Imām Mālik was asked specific questions on the Sharīah in al-Mudawanna: embrace Islam, you have no right to benefits on loans (ribā), but if you owe someone debt and promised benefits before you are Muslim, this could be dhulm (unjust); if they do zinā or liwāt, not punished 1
If a non-Muslim wish to get married incestuously ["self marriage" as per zoroastrian religious culture], in their religious/personal law courts, this is their right. Ahkām the rulings of the sharīah pertaining to non-Muslims under Muslim Polity in the height of Muslim rule. 2
Dec 1, 2019 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Thread: much talk of Usman Khan, Anjem C, ALM, "Covenant of security", historic splits and threats - a few thoughts about the malleable nature or their ideology and why ideology not "theology" here is morr appropriate even if we are speaking of a pseudo religious ideology
Usman Khan and others had a history of violent and extreme ideological beliefs. Often people try to legitimise some of their narrative e.g. grievances and delegitimise others parts e.g. justification for violence against civilians. That is irrelevant in order to understand this 2
'Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedom - have documented 1400 disappeared persons, reality figures are much bigger' ECFR - Ahmad Abdullah & Mohamed Sameh
Many reappear at trial, 10's of thousands in jail, most can't travel, many in jail and face deatg penalty for their jobs e.g. photographers, groups sentenced to death 15 at a time in one incident
