRoute0101]

1) Can a man have more that one wife? 2) Can a woman have more that one husband ? 3) if a woman is raped in a Muslim or Islamic country does she have legal recourse to prosecute? 4) if a woman's husband beats her in a Muslim or Islamic country does she have any legal recourse to prosecute him and incarcerate him? 5) is it true that little girls are subjected to sexual abuse starting as young as five years old and it be completely be Legal? 6) how do you determine a girl is old enough to be married? 7) when a children's parents die, is both the brother and the sister entitled to equal ownership of whatever is left behind? 8) is it true that you will be murdered if you decide to leave Muslim or Islamic religion? 9) What happens if that girl interviewing that man goes out into public without her hijab? 10) Can a man and woman in this specific religion get divorced equally? Or does it favor men?

[@Idamariekri]

Very informative video. Great explanation of what sharia is, keep up the good work!

[@remaegma8651]

Sister what you need to make heaven is believe in Jesus Christ.

[@seaplaneguy1]

Basics of Islam? What are they? We cannot have a legal system that excludes other religions and calls them invalid like Sharia does. Sharia does not work in Islamic countries, why would it work here? Civil Law is not about achieving something in a life. It is about life, liberty and property. Give God what is his and Ceasar what is his. Since Jesus was a Prophet according to Mohammad, then Islam MUST follow this, yet Sharia does not. Sharia is therefore BLASPHEMY to Jesus. When a Christian or Jew or HIndu or other religion cannot teach his religion in an Islamic country, then Islam is in violation of basic law. If I cannot set up a church and build a new church, preach door to door or advertise, then Islam is violating basic rights. If a person cannot read the Bible as a Muslim, then Islam is weak and invalid. So, If your belief in Islam conflicts with my religion, Sharia claims it can dominate me and force me to comply or die. Such cannot work. Claiming Islam is true does not make it true. Purposes? I don't want Islam in my life, I want my religion and to do so in freedom. Sharia violates this freedom and justice.

[@seaplaneguy1]

***** And what do I not understand about Islam, wise guy?

[@seaplaneguy1]

***** Look, you don't put word in my mouth. Got it? Understand? No, I did not say ALL Muslims. Some are not true Muslims. Say 70% just go along to get along. 20% are devote and 10% extreme. It does not matter what the percent is as once Islam takes over, people who don't support the extremists (the active Muslims) are killed along with the non-Muslims. Islam is not valid either as a religion or political movement. It needs to stop.

[@seaplaneguy1]

***** Stop trying to put words in my mouth. No, I am not saying what you claim I am saying. Islam is an extremist ideology. Just read the Koran, Hadith and Sira. The violence comes from the source documents. As written in the sources it should be eliminated as a religion and declared a public threat.

[@seaplaneguy1]

***** Just read the Medina surahs....wake up.

[@travisscott1150]

All religion have bad points. Its interpretation and radicals that worry us. I just don't want to be killed because I chose to believe in something else. This world has no room for radicals. To each their own in religion. but if you say I need to cover myself head to toe and pray 5 times a day. We will have a problem.

[@vivianbalajadia8614]

If Muslims go to different countries they should follow the laws of that country! if not leave simple. so many Muslims protesting for their laws in the UK! Muslims should not imposed their belief in a country Which is not Islamic

[@lyudmilakutsenko7045]

Of course, people aren't able to fully understand all the wisdom of Quran, but it's obvious at this point of the history that if Jesus wasn't killed according to Quran though was dead for many centuries even though Jesus' soul was alive (what is written in Quran I believe), murder for murder doesn't mean that criminals should be killed physically in turn.

[@lyudmilakutsenko7045]

Moreover what is idolarity or shirk in islam: it's creating idols. Making criminals dead against the God who doesn't kill them himself is creating idols also because their crimes become known by many people.

[@lyudmilakutsenko7045]

This is also fair when it comes to punishing a criminal by cutting a hand out. According to Jesus during zakyat, the left hand shouldn't know what the right hand is doing. That's giving away. When it comes to taking away, the punishment might be in my modest understanding, making the fact of stealing and having something unknown by people, because true stealers steal to show off (their money, power etc.)

