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Kufr Mahathir Overturns Text Message Divorce Fatwa!
EFL. It just goes to show you, once a guy like Mahathir starts wearing the kufrâs clothes, shaving with the kufrâs razor, and travelling to the kufrâs countries, you just canât trust him to uphold the good old fashioned sharia anymore! An Islamic court in the country declared last week that a Muslim man had legally ended his marriage by sending his wife a mobile telephone text message. That ruling had been endorsed by the prime ministerâs religious affairs adviser. Now, however, the government says it will consider increasing the fines and jail sentences for men who pronounce the talak - or declaration of divorce - by electronic means, such as e-mail, fax or text message. Men who declare divorce outside a court already face up to three years in jail. I wonder how often that law gets enforced... But just over half of Malaysians are also Muslims and bound by Islamic sharia law, rooted in scriptures 1,400 years old. Even the countryâs Prime Minister, Doctor Mahathir Mohamad, accepts that this can occasionally cause problems. Last week, a sharia court declared that a text message sent by a man to his wife reading "if you donât leave your parents house, youâll be divorced", had legal force. While it may be correct from other angles, it is not the way to get a divorce, Doctor Mahathir told reporters. Last weekâs court ruling was condemned by womenâs groups and Malaysiaâs minister for women, who accused a small minority of Muslim men of damaging the reputation of Islam. You ever notice how they can never leave the frame of reference of Islam? Why not just say itâs moronic and primitive? I guess the threat of being boomed by some wild-eyed shahid makes them hold their tongues. Sharia law requires a man to tell his wife three times that he divorces her. At least one declaration must be before a religious official. Women wishing to end their marriages are subject to a far more arduous procedure under Islamic law. Posted by: 11A5S 2003-07-31 |
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