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What would the legal situation of Morien from Arthurian legend have been?
In the medieval stories of King Arthur, Sir Morien was the son of a British (Christian) knight and a Moorish (and thus presumably Muslim) princess. His parents met when his father visited his mother's ...
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Are Muslim-Majority states required to have an Islamic Government?
Are Muslims living in Muslim-majority countries required to turn their countries into Islamic governments with enforced Sharia law? Or are they allowed to have secular governments even in Muslim-...
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Under Islamic rule, which legal matters can kuffar regulate within their own community?
As far as I understand it, in an Islamic state, sharia generally applies to kuffar as well, but some legal matters are left to the kuffar to regulate within their community (I think marital and ...
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Criteria to Follow a Caliphate/Emir of an Islamic Emirate/Government [closed]
I am non-Muslim history major student. I would like to know the criteria to determine a Caliphate. I would give an example of the very recent/last Caliphate in the Islamic world, i.e. the leader of ...
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May an Islamic state legislate the death penalty for non-sharia crimes?
Countries like Saudi Arabia have a number of capital offenses, some of which seem to extend beyond sharia law; e.g. the list on Wikipedia includes "espionage" and "drug smuggling".
However, I don't ...
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What is the best way to govern a country according to Islam?
I have read elections are not allowed in Islam (for example, here: https://islamqa.info/en/98134 ).
Nevertheless, I would like to have more proofs and understand why.
Of course, any government must ...
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Is it permissible for non-Muslim dimmis to propagate their faith in an Islamic State?
Are dimmis allowed to propagate their faith?
Are dimmis allowed to debate with Muslims regarding religion?
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Is Sharia Law only applicable to an Islamic state?
I heard somewhere that the legal system an framework of Sharia Law is only applicable in an Islamic state. My questions are: Is Sharia Law only applicable to an Islamic state? If so, what defines an ...
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Is it allowed for an Islamic state to demand ransom from non-Muslims?
Is it allowed by Islam for an Islamic state to demand ransom from non-Muslims to return others taken as prisoners? Do they need to be formally at war?
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Does Islam require that its followers enforce Islamic Government ruled by Sharia? [duplicate]
I would like to learn more about any Islamic precepts which mandate that Muslims organize their society as an Islamic state governed by the Sharia. Are there such precepts and where are they (Quran/...
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Is it preferable that a Muslim living in a secular democracy try to make it an Islamic state, rather than move to a Islamic state?
In this question asking if a Muslim living in a democracy should turn it into an Islamic state, most of the answers seem to agree that the answer is yes, they should. But my question is, why is this ...
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Why does Islam mandate Sharia law be enforced by government law?
I understand that it's a doctrine of the Islamic faith and believed in Islam to be mandated by the prophet Muhammad pbuh. But this makes me curious about few things:
In Islam, is a person's ...
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How can Shi'a Muslims know which Imam to follow?
All factions of Shi'a Muslims, despite their myriad differences, agree on the fundamental concept of Imamah: That the authority of leading the Islamic state is divinely-granted, and that not following ...
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How does Iran justify women in the police force? (Shia View)
This wikipedia article mentions that some 400 women joined the Iranian police force between 1979 and 2003.
This answer gives a pretty good explanation of women working outside the home. It seems to ...
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What's the limit of democracy in Islam?
Suppose there is a country with Islamic government, if there was an election and 60% of the people voted for a secular government for example, would the Islamic government give up power or not?
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