Oklahoma and Sharia law

Oklahoma and Sharia law

I personally support the Oklahoma government's ban on Sharia law,since in my opinion,having a separate system of laws for a minor religious community creates more problems than solutions for the members of that particular community as well as for the rest of the population.

The major problem with the Sharia law is that its implementation varies in different Muslim nations in accordance with their leaders' wishes. This means that the law is not always implemented in its true form,and thus ends up benefitting certain people at the cost of oppressing or harming others.

A classic example of this is the enforcement of the 'Hudood Ordinances' and the blaspemy laws as part of the sharia law under General Zia-ul-Haq's regime in Pakistan in the 1980s. According to the blasphemy laws, any person found disrespecting the Holy Quran or the Holy Prophet(pbuh) was to be given lashes as punishment. It should be noted that this law is not laid down either in the Quran or in the books of Ahadith(sayings of the Holy Prophet). The blasphemy law is implemented in Pakistan till this day,and has often been used by people who wrongly accuse their non-Muslim enemies of disrespecting the Quran or the Prophet in order to take their revenge with them and easily get away with it.

It is also important to note that the Sharia does not address a number of issues facing Muslims,such as marital rape.Since marital rape is a punishable crime in the U.S, implementing the Sharia law in Oklahoma would automatically make many Muslim women who are victims of marital rape unable to seek justice.This in turn will lead to greater injustice, oppression and volence in society.
Hence,to me it seems quite sensible of the Oklahoma government to propose a ban on the implementation of the Sharia law for Muslims in the state.It is an act that will ensure equality and peace for not just theMuslims residing in Oklahoma,but for the rest of the residents of the state as well.