Re: Muslim girl treated as outcast by moque community
Ok, so dance is haram in Islam, is it haram for men as well? 2)
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shweetdreamz has a good argument too that there must be some consistency in declaring fatwas and if we are to condemn the evil actions of this particular girl we should also not extol those people who themselves have on occasions openly violated sharia
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Yes, absolutely, this is what my first question was leading up to...I shall know when you answer it.
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3)However I strongly disagree with the argument that religious authorities have no right to criticize someone simply because they are not perfect themselves or have not been consistent in their policies before.
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That's subjective. And neway, authority aside, how good would NEone feel if they go around condemning someone for their imperfect attributes/behaviour, while they themselves are not 'perfect.' In an imperfect world such as ours, we need to be really perfect ourselves (which again depends on the definition of perfect) to condemn those we view as not so perfect. And this applies to Islam as well. If one of the Mullahs had indulged in some activity which goes against the Sharia while he was a teenager, but thinks all is ok now, since he's had a religious awakening, why cry over a girl who's not that mature in years yet. Give her a break! As for her parents' view on the entire issue, that again raises the point that shweetdreamz brought up about girls dancing in a marriage, men watching porn etc. Moreover, she's in India, and religion being important is fine, but a bit of ur country's culture rubs off on you as well. That's not a bad thing is it? So while her performing Bharat Natyam will be seen as an artform by most people in the country, the religious authorities will have a fit. Whom should she please here? And dun say religion is more important than your country.