Business Declares Itself "Muslim Free Zone"

[quietfan 233]

Letter signed by 125 Muslim scholars to ISIS:

http://lettertobaghd...english-v14.pdf

"1- It is forbidden in Islam to issue fatwas without all the necessary learning requirements. Even then fatwas must follow Islamic legal theory as defined in the Classical texts. It is also forbidden to cite a portion of a verse from the Qur’an—or part of a verse—to derive a ruling without looking at everything that the Qur’an and Hadith teach related to that matter. In other words, there are strict subjective and objective prerequisites for fatwas, and one cannot ‘cherry-pick’ Qur’anic verses for legal arguments without considering the entire Qur’an and Hadith.

2- It is forbidden in Islam to issue legal rulings about anything without mastery of the Arabic language.

3- It is forbidden in Islam to oversimplify Shari’ah matters and ignore established Islamic sciences.

4- It is permissible in Islam [for scholars] to differ on any matter, except those fundamentals of religion that all Muslims must know.

5- It is forbidden in Islam to ignore the reality of contemporary times when deriving legal rulings.

6- It is forbidden in Islam to kill the innocent.

7- It is forbidden in Islam to kill emissaries, ambassadors, and diplomats; hence it is forbidden to kill journalists and aid workers.

8- Jihad in Islam is defensive war. It is not permissible without the right cause, the right purpose and without the right rules of conduct.

9- It is forbidden in Islam to declare people non-Muslim unless he (or she) openly declares disbelief.

10- It is forbidden in Islam to harm or mistreat;in any way;Christians or any; People of the Scripture.

11- It is obligatory to consider Yazidis as People of the Scripture.

12- The re-introduction of slavery is forbidden in Islam. It was abolished by universal consensus.

13- It is forbidden in Islam to force people to convert.

14- It is forbidden in Islam to deny women their rights.

15- It is forbidden in Islam to deny children their rights.

16- It is forbidden in Islam to enact legal punishments (hudud) without following the correct procedures that ensure justice and mercy.

17- It is forbidden in Islam to torture people.

18- It is forbidden in Islam to disfigure the dead.

19- It is forbidden in Islam to attribute evil acts to God.

20- It is forbidden in Islam to destroy the graves and shrines of Prophets and Companions.

21- Armed insurrection is forbidden in Islam for any reason other than clear disbelief by the ruler and not allowing people to pray.

22- It is forbidden in Islam to declare a caliphate without consensus from all Muslims.

23- Loyalty to one’s nation is permissible in Islam.

24- After the death of the Prophet, Islam does not require anyone to emigrate anywhere.

Islam is mercy and its attributes are merciful. The Prophet, who was sent as a mercy for all the worlds, summarized a Muslim’s dealings with others by saying: He who shows no mercy, will not be shown mercy and Have mercy and you will be shown mercy; But, as can be seen from everything mentioned, you have misinterpreted Islam into a religion of harshness, brutality, torture and murder. As elucidated, this is a great wrong and an offence to Islam, to Muslims and to the entire world.

Reconsider all your actions; desist from them; repent from them; cease harming others and return to the religion of mercy."

Interesting and informative.

[quietfan 233]

Ignoring this particular case or business, the boundaries of legitimate exclusion in business practices have always been something of a paradox to me.

On the one hand, the lunch counter protests of the early civil rights movement, among other things, led to current law that it is illegal to refuse service, discriminate in pricing, practice discriminatory hiring practices, or to discriminate in real estate rental or sales based on race, ethnicity, or religion

On the other hand, the recent Hobby Lobby case opened the door to greater owner exclusion or discrimination based on religion. Also, in almost every bar I've ever entered, there's been a sign saying "Management reserves the right to refuse service to any individual". (Which I understand is mostly to cut of intoxicated or unruly customers, but does not exclude refusal based on race or religion.)

The legal boundaries of exclusion/discrimination in business are just rather confusing to me.

[japantiger 4,051]

Ignoring this particular case or business, the boundaries of legitimate exclusion in business practices have always been something of a paradox to me.

On the one hand, the lunch counter protests of the early civil rights movement, among other things, led to current law that it is illegal to refuse service, discriminate in pricing, practice discriminatory hiring practices, or to discriminate in real estate rental or sales based on race, ethnicity, or religion

On the other hand, the recent Hobby Lobby case opened the door to greater owner exclusion or discrimination based on religion. Also, in almost every bar I've ever entered, there's been a sign saying "Management reserves the right to refuse service to any individual". (Which I understand is mostly to cut of intoxicated or unruly customers, but does not exclude refusal based on race or religion.)

The legal boundaries of exclusion/discrimination in business are just rather confusing to me.

Same with me...in general, I don't think a small business; family business, should be forced to serve anyone or do anything they don't want to do. If they do that, they also should be prepared to deal with the consequences. But, this is a tough one. For example, if someone didn't want to sell to Christians, I wouldn't want to do business there. Frankly, I think it would be stupid business for the owner, excluding a large customer audience; but that's just me...

In one sense, if I sell only Kosher or Halal; I'm discriminating my cuisine based on religion. So if I wanted to exclude Muslims or Jews, a simple solution is to have a non-Kosher or non-Halal menu. Should I be forced to serve Halal or Kosher? Not enough time to wax further tonight.

[TexasTiger 12,836]

Sounds reasonable compared to what surely lies ahead. Sticking your head in the sand only gets you a sandy head........ :-\/>

Exposes ones backside as well...

You guys show that everyday.