No to Honor Killing -1

Assalaamu alaikum [Peace be to you],

Today, I'd like to talk a little about one of the crimes many ignorant non-Muslims attribute to Islam: honor Killing.

UNFAIR VICTIMS OF A GRUESOME SIN:
Muslim women have been the unfair victims of many brutal cultural practices. Honor killings are seen as the most gruesome of these. Islam has clear laws regulating sexual conduct and killing a girl in such a manner is against the fundamental principles of Islam.
The practice of honor killings is, obviously, rooted in the erroneous notion that the honor of a family revolves around the sexual conduct of women. This leads many Muslim men to murder their young daughters or sisters in cold blood. This inhuman practice, a modern version of the pre-Islamic practice of burying female babies alive*, is present in some Muslim countries.


REASONS OF HONOR KILLING:
A woman can be targeted by her family for a variety of reasons, including infidelity, premarital sex or seeking a divorce from even an abusive husband. The mere perception that a woman has behaved in a way that “dishonors” her family is sufficient to trigger an attack on her life. A raped woman is killed by her relatives because she is a source of shame to her family and the only “manly” way to regain the family honor is by shedding her blood.
Refusing to enter into an arranged marriage is also an excuse to kill a girl. In 2008 three teenage girls were buried alive by their tribe in a remote village in Pakistan as punishment for damaging the honor of their families after they refused to enter forced marriages.


ONE LAW FOR MEN AND WOMEN:
It is ironic that many Muslim communities have developed a sense of honor that is far removed from the fundamental teachings of the Holy Qur’an. The most honorable in the eyes of Allah. the Almighty God, is the most righteous irrespective of sex or tribe. in the Qur'an, we read:
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَائِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَتْقَاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ
"O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Indeed, the most honourable of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Verily, Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware."
^{translation of 49:13}
Women have no specific criminal laws in Islam. Sex outside marriage is unlawful and its punishment, which does not distinguish between man and woman, has also been clearly specified. But those obsessed with their spurious honor have scant respect for the Holy Book. When an unmarried man, a son or a brother, commits a sexual violation, his relatives condone it in violation of religious law and defends him against criticism. On the other hand, if the offender is an unmarried or married daughter or sister, the relatives kill her. The punishment for a sexual offense committed by an unmarried woman or man, according to Islamic law, is usually only a specific number of lashes. In any case, whether the suspect is married or unmarried, there are specific legal procedures to be followed.


MORE CORRUPTION:
Another major legal issue involved in the honor killing is that the girl’s relatives believe that their honor is compromised just because a girl talked or met with another man. It is not an act that deserves execution according to Islamic teachings (Shariah). It has also been noted that a potentially erring woman’s relatives are persuaded to kill her after only hearing some rumors. According to Islamic law, no person should be punished without concrete evidence, particularly when slanderous allegations against women are involved. A man or woman is viewed as innocent unless the case is proven beyond doubt by four witnesses as stated in the Holy Qur’an:
لَّوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ ظَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بِأَنفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًا وَقَالُوا هَٰذَا إِفْكٌ مُّبِينٌ
Why then, did not the believers, men and women, when you heard it (the slander) put the best construction on it in their own minds and think good of their own people and say: "This (charge) is an obvious lie?"
لَّوْلَا جَاءُوا عَلَيْهِ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ ۚ فَإِذْ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِالشُّهَدَاءِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ عِندَ اللَّهِ هُمُ الْكَاذِبُونَ
Why did they not produce four witnesses to prove it? Since they (the slanderers) have not produced witnesses! Then with Allah they are the liars.
^{verses 24:12-13 and their translation}
The Muslim should not be influenced by the principles of false tribal honor of the period of Jaahiliyyah**. On the other hand, Muslims should follow the Holy Qur’an, which says:
أَفَحُكْمَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ يَبْغُونَ ۚ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ حُكْمًا لِّقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ
Do they then seek the judgement of (the Days of) Ignorance? And who is better in judgement than Allah for a people who have firm Faith.
<sup>verses 5:50 and its translation

from [link]



*in The Jaahiliyyah period, some Arabs considered having a baby girl very shameful to the family. so the father takes the baby to the desert and buries it alive. of course not all Arab tribes did this. Islam came to remove this and many other cruel practices.
**Jaahiliyyah: also called "times of ignorance", "days of ignorance" referring to the condition in which Arabs found themselves in pre-Islamic Arabia, i.e. prior to the coming of the last prophet of Islam, Mohammed -peace be upon him-.</sup>

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Wassalaamu alaikum

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