Wednesday, December 26, 2012

What is Dhimmitude?

Dhimmitude is a Muslim form of slavery imposed on non-Muslim people, those known thereafter as "dhimmis." The word is occasionally spelt as "zhimmitude," and in both cases, the "h" is silent. In all cases, the dhimmi must be silent as well. He is, according to Shari'a, that is to say, Islamic law, a slave who has no rights equal to a Muslim. Such is the nature of life for a Christian, a Jew, and a handful of other "monotheists" living in Muslim lands.

Dhimmitude is imposed on people when Muslims control the politics of an area, whether a nation or a neighbourhood. No dhimmi is equal under the laws of Shari'a to a Muslim. And as bad as this is for non-Muslims, not all people qualify to be a slave of the Muslims. The law arose this way:

That there shall be no religion other than Islam, according to Muslims. But you have probably read and heard just the opposite."

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Court Blocks Oklahoma Sharia Ban

November 10, 2010 By Robert Spencer Comments (150)

In yet another indication of the increasing alienation of the political elites from the popular will, U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange on Monday granted a temporary restraining order blocking Oklahoma’s brand-new anti-Sharia law. Seventy percent of Oklahomans voted for the measure, but who cares? The Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) argued that the measure was “anti-Islam,” and that was enough to prevail in today’s multiculturalist environment. As Abraham Lincoln put it long ago, “The people…have ceased to be their own rulers.”

http://frontpagemag.com/2010/robert-spencer/court-blocks-oklahoma-sharia-ban/