Talk:Sharia

Sharia law

The term "Sharia law" is redundant, because "Sharia" is translated as "Islamic canonical law",[1] or simply "Islamic law"[2]. Most sources use the term "sharia" not "sharia law".Bless sins (talk) 23:00, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Actually "sharia" on its own is ambiguous since sharia has multiple meanings. "Sharia law" is more specific. Pass a Method talk 19:44, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

That is why the first line defines Sharia as Sharia is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Reliable sources use Sharia, not Sharia law. Please look at google books[3] for example.Bless sins (talk) 22:50, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

If there are no further objections, Sharia law should be reverted to Sharia.Bless sins (talk) 21:32, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

"Sharia" is actually a noun.[4][5] "Sharia law" makes as much sense as saying "China law", as opposed to "Chinese law".Bless sins (talk) 00:37, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

There is consensus at Talk:Sources_of_sharia#Requested_move that "Sharia" or "Islamic law" are preferable to "Sharia law".Bless sins (talk) 20:16, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

funeral prayer

Is it generally recommended that Muslims visit those who die? Could someone who knows about this topic help edit the section [[6]] to make it explicit that Muslims are instructed in how to visit the dead, not just that they do it willy-nilly like. The paragraph at present sounds like visitors remind the dying to pray and so on perhaps because they feel like it, but not because it is law that they do so, unless you're already familiar with the topic. the last sentence in the paragraph makes it clear that how people interact with the dying is made clear by Islamic law but the first three sentences make it sound more like this is done willy-nilly. makeswell (talk) 15:31, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

This article contains too many specifics on Sharia, which are best suited for the articles listed under Template:Fiqh. Bless sins (talk) 23:07, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Contemporary issues and topics

Currently this article has a section on Sharia#Topics_of_Islamic_law and Sharia#Contemporary_issues. These two sections overlap quite a bit. For example, Sharia#Women can't be separated from Sharia#Dress_codes,Sharia#Marriage and Sharia#Divorce. I propose we merge these two sections.Bless sins (talk) 23:33, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Child Custody

The information on child custody, whereby the child gets to choose at an age of discernment, seems to be based on 'cherry-picked' information. Even if a particular Islamic school of thought says that children should go to the mother, other factors are taken into account in (Sharia)judged custody decisions. For example who is best able to raise the child financially, religiously, morally etc. This is especially true in cases of a Muslim man marrying non-Muslim women who have become Muslim converts for marriage. What I'm getting at is that in practical terms, the Muslim male spouse wins custody of children in the majority of cases (once they reach 8-11 years old). Glossing over the realities of Sharia doesn't do anything for the integrity of the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.96.203.30 (talk) 06:01, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Women in Sharia

How come in the women in sharia section there is no mention of the fact that a woman's testimony is half that of a man's?

Women in Sharia

How come in the women in sharia section there is no mention of the fact that a woman's testimony is half that of a man's? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Unchartered (talk • contribs) 02:21, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Adding extremist books

Currently there is an anon edit-warring to add certain books at the Further Reading section. These books are written by known extremists (e.g. Robert Spencer) and have no place in this article.Bless sins (talk) 19:36, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

I wouldn't say Spencer is an 'extremist' any more than Christopher Hitchens was. Anti-Islam is not extremism, it's common sense, and apparently intelligently-expressed on his part...