06-13-2004, 10:21 PM
Quote: Salaam Alaikum!
I just got done reading a chapter in a book (intellectually argued and thoroughly put) on women's place in the public arena. And there was a section written on Honor Killings. I wanted to know what everyone's opinion is concerning Honor Killings. It's a submarine issue that gets little or NO attention in the Muslim world. Let me know what you all think.
--Ibn
I have given you some articles about what respected scholars had to say About this issue. Honor killings are not allowed, permissible, or legal in our Religion Islam. Honour killings are haram and barbaric its not part of islam. This is about power, control and greed. They are the remnants of the tribal culture that persists in societies in areas such as Northern Pakistan
, parts of Middle East
, Western India
, etc. Trying to legitimize this barbaric behaviour they abuse the Quran and Islam. This is no different than the Jâhilîyah practices of burying the girl alive, that Islam fought against from day one. Allah has ordered men to protect women from abuses, Not turn around and abuse them.
<b>There is no honor in honor killings. </b>