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hudud and the fear of injustice.
I am a Muslim. It is my an obligation for me to swallow hudud as it is and support it to the bones. But as I would like to force it down, my thinking stops me. Deliberate,or not, the implementation of hudud scares me. It is draconian, people loose their hands and people loose their lives because of crimes, that to me, isn’t punishable to that extend. Before you conservatives start to pound me left right and center, allow me to state my case. It will deter probable future defenders, but it would also deter people to Islam. By looking at the hudud part of Islam as a reflection of the whole religion, our multicultural and diverse society would not understand it. And they would shine away from the whole religion itself. That would make our propagation and explanation harder. Instead of focusing on that part of Islam, let’s focus on the bridge that connects us together: liberty, the struggle for the truth, justice and tolerance. These are both accepted values for muslims and non muslims alike. From then on, we can work on our differences and come to a mutual understanding, or a peaceful disagreement. That should be the basis of dakwah. Only then on, after that basis is covered, only then we can work out on hudud, for at that moment, people like me, and other non muslims could see the point hudud would make in the society: where in a peaceful, just and tolerant government, hudud would be a just law and a perfect solution for the ills of the society during that time. But, at this moment, I have to say no on the basis that implementing it would only bring more misunderstanding towards Islam and the muslims, and that would beat the spirit of hudud itself. Allah knows best. 2 notes: |
