In the name of Islamic Justice: A Call for Debate and Moratorium on corporal punishment, stoning and the death penalty in the Islamic World
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On March 30th 2005, Dr. Tariq Ramadan, a scholar of Islam, issued an international call for a moratorium on corporal punishment, stoning and the death penalty. The basis for the call can be summarized as follows:
The hudud penalties are, on the whole, based on Islamic textual sources but scholars differ on the interpretations of some of the references regarding the conditions of applicability.
The hudud have strict and demanding conditions that are necessary for their applications. The majority of the ulama (scholars of Islam) are of the opinion that in the Muslim world today, these conditions are nearly impossible to reestablish, and, therefore, the hudud laws today are almost never applicable.
The application of the hudud laws today is used by repressive powers to abuse women, the poor and political opponents. Hundreds of prisoners remain without access to defense counsel, and death sentences are carried out on the poor, women and even minors in a legal vacuum.
Such unjust applications of the hudud laws betray the objectives (maqasid) of Sharia and the spirit of the Islamic message. The Muslim conscious demands action.
In the name of Islam, of its texts and its message of justice, we can no longer remain silent, as accomplices, when women and men are punished, stoned or executed in the name of a formalist application of our scriptural sources.
We, the undersigned, call upon the ulama of Islam to engage in an urgent intra-community debate to address the issue of hudud applications and social justice. While this debate is underway, we cannot stand by and allow people to suffer injustices. We, therefore, ask the ulama to call for a suspension (moratorium) of the application of hudud, until we can meet the strict necessary conditions.
We, the undersigned, Muslims in our convictions and loyal to our message implore our scholars and leaders to heed our call and to promptly respond.
PS : Please note that this petition will also be sent to other Islamic Organizations
The hudud penalties are, on the whole, based on Islamic textual sources but scholars differ on the interpretations of some of the references regarding the conditions of applicability.
The hudud have strict and demanding conditions that are necessary for their applications. The majority of the ulama (scholars of Islam) are of the opinion that in the Muslim world today, these conditions are nearly impossible to reestablish, and, therefore, the hudud laws today are almost never applicable.
The application of the hudud laws today is used by repressive powers to abuse women, the poor and political opponents. Hundreds of prisoners remain without access to defense counsel, and death sentences are carried out on the poor, women and even minors in a legal vacuum.
Such unjust applications of the hudud laws betray the objectives (maqasid) of Sharia and the spirit of the Islamic message. The Muslim conscious demands action.
In the name of Islam, of its texts and its message of justice, we can no longer remain silent, as accomplices, when women and men are punished, stoned or executed in the name of a formalist application of our scriptural sources.
We, the undersigned, call upon the ulama of Islam to engage in an urgent intra-community debate to address the issue of hudud applications and social justice. While this debate is underway, we cannot stand by and allow people to suffer injustices. We, therefore, ask the ulama to call for a suspension (moratorium) of the application of hudud, until we can meet the strict necessary conditions.
We, the undersigned, Muslims in our convictions and loyal to our message implore our scholars and leaders to heed our call and to promptly respond.
PS : Please note that this petition will also be sent to other Islamic Organizations
389 Signatures
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Indra A
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- Indonesia
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Razwan A
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- United Kingdom
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Iram
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- USA
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Omar B
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- USA
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hala
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- U.S.
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samina
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- usa
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- killing one person unjustly is like killing all of humanity. how easily we forget when we can't see.
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Zeba H
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- USA
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Craig T
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- Allah is satan, islam means war, oppression, violence and murder, PORK be upon Muhammad and nuclear bombs be upon Mecca! [email protected]
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- Allah is satan, islam means war, oppression, violence and murder, PORK be upon Muhammad and nuclear bombs be upon Mecca! [email protected]
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Mikail M
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- Canada
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- In the Name of God!
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Zain M
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- Pakistan
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sardar
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- pakistan
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sardar a
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- afghanistan
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- kabul
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nuzhat K
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- PAkistan
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- I support the petition for Ijtehad. I am ashamed of the way Islam is used and abused as an instrument by those who claim to be Islamic in action and faith. Islam and the hudood with its misinterpretation has been used as a tool to punish the weak, the poor and women. We have suffered under the hudood laws especially the Zina law as interpreted and applied in Pakistan. Women's groups have been raising a voice against it for the last 20 years. The law is for Zina but they have stretched it to apply it to rape victims who file a complaint against the crime against them. They are punished because they are expected to prove that they had not consented to the act. If the agressor is not caught, or if the woman falls pregnant it is taken as admission of sex outside of marriage and the woman is deemed to be guilty because she has no way to prove that she had not consented. The result is that a woman victim also becomes liable to punishment and is awarded the punishment on that basis.
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Anwar N
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- U.S.A.
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Daniela A
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- Canada
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Babette I
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- Germany
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Fouzia R
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- Sweden
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Mamadshah
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- France
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- "Hi, nice site!
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Mamadshah
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- USA
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- "Hi, nice site!
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Mamadshah
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- "Hi, nice site!
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Mamadshah
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- "Hi, nice site!
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Nick
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- Ukraine
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- "Hi, nice site!
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Ivan
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- "Hi, nice site!
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Ahmed
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- USA
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- "Hi, nice site!
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Rachida D
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- US
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Mrs. Souad B
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- Canada
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- In a time, when our beautiful Religion ISLAM is dangerousely targeted by its known global enemies, we as moslems, should behave impressively, to outpass their expectations, in order to enhance the altered image of ISLAM. Thus, a law like ''huddud'' is definitely betrying the peacefull and loving islamic message. WA ALLAH AALAM"
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Aicha-Loule Manlid D
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- Canada
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Khadar Mohamed N
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- Canada
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Ahmed A
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- Canada
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Mawlid
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- Canada
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Cherrie E
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- Italy
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- Although not a Muslim but Christian I support this
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Bred
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- Ukraine
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- "Hey,nice site look this:
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Paladin E
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- Canada
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Khadija F
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- United Kingdom
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Vianna M
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- germany
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Muhammad D
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- UAE
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iqbal k
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- uganda
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Steve
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- Canada
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- I also call on all these groups to read history and learn aout the roots of this cult. I call on all adherents of the terrorist mohammed and his imaginary friend allah to disband and apologise to everyone they've offended, murdered, or stolen money from. In the case of those harmed nearly 1,400 years ago and onward who have already died, reparations may be made in the form of a giant statue and eternal flame signifying your reluctance to ever succumb to a scam this porous ever again.
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Teresa E
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- USA
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- Though I'm Christian I endores this pettition
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Mariam M
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- USA
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- As true muslims we must take heed of this call to action and it is our duty to demand justice for the oppressed and voiceless.
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MORINEAU A
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- FRANCE
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Gamaoun R
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- tunisia
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Abdullah - slave of allah - what a stupid n
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- Porkistan
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- Shaitan has chosen Islam to be his religion on earth. That's why in Islam you go straight to heaven for slaughtering innocent people. Still not convinced muhammad was a messanger of Shaitan? Read the proof here: http://www.faithfreedom.org/challenge.htm
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Eric R
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- Luxembourg
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- Death penalty and Torture should be forbidden all over the world
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che ab rahim m
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- Malaysia
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- reinterpretation of quran is badly needed in this modern society.
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rihab
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- tunisia
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amira
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- france
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kouzzi hadj a
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- algeria
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- cet appel c'est l'espoir de l'Islam
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Ying
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- Singapore
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Shahid A
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- USA
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