Islamic Sharia Council
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The Islamic Sharia Council is a London
-based, quasi-Islamic court that provides legal rulings and advice to Muslims in accordance with Islamic Sharia
based on the four Sunni
schools of thought. It primarily handles cases of marriage
and divorce
and, to a lesser extent business and finance. The council has no legal authority or jurisdiction
in the United Kingdom
.
Islamic Sharia Council is not recognised by most Muslims in the UK. ISC is merely a registered charity which is often blamed for breaking up many marriages in the name of Islam. It is without authority issuing rulings and annulling marriages. It forces its judgments upon UK Muslims.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based, quasi-Islamic court that provides legal rulings and advice to Muslims in accordance with Islamic Sharia
Sharia
Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...
based on the four Sunni
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims are referred to in Arabic as ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah wa āl-Ǧamāʿah or ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah for short; in English, they are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis or Sunnites....
schools of thought. It primarily handles cases of marriage
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
and divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
and, to a lesser extent business and finance. The council has no legal authority or jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Islamic Sharia Council is not recognised by most Muslims in the UK. ISC is merely a registered charity which is often blamed for breaking up many marriages in the name of Islam. It is without authority issuing rulings and annulling marriages. It forces its judgments upon UK Muslims.
External links
- Islamic Sharia Council Official Website
- An article on the Islamic Sharia Council by anthropologist John R. Bowen in the Boston ReviewBoston ReviewBoston Review is a bimonthly American political and literary magazine. The magazine covers, specifically, political debates, literature, and poetry...