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**lizadax** · 08-04-2012, 10:06 AM

I wonder why scholars don't address this terrible issue more frequently. Even among Muslims who are not scholars, at best, I see them say that it's un-Islamic and then simply go on to point out that this practice is also prevalent in other cultures. I hardly ever see strong denouncements of this horrible practice.

It's a strange issue to discuss though that's the problem. Like, our Imam, every week in his sermon, talks about topics relevant to 99% of the men present. Honour killings, paedophilia, terrorism - muslim communities have been touched by all three - but who is it relevant to? the 99.99% of people in the masjid don't need to be told about honour killings, they already know it is bad.. so who to address.... there might not even be a single person with such inclinations in the Masjid? And of course, our scholars, do condemn... but do such people read their condemnations?
The best thing is probably to have strong family structures with people unafraid to seek help when they see troubled family members - with a good wider Islamic community support structure in place... how to achieve that? That is a tough question.

08-04-2012, 10:06 AM	#10
lizadax Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 394 Senior Member	I wonder why scholars don't address this terrible issue more frequently. Even among Muslims who are not scholars, at best, I see them say that it's un-Islamic and then simply go on to point out that this practice is also prevalent in other cultures. I hardly ever see strong denouncements of this horrible practice. It's a strange issue to discuss though that's the problem. Like, our Imam, every week in his sermon, talks about topics relevant to 99% of the men present. Honour killings, paedophilia, terrorism - muslim communities have been touched by all three - but who is it relevant to? the 99.99% of people in the masjid don't need to be told about honour killings, they already know it is bad.. so who to address.... there might not even be a single person with such inclinations in the Masjid? And of course, our scholars, do condemn... but do such people read their condemnations? The best thing is probably to have strong family structures with people unafraid to seek help when they see troubled family members - with a good wider Islamic community support structure in place... how to achieve that? That is a tough question.
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