[@carolnoble4615]

I find it difficult to believe anything Imams say about the Quran and Sharia Law. There have been plenty of videos explaining the language and its meaning but it seems the language is saying something different. The head covering is meant to cover the bosom. It is a head scarf but can be used as a neck scarf which does cover the bosom! There have been other similar errors which the Imams who are always men, misinterpret. It is time the Muslim men stopped trying to control the women and learned from the women instead.

[@harleyclonts7174]

Freedom and equality is not a western idea. It's our right as human.

[@TabithaElkins]

We used to have "christian laws", but we now have modern secular democracy. We do not need Islamic law, Christian law or Jewish law. We need modern, secular, pluralistic democracy!!! NOW!!! For ALL people!

[@Tibialisanterior]

Why?

[@ninjadebruyns8577]

Maqasid al Shariah was also deduced. It's not objective objectives but it's useful nevertheless. Public good and justice isn't objective concepts because one groups perception of public good is different to another.

[@weallareearthling]

He is quiet convincing in his convictions.But there was not even a single talk on why there should be 100 slashes,hand cut off while robbing,execution in death,and things like why women cannot posses property,why she has to have male escort in every point of life,why there is so difference in khula(divorce if female initiate it ) and talaq(divorce if male initiate it).Why non Muslims has to pay taxes to muslims under sharia law,why there is the need of four male muslim eye witness,female eye witness are disregarded,non-muslim testimony is disregarded in any of the muslim affairs,why there are honor killing,why burqua,abaya,hijab are part of women's attire and not of males, why women are considered as source of lust not man as throughout the history its the man who initiates the lust.why apostasy is dealt so badly,why genitial mutilation is so common,why fatwa is there,why early marriage in girls is so common under islamic faith groups...the list goes on and list is never ending...Now ,i an not saying muslims ,per say, are bad or has some defective gene to implement such thing in the time where some people are in mars exploring,creating biological hand through stem cell research in lab.What is the direction we want to go. If there are 1.3 billion Muslims in the world and nearly all of them believe if quran is desecrated than the perpetrated should be executed,half of them believe that apostasy should have death penalty,quarter of them believe that woman in veil is the true nature of women,then we have something to ponder about,is it the interpretation gone wrong or the source is wrong or irrelevant in this modern world.I have seen young man in UK holding play cards,"to hell with the free speech",seen so called scholars like anjem choudhery and lots of others. We all know,a place where free speech is venerated,gender equality is preserved in all aspects of life,we dont need any ancient books or texts,that's why every religion fear their existence.You cannot say his interpretation is wrong and mine is right if there is not place where you can crosscheck these claims,you cannot say all the countries are dumb who are implementing what we detest in modern world,there is something wrong with the source.if you are keeping the one's you like ,there is no place for the name sharia itself.so i hope Muslims will pass this phase of self defense which Hindus had 2000 years ago,christian had 500 had ago and become mature religion.

[@vinnythejudge1901]

Everything you posted sounds like medieval times and the cowboy era, You know back when people were not that educated. Think about it why is there so much drama in the ghetto? Lack of education. But Bin Laden was educated!!! Yes he was but he was educated enough to convince uneducated people to look up to him as a leader so he could gain power like Hitler.

[@weallareearthling]

i am not concerned about past era..or cowboy times..the fact that they are implementing it right now as we speak and somewhere one of the female is getting slashes,one homosexual guy was killed the day before yesterday in Saudi Arabia and people don't even bother to make a surprising gesture out there is the concerning part for all of us.There are horrible things in all of our culture if we excavate it,but we grew and made changes, and that's important part, don't you think?They are implementing the cowboy era and medieval times(which was horrifying at those times by the way) theocracy right as we speak and uk is growing in sharia law courts,america has seen protest regarding muslims in favor of sharia law.I guess you are living in perfect place where you are unware of such thing..get a trip to muslim countries or see some of the places in uk also,you will be surprised.

[@artculeswong]

Vinny the Judge Vinny , you kind of supported his argument. Yes doesn't it sound medieval or outdated? That is why it is absurd. These laws are still practiced by some Constituencies and should definitely stop. The Professor talking in this video properly describes the purpose of these laws (Sharia Laws) but does not go on to explain why they are still practiced. I can logically say that all Religion is based on morals(Well at least on the surface , not as a money sucking scheme) and ethics but its practice could definitely change. Sharia Law goes against the rights of many.

