Social Rashida Tlaib to be sworn in to Congress with a Quran

[Islam Imamate]

First Palestinian-American and 1 of 2 first Muslim women elected.

I know that but the way the OP was written it seemed to imply the swearing in on the Qur'an was the first.

5 years ago you couldn't post this without a barrage of "but the Crusades" responses. Time are a changing perhaps.

True, the WR is much more of an echo chamber on the issue nowadays. As one of the few people to spoil that echo chamber I get called a snake in the grass and accused of taqiyya.

Looks good on the surface, but begs the question if Islam would allow a document such as the constitution to be crafted?

Well the Prophet himself drafted the Constitution of Medina. Obviously different from the US Constitution given the vastly different intellectual traditions and material/social contexts preceding the two documents but nonetheless a document outlining rights and responsibilities.

Its really more about managing the relations between tribes than between a state and the people since they didn't really have a state in the modern sense of the term as much as they had a tribal coalition within which the tribes had leeway for self governance.

Is this rep a fundamentalist?

If not I think this is the same as people being worried about JFK

Pretty much. For all the fear mongering about how leftists are a Trojan horse for the impending Islamic takeover Muslims ultimately compromise a lot of their values when they unquestioningly accept their junior position in the progressive coalition and the identity politics that come with it.

 

[Voodoo_Child906]

Openly? No. An actor who reads his bible would surely beat a rocket scientist that does not in modern America.

 

[hillelslovak87]

1. Appeal to people who can't read
2. Bring the one book they think they can read
   
3. Profit

 

[Voodoo_Child906]

Well the Prophet himself drafted the Constitution of Medina. Obviously different from the US Constitution given the vastly different intellectual traditions and material/social contexts preceding the two documents but nonetheless a document outlining rights and responsibilities.

Its really more about managing the relations between tribes than between a state and the people since they didn't really have a state in the modern sense of the term as much as they had a tribal coalition within which the tribes had leway for self governance.

Other systems of governance, past and present have provided individual rights but they all rely on the government as the grantor of human rights. No other system of governance before it has proclaimed that the people have inalienable rights, then, and only then, grant rights to government. More than just different, antithetical to Mo's Constitution of Medina where rights can be taken away.

 

[Islam Imamate]

Other systems of governance, past and present have provided individual rights but they all rely on the government as the grantor of human rights. No other system of governance before it has proclaimed that the people have inalienable rights, then, and only then, grant rights to government. More than just different, antithetical to Mo's Constitution of Medina where rights can be taken away.

That's not actually true, the system of governance in Medina at the time was religiously inspired and the religion enumerates rights and responsibilities of the People of the Book which are in theory inalienable and expressed in the charter. Now has that always worked out in practice? Not really but that also goes for the US(slavery, Japanese internment, Mexican repatriation, Jim Crow etc).

 

[Voodoo_Child906]

That's not actually true, the system of governance in Medina at the time was religiously inspired and the religion enumerates rights and responsibilities of the People of the Book which are in theory inalienable and expressed in the charter. Now has that always worked out in practice? Not really but that also goes for the US(slavery, Japanese internment, Mexican repatriation, Jim Crow etc).

So the people of Medina granted rights to the Warlords of the time?

 

[Islam Imamate]

So the people of Medina granted rights to the Warlords of the time?

Haha, wow never heard that one before. Imagine that, calling the Prophet a warlord. How clever...

 

[Voodoo_Child906]

Haha, wow never heard that one before. Imagine that, calling the Prophet a warlord. How clever...

Well in theory it's the people with the inalienable rights that grant the power to the government with our Constitution. Was it so with the Constitution of Medina?

 

[Grenz]

This actually exists.

 

[nhbbear]

Yeah, so what? Not an issue.

 

[Islam Imamate]

Well in theory it's the people with the inalienable rights that grant the power to the government with our Constitution. Was it so with the Constitution of Medina?

Well the Prophet was invited to Medina to arbitrate a dispute between tribes and his leadership role as head of the state in Medina from there on was primarily based on his ability to continue to arbitrate relations between the tribes so in a sense yeah.

In a more general sense leadership in tribal societies is based to a significant extent on one's moral authority since tribal societies don't exactly have a standing army or any other such coercive apparatus. In other words, your continued leadership is based on the perception by your tribe that you're the right man for the job. Of course, there's definitely the potential for nepotism(if your dad was the chief its likely you will be chief by default) but its not like some absolute monarchy where the leader has a standing army to enforce his rule.

