Shariah of the 7th Century

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In today's Western media (TV, newspaper, online, etc), the Shariah of the 7th century is described as a unique one of barbaric, horrific, brutal and inhumane proportions. The following is an example of how many Westerners condemn the Shariah of the 7th century:

Hassan, you are a total idiot. Sharia law is a throwback to the 7th century AD. It is completely barbaric. It is a complete condemnation of women. Instead we need to drive these Islamic militants into the sea. There is no place in the modern world for such morons.

http://www.mixx.com/stories/3980619/som ... sharia_law

Is the Shariah practiced in the century when the prophet (salalaahu calayhi wasalam), Sahaba and best Muslims were alive barbaric?

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Another example:

To Anonymous:

I have two things to say to your uninformed babble. First, the UK is very much a secular Western society. UK law is secular and it is free of any overt religious influence. Islamic shariah is a barbaric code of "law" that has no place in a modern secular society.

Second, in response to your grammatical incorrect "England is not the EUROPE!" , the UK is a European country and its social development parallels that of the continent. The struggle for human rights and gender equality in Europe, and this includes the UK no matter how uneducated you are about the matter, has finally produced a society that is equitable for most practical purposes. The facts that some crazed Islamists want to throw away all these hard-won freedoms is deplorable. What is even more deplorable is that the UK is even allowing these zealots to air their degenerate views. Anybody who wants shariah law should be deported to a place where it is practiced. If you cannot live under secular law, do not immigrate into our countries.

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/post ... the_w.html

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