The Non Muslim who wants to be the syariah lawyer and conversion

I was suppose to be bitching bout my experience with Pos Laju but i'll put that on hold since i'm no longer angry with Pos Laju. I was angry with them during that incident itself and then i finally cooled ddown. Nevertheless, they didn't do they work well and they are lazy! I'm the one who have to go after them.

An interesting issue that came out in the news is about the non muslim who wants to be a syariah lawyer. It was brought to my notice by friends, i didn't even come across the news online. Sorry, there's no tv at my house so i'm not able to watch the news on tv. I didn't know this would be an issue. I mean, you allowed non muslims to study syariah law in universities yet when one wants to practice, you don't allow it?

A friend told me that the reason why they don't allow it is because there are certain verses you need to read from the Al Quran if you practice as a syariah lawyer so you need to be a Muslim to do that. I don't know whether this is accurate since i didn't study syariah law but it doesn't make sense to me.

Syariah law is like any other law but the difference is that it's Islamic law with Islamic punishments. I'm not sure where did they get the syariah law from, was it created from practices since the prophets' time or are the law stated in the Holy book of Quran?

Some people think that non Muslims can't touch or read the Quran. Of course the Al Quran is a holy book and need to be respected but if a non muslims wants to read it to gain knowledge, is that wrong? I'm sure a non muslim syariah lawyer would need to refer to the Al Quran from time to time, and why, is this not permissible and therefore you don't allow them to practice?

Another thing that becomes an issue is that people question her intention of wanting to be a syariah lawyer. Someone told me she does so because she wants to protect the non muslims that are affected by the syariah law. I don't blame her for having such intention although this is INDIRECTLY saying that the muslim syariah lawyers are INCOMPETENT. How are the non muslims affected by the syariah law?

This happens so frequently in matters of conversion. Example, a non muslim couple got married, later the husband converted into muslim SECRETLY. Then later he converted the children into muslim. When the wife finds out, she will be aggrieved. The children also belonged to her, not just to her husband so why should he alone decide what religion the children should practice?

Most Muslims claim the husband has the right to do so and some will just ignore the issue but supporting the convert husband and children silently. They won't voice out what they think because it's a sensitive matter and they will support whatever is good for the Muslims.

I'm a Muslim but i don't simply support Islam if i think it's unfair or wrong. You don't follow things blindly. There's nothing wrong with the religion, it's the people who are wrong. My view on Israel-Palestin? Children and women shouldn't be made suicide bombers and you shouldn't teach children to hate the enemies.

And back to this current issue, i pity the woman because she seems not to have any remedy since it seems that Islamic law or anything that is good to the Muslims should prevail. For me, the solution is simple. An adult can convert to Muslim, it's his choice but he shouldn't convert his children without his wife's consent. We Muslims get so uptight when an ex Muslim wants to convert his children into other religion but we keep quiet when a non Muslim child is converted to Muslim, especially without the other parent's consent.

People create problems and make the religion look bad. I don't agree with the guy converting his children silently without his wife's consent. If you are doing something "good", why do it discreetly? Besides that, i also question the husband's motive. Did he convert the children to annoy his wife? To embarrass his wife or he genuinely want the children to embrace Islam like how he did?

And what are the Muslim syariah lawyers doing to solve this matter? Nothing. There are like so many controversies on conversion issues. I suggest you pass a law, prohibiting a parent from converting a child into any religion without the other parent's consent. Problem solve. You know, in some countries, the children won't have any religion until he chooses one by the time he reach 18 years old. For me, that's not right. A child should be taught religious values since he/she was young. Regardless of what religion you are, all religion are good because they ask you to do good things and to keep away from bad things.

So perhaps I'm a liberal Muslim. I support fairness and justice. Don't do things which you don't want people to do to it. Remember that Lina Joy bitch? The bitch who converted from Islam and wants the word "Islam" to be removed from her IC? Firstly, you can't convert from Islam to another religion, there are good strong reasons to this. Secondly, you are given 3 warnings if you insist on converting and if you insist on doing so, you can be killed. Why is there such rule in Islam? Doesn't this seem harsh? Personally, it's not harsh. I will discuss this in another blog entry.

See, if the bitch actually uses her brain to think, if she doesn't want to be a Muslim any more, be my guess. no one is forcing her but don't EVER GO TO PUBLIC ADMIT with some guts that you converted out from Islam. No Muslims like that. The bitch should be lucky no super religious Muslim tried to kill her in the name of Islam. When you do something publicly, you are encouraging those who have intention of converting to convert out of Islam. Don't expect the government to give you what you want because they will be protecting the welfare of the majority of Muslims.