Hardline Muslim preacher in the UK calls for Islamic-amputation and lashings
July 14th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI ( 2 comments )London , July 14 (ANI): An extremist Muslim preacher in the UK has reportedly called for Islamic-like punishments in the country, suggesting amputation of hands of thieves and lashing those who indulged in unmarried sex.
His demand for Islamic-style punishments was revealed as the row continues over the Lord Chief Justices recent support for Sharia law, reported The Sun.
Abu Zahra, the Muslim preacher, belongs to hardline Islamic group Hizb Ut Tahrir which once faced a ban. In his sermon at London s Regents Park mosque last evening, he slated British democracy as criminal, added the paper.
Zagras remark has evoked a strong reaction from the British leaders, even as Tory MP Philip Davies said: Its unacceptable.
According to the paper, in his speech Zahra declared: Male and female thief amputate their hands. Those who kill their life is not secure.
And, he slammed unmarried sex, saying: Lash them, added the paper.
Earlier this month, Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips had declared that Islamic legal principles could be applied by courts to resolve certain family, marital, or contractual cases. In a speech at an East London mosque, Lord Phillips had said that Sharia law could be applied so long as it did not conflict with English law.
But, Philips assertion has been criticized by many lawyers over concerns with the incorporation of religious values and a concern among womens groups that Sharia law was prejudicial to women and principles of equality. (ANI)
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July 15th, 2008 at 11:17 am
A Mosque in Regents Park? And look what is coming from it!
Goodbye England that I love.
July 15th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
What a load of nonsense! i attended this public meeting, no such thing was said, NEVER was the idea of sharia law or sharia punishments being included in British law entertained. Rather it was mentioned that “Muslims in the Muslim Word, desire to live by sharia, and why shouldnt they”. This is a typical example of the media machine of the govt outcasting Muslims in the UK.