[@walawsome9244]

If God ordered it it is great

[@arrrpbbb6700]

But the point is: Why we shlould live under Sharia??? Here are buddhists, jew, christians... Why should they accept islamic law???

[@pierregag4352]

Everyone should live by their rule, dont try to implement democracy or shariah in country that dont want it

[@streglof]

Why is it called a "law?" in the first place anyway? I think that's the part that scares most non-Muslims. Because it gives the impression that you want to implement the Sharia Law in its entirety as a law of the country you live in. And that is something most people don't want to see happen because of all the chopping off hands and stoning to death and such. Because when it's the LAW, it's the LAW. And if the law of the land specifically states that someone should be stoned to death for whatever reason, then there isn't much room for interpretation any more. You can of course, still follow Sharia Law up until the point where it conflicts with the laws of the country you live in, and I for one think that that's where it should stay.

[@streglof]

So if I understand well enough, what Dr. Auda means to say is: follow Sharia law, but not 100% verbatim when it doesn't support the common good. Unfortunately I haven't heard from Dr. Auda what he considers to be supporting for the common good or not. I for one would surely say that stoning someone to death or ANY form of capital punishment or punishment at all for things like adultery, fornication, apostasy, divorce and homosexuality does NOT support the common good.

[@ninjadebruyns8577]

That's an interesting observation. Others would argue it is for the public good.

[@sumitsurin143shashi]

Abu Bake al-Baghdade isis founder obtained a BA, MA, and PhD in Islamic studies from the Islamic University of Baghdad .Do he didnt know sharia . please reply..........................................................

[@walawsome9244]

Not true he is an Israeli Mossad

[@walawsome9244]

I am serious he is a Jewish Mossad not a Muslim go search

[@walawsome9244]

Mohamad never killed an ant

[@walawsome9244]

Show proof

[@ratonL]

Wal Awsome ¿So he never conquered land?

[@yvettevernet4759]

Sadly this is not the way it is being applied in so called moderate Arab countries.

[@searsbootcamp]

The simple act of distorting the truth is his primary focus. For it is obvious he is not taken the Quran on literal. For even an infidel as myself, can see the truth.

[@quqbalam5089]

+doris Sears But there's no reason to take everything in the Qur'an literally. For instance, take the law about cutting the hands of criminals. Nothing in the Qur'an says this is something literal; it may well be mere rhetoric to indicate that committing crimes is wrong.

[@vivianbalajadia8614]

In the islamic state they should not punish other nationals (not belong to the islam faith) who might have violated their fixed or unfixed rules in Islam if they recognized religious freedom and because other countries do not combine religion and politics while in the islamic state their political affairs is completely or mainly imposed based on their islamic religious rules and standards. If other religions are restricted in their country or community then they should not demand for their islamic religion to have a special room in countries where politics and religion is not combined Its either they should follow or Leave.

[@tonyacasdrummer]

So what would happen if the woman provided for the family and the man took care of the children? What would happen under Sharia Law?

[@meme9924]

Nothing would happen brother. In Qur'an it doesn't say a woman can't provide for the family. Yes, it is usually the man however woman can do it too. Especially, if she is a single parent she has no choice but to work and provide for her family. Quran doesn't have a rule that says women can't work or provide for their family or themselves.

[@edgeofsanityinsane8276]

Even if sharia was a perfect and peaceful system, which it most certainly is not, you cant force it on nations that are already long and well established in their own laws and practices. If it were so peaceful we all would have adopted it along time ago. If you were a peaceful people you would quietly accept the laws of the nation you have adopted.

[@korgnewb777]

Well said.

[@realbrotha2973]

Here is ur problem, we aren't trying to force it on anyone. Muslims only wantsharia for mulsims

[@edgeofsanityinsane8276]

Ismail-Bilal Salim Keep telling yourself that Your getting a lot of sleep that way But it is time to wake up. True they only want muslims to obey sharia. To bad they want to force us all to be muslims.

