What People Need To Know About Koranic Law

By Author: vikram Kumar
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Koranic Law consists of Suras that dictate the behavior of those who are under the law. These laws are practiced in many Islamic countries and are usually difficult for westerners to comprehend. Most westerners, particularly those in the United States, regard religion as a private matter and are not used to it interfering with the laws of the land, despite the fact that many older laws that are no longer on the books or enforced, were mandated by religious beliefs.

Koranic Law indicates that those who do not follow the laws as dictated in the Koran be punished. Suras are laws that are stated in the Koran and dictate how others are to behave. Those who violate these laws can be punished for opposing Islam in some countries. The list of the countries that are Islamic states, in which Islam is the only religion that is tolerated, is growing. Currently, the country that is the most intolerant towards any other religion is Saudi Arabia where no other religion is permitted to be practiced.

In some Western countries, many communities of Muslims want to enact their own Koranic law as far as Suras. They will ...
... argue that their freedom of religion gives them the right to dictate to others in their community how they should behave, even if the laws that they want to enact are directly in opposition with the laws of the country in which they are living. This was seen recently in France where Muslims rioted against western influence in their communities. Western countries that have the most concentrated population of Muslims have seen the most conflict when it comes to Koranic Law and Suras.

Even countries like the United States, which has far less of a Muslim population than many European nations, have experienced problems when it comes to Koranic Law. In the United States, all are free to worship as they please, but must follow the laws of the land. Although the US has not enacted any Suras into the laws of the land, schools have changed dramatically in the past ten years in many locations in this country. Those locations where Mosques are present and where there is a large group of Muslims have seen dramatic changes in school teachings, behavior in schools regarding school policies as well as language in any school documents. Although a very secular nation, there are school districts in the United States that are basically practicing Koranic laws by modifying their curriculum to include education on Islam, giving Muslim students separate tables for Ramadan, a fasting holiday, and even going so far to eliminate traditional holidays that were often celebrated in school such as Valentines Day because the premise is offensive to Islamic culture.

Those who speak out against the changes that are taking place in schools across the country are considered bigots or accused of being intolerant racists. While the federal and state governments have done everything in their power to eliminate the Christian religion from schools throughout the country, they are teaching students about Islam and modifying their own school rules for the Muslim population.

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The Koranic Law is practiced in many Muslim nations and is also spreading towards the West. Many schools are actually practicing Suras so that they do not offend Muslim students. More can be found at Western Civilisation.