 

[Voodoo_Child906]

Well the Prophet was invited to Medina to arbitrate a dispute between tribes and his leadership role as head of the state in Medina from there on was primarily based on his ability to continue to arbitrate relations between the tribes so in a sense yeah.

In a more general sense leadership in tribal societies is based to a significant extent on one's moral authority since tribal societies don't exactly have a standing army or any other such coercive apparatus. In other words, your continued leadership is based on the perception by your tribe that you're the right man for the job. Of course, there's definitely the potential for nepotism(if your dad was the chief its likely you will be chief by default) but its not like some absolute monarchy where the leader has a standing army to enforce his rule.

Edit:

Just found what I was looking for:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo_Declaration_on_Human_Rights_in_Islam

Looks like it attempts to mirror the Universal Declaration of Human rights from a Sharia framework but it was strongly condemned by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). Many criticisms can be found in the wiki article, among them:

Adama Dieng—a member of the International Commission of Jurists—has also criticised the CDHRI. He argued that the declaration gravely threatens the inter-cultural consensus on which the international human rights instruments are based; that it introduces intolerable discrimination against non-Muslims and women. He further argued that the CDHRI reveals a deliberately restrictive character in regard to certain fundamental rights and freedoms, to the point that certain essential provisions are below the legal standards in effect in a number of Muslim countries; it uses the cover of the "Islamic sharia (Law)" to justify the legitimacy of practices, such as corporal punishment, which attack the integrity and dignity of the human being.[4][16]

So to answer @Bald1 original question, it looks like the Cairo Declaration is as close as they got.

 

[bad seed]

This actually exists.

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[Anung Un Rama]

ha, to @Ripskater's credit, he now admits Trump isn't a Christian. But one wonders why God would choose to work through an intermediary who defines sleaze and immorality.

That wasn't directed at the Ripper specifically, just the general population of people who voted for him because, or even partly because he claims to be a Christian.

 

[TheGZA]

Washington (CNN)-Rashida Tlaib likes to tell a story about how when she found out she had been elected to Congress, her 13-year-old son whispered in her ear, "See mama, bullies don't win." "He was talking about Donald Trump," Tlaib said in a recent interview.

Literally none of this happened.

 

[Prutfis]

I will be sworn in on a Necronomicon

Klaatu Barada Niccoughcoughcough

 

[Andy Capp]

At least it's just one Muslim.

Here in Canada our Muslims want to create political parties. Who didn't see this one coming?

https://torontosun.com/opinion/colu...on-believe-it-or-not-islamic-party-of-ontario

Coming soon, believe it or not - Islamic Party of Ontario

It operates with a mandate to introduce Islamic rule in Ontario and Canada because, according to the fledgling party, “We understand and believe that Islam is the native DEEN (religion) of Ontario and Canada.”

Non-Muslim readers, even police and politicians, would not know the significance of the allegation, but every Muslim on earth is aware of the implications of accusing a Muslim of being an ‘Islamophobe’ or being “open enemy of Islam.”

An allegation such as the one labelled against me is the equivalent of declaring me an ‘apostate,’ which makes it a duty of other Muslims to kill me and thus secure a place in Paradise for themselves.

Before this Trojan Horse can enter the gates of mainstream Toronto and Ontario politics by the ever-eager diversity-seeking politicians, perhaps you, the voters need to know what the Islamic Party of Ontario claims to desire in Canada, according to their posted principles and policies.

Establish Islam as the natural religion of Ontario.
Quash LGBTQ rights because “God made Adam and Eve –not Adam and Steve.”
A complete ban on abortion except in a situation when a mother’s life is in danger.
End the concept of “gender identity” or “seven-colour gender,” a false concept.
Ban liquor, drugs, adultery, and gambling.


Vote for Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives in October!

Anyone can reserve a party name for free; that doesn't mean it's a huge political threat.
"There is no fee to reserve your party name."
Call me if it's still a thing a year from now.

 

[Cirris]

I will be sworn in on a Necronomicon

 

[trac209]

Klaatu Barada Niccoughcoughcough

 

[Prutfis]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaatu_barada_nikto