[@realbrotha2973]

edge of sanity insane no we don't. If u became Muslim we would love it, but we can't force u. The Quran says "لا اكره في دين" which means "there is no compulsion on religion". So we can't force u to become a Muslim

[@edgeofsanityinsane8276]

Ismail-Bilal Salim Tell that to those in sharia ruled areas. Not everyone is as clueless as you would like them to be.

[@michaelsiao]

dont judge people on their religion. judge them on who they are.

[@woltagziv]

If six humans in Iran are punished and jailed for dancing than there is in no doubt something wrong with sharia law. Its not misunderstood. We understand it very well. Its barbaric.

[@quqbalam5089]

+dantera Same thing happens in China, the country with the highest rate of executions in the world, and that is an atheist state with laws based on a mixed Chinese-Western system. And where else in the Islamic world do you see that happening? Go to Turkey, go to Tunisia, go to Azerbaijan, go to Pakistan. Plenty of dance clubs there, with no government interference.

[@edwardoquendo1902]

OMG.. This interview was SUPER COOL!!!!

[@Blakefe]

When deciding on Shiria Law in America all I haft to do is look at Luton. Then I say with out a doubt "NO".

[@asiandramamix2870]

Problems is that the muslim people start to mess with sharia law and law and order (legislation) of a country . Any law of any religion is to be practised in a individual way. You just cannot put sharia law in the place of law and order .

[@kseke25]

Ok, tell us what Sharia Law says directly from the Quran? Was any of that discussed here? You tell us there's a difference between Muslims and Islam, discuss the difference.

[@kseke25]

If following Sharia Law is to follow how Muhammad lived, how did Muhammad live?

[@TheGreatTimSheridan]

if you want to understan the koran you should consider the videos of david wood

[@JESUS-IS-GOD316]

JESUS LOVES YALL

[@jimdaniel2830]

Sometimes properly placed?

[@nicholascobb8523]

Aristotle was the first in philosophy to consider equality. not Mohammed. The principle of equality - that likes should be treated alike - has been a fixture of Western thought for thousands of years. In this Article, Professor Westen argues that the endurance of the principle is due to the fact that it is empty of content. For the principle to have meaning, it must incorporate some external values that determine which persons and treatments are alike, but once these external values are found, the principle of equality is superfluous. Worse, equality tends to cause confusion and logical errors. Consequently, Professor Westen concludes, the rhetoric of equality should be abandoned. www.jstor.org/stable/1340593?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

[@atheistlehman4420]

If you want to live according to your sharia, fine, as long as you aren't breaking any laws. If you want to impose _divinely inspired_ laws upon anyone, we have a problem.

[@atheistlehman4420]

***** Anyone who claims that the reason, for their law, is divine inspiration, has not sufficiently demonstrated that their law is good. Provide a reason that I can actually work to falsify. The claim that divinely inspired is necessarily good is absurd.

[@jimdaniel2830]

Why on earth would you need two systems

[@invaderg3332]

9 minutes of this video and still no indication as to what that law actually is, yes I understand laws for peace and upbringing of the poor but what else, tell me the specifics you tease.

[@farhannlali2016]

I would love to suggest to understand and read Qur-an with an english translation if you need a deeper explanations than watching this. God bless to you brother :)

[@cowward7442]

law. why is nu law not also law. why. why would one system ban other system. why. why not two laws. why. why not two laws. not two courts. why. why not people choose their own. law. why. why not each person is their own court. why. if brown this law. if not brown that law. why do i live in place. why not other place

[@groundhogx2941]

"We need to separate Muslim from Islam! Different things entirely!" Lol are you kidding me?

[@atheistlehman4420]

Islam is a set of ideas, and Muslims are people who accept some subset of those ideas. The important thing to remember is that ideas deserve the harshest of scrutiny, and rejection if they are bad. People, on the other hand, are deserving of respect, and compassion.

[@liamhooks4943]

mate that is a superb quote im gonna use that when in a debate myself

[@pallavipatel8771]

Islam still lives in 1st century there should be change because this time Muslim and all world is different please ye sub bate chhodo we live in 22nd century

[@jimbeam7217]

So much contradiction in these salespersons of Islam - no wonder that there are many dislikes.

