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Establishing a country according to Islamic perspective is a must. But the extent to which an Isl... more Establishing a country according to Islamic perspective is a must. But the extent to which an Islamic country should be formed, is not considered significant as long as Islamic values are applied. This is to avoid contradiction between the essence of Islamic teachings and the immoral attitude of some Muslims. The differences between the true essence of Islamic teachings and the attitude of Muslims in their daily life would create discrepancy. The concept of democracy is in line with Islam, since Islam is a religion which supports truth, justice, law enforcement, freedom in all aspects of life including religion, speech, human rights and many others. Human rights are fundamental aspect to support since it is obtained from the early life of human beings as a divine gift. In this case, Islam as a divine religion considers human rights as essential needs of human beings. Islam treats all human beings as equal before the law, justice and freedom.
Asian Social Science, 2012
Islamic Republic of Pakistan is considered as one of the most dangerous and unsafe country for wo... more Islamic Republic of Pakistan is considered as one of the most dangerous and unsafe country for women in the world, because of the increasing rate of crimes against women in the shape of honor killing and honor related violence. Which are known as assaults committed against women for what is considered immoral behavior. Some researchers and Islamic scholars links act of honor killing with Islam, they tried to justify this crime with some general sayings of Prophet Peace be upon him. In this paper the issue of honor killing has examined in the light of fundamental resources of Islam i.e Quran (the Saying of Allah) and Hadees (The Saying of Prophet Muhammad SAH) to clarify the true guidance of Islam in such cases. The claim of some researchers that honor killing get encouragement from Islamic Guidance has also been examined through Primary and Secondary Sources of Islam. Effort is made to bring forth the correct Islamic teachings.
Establishing a country according to Islamic perspective is a must. But the extent to which an Isl... more Establishing a country according to Islamic perspective is a must. But the extent to which an Islamic country should be formed, is not considered significant as long as Islamic values are applied. This is to avoid contradiction between the essence of Islamic teachings and the immoral attitude of some Muslims. The differences between the true essence of Islamic teachings and the attitude of Muslims in their daily life would create discrepancy. The concept of democracy is in line with Islam, since Islam is a religion which supports truth, justice, law enforcement, freedom in all aspects of life including religion, speech, human rights and many others. Human rights are fundamental aspect to support since it is obtained from the early life of human beings as a divine gift. In this case, Islam as a divine religion considers human rights as essential needs of human beings. Islam treats all human beings as equal before the law, justice and freedom.
Asian Social Science, 2012
Islamic Republic of Pakistan is considered as one of the most dangerous and unsafe country for wo... more Islamic Republic of Pakistan is considered as one of the most dangerous and unsafe country for women in the world, because of the increasing rate of crimes against women in the shape of honor killing and honor related violence. Which are known as assaults committed against women for what is considered immoral behavior. Some researchers and Islamic scholars links act of honor killing with Islam, they tried to justify this crime with some general sayings of Prophet Peace be upon him. In this paper the issue of honor killing has examined in the light of fundamental resources of Islam i.e Quran (the Saying of Allah) and Hadees (The Saying of Prophet Muhammad SAH) to clarify the true guidance of Islam in such cases. The claim of some researchers that honor killing get encouragement from Islamic Guidance has also been examined through Primary and Secondary Sources of Islam. Effort is made to bring forth the correct Islamic teachings.