[@dqm9991]

Do you honestly believe that you can have a plurality of religion and true freedom of speech under shariah? If I can make fun of Jesus and Budda under our cure laws can I make fun of Mohamed under shariah law?

[@CarnisChampion]

hum didn't say much about sharia apart from that it is missunderstod...

[@Tibialisanterior]

Then go to an islamic school and study islam properly if you want better answers, stop wasting your life on KZbin and achieve something.

[@CarnisChampion]

@@Tibialisanterior I doubth study islam is any kind of achivement and are probably a waste of time and effort.

[@michelefossati6556]

basics... The sharia is not compatible with thw human rights

[@tributeact6995]

taqiyya

[@deepcrater5971]

*BIBLE* "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire. "If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be cast into the fiery hell". VS. *QURAN* [As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah . And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise. Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land. That is for them a disgrace in this world; and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment, I can certainly see how the Christians get it wrong. What they really should be doing is mutilating their own limbs and plucking out their own eyes and quit interpreting the bible so wishy washy.

[@cliffcook5440]

DeepCrater Jesus was making a point about sin and its destructiveness to one's soul, not handing down yet another commandment for the people of His time to violate. It was made in the form of a suggestion, not an order from the Almighty, Who created us in His image.

[@deepcrater5971]

Cliff Cook I was joking. The bible uses metaphors to better our conduct. The quran is interpreted literally.

[@walawsome9244]

Jesus will come back and ride his donkey and teach these Christians that there is no such thing call Christianity

[@quqbalam5089]

+DeepCrater That is interesting. What is your basis for saying that the Qur'an can't be interpreted metaphorically? Because as far as I know, nothing in the Qur'an says that a law like cutting the hands of robbers should be understood literally, or the one about beating women. And the Qur'an does use at least some obvious metaphors. In other words, you are being inconsistent.

[@cliffcook5440]

that's cool, DeepCrater.

[@cyantulip]

The first person in history who talked about equality was Muhammed?? Please!

[@jamespope8834]

Mark my words Sharia law is coming to the west unless we make a stand in the here and now; vote EDL or republican if you're American, trump is the right man for the job

[@arcadealchemist]

this dosn't explain anything it's just a debate about why it's good.

[@hidohidayat]

he basically said that there is no such thing as islamic law.

[@bobbydarko1976]

The explanation in this video seems very different to what we see in the country’s that abide by these laws, I would welcome this idilc life style if it was the example we see of this law already, unfortunately what we see is a a very unforgiving society with low tolerance.

[@medusa210562]

what about the 10 commandments. that is 1000000000 times better then the Sharia law. Remember we live in a secular world. But as a Christian Jesus spent time with text collectors and prostitutes they were sinners but were not scared of Jesus. He didn't condone sin, but sinners were not scared of Him. The highest morals are in the Gospels. What is wrong with islam is that people can save themselves by being good. But as Jesus was trying to teach the reach man. "no one is good" And definitely not good enough to be save oneself.

[@hrthrhs]

So basically what he's saying is the difference between a good Muslim and a suicidal, blood spilling maniac is whether they interpret the Islamic scriptures correctly or not. I'm sorry but that doesn't fly. Obviously there are violent teachings in Islam. It's just that the peaceful Muslims follow a teaching which ignores the violent parts and doesn't take them literally. The extremists aren't just making stuff up. They're just being selective. So there obviously is a violence issue within Islam. And denying all of it doesn't help modern Muslims and makes non-Mulims suspicious of Islam in general - which is sad.

[@albertmartinez6191]

None of his answers were backed up with a clear explanation or with precise verses of the Quran or any examples in the real world. He never explained how it is being applied in a successful peaceful way. He said it is Devine law applied by humans but humans will always make the law imperfect. Turn away from your sins and repent. Jesus Christ came to give you freedom from the law and from sin; when he died and took your punishment on the cross for all sins of man. He came to give abundant life and set an example for us to follow so live in freedom, have compassion, love extravagantly. Jesus Christ is Lord.

[@vivianbalajadia8614]

religion and politics is combined in the sharia